Plenary lecture 1

Molecular phylogenetics informs evolutionary biology and genomic medicine

Dr. Sudhir Kumar (Temple University)

Session 1 - Evolutionary biology through a functional genomics lens
 

The evolution of umami and sweet taste receptors in vertebrates

Dr. Yasuka Toda (Meiji University, JP)

The genetic hotspot of Drosophila body color divergence and its implication in local adaptation

Dr. Shu-Dan Yeh (National Central University)

Exploring the direction and constraints of morphological evolution through generative AI

Dr. Sheng-Feng Shen (Academia Sinica, TW)
 

O1: Unraveling the biogeography insights of Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Mr. Yu-Chen Yeh (National Taiwan University)

O2: A long-standing T2R subtype in elasmobranchs: revisiting the origin of vertebrate bitter taste receptors

Dr. Akihiro Itoigawa (Meji University, JP)

Welcome reception

@ GARDEN CAFETERIA, Howard Civil Service International House (福華國際文教會館恬園餐廳)

Plenary lecture 2

Nile grass rat (Arvicanthis niloticus) as a model for studying phenotypic evolution linked to diurnal behavior

Dr. Ben-Yang Liao (National Health Research Institutes, TW)

Session 2 - Regulatory Evolution
 

Accelerated cell type evolution in the human brain

Dr. Soojin Yi (University of California, Santa Barbara)

Distinguishing between intragenic trans-spliced and circular RNA by long-read sequencing

Dr. Trees-Juen Chuang (Academia Sinica, TW)

Unraveling the design principles of bacterial promoters and transcriptional regulation

Dr. Hsin-Hung David Chou (National Taiwan University, TW)

O3: Spatial radial distribution of centromeres, repetitive DNA, and breaks of synteny observed in gibbon-human chromosomes within the nucleus

Dr. Hideyuki Tanabe (The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI)

O4: Spatial transcriptome with MAS-IsoSeq: a-MAIZE-zing resolution for leaf embryogenesis

Dr. Kong Wye Lup (Academia Sinica, TW)

Dr. Chau-Ti Ting

(National Taiwan University)

Plenary lecture 3

Genomic analyses in non-model systems shed new light on convergent floral evolution

Dr. Tanja Slotte (Stockholm University, Sweden)

Session 3 - Evolution of human commensal organisms

Inference of population history and selective force on house mouse genomes during secondary contact in East Asia

Dr. Naoki Osada (Hokkaido University, JP)

Genetic spatial structure and competitive advantage of weedy rice: insights from transplanting rice agroecosystems

Dr. Dong-Hong Wu (Taiwan Agricultural Research Institute)

The genetic structure and ecology of Phellinus noxius, a hypervariable pathogen causing brown root rot disease of trees

Dr. Chia-Lin Chung (National Taiwan University)

O5: Denisovan DNA in present-day and ancient modern humans

Dr. Yoko Satta (The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI)

O6: Inferring the evolutionary dynamics of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Taiwan through molecular epidemiology

Mr. Rou-Ya Bai (National Tsing Hua University)

Plenary lecture 4

Statistical genetics elucidates disease biology, drug discovery, and personalized medicine

Dr. Yukinori Okada (Osaka University, JP)

Session 4 - Evolution in action

Distinguishing mutants that resist drugs via different mechanisms by examining fitness tradeoffs

Dr. Kerry Geiler-Samerotte (Arizon State University)

Mutation bias as an evolutionary engine

Dr. Deepa Agashe (National Centre for Biological Sciences, India)

Interplay between epigenetic and genetic evolution in bacteria

Dr. Chris Marx (University of Idaho)

O7: Inferring evolutionary history and admixed genetic ancestry in the Taiwanese Siraya people

Dr. Wen-Ya Ko (National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University)

O8: Is there any population differentiation at particular SNPs in the human CYP1A2 gene?

Ms. Sayaka Chiku (The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI)

Plenary lecture 5

Insights into deuterostome evolution from comparative genomics and transcriptional regulation

Dr. Yi-Hsien Su (Academia Sinica)

Session 5 - Evolutionary dynamics of pathogen populations

Spatial drivers of disease progression in bacteria and viruses

Dr. Alison Feder (University of Washington)

Multi-level modularity in the molecular evolution of a bacterial species complex

Dr. Chih-Horng Kuo (Academia Sinica, TW)

Genomic surveillance of emerging viral pathogens: lessons from the past outbreaks

Dr. Tsan Yuk Tommy Lam (The University of Hong Kong, HK)

Dr. Hsiao-Han Chang

(National Tsing Hua University, TW)