Genetic Drive Systems in Nature

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David O'Brochta and Hector Quemada,  GeneConvene Global Collaborative,  2022.

GeneConvene Global Collaborative

Webinar Series:

Genetic Drive Systems in Nature 

March 2, 9, 16, 30, April 6 , 2022
11 am- 12:30pm
(Washington, D.C.)

Intra genomic genetic conflicts are ubiquitous in nature and have shaped and continue to shape the evolution of plants, animals, and microbes. These conflicts can result in preferential transmission – drive – of genes, various genetic elements, and even whole chromosomes. Interest in drive systems extends beyond the basic sciences to technologists who are exploring natural and synthetic drives as agents to suppress or modify species in nature. This webinar series will explore the variety of drive systems found in nature, mechanisms responsible for drive and impacts of drive on behavior and evolution..

March 2, 2022

Cell Biology of Female Meiotic Drive in Mice
Speaker: Dr. Takashi Akera, National Heart Lung and Blood Institute

A Table of Contents is available when viewed on YouTube.

 

March 9, 2022

Meiotic Drive and Satellite DNA in Drosophila
Speaker: Dr. Amanda Larracuente, University of Rochester

A Table of Contents is available when viewed on YouTube.

 

March 16, 2022

Supernumerary B Chromosomes: Champions of Chromosome Drive
Speaker: Dr. Andreas Houben, The Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research

A Table of Contents is available when viewed on YouTube.

 

March 24, 2022

Selfish Genes, Sex Chromosomes and Speciation in Drosophila
Speaker: Dr. Daven Presgraves, University of Rochester

A Table of Contents is available when viewed on YouTube.

 

March 30, 2022

Ecology of the t-haplotype: A Natural Gene Drive System in House Mice
Speaker: Dr. Anna Lindholm, University of Zurich

A Table of Contents is available when viewed on YouTube.

 

 

April 6, 2022

WTF Spore Killers
Speaker: Dr. Sarah Zanders, Stowers Institute

A Table of Contents is available when viewed on YouTube.