Recent Invited Presentations
•Changes in the environment and changes in expression: insight from oysters. USC Marine Environmental Biology Seminar Series. University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, February 2, 2010

•Functional genomic approaches to better understand shellfish-pathogen-environment interactions. American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting. Nashville, TN. September 1, 2009.

•Genomic approaches in aquaculture research. pre-BIO 2009 Symposium; Opportunities for UW / University of Queensland Australia Collaboration, Seattle WA, May 14 2009

•Overview of Shellfish Activities at the University of Washington. USDA-WERA099: Broodstock Management, Genetics and Breeding Programs for Molluscan Shellfish. March 21, 2009. Savannah, GA

•Characterizing the response of Vibrio tubiashii to changes in environmental conditions: a funomic approach. National Shellfisheries Association Conference. March 23, 2009. Savannah, GA
•Analysis of genes isolated from plated hemocytes of the Pacific Oyster. National Shellfisheries Association Conference. March 24, 2009. Savannah, GA

•Characterization of trout myostatin interacting proteins on primary muscle cells. Eighth International Congress on the Biology of Fish. Portland Oregon, July 29 2008

•Immune response in shellfish. USGS Western Fisheries Research Center, Seattle WA. March 4, 2008

•Disease tolerance and immune response in oysters. Washington Resource Agencies: WA Department of Fish and Wildlife, WA Department of Natural Resources, and WA Department of Ecology. Olympia, WA. March 26, 2008

•Gene expression profiling and cellular characteristics of Crassostrea virginica hemocytes: evaluating interactions of physical stress and disease exposure. Aquaculture 2007, San Antonio, TX March 1, 2007

•Characterizing myostatin function in salmonids: examining post- translational processes and protein interactions. Aquaculture 2007, San Antonio, TX. February 28, 2007

•The potential of genomics in aquaculture: current science. 2006 MIT Environmental Fellows Retreat. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Woods Hole, MA. November 3, 2006,

•Genomic approaches in characterizing shellfish disease: interrelationships between animal, human and ecosystem health. Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University, Annual Symposium: Marine and Aquatic Medicine & Conservation. North Grafton, MA. April 22, 2006

•Characterization of differentially expressed genes from QPX: insight into possible virulence mechanisms. National Shellfisheries Association Annual Meeting, Monterey, CA. March 28, 2006

•Overview and application of bay scallop genomics resources. National Shellfisheries Association Annual Meeting, Monterey, CA. March 27, 2006

•Molecular physiology and genetic characterization of aquatic organisms. Institute for Science and Interdisciplinary Studies (ISIS) Fellows Program: Southern Connecticut State University, Woods Hole, MA. March 11, 2005