[Microbiome] Free for Graduate Students and Postdocs: Yosemite Symbiosis Workshop 13th Annual meeting, April 18-20, 2025

[Quinn McFrederick]

Dear Microbiome Initiative members,
>From Joel Sachs:

*Please note that the meeting is now FREE to graduate students and
postdocs, thanks to generous funding from the Gordon and Betty Moore
Foundation!*

Register here: https://snri.ucmerced.edu/form/symbiosis-workshop-2025

Learn more below:
Symbiosis Workshop 2025

*THIRTEENTH Annual Yosemite Symbiosis Workshop 2025*
An integrative meeting of biologists focusing on symbiosis research
April 18-20, 2025
UC Merced Sierra Nevada Research Station, Wawona, Yosemite National Park
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Britt Koskella <https://naturesmicrocosm.com/>, UC
Berkeley

*Why:* Our goal is to better integrate scientists who focus on symbiosis
research, including researchers that study animal-microbe and plant-microbe
systems, as well as broader topics related to microbiomes, cooperation, and
mutualism. This will be our 13th annual meeting and we have been
consistently attracting scientists from all over the country and overseas.

*Who:* The meeting is small and intimate by design (45 participants). We
typically cover a range of symbiosis topics from ecology and evolution to
molecular mechanisms in different model and non-model systems.

*What:* The meeting will be made up of two half-days of talks and one
poster session. Other than the keynote (~1 hour), talks are 15 minutes long
(including time for questions). Posters are flexible for size, but the
ideal poster should be no larger than ~4 feet square.  When you apply for
the meeting, you will provide your preference for a talk or poster.

*When: *A welcome party will occur for everyone arriving on the evening of
Friday April 18th. The talks and poster sessions will be held Saturday and
Sunday April 19-20, 2025.

*Where:*  This is the best part! The meeting takes place at the Sierra
Nevada Research Station, in Wawona California, within the border of
Yosemite National Park!

*What will it cost?*  Thanks to generous support from the Moore Foundation,
this meeting is free for graduate students and postdocs! We charge $300 for
PIs and other types of participants (e.g.
industry/foundation/journalist). PIs must pay a registration fee
<https://commerce.cashnet.com/PrincipalInvestigatorRegistration> of $300.
The registration deadline is March 14, 2025. Registration will require an
abstract. Everyone who registers on time gets to present a talk or poster
(your choice).

*What does registration include?* Registration includes lodging Friday and
Saturday nights, a welcome party with light refreshments on Friday night,
all meals on Saturday, and breakfast and lunch on Sunday. The cabins are
rustic with shared, dorm-like rooms and bunk beds. There are no single
rooms. Please don't register unless you are comfortable with the idea of
staying in a rustic cabin or sharing a room. For questions about travel or
lodging, please feel free to email Carolin Frank (cfrank3 at ucmerced.edu).

*Sorry, no guests* The Yosemite field station is getting busier every year
with researchers, and so must prioritize participants over guests. If you
want to bring guests, we kindly ask that you make your own arrangements
with the nearby Wawona hotel. If you are breastfeeding, we can try to
accommodate your baby and partner, but there's no guarantee. Please email
Carolin if this is your situation (cfrank3 at ucmerced.edu).

Please fill out the registration form linked above. If you are a PI, you
need to pay the registration fee
<https://commerce.cashnet.com/PrincipalInvestigatorRegistration> in order
for your registration to be complete. Payment is by credit card only.
Cancellations are not allowed, but in the event that we need to cancel the
workshop (e.g. due to weather), you will get a refund.
Best,
Quinn S. McFrederick
McFrederick Lab <http://melittology.ucr.edu/>
Professor and Entomologist
University of California, Riverside
Department of Entomology

Shipping address:
Quinn McFrederick
UC Riverside Entomology
Entomology 162
3401 Watkins Dr.
Riverside, CA
92521
USA
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