SICB Annual Meeting 2018
January 3-7, 2018
San Francisco, CA

Symposium Schedule

January 4

1. From Small and Squishy to Big and Armored: Genomic, Ecological and Paleontological Insights into the Early Evolution of Animals (SICB wide)
   Organizers: Erik Sperling & Kevin Kocot; Sponsors: DEDB, DEE, DIZ, DPCB, & AMS

2. Spatial Scale and Structural Heterogeneity in Skeletal Muscle Performance
   Organizers: David Williams & Natalie Holt; Sponsors: DCB & DVM

3. Evolution in the Dark: Unifying Understanding of Eye Loss
   Organizers: Megan Porter & Lauren Sumner-Rooney; Sponsors: DEDB, DEE, DIZ, DNNSB, DPCB, AMS, & TCS

January 5

1. Science Through Narrative: Engaging Broad Audiences (SICB wide)
   Organizers: Sara Elshafie, Stuart Sumida, & Bram Lutton; Sponsors: DAB, DCB, DCE, DEDB, DEDE, DEE, DIZ, DNNSB, DVM & AMS

2. Sensory Feedback and Animal Locomotion: Perspectives from Biology and Biorobotics
   Organizers: Brett Aiello, Jessica Fox, & Gary Gillis; Sponsors: DAB, DCB, DNNSB & DVM

3. Understanding the Evolution of Endocrine System Variation through Large-scale Comparative Analyses
   Organizers: Maren Vitousek, and Michele Johnson; Sponsors: DAB, DCE, DCPB & DEE

January 6

1. Science in the Public Eye: Leveraging Partnerships
   Organizers: Martha Merson, Nick Hristov, & Louise Allen; Sponsors: DAB, DCB, DCE, DEDE, DNNSB & DVM

2. Integrative Biology of Sensory Hair Cells
   Organizers: Duane McPherson & Billie Swalla; Sponsors: DEDB, DNNSB & AMS

3. Inside the Black Box: The Mitochondrial Basis of Life-history Variation and Animal Performance <
   Organizers: Karine Salin & Wendy Hood; Sponsors: DCE & DCPB

January 7

1. Behavioral and Physiological Adaptation to Urban Environments (SICB wide)
   Organizers: Jenny Ouyang & Davide Dominoni; Sponsors: DAB, DCE, DCPB, DEDE & DEE

2. Measuring Biodiversity and Extinction: Present and Past
   Organizer: Julia Sigwart; Sponsors: DEDE, DIZ & DPCB