The Schedule

October 3, 2025 Pre-ROC Fest get together - 6:30 pm onward at Abilene.

The address is 153 Liberty Pole Way, Rochester 14604. We have the upstairs to ourselves starting at 6:30 pm. The venue has live music but it is downstairs and starts at 8:30. Abilene does not serve food, so best to eat dinner beforehand.

ROC Fest schedule - Oct 4, 2025

1400 Wegmans Hall

8:30 - 9 am

Coffee

9 am - 9:25 am

Welcome and Introduction

Al Uy and Amanda Larracuente, University of Rochester

Rob Unckless, University of Kansas

9:30 - 9:55

Yue Xiong

Cullgen

“Life Comes Full Circle: From Non-LTR Retrotransposons (in 1980) to Endogenous Retroviruses (in 2020)”

10:00 - 10:25

Harmit Malik

Fred Hutch Cancer Research Center

“Molecular arms races between host and viral genomes”

Break 10:30 - 10:55

11:00 - 11:25

Tim Anderson

Texas Biomedical Research Institute

“Introgression and adaptive evolution in human parasites”

11:30 - 11:55

Kelly Dyer

University of Georgia

“Co-evolutionary dynamics of Drosophila and Wolbachia”

Lunch 12:00 - 1:25 - Goergen Hall Atrium

1:30 - 1:55

Daven Presgraves

University of Rochester

“Genetics of speciation & the levels of selection”

2:00 - 2:25

Andrea Betancourt

University of Liverpool

“Fly genomes and transposable element invasions”

Break 2:30 - 2:55

3:00 - 3:25

Patrick Ferree

Claremont McKenna College

“Selfish elements in Nasonia”

3:30 - 3:55

Richard Stouthamer

University of California at Riverside

“Sex ratio distortion in parasitoids”

4:15 - 5:15

Happy Hour

Hutchison Hall

Dinner at Artisan Works 6:00 pm

Arrive after 6 pm for mingling and appetizers.

Dinner will be served at 7 pm.

We have the space until 10 pm.

Cash bar will be available.

565 Blossum Road Ste L, Rochester NY 14610.

All registrants who RSVP'd 'yes' for dinner are invited to attend.

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