Dessert with Discussion: Genetic Rescue to the Rescue?

DATE CHANGE!

Due to COVID transmission within the KBS and local communities, the Dessert with Discussion event has been postponed to Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023, from its original date of Oct. 3, 2023. 

What to expect?

Dessert with Discussion is a free lecture series that connects the KBS and MSU research community with our local community.

The fall 2023 speakers are Drs. Sarah Fitzpatrick and Cinnamon Mittan-Moreau, researchers both based at KBS. Fitzpatrick is an associate professor in MSU’s Department of Integrative Biology, and Mittan-Moreau is a postdoctoral research associate. They’ll present a talk, titled “Genetic Rescue to the Rescue?”.

In today’s human-dominated world, many species are suffering from habitat loss and fragmentation. Restoring connectivity and gene flow among small, isolated populations can often reverse population declines and help species avoid extinction through genetic rescue. Fitzpatrick and Mittan-Moreau will first give an overview of genetic rescue, then they’ll examine a Michigan case study where genetic rescue is being considered as a strategy to save the rapidly declining Mitchell’s Satyr butterfly.

The talk will be held in person and also will be streamed via Zoom. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and a variety of local organizations will have informational booths open. Both in-person and virtual attendees will have an opportunity to ask questions following the talk. Dessert offerings will be available during the talk.

Information

• Time and date: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023
• Location: 3700 East Gull Lake Drive, Hickory Corners, MI
• Audience: Adults
• Fee: Free; registration required

Register at bit.ly/kbs-DwD-fall2023

Questions? Please call (269) 671-2015 or email communityrelations@kbs.msu.edu.