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300085 SE Interactions and Evolution of Organisms (2026S)

Evolutionary Systemsbiology 2

1.00 ECTS (1.00 SWS), SPL 30 - Biologie
Continuous assessment of course work

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 70 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

MAR 03 SIMON SPRECHER, University of Fribourg, Switzerland
Emergence of brain capacities in animal evolution

MAR 24 FULLER BAZER, Texas A&M, USA
Novel aspects of pregnancy regulation: Lessons from research on pig and sheep

APR 14 LEONIE MOYLE, Indiana University Bloomington, USA
Colorful evolution: Macro- and microevolutionary adventures in wild nightshades

APR 21 WOLFGANG MILLER, Med Uni Vienna, Austria
Sex & Germs & Speciation: The wonderful world of neotropical Wolbachia and other influential bugs in Drosophila

APR 28 DAVIN SETIAMARGA, NIT Wakayama, Japan
Back with your Ex but it’s not the same: Cephalopod shell evolution

MAI 05 CRISTIAN CAÑESTRO, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain
Scrambled genomes, stable morphologies: The paradox of Oikopleura dioica cryptospecies decoupling genome architecture reorganization from macroevolutionary change

MAI 12 CARINA MUGAL, University of Lyon, France
An integrative approach to study speciation in two songbirds with early onset of complete intrinsic postzygotic isolation

MAI 26 GÜNES TAYLOR, Edinburgh University, Scottland
Specification and activation of pregranulosa cells within the amniote ovary

JUN 02 PATRICIA ALVAREZ-CAMPOS, University of Madrid, Spain
A genomic framework for studying regeneration and reproduction in the marine annelid Syllis prolifera

JUN 16 CHRISTIAN SCHLÖTTERER, Vetmed Vienna, Austria
Uncovering the adaptive architecture in evolving populations by experimental evolution

JUN 23 ERICH BORNBERG-BAUER, University of Muenster, Germany
Proteins in Evolution: Where do they come from? What are they? Where are they going?

JUN 30 OMAYA DUDIN, University of Geneva, Switzerland
Exploring multicellular development at the root of animals and beyond

  • Tuesday 03.03. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 1, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 0.037, Ebene 0
  • Tuesday 24.03. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 1, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 0.037, Ebene 0
  • Tuesday 14.04. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 1, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 0.037, Ebene 0
  • Tuesday 21.04. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 1, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 0.037, Ebene 0
  • Tuesday 28.04. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 1, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 0.037, Ebene 0
  • Tuesday 05.05. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 1, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 0.037, Ebene 0
  • Tuesday 12.05. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 1, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 0.037, Ebene 0
  • Tuesday 26.05. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 1, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 0.037, Ebene 0
  • Tuesday 02.06. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 1, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 0.037, Ebene 0
  • Tuesday 16.06. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 1, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 0.037, Ebene 0
  • Tuesday 23.06. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 1, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 0.037, Ebene 0
  • Tuesday 30.06. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 1, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 0.037, Ebene 0

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This seminar series hosts renowned international speakers, together with local speakers, from diverse biological fields incuding evolutionary biology, symbiology (i.e., multicellular organism-microbe and microbe-microbe interactions), systems biology, environmental cell biology and molecular biology. Attendance is particularly recommended to Master and PhD students.
Participation to at least 80% of the lectures is mandatory for both Master and PhD students. To prove their participation, students must sign an attendance sheet located at the entrance of the lecture hall.
Seminar dates are listed "Notes on the dates section".
Please note that the seminar will only take place on the dates indicated in the "Notes on the dates section".

Assessment and permitted materials

There is no exam but attendance to at least 80% of the seminars is mandatory. Please make sure to join the seminar and sign in within 10 minute from its start!

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Attendance to at least 80% of the seminars is required in order to obtain a certificate of attendance by the end of the semester.

Examination topics

There is no exam. Active participation t oat least 80% of the seminars is the only requirement

Reading list

Topic-specific and further reading can be obtained from the lecturers.

Association in the course directory

MES5, MMEI III, MMB IV.,MMIC V.

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