300164 SE New insights into adaptation and speciation from genomic research. (2024W)
Continuous assessment of course work
Labels
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).
- Registration is open from Th 12.09.2024 14:00 to Th 26.09.2024 18:00
- Deregistration possible until Tu 15.10.2024 18:00
Details
max. 15 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
Thursdays between Oct 12th, 2023 and Jan 25th, 2024 14:00-16:00
- Monday 07.10. 16:00 - 16:30 Übungsraum 3 (Fakultätszentrum für Biodiversität) Rennweg 1.OG
- Monday 14.10. 14:00 - 16:00 Übungsraum 3 (Fakultätszentrum für Biodiversität) Rennweg 1.OG
- Monday 21.10. 14:00 - 16:00 Übungsraum 3 (Fakultätszentrum für Biodiversität) Rennweg 1.OG
- Monday 28.10. 14:00 - 16:00 Übungsraum 3 (Fakultätszentrum für Biodiversität) Rennweg 1.OG
- Monday 04.11. 14:00 - 16:00 Übungsraum 3 (Fakultätszentrum für Biodiversität) Rennweg 1.OG
- Monday 11.11. 14:00 - 16:00 Übungsraum 3 (Fakultätszentrum für Biodiversität) Rennweg 1.OG
- Monday 18.11. 14:00 - 16:00 Übungsraum 3 (Fakultätszentrum für Biodiversität) Rennweg 1.OG
- Monday 25.11. 14:00 - 16:00 Übungsraum 3 (Fakultätszentrum für Biodiversität) Rennweg 1.OG
- Monday 02.12. 14:00 - 16:00 Übungsraum 3 (Fakultätszentrum für Biodiversität) Rennweg 1.OG
- Monday 09.12. 14:00 - 16:00 Übungsraum 3 (Fakultätszentrum für Biodiversität) Rennweg 1.OG
- Monday 16.12. 14:00 - 16:00 Übungsraum 3 (Fakultätszentrum für Biodiversität) Rennweg 1.OG
- Monday 13.01. 14:00 - 16:00 Übungsraum 3 (Fakultätszentrum für Biodiversität) Rennweg 1.OG
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
This is a weekly journal club, where we explore how cutting-edge genomic tools are transforming our understanding of speciation, adaptation and the ecological drivers of biodiversity. We’ll dive into papers that apply next-generation sequencing (NGS) to investigate hybrid zones, the genetic basis of species divergence, and more. Each session features recent research and emerging trends in evolutionary biology, selected according to student interests from a curated list of key papers in evolutionary genomics. Covering a wide range of study systems—including both plants and animals—this journal club will tackle diverse questions and methods shaping the field.
Assessment and permitted materials
1. Presentation of a paper (12 points)
1. Participation in the discussions of papers and projects presented by others (8 points)
Credit key: <10 points: 5; 11-12 points: 4; 13-14 points: 3; 15-17 points 2; 18-20 points: 1.
1. Participation in the discussions of papers and projects presented by others (8 points)
Credit key: <10 points: 5; 11-12 points: 4; 13-14 points: 3; 15-17 points 2; 18-20 points: 1.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
The students are able to express an opinion on evolutionary and ecological aspects of a given topic. They understand the terminology commonly used in this research field. Attendance of the complementary lecture VO300127 is highly recommended, but not compulsory.
Credit key: <10 points: 5; 11-12 points: 4; 13-14 points: 3; 15-17 points 2; 18-20 points: 1.
Credit key: <10 points: 5; 11-12 points: 4; 13-14 points: 3; 15-17 points 2; 18-20 points: 1.
Examination topics
Presentation of a recent genomic paper, chosen by the students from a given list, according to their interest.
Reading list
Literature and reading assignments will be given during the course.Examples of papers that have been discussed in recent semesters include:
-Climate-induced range shifts drive adaptive response via spatio-temporal sieving of alleles https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36631-9
-The mode of speciation during a recent radiation in open-ocean phytoplankton https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2021.09.073
-Genomic basis and phenotypic manifestation of (non-)parallel serpentine adaptation in Arabidopsis arenosa https://doi.org/10.1111/evo.14593
-Radiation and hybridization underpin the spread of the fire ant social supergene https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2201040119
-Evolutionary genomics of oceanic island radiations https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2023.02.003
-Cycles of fusion and fission enabled parallel adaptive radiations in African cichlids https://doi.org/10.1126/science.ade2833
-The genetic basis of a recent transition to live-bearing in marine snails https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adi2982
-Structural variants, smRNAs and tomato domestication https://doi.org/10.1111/tpj.15798
-Whole-genome duplications and the long-term evolution of gene regulatory networks in angiosperms https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msad141
-Artifactual Orthologs and the Need for Diligent Data Exploration in Complex Phylogenomic Datasets: A Museomic Case Study from the Andean Flora https://doi.org/10.1093/sysbio/syad076
-Climate-induced range shifts drive adaptive response via spatio-temporal sieving of alleles https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36631-9
-The mode of speciation during a recent radiation in open-ocean phytoplankton https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2021.09.073
-Genomic basis and phenotypic manifestation of (non-)parallel serpentine adaptation in Arabidopsis arenosa https://doi.org/10.1111/evo.14593
-Radiation and hybridization underpin the spread of the fire ant social supergene https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2201040119
-Evolutionary genomics of oceanic island radiations https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2023.02.003
-Cycles of fusion and fission enabled parallel adaptive radiations in African cichlids https://doi.org/10.1126/science.ade2833
-The genetic basis of a recent transition to live-bearing in marine snails https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adi2982
-Structural variants, smRNAs and tomato domestication https://doi.org/10.1111/tpj.15798
-Whole-genome duplications and the long-term evolution of gene regulatory networks in angiosperms https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msad141
-Artifactual Orthologs and the Need for Diligent Data Exploration in Complex Phylogenomic Datasets: A Museomic Case Study from the Andean Flora https://doi.org/10.1093/sysbio/syad076
Association in the course directory
MBO 7, MES5, MZO4
Last modified: Th 31.10.2024 10:07