
Claudia Bank
Gulbenkian Science Institute, Portugal
EMBO Workshop
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Advances in genome sequencing and gene editing tools are providing unprecedented insights into biological mechanisms and evolutionary processes. In parallel, computational and theoretical approaches are providing new insights into our understanding of these new data. A goal for this conference is to unite people across theoretical and experimental backgrounds into a coherent focus on “predicting evolution”.
The conference will explore the evolution of biological systems at different levels: from genes and molecules to organism development and ecology. As such, we have invited leaders in their respective fields across various scales of evolution: molecular, network, microbial, developmental, and community. Particular emphasis for this conference will be placed on understanding evolution through mechanistic biology. We will explore recent advances in experimental and theoretical approaches to study how genetic and non-genetic changes drive and constrain evolution. The meeting will offer a training ground and productive learning experience for attendees, and provide networking opportunities for scientists across disciplines relevant to evolutionary biology. It should be of particular interest to those working at the interface of evolution, quantitative genetics, development, and systems biology.
Gulbenkian Science Institute, Portugal
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, Switzerland
Institut Jacques Monod, France
EMBL Heidelberg, Germany
Wageningen University & Research, The Netherlands
University of Groningen, The Netherlands
Gulbenkian Science Institute, Portugal
Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
University of Cologne, Germany
Centre for Genomic Regulation, Spain
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, USA
National University of Singapore and Yale-NUS-College, Singapore
Max Planck for Dynamics and Self-Organization, Germany
ETH Zürich, Switzerland
Stanford University, USA
University of Lausanne, Switzerland
Howard Hughes Medical Institute, USA
The University of Chicago, USA
Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Germany
École Normale Supérieure, France
University of Michigan, USA
EMBL Heidelberg, Germany
ETH Zürich, Switzerland
École Normale Supérieure, France
EMBL Heidelberg, Germany
EMBL Heidelberg, Germany
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The following time is used in the programme below:
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Please note this is a preliminary programme and is not yet finalised.
Time | Speaker |
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13:00 – 13:10 (CEST) | Opening remarks |
13:10 – 16:25 (CEST) | Session 1 – Predicting the evolution of molecules Chairs: Justin Crocker and Patricia Wittkopp |
13:10 – 13:35 (CEST) | When can you predict biology from sequence? Ben Lehner – Centre for Genomic Regulation, Spain |
13:35 – 13:40 (CEST) | Transition (setup and switch to the next live talk) |
13:40 – 13:55 (CEST) | Selected short talk |
13:55 – 14:00 (CEST) | Transition (setup and switch to the next live talk) |
14:00 – 14:25 (CEST) | Sequence-function relationship in proteins Anne-Florence Bitbol – Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, Switzerland |
14:25 – 14:40 (CEST) | Short break |
14:40 – 15:05 (CEST) | How can we predict the effects of mutations? David McCandlish – Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, USA |
15:05 – 15:10 (CEST) | Transition (setup and switch to the next live talk) |
15:10 – 15:25 (CEST) | Selected short talk |
15:25 – 15:30 (CEST) | Transition (setup and switch to the next live talk) |
15:30 – 15:55 (CEST) | Mechanisms by which proteins evolve Joe Thornton – The University of Chicago, USA |
15:55 – 16:25 (CEST) | Panel discussion 1 Chairs: Justin Crocker and Patricia Wittkopp Panelists: Ben Lehner – Centre for Genomic Regulation, Spain Anne-Florence Bitbol – Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, Switzerland David McCandlish – Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, USA Joe Thornton – The University of Chicago, USA Plus short talk presenters |
16:25 – 16:30 (CEST) | Transition (switch to individual Zoom rooms) |
16:30 – 17:00 (CEST) | Meet the speakers session 1 in individual Zoom rooms with: Ben Lehner, Anne-Florence Bitbol, David McCandlish and Joe Thornton |
17:00 – 18:00 (CEST) | Break and digital poster session 1 (odd numbers) |
18:00 – 21:15 (CEST) | Session 2 – Predicting regulatory network evolution Chairs: Joshua Payne and Aleksandra Walczak |
18:00 – 18:25 (CEST) | Synthetic evolutionary biology in bacteria Yolanda Schaerli – University of Lausanne, Switzerland |
18:25 – 18:30 (CEST) | Transition (setup and switch to the next live talk) |
18:30 – 18:45 (CEST) | Selected short talk |
18:45 – 18:50 (CEST) | Transition (setup and switch to the next live talk) |
18:50 – 19:15 (CEST) | Genetic basis for plant evolution Miltos Tsiantis – Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Germany |
19:15 – 19:30 (CEST) | Short break |
19:30 – 19:55 (CEST) | Constraints of regulatory evolution in flies Justin Crocker – EMBL Heidelberg, Germany |
19:55 – 20:00 (CEST) | Transition (setup and switch to the next live talk) |
20:00 – 20:15 (CEST) | Selected short talk |
20:15 – 20:20 (CEST) | Transition (setup and switch to the next live talk) |
20:20 – 20:45 (CEST) | Statistical physics of evolving systems Armita Nourmohammad – Max Planck for Dynamics and Self-Organization, Germany |
20:45 – 21:15 (CEST) | Panel discussion 2 Chairs: Joshua Payne and Aleksandra Walczak Panelists: Yolanda Schaerli – University of Lausanne, Switzerland Miltos Tsiantis – Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Germany Justin Crocker – EMBL Heidelberg, Germany Armita Nourmohammad – Max Planck for Dynamics and Self-Organization, Germany Plus short talk presenters |
21:15 – 21:20 (CEST) | Transition (switch to individual Zoom rooms) |
21:20 – 21:50 (CEST) | Meet the speakers session 2 in individual Zoom rooms with: Yolanda Schaerli, Miltos Tsiantis, Justin Crocker and Armita Nourmohammad |
21:50 – 22:00 (CEST) | Short break |
22:00 – 23:00 (CEST) | Virtual social programme |
23:00 (CEST) | End of day 1 – Continued access to digital posters, networking and discussion platforms |
Time | Speaker |
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13:00 – 16:15 (CEST) | Session 3 – Predicting microbial evolution Chairs: Justin Crocker and Joshua Payne |
13:00 – 13:25 (CEST) | Making evolutionary biology a predictive science Michael Lässig – University of Cologne, Germany |
13:25 – 13:30 (CEST) | Transition (setup and switch to the next live talk) |
13:30 – 13:45 (CEST) | Selected short talk |
13:45 – 13:50 (CEST) | Transition (setup and switch to the next live talk) |
13:50 – 14:15 (CEST) | Causes and consequences of natural genetic variation Arjan de Visser – Wageningen University & Research, The Netherlands |
14:15 – 14:30 (CEST) | Short break |
14:30 – 14:55 (CEST) | Models in immunology Aleksandra Walczak – École Normale Supérieure, France |
14:55 – 15:00 (CEST) | Transition (setup and switch to the next live talk) |
15:00 – 15:15 (CEST) | Selected short talk |
15:15 – 15:20 (CEST) | Transition (setup and switch to the next live talk) |
15:20 – 15:45 (CEST) | Yeast regulatory evolution Patricia Wittkopp – University of Michigan, USA |
15:45 – 16:15 (CEST) | Panel discussion 3 Chairs: Justin Crocker and Joshua Payne Panelists: Michael Lässig – University of Cologne, Germany Arjan de Visser – Wageningen University & Research, The Netherlands Aleksandra Walczak – École Normale Supérieure, France Patricia Wittkopp – University of Michigan, USA Plus short talk presenters |
16:15 – 16:20 (CEST) | Transition (switch to individual Zoom rooms) |
16:20 – 16:50 (CEST) | Meet the speakers session 3 in individual Zoom rooms with: Michael Lässig, Arjan de Visser, Aleksandra Walczak and Patricia Wittkopp |
16:50 – 17:50 (CEST) | Break and digital poster session 2 (even numbers) |
17:50 – 21:05 (CEST) | Session 4 – Prediction population evolution Chairs: Patricia Wittkopp and Aleksandra Walczak |
17:50 – 18:15 (CEST) | How biomolecular networks evolve in yeast Liedewij Laan – Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands |
18:15 – 18:20 (CEST) | Transition (setup and switch to the next live talk) |
18:20 – 18:35 (CEST) | Selected short talk |
18:35 – 18:40 (CEST) | Transition (setup and switch to the next live talk) |
18:40 – 19:05 (CEST) | HIV evolution Dmitri Petrov – Standford University, USA |
19:05 – 19:20 (CEST) | Short break |
19:20 – 19:45 (CEST) | The mutation spectrum shapes the spectrum of adaptive substitutions Joshua Payne – ETH Zürich, Switzerland |
19:45 – 19:50 (CEST) | Transition (setup and switch to the next live talk) |
19:50 – 20:05 (CEST) | Selected short talk |
20:05 – 20:10 (CEST) | Transition (setup and switch to the next live talk) |
20:10 – 20:35 (CEST) | Adaptation and speciation Claudia Bank – Gulbenkian Science Institute, Portugal |
20:35 – 21:05 (CEST) | Panel discussion 4 Chairs: Patricia Wittkopp and Aleksandra Walczak Panelists: Liedewij Laan – Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands Dmitri Petrov – Standford University, USA Joshua Payne – ETH Zürich, Switzerland Claudia Bank – Gulbenkian Science Institute, Portugal Plus short talk presenters |
21:05 – 21:10 (CEST) | Transition (switch to individual Zoom rooms) |
21:10 – 21:40 (CEST) | Meet the speakers session 4 in individual Zoom rooms with: Liedewij Laan, Dmitri Petrov, Joshua Payne and Claudia Bank |
21:40 – 21:50 (CEST) | Short break |
21:50 – 22:50 (CEST) | Virtual social programme |
22:50 (CEST) | End of day 2 – Continued access to digital posters, networking and discussion platforms |
Time | Speaker |
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13:00 – 16:05 (CEST) | Session 5 – Predicting community evolution (part 1) Chairs: Joshua Payne and Patricia Wittkopp |
13:00 – 13:25 (CEST) | Butterflies and pollution Antónia Monteiro – National University of Singapore and Yale-NUS-College, Singapore |
13:25 – 13:30 (CEST) | Transition (setup and switch to the next live talk) |
13:30 – 13:45 (CEST) | Selected short talk |
13:45 – 13:50 (CEST) | Transition (setup and switch to the next live talk) |
13:50 – 14:15 (CEST) | Fruitfly envionment interactions Virginie Courtier-Orgogozo – Institut Jacques Monod, France |
14:15 – 14:30 (CEST) | Short break |
14:30 – 14:55 (CEST) | Microbiome/host evolution Isabel Gordo – Gulbenkian Science Institute, Portugal |
14:55 – 15:00 (CEST) | Transition (setup and switch to the next live talk) |
15:00 – 15:15 (CEST) | Selected short talk |
15:15 – 15:20 (CEST) | Transition (setup and switch to the next live talk) |
15:20 – 15:35 (CEST) | Selected short talk |
15:35 – 16:05 (CEST) | Panel discussion 5 (part 1) Chairs: Joshua Payne and Patricia Wittkopp Panelists: Antónia Monteiro – National University of Singapore and Yale-NUS-College, Singapore Virginie Courtier-Orgogozo – Institut Jacques Monod, France Isabel Gordo – Gulbenkian Science Institute, Portugal Plus short talk presenters |
16:05 – 16:50 (CEST) | Career workshop |
16:50 – 17:50 (CEST) | Break and digital poster session 3 (all numbers) |
17:50 – (CEST) | Session 5 – Predicting community evolution (part 2) Chairs: Justin Crocker and Aleksandra Walczak |
17:50 – 18:15 (CEST) | Plant and aphid interactions David Stern – Howard Hughes Medical Institute, USA |
18:15 – 18:20 (CEST) | Transition (setup and switch to the next live talk) |
18:20 – 18:35 (CEST) | Selected short talk |
18:35 – 18:40 (CEST) | Transition (setup and switch to the next live talk) |
18:40 – 18:55 (CEST) | Selected short talk |
18:55 – 19:00 (CEST) | Transition (setup and switch to the next live talk) |
19:00 – 19:15 (CEST) | Selected short talk |
19:15 – 19:30 (CEST) | Short break |
19:30 – 19:55 (CEST) | Microbial ecology Marjon de Vos – University of Groningen, The Netherlands |
19:55 – 20:25 (CEST) | Panel discussion 5 (part 2) Chairs: Justin Crocker and Aleksandra Walczak Panelists: David Stern – Howard Hughes Medical Institute, USA Marjon de Vos – University of Groningen, The Netherlands Plus short talk presenters |
20:25 – 20:35 (CEST) | Closing remarks |
20:35 – 20:40 (CEST) | Transition (switch to individual Zoom rooms) |
20:40 – 21:10 (CEST) | Meet the speakers session 5 in individual Zoom rooms with: Antónia Monteiro, Virginie Courtier-Orgogozo, Isabel Gordo, David Stern and Marjon de Vos |
21:10 (CEST) | End of conference – Continued access to digital posters, networking and discussion platforms for 2 weeks after the conference |
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Date: 14 - 16 Jun 2021
Location: Virtual
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Registration: 16 May 2021
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