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”Molecular systematics of the lichen genus Eschatogonia (Ramalinaceae, Ascomycota)”

This thursday, at the Speciation Journal Club, we will discuss a paper on frequency dependence, immunity and migration by Bolnick and Stutz published in 2017 in Nature.

Functional evaluation of polo like kinase 1 (PLK1), a potential drug target, in malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor cells

”Point of view: Uncertainty in Nature Type Identification”

Late Lunch Talks on life history strategies by Alexandre Terrigeol and quantitative genetics by Torbjørn Ergon, both at CEES. 

The role of MITF in the regulation of CDKN2A in melanoma

The role of diacylglycerol kinase "alfa" in retrograde transport

”The effect of small mammal population fluctuations on tick load and pathogen prevalence in two contrasting ecosystems”

Phenotypic changes following upregulation of miR-105-5p, miR-767-5p and miR-6499-5p in SW756 cervical cancer cells

Late Lunch Talk by Helle Tessand Baalsrud, CEES

”Back to the future?

  Lakes revisited; Ecological and water chemical impacts of reductions in long-range transported pollutants”

Experts have repeatedly predicted that human life expectancy soon will reach a ceiling, but they have been proven wrong every time. Annual increase in life expectancy has not slowed down, and it continues to increase by 3 months every year.

Late Lunch Talk by Jacqueline Sztepanacz, Florida State University

Late Lunch Talk by Lee Hsiang Liow, Natural History Museum & Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis (CEES)

László Nagy from the Fungal genomics & Evolution lab in Szeged, Hungary

László is a young and dynamic group leader with an interesting portfolio. His group focuses on the basic principles of genome evolution with an emphasis on the evolution of complexity and genomic mechanisms of parallel/convergent evolution. They combine phylogenetics with comparative and functional genomics to bring new insight to the field using the multitude of whole-genome.

Body mass is an important indicator of general condition as it reflects energy accessible for survival and reproduction. Recent evidence show that several species have experienced shifts in their body mass due to climate change. In the monogamous wandering albatross, average body mass and breeding success has increased over the last years. Surprisingly, the increase in breeding success seems to be due to heavier fathers investing more in their sons.

http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/284/1854/20170397

We welcome you to an inspiring afternoon about Epigenetics and Stem Cells.

The Keynote lecture is by Prof. Frank Grosveld, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, Netherland, a leading expert on transcription and chromatin organisation. We have a fantastic programme spanning from transcription and enhancer regulation, nuclear organisation, histone variants, human X-inactivation with focus on stem cells and differentiation.

The symposium will be held 9th of May 2017 at University of Oslo in Helga Engs Hus, Auditorium 1, Blindern, 12.00-18.00 and is free of charge, but registration is mandatory.

Jan Haug Anonsen, EVOGENE

It is our pleasure to invite you all to a combined “CEES Beyond 2017” Kick-Off and CEES Spring Party.

This Friday, April 28th, we're discussing a recent paper on the newest SSE model by Rabosky & Goldberg (2017): "FiSSE: A simple nonparametric test for the effects of a binary character on lineage diversification rates".

Hope to see you there!

Most demographic population models ignore males, but empirical evidence suggest that they should be included when vital rates are sex-specific. Assumptions about adult sex ratio, social structure, and mating system have been shown to affect estimates of extinction risk and projections of population dynamics. We discuss about when and how to apply two-sex models.