Welcome to the annual retreat page of the PhD program in Ecology and Evolution of the PhD School of Life Sciences at the Faculties of Medicine and Science, University of Geneva.
This meeting promotes scientific exchanges and sharing of ideas and progress by strengthening links within the doctoral school among doctoral students working in the field of Ecology and Evolution at the University of Geneva.
It brings together students from the departments of Genetics and Evolution, Botany and Plant Biology, Genetic Medicine and Development and F.-A. Forel for environmental and aquatic sciences.
Date
Wednesday September 8, 2021
Venue
The retreat will take place in the Jardin botanique alpin de Meyrin.
Program and Schedule
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 9:00 - 9:15 | Mathias Currat (Dpt GenEv-UA) and Michelle Price (Dpt Botany and Plant Biology) Welcoming and introductory speech |
| 9:15 - 9:30 | Aina Randriarisoa (Groups Naciri and Gautier, Dpt Botany and Plant Biology, and CJB) Generic circumscription within Manilkarinae : FIND THE CLADE THEN THE CHARACTERS |
| 9:30 - 9:45 | Ndeye Khady (Group Sanchez-Mazas, Dpt GenEv-UA) Demographic and selective mechanisms driving the evolution of HLA molecular polymorphism in African populations |
| 9:45 | Coffee break |
| 10:00 - 10:15 | Alexandros Tsoupas (Group Currat, Dpt GenEv-UA) Investigating the Neolithic Transition along the Danube, through genomic data and spatially explicit simulations |
| 10:15 - 10:30 | Marianne Bachmann (Group Alvarez, Dpt GenEv and MHNG) Genetic and epigenetic changes in mammal populations across 20 000 years of climatic fluctuations |
| 10:30 - 10:45 | Jaspreet Saini (Group Zdobnov, Dpt Genetic Medicine and Development) The microbial loop of the aquatic food web in meromictic Lake Cadagno, an ancient ocean analogue |
| 10:45 - 11:00 | Xujian Xu (Group Ibelings, Dpt Forel) Effect of chytrid infection on nitrogen fixing activity of Dolichospermum heterocyst |
| 11:00 | Coffee break |
| 11:20 - 11:40 | Postdoc talk - Carlos Boluda |
| 11:40 - 12:30 | Prof. A. Sanchez-Mazas (Dpt Genetics & Evolution, UNIGE) HLA studies in the context of coronavirus outbreaks |
| 12:30 | Lunch Break |
| 14:00 | Alpin Garden visit |
| 15:00 - 15:15 | Arthur Sanguet (Group Price, Dpt Botany and Plant Biology, and CJB) How climate change influences plants distribution in Geneva |
| 15:15 - 15:30 | Nathan Küelling (Group Lehmann, Dpt Forel) Nationwide assessment of Ecosystem Services and Ecological Infrastructure prioritization |
| 15:30 - 15:45 | Mathilde Ruche (Group Price, Dpt Botany and Plant Biology, and CJB) Peristome anatomy and ontogeny studies advance the understanding of evolution within the haplolepideous mosses |
| 15:45 - 16:00 | Ines Carrasquer (Group Alvarez, Dpt GenEv and MHNG) New prospects for insect diversity monitoring |
| 16:00 - 16:15 | Coffee Break |
| 16:15 - 17:00 | Prof. Anthony Lehmann (Dpt Forel, UNIGE) From Ecosystem Services to Sustainable Development |
| 17:00 - 18:00 | General discussion with Claudine Neyen (coordinator PSLS) about the ECOVO program, prize ceremony, election of next organizers and conclusion |
| 18:00 - 00:00 | Diner at "Parfums de Beyrouth" in Geneva |
Prize
Best presentation prize: the winner for 2021 is Alexandros Tsoupas.
Organizing committee
Arthur Sanguet, Aina Randriarisoa, Nathan Kuelling, Xujian Xu, Michelle Price, and Mathias Currat.
