Electron micrograph

of a Caenorhabditis elegans nematode. By courtesy of Antje Thomas, Schulenburg group.

The marine midge Clunio marinus

is a model organism for biological clock research. By courtesy of Tobias Kaiser.

Confocal laser scanning microscopy image

of the fungal pathogen Zymoseptoria tritici (in green) during the infection of a wheat leaf. The hyphae of Z. tritici is visible in green. The tip of the hyphae (in the back) is penetrating an open stoma on the leaf surface. By courtesy of Janine Haueisen, Stukenbrock group.

Mouse testicular cell spreads.

Mice have 19 Autosome pairs and two sex chromosomes. The DNA is stained using DAPI in blue. Synaptonemal Complex Protein syp3 is stained in green using syp3 primary and Alexa-Flour-488 secondary antobodies. By courtesy of Alina Jeschke, Odenthal-Hesse group.

Two pipefish females

of the species Syngnathus typhle swimming in the experimental aquaria at the GEOMAR. By courtesy of Olivia Roth.

Pathogenic Bacillus thuringiensis bacteria

marked by Red Fluorescent Protein, have infected and overgrown the body of a Caenorhabditis elegans nematode. By courtesy of Andrei Papkou, Schulenburg group.

Confocal laser scanning microscopy image

of the fungal pathogen Zymoseptoria tritici during the infection of a wheat leaf. The hyphae of Z. tritici is penetrating an open stoma on the leaf surface. of the fungal pathogen Zymoseptoria tritici (in green) during the infection of a wheat leaf. The hyphae of Z. tritici is visible in green. The tip of the hyphae (in the back) is penetrating an open stoma on the leaf surface. By courtesy of Janine Haueisen, Stukenbrock group.

The solitary bee Rediviva longimanus

is endemic to the Greater Cape Floristic Region. With the elongated forelegs it collects floral oil from the spurs of its host plants of the genus Diascia. By courtesy of Michael Kuhlmann.

The common starfish Asterias rubens

climbing a seagrass leave in the Baltic Sea in search of recently settled blue mussels as prey. By courtesy of Thorsten Reusch.

A female

of the sex-role reversed pipefish Syngnathus typhle. By courtesy of Olivia Roth.

The fluorescent dye DAPI

is commonly used to stain the DNA in the nuclei of Caenorhabditis elegans body cells, thus visualizing the nematode’s anatomy. By courtesy of Hinrich Schulenburg

A male blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla).

Our focal study species to study the genetic architecture of migratory traits. By courtesy of Miriam Liedvogel.

Floral oil producing Diascia floribunda

has long twin spurs that coevolved with the front legs of their oil-collecting bee pollinators. By courtesy of Michael Kuhlmann.

A freshwater polyp Hydra oligactis

bearing a germ-cell tumor. It represents the first reported and thoroughly described malignant cancer in a pre-bilaterian animal. By courtesy of Thomas Bosch.

The brood pouch

of a pregnant pipefish male (Syngnathus typhle) filled with embryos that are connected to a placenta-like structure. By courtesy of Olivia Roth.

Underwater cave in the Mediterranean Sea

covered with anemones of the genus Parazoanthus. Individuals form colonies connected by stolons. By courtesy of Thorsten Reusch..

The fluorescent dye DAPI

is commonly used to stain the DNA in the nuclei of Caenorhabditis elegans body cells, thus visualizing the nematode’s anatomy. By courtesy of Hinrich Schulenburg

A male blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)

fitted with a light level geolocation - a method using measured ambient light level to establish geographical location during bird migration. By courtesy of Miriam Liedvogel.

A sea anemone from the Mediterranean (Anemonia sulcata)

Symbiontic algae are responsible for the purple colour of the tips of the tentacles. By courtesy of Thorsten Reusch.

A Transgenic Hydra

expressing GFP in the head. The Hydra Transgenic Facility allows us to explore the function of different genes and proteins in vivo in a traditional developmental model. By courtesy of Thomas Bosch.

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KEC foundation Symposium

The Kiel Evolution Center has been established as an interactive platform that integrates and coordinates evolutionary activities in research, teaching, and public outreach.

Next to supporting activities in the core fields of evolutionary
biology, the Kiel Evolution Center aims at promoting interdisciplinary crosstalk among evolutionary biologists and scientists from other disciplines in order to develop innovative and sustainable solutions to current major challenges in medicine, agriculture, and nature conservation.

The foundation symposium is specifically dedicated to the latter aspect, Translational Evolutionary Research. International pioneers of interdisciplinary evolutionary research will join Kiel experts to showcase current developments in evolutionary biology and how such knowledge can be applied to current problems like effective cancer therapy, the antibiotic crisis, the spread of disease in agriculture, or species conservation during global change.

Date

30 September 2016
8:30 - 18:30

Location

Zoological Museum Kiel
Hegewischstraße 3
24105 Kiel

Program (updated 25/09/16)

8:30 Welcome and Opening
Karin Schwarz, CAU Vice President
Natascha Oppelt, Dean, Fac. Math. Nat. Sci.
Thomas Bosch, Kiel Life Science
Hinrich Schulenburg, Kiel Evolution Center
9:00 Michael Hochberg, Montpellier
Kiel Life Science Special Lecture
Ecological disruption and modern-day cancers
9:45 Arne Traulsen, Plön
Insights into cancer arising from evolutionary models
10:05 Rees Kassen, Ottawa
Evolutionary genetics of antimicrobial resistance
11:00 Coffee Break
11:30 Laura Rose, Düsseldorf
Evolutionary genetics of disease resistance in wild tomatoes
12:15 Silva Uusi-Heikkilä, Turku
The molecular mechanisms and reversibility of fisheries-induced evolution
13:00 Lunch at the Museum
14:30 Robert Wayne, Los Angeles
Evolutionary genomics tools for conservation
15:15 Thorsten Reusch, Kiel
Humans as the ocean's greatest evolutionary force
15:35 Eva Stukenbrock, Kiel
On the origin of crop plant pathogens: Insight from comparative population genomics
16:00 Coffee Break
16:30 Thomas Bosch, Kiel
Ecological Evolutionary Developmental Biology (EcoEvoDevo) and the emerging concept of the holobiont
16:50 John Baines, Kiel
Why evolutionary biology is important to biomedical research: lessons from studying blood group-related genetic polymorphism
17:10 Diethard Tautz, Plön
Towards understanding the quantitative genetics of the adult phenotype
17:30 Gillian Bentley, Durham
Evolutionary approaches to reproductive health: A migrant case study
18:15 Conclusion and Reception (Buffet with Drinks)

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