Latsis Symposium: Darwin's legacy - A symposium in honor of the 150th anniversary of the publication of "The Origin of Species"
23-Nov-2009 - 24-Nov-2009
Latsis Symposium: Darwin's legacy
A symposium in honor of the 150th anniversary of the publication of
"The Origin of Species"
Organizers: Sebastian Bonhoeffer (ETH Zurich) and Uli Reyer
(University of Zurich)
23 & 24 November 2009, ETH Zurich, Auditorium Maximum, Rämistrasse 101
PROGRAM (23 Nov 2009)
8.30-8.45 Welcome Address
8.45-9.45 Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard (MPI Tübingen)
"Scales and Stripes: Genetic analysis of the development of the
adult structures in Zebrafish"
10.15-11.15 Pim Stemmer (Ammunix, Inc)
"Directed Evolution by Molecular Breeding: a powerful and widely
used process to solve complex industrial problems"
11.15-12.15 Svante Pääbo (MPI Leipzig)
"Reconstructing the Molecular Origins of Humans"
14.00-15.00 J. Craig Venter (J. Craig Venter Institute)
"Taking over Evolution"
15.00-16.00 Andrew H. Knoll (Harvard University)
"The Deep History of Life"
16.30-17.30 Martin A. Nowak (Harvard University)
"Evolution of Cooperation"
PROGRAM (24 Nov 2009)
9.00-10.00 Rosemary & Peter Grant (Princeton University)
"Darwin's Finches"
10.30-11.30 Tim Clutton-Brock (University of Cambridge)
"The Evolution of Society"
11.30-12.30 Dame Linda Partridge (MPI Köln)
"The New Biology of Ageing"
14.00-15.00 Robert, Lord May of Oxford (Oxford University)
"The Darwinian Dynamics of the Banking System
15.00-16.00 David Haig (Harvard University)
"Emma Darwin and the evolution of human childhood"
16.30-17.30 Karl O. Stetter (University of Regensburg)
"Hyperthermophiles in the History of Life"
Limited seat reservation for a half-day minimum possible via email to info@darwinyear09.ch
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Sebastian Bonhoeffer
Theoretical Biology
Institute of Integrative Biology (IBZ)
ETH Zurich, Universitaetsstr. 16
ETH Zentrum, CHN K12.1
CH-8092 Zurich
Switzerland
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