From: ltkhkunta-bounces@lists.oulu.fi [mailto:ltkhkunta-bounces@lists.oulu.fi] On Behalf Of Ritva Saastamoinen Sent: 9. syyskuuta 2013 12:47 To: bco@lists.oulu.fi; ltkhkunta@lists.oulu.fi; ltkopettajat@oulu.fi; denttarit@lists.oulu.fi; bklist@lists.oulu.fi Subject: [Ltkhkunta] Reminder: EvoDevPopGen Workshop this week, Sept 12-13
Hi everyone, We have a very interesting workshop in the end of this week, with an excellent selection of speakers – it is possible to come to listen to the lectures also without registration. Best wishes, Ritva
Workshop on Evolutionary, Developmental and Population Genetics, September 12-13, 2013https://wiki.oulu.fi/display/genetics/Workshop+on+Evolutionary%2C+Developmental+and+Population+Genetics%2C+September+12-13%2C+2013
Program (updated 28.8.2013) Thursday 12 September Room IT113 09.00-09.30 Get together coffee 09.15-09.30 TED Virtual Lecture - Orientation to the subject 09.30-09.45 Opening and orientation by Seppo Vainio & Tanja Pyhäjärvi 09.45-10.30 Brandon Gaut (USA): "Methylation and the evolution of plant genes and genomes" 10.30-11.15 Jukka Jernvall (Finland):“Comparative enhancer landscapes of tooth genes" 11.15-11.45. Coffee/Tea break and social activity 11.45-12.30 Ram Reshef (Israel): "Hox genes and the establishment of the kidney morphogenetic field" 12.30-13.15 Rachel Giles (Holland): "Evolution of the kidney" 13.15-14.00 Lunch break Note: change of venue to IT115 14.00-14.45. Hadi Valadi (Sweden): “Exosomes shuttle RNA between cells, a potential vector for delivery of therapeutic nucleic acids to cells" 14.45-15.45. Student - speaker discussions on the topics (Please register to the teams) 1. Evolutionary biology (Room SÃ110) 2. Nanovesicles/exosomes (Room SÃ124) 3. Developmental Biology (Room TF105) 15:45-16:30. Benedetta Bussolati (Italy): “Nanovesicles in control of progenitor cells and kidney function" 16:30-17:00 Maija Puhka (Finland): "Microvesicle research in Helsinki Urological Biobank - from technical challenges to biomarkers" Friday 13 September Note: change of venue to Room PR101 09.00-09.30. Get together coffee - TED lecture in lecture hall 09.30-10.00. Summaries and reviews of the discussions from the 1-3 miniteams given by the students 10.00-10.45. Mark Hankins (UK): “The evolution of non-visual photoreceptors in the vertebrates" 10:45-11:15 Coffee/Tea break and social activity 11.15-12.00 Moises Mallo (Spain): "Variations in rib numbers among vertebrates: a story of small differences with a big impact". 12.00-12.45 Brandon Gaut (USA). "The molecular and functional diversity of adaptive convergence." Closing of the workshop by Seppo Vainio and Tanja Pyhäjärvi
*************************************** Ritva Saastamoinen, PhD, Docent Biocenter Oulu Doctoral Programme Coordinator Adjunct associate professor
Biocenter Oulu PL 5000 (Aapistie 5a) FIN-90014 University of Oulu, Finland
Tel: (+358) 0294 48 6102 ritva.saastamoinen(at)oulu.fi http://www.oulu.fi/biocenter/doctoral-programme ***************************************