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Time and place: , Det Norske Videnskaps-Akademi, Drammensveien 78, Oslo

What does it takes to create and sustain environments that support the development of high-level research projects?

Time and place: , Room 4213, Endosperm

Angiosperm species display a huge variation in the form of their inflorescences, flowers and fruits. This diversity has evolved through modifications in the gene regulatory networks (GRNs), which underlie the development of these structures. To understand how gene evolution brings about the divergence of traits, we focus on the MADS-domain transcription factors, which play important roles in the GRNs that regulate flowering and fruit development. We study how gene regulatory networks can change between species, investigating both the specificity of protein-protein and of DNA-protein interactions, as well as divergence in expression profiles. The main topic of our studies is the MADS-domain transcription factor FRUITFULL (FUL), which has a conserved function in the regulation of flowering time, fruit development and woodiness throughout the angiosperms.
 

Time and place: , Nucleus, Bikuben, Kristine Bonnevies hus

PhD candidate Renate Marie Alling at the Department of Biosciences, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, is defending the thesis 'Environmental and genetic factors affecting endosperm-based post-zygotic hybridization barriers' for the degree of PhD.

Time and place: , Room 4213, Endosperm
Time and place: , Georg Morgenstiernes hus: Arne Næss auditorium 103

In this symposium, experts from various disciplines will illuminate the impacts of polyploidization. Polyploidization is a process in genetics where an organism acquires more than two complete sets of chromosomes.

Registration is appreciated to count potential attendees.