Darwin Day 2018: The ecology and evolution of infectious diseases
Welcome to the annual Darwin Day celebration at the University of Oslo! This open event is for everybody interested in science and history. All are welcome! Lectures by C. Jessica E. Metcalf, Carla Saleh, Dieter Ebert, Olivia Roth and Sophie Vanwambeke.
Darwin Day is an international recognition of science and humanity, held in memory of Charles Darwin (1809-1882). Click for full size poster (pdf).
The talks will be accessible and of interest to biologists and non-biologists alike.
You will find an the program below, and abstracts and biographical information at this link.
PROGRAM
10:15 Introduction
Nils Chr. Stenseth (Homepage)
Chair of CEES
Evolving immunity, across fast to slow life-cycles
C. Jessica E. Metcalf (Homepage)
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University, USA
Unravelling the coevolution of pregnancy and immune defence
Olivia Roth (Homepage)
GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel (Evolutionary Ecology of Marine Fishes Research Group: Parental Investment and Immune Dynamics), Germany
Does host-parasite coevolution generate genetic diversity?
Dieter Ebert (Homepage)
Universität Basel, Zoological Institute, Basel, Switzerland
12:45-13:25 Break
Frightful flyers: How to deal with mosquitoes carrying emerging viruses?
Carla Saleh (Homepage)
Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
(Updated*) From functional ecology to human risk of infection: Examples around tick-borne diseases in Belgium and Norway
Sophie Vanwambeke (Homepage)
Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium
15:10 End
* Unfortunately Sarah Reece University of Edinburgh, UK, had to cancel her talk "Once upon a time: The role of circadian rhythms in malaria infection". We are grateful that Sophie Vanwambeke from Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium steps in on short notice!
The event is part of the Oslo Life Science Conference 12–15 February 2018.
