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
Chair of CEES
Evolving immunity, across fast to slow life-cycles
C. Jessica E. Metcalf
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University, USA
Unravelling the coevolution of pregnancy and immune defence
Olivia Roth
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
Universität Basel, Zoological Institute, Basel, Switzerland
12:45-13:25 Break
Frightful flyers: How to deal with mosquitoes carrying emerging viruses?
Carla Saleh
Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
(Updated*) From functional ecology to human risk of infection: Examples around tick-borne diseases in Belgium and Norway
Sophie Vanwambeke
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.