Sars Symposium June 10th, 2022
Biological transitions: from molecules to evolution
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Schedule:
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08:30 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听Coffee and registration
Welcome
09:00 鈥� 09:10 听 听Prof. Lionel Christiaen, Sars Director
Opening remarks
09:15 鈥� 09:30听 听 Prof. 脴yvind Fiksen, Marine Dean, University of Bergen
09:35 鈥� 09:50 听 听Prof. Edith Heard, EMBL General Director
Morning session: Evolution and development
10:00 - 10:30 听 听听, University of Oslo
- Beyond SNPs: the importance of simple tandem repeats and inversions in evolutionary processes
10:35 - 11:05 听 听 , EMBL
- Rigidity phase transitions in embryonic development: from identification to function
11:05 - 11:25 听听听 Break - coffee and snacks will be served in foyer
11:25 - 11:55 听 听 , Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn
- Gene regulatory networks for development and evolution: lessons from the sea urchin
12:00 鈥� 12:30 听 听, Stowers Institute
- Understanding the Sources of Regenerative Capacity in animals
12:35 鈥� 13:05 听 听, University of Bergen
- Mammalian Regeneration Rhythms
13:05 - 14:35 听 听Lunch - food will be served in foyer
Afternoon session: Neurobiology
14:35 鈥� 15:05 听 听Dr. Maria Sachkova, Sars Centre
- Ctenophore neuropeptides and the origin of neurons
15:10 鈥� 15:40 听 听, University College London
- Breaking symmetry in the brain: from genes to circuits and behaviour
15:45 鈥� 16:05听听听 Break - coffee and snacks will be served in foyer
16:05 鈥� 16:35 听 听, Brandeis University
- Cryptic Changes in Degenerate Circuits Revealed by Perturbations
16:40 鈥� 17:10 听 听, Max Planck Institute for Brain Research听
- Neurons, circuits, behavior and evolution
Reception
17:15 - 18:45听听Light refreshments and informal discussions
Dinner for speakers
20:00
