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