Basics in Evolution
Public seminar series
The MGSE seminar series "Basics in Evolution" aims to provide a broad overview on the basics of evolutionary biology as well as on current research in this field, including the opportunity to discuss related issues and questions.
The topics of the seminars are partly based on the textbook “Evolutionary Analysis” (5th edition) by Jon C. Herron and Scott Freeman and all participants are requested to read the respective chapters in preparation for each seminar.
Timetable summer semester 2025
Mondays, 17.00–18.15 in the Social Room of the Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity (Hüfferstr. 1)
| Date | Speaker | Title |
| 14.04.2025 | Magnus Wolf | Evolutionary trees |
| 28.04.2025 | Nora Schulz | Host parasite coevolution |
| 05.05.2025 | Benjamin Bomfleur | Fossil record |
| 12.05.2025 | Jürgen Gadau | Evolution of social behaviour |
| 19.05.2025 | Stephan Ludwig | Evolution of viruses - viruses in evolution |
| 26.05.2025 | Pete Czuppon | Evolutionary game theory |
| 16.06.2025 | Joachim Kurtz | Epigenetics |
| 23.06.2025 | Bharat Ravi | Protein Evolution |
| 07.07.2025 | Ulrich Krohs | Recapitulation |
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