ORGANIZERS:

Uzi Motro, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Ran Nathan, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Guy Sella, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

 

Evolutionary biology is perhaps unique among scientific fiends in the peerless importance of a single forefather and foundational manuscript: Charles Darwin's "On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection" stands virtually alone as the formative text of the field. To celebrate Darwin's bicentennial and the 150th anniversary of the publication of "The Origin", we will bring together researchers from diverse biological disciplines, such as computational and systems biology, evolution and development, population genetics and molecular evolution, ecology, and behaviour to explore the myriad roles of evolutionary thinking and highlight the central evolutionary questions in contemporary biology. 

 

SPEAKERS:

Nathalie Balaban, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Naama Barkai, Weizmann Institute of Science
Guy Bloch, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Ariel Chipman, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Andrew Clark, Cornell University
Nir Friedman, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Laurent Keller, University of Lausanne
Marty Kreitman, University of Chicago
Arnon Lotem, Tel Aviv University
Gil McVean, University of Oxford
Uzi Motro, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Ran Nathan, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Avidan Neuman, Bar-Ilan University
Tzachi Pilpel, Weizmann Institute
Molly Przeworski, University of Chicago
Susanne Renner, Ludwig Maximilian University
Robert Ricklefs, University of Missouri-St. Louis
Eran Segal, Weizmann Institute of Science
Guy Sella, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
John Wiens, Stony Brook University