The seminars take place every Monday during term time at 16:15
The format of this seminar is variable. On some dates we will meet in person, at other dates the format will be online (via zoom). Seminars in person take place in the small lecture hall of Zoology (kleiner Hörsaal, Vesalgasse 1, 1st floor). Please check the table below about the format of specific dates. A zoom link (online events) will be communicated to all members of zoology and to everybody registered for the seminar in the week before the seminar starts.
| Week | Date | Speaker | Title* | Format | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19.9. | ||||
| 2 | 26.9. | Michael Whitlock, University of British Columbia, Canada | Challenges and solutions in identifying the genes responsible for local adaptation | online | dieter ebert |
| 3 | 3.10. | Dominik Refardt, ZHAW | Using waste streams to improve the sustainability of microalgae cultivation for the production of bio-based materials | in person | dieter ebert |
| 4 | 10.10. | Tom Hiscock, University of Aberdeen, Scotland | Models for tetrapod joint patterning: how does a finger get its knuckles? | in person | Patrick Tschopp |
| 5 | 17.10. | Eduardo Fernandez-Duque, Yale University, USA | Sexual monogamy and paternal care in pair-living primates | online | Valentin Amrhein |
| 6 | 24.10. | Terence Capellini, Harvard University, USA | The Regulation of Human Skeleton Development | online | Patrick Tschopp |
| 7 | 31.10. | Nalini Puniamoorthy, NUS, Singapore | Insect reproduction: Studying evolutionary diversification and seeking sustainable solutions | online | Santhosh Santhosh, Lukas Schärer |
| 8 | 7.11. | Darren Irwin, UBC Vancouver | Speciation, hybridization, and range limits: insights from the greenish warbler ring species and other avian systems | online | Daniel Berner |
| 9 | 14.11. | Linda Weiss, U Bochum, Germany | Molecular mechanisms of phenotypic plasticity: Environment perception, signal transmission and the development of adaptive phenotypes in the model freshwater crustacean Daphnia | online | dieter ebert |
| 10 | 21.11. | Aman Husbands, UPenn, USA | The complex and reproducible nature of plant development | online | Patrick Tschopp |
| 11 | 28.11. | Jochen Wolf, LMU Munich | Hybridization in natural populations | in person | Walter Salzburger |
| 12 | 5.12. | Antoine Peters, FMI Basel | Role of histone variants in mammalian germ cell development and reproductive fitness | in person | Patrick Tschopp |
| 13 | 12.12. | Reto Burri, Swiss Ornithological Institute | All roads lead to Rome: Complex histories of diversification and hybridization in wheatears | in person | Daniel Berner |
| 14 | 19.12. | Jens-Christian Svenning, Aarhus University | Macroecological-paleoecological perspectives on megafauna effects on ecosystems – implications for conservation and restoration | online | Lilla Lovász, Valentin Amrhein |
* tba: to be anounced
To obtain credit points for participation in this seminar, it is necessary to attend the seminar regularly (attendance will be recorded from the online log-ins) and to write an essay about one of the seminars. Any seminar (except the last two in the term) can be chosen. The essay should be about 3 pages long und should be written in the style of a report/summary of the presentation. It should also include a summary of the main points of the discussion. We prefer essays in English. The essay should be handed in (as a file and in printed form) to the host of the seminar speaker (as listed on the webpage), who will go over it and return it to you with comments. The host of this particular seminar will then send an email to the person responsible for the credit points of the seminar, informing him whether the essay was acceptable or not. An unacceptable essay can be repeated on another occasion.
It is possible to obtain credit points for the Institutskolloqium more than once. To do so, a study contract (Studienvertrag) has to be produced, which needs to be approved by Dieter Ebert at the beginning of the term.
