Evolutionary emergence of life cycles

26 Oct 2018, 15:00 → 29 Oct 2018, 12:30 Europe/Berlin

Lecture Hall (MPI for Evolutionary Biology)

Organisers: Paul Rainey, Corina Tarnita, Will Ratcliff & Jordi van Gestel

The evolution of life cycles is central to evolutionary transitions and much more.  This three day workshop will bring together a diverse range of scientists to focus on issues such as the link between life cycles, timescales, development and the origins of Darwinian properties (particularly reproduction and its partner heredity), the origins of cells, multicellular organisms and so forth; the impact of nascent cycles on how natural selection comes to effect the evolution of collectives; why death is integral and why death matters.

Invited participants: Buzz Baum, Michael Doebeli, Paulien Hogeweg, Eric Libby, Silvia de Monte, Vidyanand Nanjundiah, Elizabeth Ostrowski, Iñaki Ruiz-Trillo, Fred Spiegel

 

Friday, 26 October

15:00 → 17:00 Registration and display of posters

17:00 → 18:00 Welcome aperitif

18:00 → 20:00 Dinner & Discussions

Saturday, 27 October

09:00 → 10:00 Introduction to workshop and research themes by organizers

(1) Evolutionary origins of life cycles, Paul Rainey
(2) Life cycles and individuality, Corina Tarnita
(3) Evolutionary consequences of life cycles, Will Ratcliff
(4) Life cycles and the origins of development, Jordi van
Gestel

10:00 → 10:45 Discussion Groups

Group 1
Buzz Baum*
Paul Rainey
Fred Spiegel
Jordi van Gestel
Utpal Bora
Shraddha Shitut

Group 2
Arne Traulsen*
Vidya Nanjundiah
Denis Tverskoy
Peter Conlin
Joanna Summers
Eric Libby

Group 3
Fernando Rossine*
Iñaki Ruiz-Trillo
Will Ratcliff
Roman Zapién
Dominika Wloch-Salamon
Lukas Geyrhofer

Group 4
Jennifer Pentz*
Paulien Hogeweg
Michael Doebeli
Pierrick Bourrat
Guy Cooper
Leonardo Gregory-Brunnet

Group 5
Chaitanya Gokhale*
Silvia de Monte
Pedro Marquez-Zacarias
Yuanxiao Gao
Christoph Thies
Michael Barnett

Group 6
Joshua Christie*
Guilhem Doulcier
Yuriy Pichugin
Diethard Tautz
Elizabeth Ostrowski
Maria Bargués-Ribéra
Loukas Theodosiou

10:45 → 11:15 Coffee Break

11:15 → 12:00 Discussion Groups

12:00 → 12:30 Rapporteurs report outcome of the discussion

12:30 → 14:00 Lunch Break

14:00 → 15:00 Research theme (1): Evolutionary origins of life cycles (chalk talks)

• Eric Libby
• Silvia de Monte
• Yuriy Pichugin
• Lukas Geyrhofer

15:00 → 15:30 Discussion

15:30 → 16:00 Coffee Break

16:00 → 18:00 Posters and aperitifs

18:00 → 21:00 Meet and walk or drive to restaurant for dinner - Dinner & Discussions

Sunday, 28 October

10:00 → 11:00 Research theme (2): Life cycles and individuality (chalk talks)

• Elizabeth Ostrowski
• Michael Doebeli
• Pierrick Bourrat

11:00 → 11:30 Discussion

11:30 → 12:00 Coffee Break

12:00 → 12:45 Research theme (3): Evolutionary consequences of life cycles (chalk talks)

• Fred Spiegel
• Michael Barnett
• Buzz Baum

12:45 → 13:00 Discussion

13:00 → 14:30 Lunch Break

14:30 → 15:30 Research theme (4): Life cycles and the origins of development (chalk talks)

• Vidya Nanjundiah
• Iñaki Ruiz-Trillo
• Paulien Hogeweg
• Guilhem Doulcier

15:30 → 16:00 Discussion

16:00 → 18:30 Break, Posters and aperitifs

18:30 → 20:30 Dinner & Discussions

Monday, 29 October

09:00 → 10:30 Discussion Groups

10:30 → 11:00 Coffee Break

11:00 → 12:00 Rapporteurs report / discussion

12:00 → 12:30 Concluding comments