28/10: From genes to ecosystems: evolutionary biology of networks

ORGANISERS: Claire Morandin a, Pierre Nouhaud b

a University of Lausanne, Switzerland; b University of Helsinki, Finland

Contact: claire.morandin@unil.ch

SUMMARY: 

No gene works in isolation and no individual lives in solitary without any interaction with other individuals, species or their environment. This creates networks of interactions that operate at multiple biological levels and shape evolution, from gene network to food web architectures. Networks of interactions from any level could create opportunities for feedback both within a network or between networks at different levels. These feedbacks can in turn influence the dynamics of evolution and adaptation. However, evolution in biological networks is only beginning to be explored with empirical data. Network biology is a novel framework that brings life sciences, mathematics and systems science together to broaden our understanding of biological complexity and evolution across scales. Social insects are a great system to understand biological networks due to their social organization. Our symposium aims to link studies on biological networks at different levels as well as disciplines that use network biology for answering different questions pertaining to the evolution of networks such as gene regulation, colony structure, species interactions or phylogenetics.

ZOOM LINK:

https://cnrs.zoom.us/j/97525031511
ID de réunion : 975 2503 1511
Code secret : 24jXUK

PROGRAMME (London time, pm):