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Talks and Roundtable : Genetic diversity in conservation
A leading figure in evolutionary biology, Prof. Craig Moritz will receive the title of Doctor honoris causa from UNIL at the Dies academicus on May 31, 2024. The day before, he will present an overview of his work, followed by a roundtable of experts.
- Date
- Horaires
- Lieu
- Génopode, Salle B
- Format
- Présentiel
Program (17h-18h30)
Main talk (30 min): Prof. Craig Moritz
"Principles and metrics for maintaining genetic diversity in conservation"
Short talks (10 min):
- Prof. Jérôme Goudet (DEE-UNIL)
"Measuring and predicting kinship, diversity, and inbreeding in the genomic era" - Dr. Stéphane Joost (EPFL)
"Spatial areas of genotype probability and the question of their use in species conservation policies" - Dr. Robert Waterhouse (Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics SIB)
"Assembling an atlas of reference genomes for European eukaryotic biodiversity"
Roundtable discussion
Apéritif (18h30-20h, Amphimax)