GELIFES 10th Anniversary Symposium - Decoding Life’s Diversity
When:Th 26-06-2025 09:30 - 23:59Where:EM2, Suikerlaan 6, 9743 DA Groningen
On Thursday 26 June, GELIFES will celebrate the launch of our institute 10 years ago with a special lustrum symposium at EM2 in Groningen. More information on our keynote speakers, the venue, and registration can be found on the symposium website.
Programme:
| 09:30 | Walk-in & registration |
| 10:00 | Opening remarks by Scientific Director |
| Session 1 - EM2 Main Room (Chair: Klemens Eriksson) | |
| 10:10 |
Helmut Hillebrand (University of Oldenburg, Germany) Beyond alpha – The multiple dimensions of biodiversity change |
| 10:50 |
Klemens Eriksson
Uncover a data deficient Wadden Sea |
| 11:10 |
Pablo Tittonell
Agroecology - Towards resilient food systems and landscapes for people and nature |
| 11:30 | Tea/coffee break |
| Session 2 - EM2 Main Room (Chair: Hans van Veen) | |
| 11:50 |
Eric Schranz (Wageningen University & Research) Maroon rice from Suriname - Genomic diversity reflects 350 years of colonial history |
| 12:30 |
Jean-Christophe Billeter
How to integrate evolutionary and mechanistic approaches using Drosophila |
| 12:50 |
Joana Falcao Salles
Ecological powerhouses - Leveraging the microbiome for climate change resilience and sustainable production |
| 13:10 | Lunch - Red Tent/Patio |
| Session 3 - ALU Tent (Chair: Peter Meerlo) | |
| 14:10 |
Niels Rattenborg (MPI Biological Intelligence, Germany) A bird's-eye view of sleep |
| 14:50 |
Sanne Moorman
How perception affects action - Studying neural integration of auditory feedback in birdsong and speech |
| 15:10 |
Lukas van de Oudenhove (KU Leuven, Belgium) Small molecules, big impact? - Short-chain fatty acids as microbiota-gut-brain axis mediators of human psychophysiology |
| Session 4 - TOKO | |
| 15:50 | Posters & drinks |
| Session 5 - ALU Tent (Chair: Yagmur Erten) | |
| 16:50 |
Hanna Kokko (Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz, Germany) Shades of grey in the context of death |
| 17:30 |
Ido Pen
Maternal manipulation of offspring size can trigger the evolution of eusociality in promiscuous species |
| 17:50 |
Maurine Dietz
Microbiomes in avian ecology |
| 18:10 | Poster prizes |
| 18:20 | Closing remarks |
| 18:30 | Dinner - EM2 Café/Garden |
| Social and disco with DJ 20:00-00:00 - EM2 Café |
