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Mini-symposium: Constraints, trade-offs and the predictability of evolution - From molecular mechanisms to evolutionary outcomes

Wanneer:di 22-09-2026 09:00 - 11:30Waar:Energy Academy, 5159.0291

This symposium is organized on the occasion of the thesis defence "Life is a trade-off - The interplay between selection and constraints in Lactococcus cremoris" by David Ekkers.

Energy Academy, 5159.0291

09:00 Sander van Doorn (GELIFES): Evolutionary theory - What determines the possible paths of evolution?
09:30 Meike Wortel (UvA): Evolutionary consequences of metabolic trade-offs
10:00 David Ekkers (GELIFES): Experimentally testing how constraints and selection shape diversification
10:30 Chris Marx (University of Idaho): Entanglement of epigenetics during genetic adaptation alters evolutionary outcomes
11:00 Closing discussion
Academy Building, Aula
& livestream
12:45 David Ekkers- Thesis defence
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