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Introduction

In an era characterized by extinction and habitat loss, it is crucial to explore biological diversity on our planet and understand the evolutionary processes that generate it. Genome sequencing has generated numerous insights into how species form and how they adapt to their environments, which is vital to understand in a changing world. As sequencing technologies improve and become less expensive it becomes feasible to produce high-quality genome assemblies and analyze genetic diversity in a huge number of species, which has led to a number of ambitious projects including the proposed Earth BioGenome Project to sequence all known Eukaryotes. Swedish scientists and SciLifeLab are at the forefront of this field, with genome projects including the pine tree, herring, Arctic fox and 200 mammals, advancing knowledge of topics including population genetics, adaptation, speciation, convergent evolution, and functional constraint.

Deadlines

• Apr 18 2020
  Poster abstract deadline

  
• Apr 18 2020
  Standard registration deadline

  

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Downloads

• Conference Flyer

Speakers

• Federica Di Palma Earlham Institute, United Kingdom
• Nathaniel Street Umeå Plant Science Centre, Umeå University, Sweden
• Richard Durbin Department of Genetics, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
• Karin Norén Department of Zoology, Stockholm University, Sweden
• Kerstin Lindblad-Toh, SciLifeLab Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Uppsala, Sweden
• Stephen Wright Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University o, Canada
• Tanja Slotte SciLifeLab, Stockholm University, Sweden
• Ludovic Orlando CNRS, Toulouse, France; Globe Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark, Denmark

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Venue

Stockholm University

Aula Magna, Stockholm University, Frescativägen 6, Stockholm, 11418, Sweden

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Committee

• Kerstin Lindblad-Toh Uppsala University, Sweden
• Leif Andersson Uppsala University, Sweden
• Matt Webster Uppsala University, Sweden
• Love Dalén Centre for Paleogenetics, Stockholm University, Sweden

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Organised by

SciLifeLab, Science for Life Laboratory, is an institution for the advancement of molecular biosciences in Sweden. We are funded as a national research infrastructure by the Swedish government. Our organization leverages the unique strengths of individual researchers across Sweden into a focused resource for the life science community.

Contact information

Erika Erkstam
SciLifeLab
+46 (0)18 471 42 67
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