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SCHOOL SEMINARS 2012-2013

SCHOOL SEMINARS 2012-2013. School Seminar Series Munro Fox Lecture Theatre Wednesdays 4:00- 5:00. Autumn Date Speaker Institution Host 16-Nov-12 Kevin Foster Oxford Dr Brown 28-Nov-12 Sylvain Gandon Montpellier Prof Jansen

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SCHOOL SEMINARS 2012-2013

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  1. SCHOOL SEMINARS 2012-2013

  2. School Seminar Series Munro Fox Lecture Theatre Wednesdays 4:00- 5:00 Autumn DateSpeakerInstitutionHost 16-Nov-12 Kevin Foster Oxford Dr Brown 28-Nov-12 Sylvain Gandon Montpellier Prof Jansen 12-Dec-12 Alex Webb CambridgeProf Bogre

  3. School Seminar Series Munro Fox Lecture Theatre Wednesdays 4:00-5:00 Spring DateSpeakerInstitutionHost 09-Jan-12 Amanda Harvey Brunel Dr Devoto 23-Jan-12 Claire Russell Royal Veterinary Prof Williams 06-Feb-12 Francis Ratnieks Sussex Dr Raine 20-Feb-12 Julian Hibberd Cambridge Dr Lopez 06-Mar-12 Virpi Lumma Sheffield Dr Ubeda 20-Mar-12 Lee Sweetlove Oxford Prof Bramley

  4. School Seminar Series FRIDAY 16TH NOVEMBER 4 – 5PM, BOURNE LECTURE THEATRE 2 Professor Kevin Foster Professor of Evolutionary Biology, University of Oxford “Social evolution in microbes” Host: Dr Mark Brown ,

  5. Social Evolution in Microbes Kevin Foster Professor of Evolutionary Biology University of Oxford Since Darwin, evolutionary biologists have been fascinated by cooperative behaviour. For example, honeybee workers labour their whole life without reproducing, birds make alarm calls, and humans often help one another. But how cooperative are cells in microbial groups? We study this question using a diversity of systems, including simulation models, pseudomonad bacteria and budding yeast. We find that genetic similarity is an emergent property of microbial groups that grow through simple cell division, which creates favourable conditions for cooperation among cells of a single species. Moreover, we find that microbes can actively adjust both their genetic mixing and investment into social traits in a way that promotes cooperation within a species. However, our models and experiments on the interactions between different microbial species suggest that – between species – the evolution of competitive phenotypes is more important than cooperation. This all suggests a model where microbes are nice to clonemates but not much else.

  6. School Seminar Series Munro Fox Lecture Theatre Wednesdays 4:00-5:00 WEDNESDAY 28th NOVEMBER 4 – 5PM, MUNRO FOX LECTURE THEATRE Sylvain Gandon Head of the Evolutionary Ecology and Epidemiolog team CEFE, Montpellier “Evolution of host defenses against pathogens: space, mothers and drugs” Host: Prof Vincent Jansen ,

  7. School Seminar Series Munro Fox Lecture Theatre Wednesdays 4:00-5:00 Evolution of host defenses against pathogens: space, mothers and drugs Sylvain Gandon Head of the Evolutionary, Ecology and Epidemiolog team CEFE, Montpellier Very different defense strategies may evolve against natural enemies. Here we explore the effects of various factors on this evolution. First, we will show how spatial structure can alter the evolutionary epidemiology of host resistance and even favor altruistic host defense strategies. Second, we will study conditions favoring the evolution of maternal transfer of immunity. Finally, we will explore the dilemma facing some bacterial hosts exposed to infections by either pathogens or foreign genetic elements carrying drug resistance

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