Darwin Lectures

To celebrate 150 years since the publication of “The origin of species.” Elite scientists in the field of evolutionary biology will contribute a series of lectures. These lectures are scheduled monthly at 5:30 PM on Fridays. The Life Science Auditorium is located on the 3rd floor of Life Science Building. Besides the public lectures, all speakers will also spend time mingling with faculty and students.

Invited speakers in the first half year

2/27（Fri）17:30 - 19:00
Wen-Hsiung Li
Director of Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica
James D. Watson Professor, Dept of Ecology & Evolution,
University of Chicago

Studying Evolution in the Era of Modern Biology

3/27（Fri）10:20 - 12:10
Peter Karl Endress
Institute of Systematic Botany, University of Zurich

Flowering Plant Evolution - New Insights, New Questions

3/27（Fri）17:30 - 19:00
Kyoichi Sawamura
Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences,
University of Tsukuba

Genetics of Hybrid Inviability and Sterility in Drosophila

4/10（Fri）17:30 - 19:00
Chung-I Wu
Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of Chicago

Ever Since Darwin - Speciation and Natural Selection in the New Era of Genomics

4/17（Fri）17:30 - 19:00
Artyom Kopp
Section of Evolution and Ecology and Center for
Genetics and Development, University of California Davis

How the fly got its sexy legs:
The origin of novel traits from a molecular perspective

5/8（Fri）17:30 - 19:00
John True
Department of Ecology and Evolution, Stony Brook University

Gene Regulation and Pleiotropy in the
Evolution of Drosophila Pigmentation Patterns

6/5（Fri）17:30 - 19:00
Douglas J. Futuyma
Distinguished Professor, Department of Ecology and Evolution,
Stony Brook University

Evolutionary Biology Since the Origin of Species:
A Perspective on the Darwin Bicentennial