Computational Approaches to Early Evolution

Computational Approaches to Early Evolution brings together people who work with messy, real-world data on early life. The aim is simple: connect cutting-edge phylogenetics, genome-resolved metagenomics, and molecular evolution to say something concrete about how cells, metabolisms, and communities emerged and diversified. We’ll focus on methods that scale to the current deluge of genomes, handle horizontal gene transfer and link evolutionary inferences to physiology, ecology, and the rock record.

The format is deliberately compact: a small group, plenty of time for discussion, and space to break open half-baked ideas, not just polished stories. The goal is to come away with new collaborations and, ideally, a clearer sense of what it would take to actually test our favourite scenarios for early evolution.

Please register before January 2nd to be included in the first round of selection!

Registration link:

https://forms.oist.jp/form/computational-approaches-to-early-evolution 

Invited speakers

Prof. Phil Hugenholtz – University of Queensland, Australia

Prof. Anja Spang – NIOZ & University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Dr. Masaru K. Nobu – AIST Bioproduction Research Institute, Japan

Prof. Anne-Florence Bitbol – EPFL Institute of Bioengineering, Switzerland

Prof. Tom A. Williams – University of Bath, Dept. of Life Sciences, UK

Dr. Arisa Nishihara – RIKEN BioResource Research Center, Japan

Prof. Robert Lanfear – Australian National University, Australia

Dr. Sandra Álvarez-Carretero – University College London, UK

Prof. Shawn E. McGlynn – Earth-Life Science Institute, Japan

Prof. Ben J. Woodcroft – Queensland University of Technology, Australia

Please contact gergely.szollosi@oist.jp with any questions!