Understanding the genomic basis of adaptation is a fundamental question in evolutionary biology with far-reaching implications, including for climate change, biodiversity, biological invasion, pest control, and plant and animal health. How environmental change affects the genetic composition of populations is still poorly understood: questions such as how rapidly adaptation can occur, and at what spatial and temporal scales, remain largely unanswered. As a result, several important questions, such as whether substantial environmental changes result in reduction of native European species, lead to their rapid adaptation, or favor invasive species, remain open. The DrosEU consortium is providing an exciting platform to tackle these issues by applying genetics, bioinformatics, and state-of-the-art next-generation sequencing (NGS) technology and analyses to one of the most tractable organisms, the fruit fly Drososphila melanogaster and its relatives.
The scientific goal of this meeting is to discuss the latest insights from the DrosEU community, including invited talks from senior PIs, and contributions from other species to put the results in a broader perspective.”
We are excited to host the European Drosophila Population Genomics Consortium (DrosEU) meeting in Wageningen this year! We are looking forward to two days of exciting science and we cordially invite you to join as well.
Venue
The meeting will be held on the Campus of Wageningen University, in room NcountR of the Impulse building.
Everything you need to know when you come to Wageningen for the DrosEU meeting (8-9 May 2023)
Registration
Members of the Wageningen Graduate School can register for free, for other participants we charge €25. Please note that coffee, tea, and lunch are included. You can register here, https://www.pe-rc.nl/DrosEU.
We are looking forward to seeing you!
Bas Zwaan, Joost van den Heuvel, and Marjan Kampinga (on behalf of DrosEU)
Programme Overview
The first day symposium on Evolutionary genomics of adaptation in natural populations is a mix of contributing talks and two exciting keynote speakers, with not only Drosophila being the star of the show. The second day will the DrosEU consortium meeting proper, but please indicate if you would like to join to see for yourself what it is all about. Please ee the next pages for a detailed programme.
May 8th (Day 1)
9:00–9:25: Walk-in and coffee/tea
9:25–9:30: Welcome (Bas Zwaan)
9:30-10:30: Short talks:
- Noora Poikela – Drosophila montana inversions and their role in climate adaptation
- Daniël Siqueira de Oliveira – Contribution of transposable elements to host shift plasticity in Drosophila
- René Boesten – Local adaptation of Arabidopsis thaliana in a small geographic region with mild environmental clines
10:30-11:00: Break
15:45-17:05: Short talks:
- Paul Schmidt – Rapid adaptation in Drosophila: tempo, mode, and ecological impacts
- Iryna Kozeretska – What can Antarctic endemic Belgica antarctica tell about adaptation to extreme environment?
- Natalie van Dis – Genomic basis of rapid adaptation to climate change in the winter moth
12:25-13:30: Lunch
13:30-15:15: Short talks:
- Joost van den Heuvel – The evolution and genetics of ageing
- Svitlana Serga – In search of Wolbachia-induced cytoplasmic incompatibility in Drosophila suzukii
- Bregje Wertheim – Seasonal biology of Drosophila suzukii
15:15-15:45: Break
15:45-17:05: Short talks:
- Dahise Brilinger – Integrated management of Drosophila suzukii
- Nicky Faber – Gene drive versus Genetic diversity
- Sonja Steindl – “FAIRiCUBE”, machine learning, and DrosEU
- Bahar Patlar – Genomic signatures of clinal adaptation in seminal fluid proteins in Drosophila melanogaster
May 9th (Day 2):
9:00-11:00: Working group updates:
- DEST WG – Joaquin Nunez / Alan Bergland / Marta Coronado-Zamora
- Phenotyping WG – Thomas Flatt
- (If time allows) Axel Wiberg – Population genetics of sexual conflict
11:00-11:30: Break
11:30-12:00: Working group update: TE WG – Josefa González / Miriam Merenciano
12:00-12:30: Short talk: Pau Carazo – Phenotypic plasticity and the ecology of sexual conflict in Drosophila melanogaster
12:30-13:00: Working group update: Suzukii WG – Matthieu Gauttier (online)
13:00-13:30: Lunch
13:30-14:15: Working group update and short talk: Sampling WG – Katja Hoedjes: Drosophila Combined Annotation Dependent Depletion (CADD) plans
14:15-14:45: Working group update: Microbiome WG – Oleksandr Maistrenko
14:45-15:15: Break
15:15-16:15: General DrosEU business Update – Josefa González / Thomas Flatt + Open discussion
16:15-16:30: Closing remarks & any other business – Bas Zwaan + All
Everything you need to know when you come to Wageningen for the DrosEU meeting (8-9 May 2023)
