This colloquium is offered during autumn term only. The colloquium is open to PhD and Master's students.
| Moderator: |
Sylvia Martinez, PSC |
| Lecturers: |
PSC professors |
| Registration Deadline: |
September 20 All students registered for the colloquium will receive an eMail on Monday Sept 17 with the list of topics to choose from |
| Schedule: |
Colloquium (part 1) on September 24, 2013, 14.15–18h Colloquium (part 2) on November 5, 2013, 9.15h – 18h Location: Sept 24: ETH main building, tbc |
| Examination: |
Lecture |
| Credit Points: | 2 credit points (60 learning hours) |
The colloquium “Challenges in Plant Sciences” is
a core event of the Plant Science Center's PhD program and the PSC Master’s
module. The colloquium introduces participants to the variety of disciplines in
plant sciences. The topics offer integrated knowledge about plant sciences,
from the molecular level to the ecosystem level, and from basic to applied
science, while making use of the synergies between the different research
groups of the PSC. The course offers a unique chance to approach
interdisciplinary topics as challenges in the field of plant sciences.
During the kick-off meeting (24 Sept), lecturers give
talks on various topics as a broad introduction into their research fields.
Subsequently, each student group prepares a presentation chosen from a variety
of topics and based on literature provided by the tutors. Students gain
knowledge about plant sciences and practice their discussion and presentation skills (5 Nov).
|
14.15 - Welcome & Introduction |
Sylvia Martinez, PSC & University of Basel |
|
14.30 - Forage crop genetics |
Bruno Studer, ETH Zürich |
| 14.45 - Molecular analysis of transgenic plants in the field |
Beat
Keller, University of Zurich |
| 15.00 - Epigenetic control of gene expression | Etienne Bucher, University of Basel |
| 15.15 - The roles of floral traits, hybridization, and biogeography in plant evolution | Elena Conti, University of Zurich |
| 15.30 - Plant communities in a changing world | Jonathan Levine, ETH Zürich |
| 15.45 - Environmental tolerance of plant polyploid species |
Rie Inatsugi, University of Zurich |
|
16.00 - Break |
|
|
16.15 - Plant innate immunity |
Thomas Boller, U Basel |
| 16.30 - Impacts of fragmentation to plant biodiversity |
Chris Kettle, ETH Zurich |
| 16.45 - Defining specificity in cytokinin ligand distribution and signaling interpretation |
Bruno Müller, University of Zurich |
| 17.00 - tbd |
tbd |
| 17.30 - Students and tutors meet to define content of student talks |
All participants |
