BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Telerik Inc.//Sitefinity CMS 14.3//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Arab Standard Time BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230101 TZNAME:Arab Standard Time TZOFFSETFROM:+0300 TZOFFSETTO:+0300 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Theme : The many facets of chloroplasts– \;hosted by Dr. Ju an C. Moreno Abstract:In\n my talk\, I will describe experimental approach es to study genome \nevolution in real time. I will discuss three fundamen tal processes in \neukaryotic genome evolution and show how they can be re constructed in \nlaboratory experiments: (i) the transfer of organellar (p lastid and \nmitochondrial) genes to the nuclear genome\, (ii) the horizon tal movement\n of organellar DNA between plants\, and (iii) the travel of nuclear \ngenetic material between plants by horizontal genome transfer. I will \ndescribe our current knowledge about the underlying mechanisms\, a nd \ndiscuss the role of gene and genome transfer events in the generation of\n natural diversity and in the formation of new species. Finally\, I w ill \nshow how horizontal gene transfer can be employed as a versatile too l in\n plant biotechnology and synthetic biology.Bio:Professor\n Ralph Boc k is Director at the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant \nPhysiology. His research team uses a wide range of cutting-edge \ntechniques to inves tigate cell organelles and their interaction with the\n nucleus\, develops tools for biotechnology and synthetic biology\, and \nexplores mechanisms of genome evolution and speciation. Bock is member \nof the National Acad emy of Science (Leopoldina)\, member of EMBO\, and a \nHighly Cited Resear cher. In 2017\, he received the Martin Gibbs Medal of \nthe American Socie ty of Plant Biologists (ASPB) for his pioneering work \non experimental ev olution. He is senior editor of Plant Cell\, and editorial board member of Plant Biotechnol. J. and Mol. Plant.Visit the Spring Lecture Series webpa ge to view the full schedule and learn more about the upcoming lectures. DTEND:20220426T074500Z DTSTAMP:20240329T095004Z DTSTART:20220426T064500Z LOCATION:Auditorium between Buildings 2 & 3 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:CDA Spring Lecture Series- Genes gone wild: Experimental evolution meets synthetic biology UID:RFCALITEM638473134045865077 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Theme : The many facets of chloroplasts– \;hosted by Dr. Juan C. Moreno
Abstract:
In\n my talk\, I will describe experimental approaches to stu
dy genome \nevolution in real time. I will discuss three fundamental proce
sses in \neukaryotic genome evolution and show how they can be reconstruct
ed in \nlaboratory experiments: (i) the transfer of organellar (plastid an
d \nmitochondrial) genes to the nuclear genome\, (ii) the horizontal movem
ent\n of organellar DNA between plants\, and (iii) the travel of nuclear \
ngenetic material between plants by horizontal genome transfer. I will \nd
escribe our current knowledge about the underlying mechanisms\, and \ndisc
uss the role of gene and genome transfer events in the generation of\n nat
ural diversity and in the formation of new species. Finally\, I will \nsho
w how horizontal gene transfer can be employed as a versatile tool in\n pl
ant biotechnology and synthetic biology.
Bi
o:
Professor\n Ralph Bock is Director at the Max Planck Instit
ute of Molecular Plant \nPhysiology. His research team uses a wide range o
f cutting-edge \ntechniques to investigate cell organelles and their inter
action with the\n nucleus\, develops tools for biotechnology and synthetic
biology\, and \nexplores mechanisms of genome evolution and speciation. B
ock is member \nof the National Academy of Science (Leopoldina)\, member o
f EMBO\, and a \nHighly Cited Researcher. In 2017\, he received the Martin
Gibbs Medal of \nthe American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB) for his
pioneering work \non experimental evolution. He is senior editor of Pl
ant Cell\, and editorial board member of Plant Biotechnol. J. and Mol. Plant.
Visit the Spring Lecture Series webpage to view the full schedule and learn more about the upco ming lectures.
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