Scientific Programme

The meeting is planned to pioneer, for the microbial ecology and evolution community, a virtual conference format anchored by 5 ‘hub’ institutions (University of Arizona, University of Minnesota, Georgia Tech, University of Exeter, and University of Lausanne). Each hub will organise local symposia that will be broadcast online and that can be attended virtually.

We do not yet know whether this format will be possible in August and are therefore also planning for a fully virtual conference.

The conference will be implemented using a combination of webinar or videoconferencing software (Zoom) and a team communication platform (like Slack) that will allow real time discussion between participants spread across the world.

Themes

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Cooperation, communication and conflict

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Eco-evolutionary dynamics in microbial communities

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Quantitative impact of spatial structure

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Ecology and evolution of infection and the environment

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Ecology and evolution of synthetic organisms

Invited Speakers

Cooperation, communication and conflict

Wenying Shou

Wenying Shou

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Plenary Speaker

Sylvie Estrela

Sylvie Estrela

Yale University

Elisa Granato

Elisa Granato

University of Oxford

Eco-evolutionary dynamics in microbial communities

Isabel Gordo

Isabel Gordo

Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência
Plenary Speaker

Jonathan Friedman

Jonathan Friedman

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Kat Coyte

Kat Coyte

University of Manchester

Quantitative impact of spatial structure

Chenli Liu

Chenli Liu

Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Plenary Speaker

Alma Dal Co

Alma Dal Co

Harvard University

Peter J Yunker

Peter J Yunker

Georgia Tech

Ecology, and evolution of infection and the environment

Paul Turner

Paul Turner

Yale University
Plenary Speaker

Cassy Quave

Cassy Quave

Emory University

Carolyn Ibberson

Carolyn Ibberson

Georgia Tech

Ecology and evolution of synthetic organisms

Jay Lennon

Jay Lennon

Indiana University Bloomington
Plenary Speaker

Amanda Garcia

Amanda Garcia

University of Arizona

Sean Leonard

Sean Leonard

University of Texas