• The Growth of the Evolutionary Thought" WiSe 2013/2014

    MSc Advanced Module / Lecture series

    • Organizers: Dr. Francesco Catania, Dr. Rebecca Heiming, Prof. Joachim Kurtz
    • Course language: English
    • Duration: October 2013 - January 2014
    • First meeting: 22.10.2013, Seminar room (first floor) in the Kavaliershäuschen, Schlossplatz 6, at 18:15
    • Contents:
      • Journal Club: Tuesdays, 18:15 - 19:30, Seminar room (first floor) in the Kavaliershäuschen, Schlossplatz 6
      • Lecture: Wednesdays, 8:45 - 10:00, Seminar room (ground floor) in the Kavaliershäuschen, Schlossplatz 6
    • Students' tasks:
      • Attendance of the Lecture / Journal Club and Seminar
      • Preparation of a presentation and a short essay about an interdisciplinary topic
    • Questions to Dr. Francesco Catania ( Email )

  • Timetable

    Contents of the Lecture series (Download Flyer)

    Date Lecture title Speaker Faculty
    23.10.2013 A brief history of evolutionary theories Prof. Joachim Kurtz Biology
    30.10.2013 Peering into the cradle of life (Lecture hall of the IEB, Hüfferstraße 1) Prof. Harald Strauß Geosciences
    06.11.2013 Evolution and intelligent design. How to refute arguments Prof. Ulrich Krohs Philosophy
    13.11.2013 Is all our species talk completely wrong? Prof. Niko Strobach Philosophy
    20.11.2013 The RNA world Prof. Jürgen Brosius Medicine
    27.11.2013 How did proteins come around? Prof. Erich Bornberg-Bauer Biology
    04.12.2013 Symbiosis and the evolution of cells Prof. Hans-Dieter Görtz Biology
    11.12.2013 Evolution and adaptation in bacteria Prof. Ulrich Dobrindt Medicine
    18.12.2013 The evolution of viruses Prof. Stephan Ludwig Medicine
    08.01.2014 Horizontal gene transfer in eukaryotes PD Jürgen Schmitz Medicine
    15.01.2014 Sociobiology Prof. Norbert Sachser Biology
    22.01.2014 Eugenics Prof. Juliette de Meaux Biology
    06.01.2014 Evolution and ethics Prof. Ludwig Siep Philosophy