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Thursday 15 December 2011
| Time | Speaker |
|---|---|
| 13h30 | Welcome & introduction |
| Prof. Alicia Sanchez-Mazas University of Geneva, Department of Genetics and evolution, Anthropology Unit, Switzerland | |
| 14h00 | The Current Status of the Neutral Theory of Molecular Evolution |
| Abstract | Prof. Naoyuki Takahata The Graduate University for Advanced Studies (Sokendai), Hayama, Japan |
| 14h50 | Near Neutrality: the Mutational-Hazard Theory of Genome Evolution |
| Abstract | Prof. Michael Lynch Department of Biology, Indiana University, Bloomington, USA |
| 15h40 | Coffee break |
| 16h00 | Markets and Gods don't like neutral evolution! |
| Abstract | Prof. André Langaney University of Geneva, Department of Genetics and evolution, Anthropology Unit, Switzerland |
| 16h50 | Discussion |
| Prof. Laurent Excoffier University of Bern, Computational and Molecular Population Genetics, Switzerland | |
| Prof. Michel Milinkovitch University of Geneva, Department of Genetics & Evolution, LANE, Switzerland | |
| Dr Estella Poloni, Dr Mathias Currat, Prof. Alicia Sanchez-Mazas University of Geneva, Department of Genetics and evolution, Anthropology Unit, Switzerland | |
| 17h40 | General discussion |
| 18h00 | Closing note |