Symposium on Population and Landscape Genomics of Ectomycorrhizal Fungi
Start date and time:
End:
6 September 2023, 19:00
Location:
WSL Birmensdorf, Englersaal
Organised by:
Ben Dauphin, Martina Peter (WSL)
Languages:
English
Type of event:
Congresses and conferences
Contents ¶
What is it about? ¶
Ectomycorrhizal fungi (ECM) are key engineers of forest ecosystems as they provide water and nutrients to host trees. These complex host-symbiont interactions are influenced by environmental conditions and can be particularly challenged by extreme climatic events such as drought or heat waves. Although studies on the adaptation of forest tree species have received much attention, especially in view of their long generation time and potential time lag in adapting to changing environmental conditions, little is known about the genomics of environmental adaptation of their symbiotic partners such as ectomycorrhizal fungi. There is therefore a critical need to better understand whether populations of ectomycorrhizal fungi are adapted to their local environments and what is the genetic basis of adaptive traits. To bring this underground world to light, we organise a two-day symposium (5-6 September 2023) on population and landscape genomics of ectomycorrhizal fungi to establish an incubator of ideas to improve our understanding of the genomics and adaptation of ectomycorrhizal fungi species in forest ecosystems. We will particularly cover the topics of new genomic tools and resources available in fungal research, georeferenced environmental databases now freely accessible, and statistical methods used in genotype-environment association analysis as well as their current limitations and the need for experimental validation. The symposium is aimed at young researchers as well as more experienced researchers who have contributed to the field of (ecto)mycorrhizal research with a genetic/genomic touch. The symposium will also be conceived as a highly interdisciplinary event, bringing together scientists from the field of genomics, ecology, symbiont fungi, host-symbiont interactions, and more broadly evolutionary biology.
Key topics that will be covered:
- Environmental adaptation of ectomycorrhizal fungi
- Population genomics/genetics
- Landscape/ecological genomics
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The Symposium is supported by
EVOLTREE,WSL Biodiversity Center, Swiss National Science Foundation
List of speakers ¶
Mark Anthony, Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, Switzerland
Anna Bazzicalupo, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, USA
Sara Branco, University of Colorado Denver, U.S.A.
Etienne Brejon Lamartinière, University of Bielefeld, Germany
Daniel Croll, University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Félix Fracchia, INRAE Nancy, France
Benjamin Dauphin, Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, Switzerland
Jason Hoeksema, University of Mississippi, U.S.A.
Annegret Kohler, INRAE Nancy, France
Francis Martin, INRAE Nancy, France
Sundy Maurice, University of Olso, Norway
Martina Peter, Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, Switzerland
Christian Rellstab, Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, Switzerland
Marc-André Selosse, National Museum of Natural History, France
Venue ¶
How to get here ¶
Zürcherstrasse 111, 8903 Birmensdorf
By public transport ¶
Bus stop Birmensdorf ZH, Sternen/WSL
Accessible by bus lines 220 and 350 via Wiedikon/Triemli or via Birmensdorf station with S-Bahn lines 5 and 14.
By car ¶
See map on map.search.ch or Google Maps
You'll find guest parking spaces (for a fee) behind the main building after passing the main entrance.