Spring 2019
Date: May 22nd, NB new time: 11:00-11:45
Speakers: Ivar Grytten, Geir Kjetil Sandve og Knut Rand, UiO
Title: Graph-based genome representations
Abstract: See the seminar schedule
Date: May 8th
Speaker: Siri Fjellheim, IPV/CIGENE, NMBU
Title: Evolution of cold acclimation and its role in niche transition in the temperate grass
Date: April 10th
Speaker: Philine Feulner, Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Biogeochemistry, Switserland
Title: Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology. Genomics of the Alpine whitefish radiation
Date: April 3rd
Speakers: Tom Gilbert and Morten Limborg
Topics:
- Life through the hologenomic window
- Applied hologenomics
Date: March 20th
Speaker: Nicola Barson, CIGENE, NMBU
Title: The rainbow genome reveals genetic basis for sex-dependent migratory behavior
Date: March 6th
Speaker: Mads Albertsen, Aalborg University
Title: Genomic-centric metagenomics in the long-read era
Time: 10:15-11:00 (for this seminar only)
Date: February 20th
Speaker: Amine Namouchi, CIGENE, NMBU
Title: Tracing the plague through Medieval times using metagenomics and phylogenomics of ancient DNA
Date: February 6th
Speaker: Yann Guigen and Julien Bobe, INRA, France
Title: Novel teleost whole-genome sequences for studying genome evolution after whole genome duplication (Julien) and sex determination (Yann)
Autumn 2018
Date: November 21st
Speaker: Dr. Michel Moser – postdoctor at CIGENE | BIOVIT |NMBU
Title: Genomic insighs into pollinator adaptation in Petunia
Abstract can be found here.
Date: October 24th
Speaker: Dr. Camille Berthelot, Research Associate (CR2) at INSERM, Paris, France.
Title: Regulatory evolution of mammalian genomes
Abstract can be found here.
Date: October 10th 
Speaker: Dr. Marie-Odile Baudement, postdoctor at CIGENE | BIOVIT |NMBU
Talk title: “Mapping the functional genomic landscape through sequencing of High-salt Recovered Sequences”
Date: 5th of September
Speaker: Dr. Alexander Suh (lab webpage), Dept. of Evolutionary Biology (EBC), Uppsala University
Title: Filling assembly gaps and knowledge gaps with transposable elements
Spring 2018
Date: Wednesday 8th May
Speaker: Prof. Jorge Fernandes
Title: Growth-related epigenetic changes during domestication of Nile tilapia
Date: Wednesday 25th April.
Speaker: Ass. prof. Gustav Vaaje-Kolstad, KBM/NMBU
Title: Proteomic properties of the Atlantic salmon skin-mucus and its microbiota
Date: Wednesday 4th of April
Speaker: Prof. Yves Van de Peer
Talk title: The evolutionary significance of polyploidy.
Place: Festspisesalen på samfunnet (see map: Kart_festspisesal)
Time: 12.15-13.00
Date: Wednesday 21st of March
Speaker: Associate prof. Ola Westengen, Noragric, NMBU
Talk title: Crops and cultures – a co-evolutionary perspective on domestication
Date: Wednesday 8th of March
Speaker: Prof. Susan McCouch, Cornell University, USA
Talk title: The history of rice domestication: genetic isolation punctuated by genetic exchange
Time: 09:15-10.00
SKP auditorium
Date: Wednesday 7th of February
Fabian Grammes, researcher IHA/BIOVIT, NMBU
Talk title: Epigenomic impact on sea lice resistance in Atlantic salmon
Autumn 2017
Date: Wednesday 29 November, 12.15-13.00
Speaker: Tatiana Belova, researcher IPV, NMBU
Talk title: Putting the bread wheat genome sequence to work: analysing Norwegian bread wheat quality cultivars and wheat allergenicity epitopes
Date: Wednesday 15th November
Speaker: Ass. Prof. Simen Rød Sandve
Talk title: The grayling genome reveals insights into gene expression evolution following genome duplication
Where: Husdyrfagbygningen, room H109, 12.15-13.00
Date: Wednesday 1st of October
Presenter: Knut Rudi, Professor in Microbiology. KMB, NMBU
Talk title: Gut microbiota of Atlantic salmon
Date: Wednesday 18th of October
Presenter: Torgeir R Hvidsten. Professor in Bioinformatics. KMB, NMBU
Talk title: Gene regulatory networks involved in wood development (find paper here)
Date: Monday 2nd of October
Presenter: Anna Wargelius. Group leader at the Norwegian Institute for Marine Research.
Talk title: Gene editing-addressing major sustainability issues
in Atlantic salmon farming