Here you find the schedule of the Friday Seminars.
These are a series of talks in Biology taking place every Friday at lunchtime - it is a very friendly environment and the discussion after the presentation is normally very chill and quite enriching for both speakers and audience.
The seminars are held from 12:30 to 13:30 in Askja N-132 unless stated otherwise. Click on the title to see the abstract and Zoom link.
Friday Seminars fall of 2026 are organised by Kristján F. Sveinbjörnsson, Jonathan Kirshner and Sara XX. Drop us a line if you're interested in presenting or have questions.
Seminars Autumn 2026
| Date | Speaker | Title | Affiliation |
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| Nov 8th | Graduate retreat | ||
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| Dec 18th |
Seminars Spring 2026
This season was organised by Kenedy Williams, Ruhula Goswami and Andreas Guðmundsson-Gaehwiller.
| Date | Speaker | Title | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23rd | SENS Masters Day | University of Iceland | |
| Jan 21st | Einar Pétur Jónsson | Midway evaluation: Growth and fitness of marine organisms facing multiple stressors – experimental insights from capelin (Mallotus villosus), Pseudonitzchia delicatissima (diatom), and the green and purple sea urchins (Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis and Paracentrotus lividus). | University of Iceland |
| Jan 23rd | Brynhildur Magnúsdóttir | Midway evaluation: Genetic insight into the Icelandic white eagle population | University of Iceland |
| Jan 30th | Tómas Árnason | Midway evaluation: Effects of Salinity and Temperature on the Performance of Farmed Arctic charr from the Fry Stage to Adult Size. | University of Iceland |
| Feb 6th | Gabrielle Ladurée | Midway evaluation: Space use, foraging, social systems, and personality in stream-dwelling salmonids. | Holar University |
| Feb 13th | Guðbjörg Ósk Jónsdóttir | Midway evaluation: Diversity of feeding elements in Icelandic charr: Parallelism in Morphology, Phenotypic Plasticity and Development of Feeding Elements Along the Benthic – Pelagic axis | University of Iceland |
| Feb 27th | Jón Hjalti Eiríksson | Icelandic sheep and the selection for scrapie resistance. | Icelandic Agricultural University |
| Mar 13th | Lieke Ponsioen | The fishy mysteries of Thingvallavatn: unravelling salmonid habitat utilisation using acoustic telemetry, remote sensing, and machine learning. | University of Iceland |
| Mar 20th | Sarah Omari and Saida Amarache | Integrative morphological and molecular characterization of two Acanthobothrium species (Cestoda: Onchoproteocephalidea) from Raja asterias and Raja radula in the Algerian Mediterranean & Digenean Parasites of Marine Fishes: Biodiversity, Life Cycles, and Ecological Significance | University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene |
| Apr 10th | Chandler Stairs | Ecology and Ecophysiology of New Brunswick Fishes: Insights from Atlantic wolffish and Salmonids. | University of New Brunswick (Fredericton) |
| April 24th | Gabriel Santiago N. R. Ferreira | Midway evaluation: Assessing myxosporean (Cnidaria, Myxozoa) presence and diversity in the Minho River: traditional approaches versus eDNA metabarcoding. | U.Iceland |
| May 7th | Francesco Golin | Midway evaluation: Between the Atlantic and the Arctic: Icelandic groundfish community dynamics across depths and their implications for marine conservation and management. | Marine and freshwater Institute / U.Iceland |
| May 15th | Masters Day for biology, aquatic biology and bioinformatics graduates | ||
| May 22nd | Ragnheiður Diljá Ásmundsdóttir | Palaeoproteomics and human evolution | U. Copenhagen / U. Iceland |
| May 28th | Isabel Blasco-Costa | Are we missing the boat? Time for using multiple independent loci in trematode diversity studies | Natural History Museum (Geneva) |
| May 28th | Peter Olson | Glow-Worms: 3D imaging of gene expression and neuromuscular anatomy in a parasitic flatworm | Natural History Museum (London) |
| May 29th | Chris Osborne | Craniofacial development and genomics | SUNY, U. Buffalo |
| June 5th | L. Janus Hansen | Midway evaluation: Biology and hydrology of streams in the Faroe Islands | U. Iceland |
Seminars Autumn 2025
This season was organised by Kenedy Williams, Ruhula Goswami and Andreas Guðmundsson-Gaehwiller.
| Date | Speaker | Title | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13th | Tomas Scholz | Hunting Fish Parasites Around the World: Lessons from the Field. | Institute of Parasitology |
| Aug 22nd | Valentina Oborina | Emerging Vector-Borne Parasitic Disease in Dogs in the Nordic-Baltic Region | Estonian University of Life Sciences |
| Sep 5th | Debabrata Goswami | IIT Kanpur | |
| Sep 12th | Rachel Paterson | Integrating parasites into aquatic biodiversity monitoring | Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, Trondheim, Norway |
| Sep 19th | |||
| Sep 26th | SENS Masters Day | ||
| Oct 3rd | Elísabeth Knudsen | Exploring plumage colour variation in North Atlantic eiders | University of Iceland |
| Oct 10th | IceBio Conference | ||
| October 15th | Caroline Haas | Acoustic behaviour and spatiotemporal occurrence of northern bottlenose whales within the Nordic Seas | University of Iceland |
| Oct 24th | Haseeb Randhawa | My 2025 sabbatical: old friends and new research opportunities | University of Iceland |
| Oct 31st | Halloween Special! | ||
| Nov 7th | Egill Gautason | Studying the genome of Icelandic Cattle | LBHI |
| Nov 14th | Kesara Margrét Jónsson | An overview of my research on introgressive hybridisation in Icelandic birch, 1984-2025. | University of Iceland |
| Nov 21st | Brynhildur Magnúsdóttir | POSTPONED - Genetic insight into the Icelandic white eagle population | University of Iceland |
| Nov 28th | Jóhannes Guðbrandsson | Candidates for stream and lake restoration in Mýrar, Iceland | HAFRO |
| December 5th | Maria Glarou | Life in a cold-water environment: allometric adaptations of cetaceans in Skjálfandi Bay, Iceland. | University of Iceland |
| December 12th | Mai Lynn Duong | University of Iceland | |
| Dec 15th | Safina Musa | Phd. defence: Effects of Aquafeed Management on Nile Tilapia Production – Environmental and Economic Consequences | University of Holar / University of Iceland |
Seminars Spring 2025
This season was organised by Kenedy Williams, Ruhula Goswami and Andreas Guðmundsson-Gaehwiller.
| Date | Speaker | Title | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 17th | Marina de la Camera | Doctoral Defense - The genomic basis of adaptive differentiation between closely related morphs of Arctic charr | University of Iceland |
| Jan 24th | SENS Masters Day | University of Iceland | |
| Feb 7th | Charlotte Lindqvist | Paleogenetic insights into life and climate history in Southeast Alaska | University of Buffalo |
| Feb 14th | Adam Smith | How do animals choose mates? Understanding sexual selection by studying sensory systems. | University of Iceland |
| Feb 21st | Bastien Claude Jean Papinot | What is hiding within the moss? Assessing the factors influencing bryosphere diversity | University of Iceland |
| Feb 28th | Val Nickels & Sherri Woelfer | Building Bridges: Collaborative Approaches to Science Education. | Ocontol Falls School District (Wisconsin USA) |
| Mar 14th | Khrystyna Kurta | Genetic Insights into the Reproductive Performance of Swedish Arctic Charr (Salvelinus alpinus) | Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Department of Animal Biosciences, Sweden |
| Mar 21st | Theodoros Karpouzoglou | Three Forcing Mechanisms of Freshwater Transport in Fram Strait | HAFRO |
| Matt Brachmann and Kevin Parsons | Metabolic Adaptations in Icelandic Three-Spine Sticklebacks. + Phenotypic Plasticity Promotes Adaptive Evolution in Fish | ||
| Mar 28th | Christiaan Henkel | Can we use single cell sequencing to optimize salmon development? | Norwegian University of Life Sciences |
| April 25th | Christos Geordiadis | The entomology collection of the ZMUA: the case of ants and some elusive and interesting species for Greece, Europe and… Iceland! | University College London |
| May 8th | Lisa Shama and Antti Eloranta | Do you remember? Transgenerational plasticity to ocean climate change in marine sticklebacks. + Environmental Drivers of Food Web in High Altitude Lakes | |
| May 9th | Alessandra Schnider | Phenotypic plasticity in Mývatn threespine stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus): response to temperature and diet within and across generations | Holar University |
| June 19th | Harald Yurk | How and why is sound important to animals such as killer whales and why should we care about it? | Simon Fraser University |
| June 20th | Anna Selbmann | The role of acoustic signals in interactions within and between species of cetaceans | University of Iceland |
Seminars Autumn 2024
Seminars Spring 2024
Friday Seminars Autumn 2023
| Date | Title | Speaker | Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31st | GDAP1 loss of function inhibits the mitochondrial pyruvate dehydrogenase complex | Axel Methner | Institute of Molecular Medicine, University Medical Center Mainz, Germany | |
September 1st | Acrtic charr in Thingvallavatn: the past, the present and the future | Kalina Kapralova | Institute for Experimental Pathology at Keldur | |
| Development of Atlantic herring population genetic and assignment tools using SNPChip data | Jake Goodall | Uppsala University | |
September 22nd | Fish 'n' Ships and Albatrosses | Amanda Kuepfer | Seabird Ecologist for Falklands Conservation | |
| September 29th | Coexistence with partial reproductive isolation through varying environmental heterogeneity: How sympatric morphs persist in an Arctic charr metapopulation? | Han Xiao | University of Iceland | |
Oct 6th | Evolutionary history of cyanobacteria | Petr Dvorak | Palacky University Olomouc (Czechia) | |
| Oct 20th | Behavioral change in novel ecosystems | Florian Ruland | West Iceland Nature Center/Free University of Berlin | |
Oct 27th | Lessons from the Deep: Applying the Toothfish Blueprint to Investigate Population Structure in Blue Whiting | Brendon Lee | University of Iceland | |
Nov 3rd | Mycorrhizal fungi and friends: Opportunities and challenges in studying soil microbial communities | Erin Haskell | - | |
Nov 17th | Investigating the role of Smoothened mutations in downstream hedgehog signaling activity and in the development of osteoarthritis in zebrafish | Abbi Smith | University of Iceland | |
Nov 24th | Towards production-scale sterility in diploid Atlantic salmon | Eduardo Rodriguez | Benchmark Genetics | |
Dec 1st | Caroline Haas | University of Iceland | ||
Dec 8th | Hildur Magnusdottir | Running Tide Iceland | ||
Dec 14th *N-131 1:00 PM-2:00 PM | One Child Every Child: Transforming Child Health and Wellness Research in Canada | Benedikt Hallgrimsson | University of Calgary |
Lectures during the spring semester
| Date. | Title of the paper / Title | Lecturer / speaker | Workplace/Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
January 20 | Carbon and hydrology in birch woodland soils | Solveig Sanchez | Agricultural University of Iceland |
February 3 | Juvenile gadoid abundance on maerl (rhodolith) beds in Iceland | Michelle Valliant | University Center in the West Fjords |
February 10 | What are the fish even doing out there? | Gudbjörg Asta Olafsdottir | Marine Research Institute |
February 24 | Student meeting: movie + discussion | Queer Society | University of Iceland |
| March 2 | Assembling Crop Wild Relatives: Plastomes, Mitogenomes and a Super Pan-Genome | Martina Strömvik | McGill University, Canada |
March 3 | Non-breeding distribution of Icelandic Oystercatchers and the potential migratory connectivity between breeding and non-breeding sites | Sölvi Runar Vignisson | South Iceland Research Centre & South Iceland Knowledge Centre |
| March 6 | Fungi: from soil biodiversity to bioremediation of pollutants | Lydia Nicola | University of Pavia, Italy |
March 10 | Population genetics of Arctic cod species | Axel Wilhelm Einarsson | University of Iceland |
March 17 | The genetic basis of adaptive differentiation between closely related morphs of Arctic charr | Marina de la Cámara | University of Iceland |
March 24 | Can sexual selection be too strong to be beneficial? | Maximilian Tschol | University of Aberdeen (UK) |
March 31 | Research on Priridium sociabile: a breach between free living and parasitic organisms | Asthildur Erlingsdottir | University of Iceland Pathology Experimental Station at Keldur |
April 14 | Research for ecological restoration | Asa Aradottir | Agricultural University of Iceland |
April 21 | The use of fish parasites as bioindicators | Sara Dallarés | Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain |
| May 3 | From cold to life: preserving fish biodiversity with sperm cryopreservation | Anatoly Sotnikov | University of South Bohemia, Czech Republic |
May 5 | Effects of aquafeed management on Nile tilapia production – environmental and economic consequences | Safina Aluoch Musa | Sang'oro Aquaculture Research Station, Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute |
May 12 | The Icelandic Museum of Natural History – Education, research and science outreach | Ragnhildur Gudmundsdottir | Icelandic Museum of Natural History |
May 19 | Tracking Icelandic Arctic terns | Joane Morten | Exeter University |
May 26 | How can we assess the impacts of multiple stressors in marine habitats? | Einar Peter Jonsson | Marine Research Institute (HAFRO) & University of Iceland |
Lectures during the spring semester
| Date. | Title of the paper / Title | Lecturer / speaker | Workplace/Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 7 | Towards a complete reference genome of Hordeum erectifolium using long-read genomic and transcriptomic sequencing | Einar Haraldsson | University of Bonn |
| January 14 | Occurrence of pilot whales and killer whales in Icelandic coastal waters and their interspecific interactions | Anna Selbmann | University of Iceland |
| January 28 | Should we be adding nutrients to streams to boost salmon productivity? | Neil Metcalfe | University of Glasgow |
| February 11 | Fishing for Sympatry in Salmonid Gene Pools: An Investigation of the Underpinnings of Sympatric Morph Differentiation within Salmonidae | Sarah Salisbury | Dalhousie University |
| February 18 | Understanding and managing hungry herbivores and their interactions with clever plants | Jennifer Forbey | Boise University |
| February 25 | A chromosome-resolved genome of Darwin's giant daisy trees shows the genomic basis of the plant island syndrome | Jose Cerca | Nowegian University of Science and Technology |
| March 18 | Advances in shrub dendrochronology (or the hidden secrets of shrub growth rings) | Stephane Boudreau | Laval University |
| March 25 | Using botanical characters and genome-wide DArTseq genotyping to assess genetic diversity of willows (Salix species) from the mountains of Central Europe. | Radim J. Vashut | Palacký University in Olomouc |
| April 1 | Eeeek! – an eight-legged science journey | Ingi Agnarsson | University of Iceland |
| April 8 | The importance of South Iceland for cetaceans | Philippa Samarra | University of Iceland |
| May 6 | Ecosystem tipping points as a possible cure for environmental collapse: the case for tropical coral reefs | Mark Hay | Georgia Institute of Technology |
| May 13 | Temporal patterning of the developing spinal cord by a Notch signaling timetable | Craig Jacobs | University of Calgary |
Lectures during the fall semester
| Date. | Title of the paper / Title | Lecturer / speaker | Workplace/Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 16 | Genetics and developmental plasticity affect craniofacial variation in sympatric morphs | Arnar Palsson | University of Iceland |
| September 23 | Midterm evaluation: Investigating the Measures and Impacts of Sustaining and Growing Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) Populations in Rivers of Northeast Iceland | Some Yi Lai | University of Iceland |
| September 30 | The establishment of the European flounder (Platichthys flesus) in Icelandic waters – the story of a new species | Theresa Henke | Research Center in the Westjords |
| October 14 | Understanding the bases of phenotypic variation | Marta Vidal Garcia | University of Calgary |
| October 21 | Genetic Disease and the Structure of Craniofacial Variation | Benedikt Hallgrimsson | University of Calgary |
| October 28 | Sea change: looking to the past, present, and future | Aki Jarl Laruson | University of Iceland |
| November 4 | Effects of land conversion in sub-arctic landscapes on densities of ground-nesting birds | Aldis Erna Palssdottir | South Iceland Research Center |
| November 11 | Semiar discussion: Ecological Economics. On-line starting at 13:00h | Jon D. Erickson | University of Vermont |
| November 18 | Patterns and processes of birch establishment in space and time – Implications for large-scale restoration | Anna Mariager Behrend | Agricultural University of Iceland - LBHÍ |
| November 25 | Do micronutrient profiles of parasites match those of their hosts?: a case study of elasmobranchs and their tapeworms | Haseeb Randhawa | University of Iceland |
| December 2 | Uncovering natural histories of mutator alleles in budding yeast. | Pengyao Jiang | University of Washington |
| December 9 | Phenotypic drift in individual preference as a strategy for unpredictable worlds | Ryan Maloney | Department of Organismic & Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University |
| December 16 | Bird research at the University of Iceland's Research Center at Snæfellsnes | Jamie Carroll | Research Center in Snæfellsnes |
Lectures during the spring semester
| Day | Title of talk | Speaker | Organization / Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 22 | The interplay among socio-positive behaviors, relatedness and food availability in female vervet monkeys | Alessandra Schneider | Holar University |
| February 12 | Palaeogenetics & Proboscideans: The use of ancient DNA to analyze the evolutionary history of extinct elephant species | Sina Belaka | University of Iceland |
| February 19 | Development of Buccinum undatum (Neogastropoda: Buccinoidea) as a novel model of phenotypic variation | Jake Dylan Goodall | University of Iceland |
| March 5 | Drivers of maturity in a northern partial migrant | Solvi Vignisson | University of Iceland |
| March 12 | The mechanisms of density dependent population regulation in waders | Maite Cerezo Araujo | University of Iceland |
| March 19 | From whales to sea turtles: AI & conservation | Jake Levenson | U.S. Department of the Interior |
| March 26 | Fish cognition: what did we learn from fish/our mistake? | Marion Dellinger / David Benhaim | Holar University |
| April 9 | Cancelled | ||
| April 16 | Meeting of the Icelandic Ecological Society | ||
| April 23 | The Reykjavík ant project | Marco Mancini | University of Iceland |
| April 30 | Starling and horses | Hrefna Sigurjonsdottir | University of Iceland |
| May 1 | Recovery of Ascophyllum nodosum after harvesting in Breiðafjörður | Lilja Gunnarsdottir | University of Iceland |
Lectures during the fall semester
| Day | Title of talk | Speaker | Organization / Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 24 | Interactions between oak trees and cervids during forest regeneration | Julien Barrère | INRAE |
| October 1 | PhD Defense | Ingeborg Klarenberg | University of Iceland / University of Akureyri |
| October 15 | IceBio | ||
| October 22 | Interannual variability in recruitment of Patagonian toothfish on the Patagonian Shelf: driven by ecology and oceanography. | Haseeb Randhawa | University of Iceland |
| October 29 | The bumpy shrimp & why should we care | Francesco Golin | University of Pandova |
| November 5 | Environmental stress as an evolutionary force: insight from frogs and isopods | Katja Rasänen | University of Jyväskylä |
| November 12 | Life history and migration of lumpfish around Iceland | James Kennedy | MFRI Iceland |
| November 19 | Primates and linear infrastructure in South Africa: mortality and mitigation | Birthe Linden | University of Venda |
| November 26 | Trends and threats in the terrestrial biodiversity of the French subantarctic islands | Mathilde Defourneaux | Agricultural University of Iceland |
| December 3 | The long road to Iceland - parasitology as a driving force | Bjoern C. Schaeffner | Source |
| December 10 | From DNA to liquid-like properties: chromatin, this noodle soup | Sebastien Matlos | University of Iceland |
| December 17 | PhD defense | Charles Hansen | University of Iceland |
Lectures during the spring semester
| Day | Title of talk | Speaker | Organization / Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 24 | Master's Day in Natural Sciences / MS student graduation lectures | University of Iceland | |
| January 31 | Tags, drones and whale fat: emerging technologies for studying body condition in whales | Alec Burslem | University of St Andrews |
| February 7 | Can you save a mutant? Transcriptional profiling of compensatory evolution in Drosophila melanogaster | Baldur Kristjansson | University of Iceland |
| February 21 | Evolution of human commensalism in Passer sparrows - effects on skull morphology and brain size | Marina de la Cámara | University of Iceland |
| February 28 | Gísli Már Gíslason Symposium | ||
| March 3-5 | Nordic Society OIKOS conference - Harpa | ||
| March 6 | Hvatinn - Icelandic website about science news | Edda Olgudóttir and Anna Verónika Bjarkadóttir | The Motivation |
| March 18-19 | Biology graduate student retreat - Laugarvatn- cancelled | ||
| March 20 | The interplay between socio-positive behaviours, relatedness and food availability in female vervet monkeys CANCELED | Alessandra Schneider | Hólar University |
| April 24 | Environmental DNA - exact title TBA | Christophe Pampoulie | Marine and Freshwater Research Institute |
Lectures during the fall semester
| Day | Title of talk | Speaker | Organization / Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 18 | Socio-ecology of berry producing species: insights from traditional knowledge and long-term ecological monitoring in the Canadian Arctic. POSTPONED | Noémie Boulanger-Lapointe | University of Iceland |
| September 25 | Exploration of subsurface microbial communities within the neo-volcanic island Surtsey in Iceland - POSTPONED | Pauline Bergsten | Matís / University of Iceland |
| October 2 | TBD | Sina Isabelle Baleka | University of Iceland |
| October 9 | PhD defense: Microbes and the groundwater amphipod Crangonyx islandicus in spring sources in Iceland | Ragnhildur Gudmundsdottir | University of Iceland |
| October 16 | PhD defense: Phenotypic and genotypic variation in the subtidal gastropod Buccinum undatum | Hildur Magnusdottir | University of Iceland and Holar University College |
| October 19 | PhD defense: Invertebrate diversity in Icelandic freshwater springs | Agnes-Katharina Kreiling | University of Iceland and Holar University College |
| October 30 | Population genomics of the white-tailed eagle in Iceland | Charles Hansen | University of Iceland |
| November 6 | POSTPONED | Ingeborg Klarenberg | University of Iceland / University of Akureyri |
| November 13 | Exploration of subsurface microbial communities within the neo-volcanic island Surtsey in Iceland | Pauline Bergsten | Matís / University of Iceland |
| November 20 | Graduate student retreat | ||
| November 26 | Moss bacterial communities and nitrogen fixation during primary succession in the glacier forefield | Ingeborg Klarenberg | University of Iceland / University of Akureyri |
| November 30 | Socio-ecology of berry producing species: insights from traditional knowledge and long-term ecological monitoring in the Canadian Arctic. | Noémie Boulanger-Lapointe | University of Iceland |
| December 18 | Molecular and cell biological causes of neurological symptoms in CTD | Katrin Allison | University of Iceland |
Lectures during the spring semester
| Day | Title of talk | Speaker | Organization / Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 4 | Evolving seas: climate change, community, and evolution | Aki Jarl Laruson | Northeastern University |
| January 18 | Radiocarbon dating and its treatment and environmental changes in Iceland between 15,000 and 9000 years before the present (1950 AD). | Hreggviður Norddalur | University of Iceland |
| January 25 | The Masters day of Natural Sciences | ||
| January 29 | The generation of variation and the genetics of complex morphologies | Benedikt Hallgrimsson | University of Calgary |
| January 30 | PhD defense: The influence of egg size for the diversification of Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) morphs^ | Samantha Beck | Hólar University |
| January 31 | Raising whales: How the recovery of cetaceans can help restore the oceans | Joe Roman | University of Vermont |
| February 1 | The northern bottlenose whales of Jan Mayen | Patrick Miller | University of St Andrews |
| February 8 | EGFL7 mediates blood vessel formation of endothelial cells derived from human embryonic stem cells | Gudrun Valdimarsdottir | University of Iceland |
| February 14 | Combating dogma in biostatistics | Michael Morrissey | University of St. Andrews |
| February 15 | Corals - from discovery to conservation | Steinunn Hilma Olafsdottir | Marine Research Institute |
| February 22 | Foraging preferences and behavioral ecology of killer whales in Iceland | Philippa Samarra | Marine Research Institute / Icelandic Orca Project |
| March 1 | Population genetics of Kudzu: The Vine that Ate the (US) South | Matthew S. Haynsen | University of Iceland |
| March 8 | Biology graduates student session / Biology graduates student session | ||
| March 14 | The history of cod in Greenland: A major fishery collapse explained by archived DNA | Einar Eg. Nielsen | DTU |
| March 15 | Harboring Diversity: Genetic Variation and the Establishment and Spread of the Green Crab (Carcinus maenas) in North America | Joe Roman | University of Iceland / University of Vermont |
| March 22 | Numbers and distribution of the great cormorant in Iceland: limitation at the regional and metapopulation level | Arnthor Gardarsson / Jon Einar Jonsson | University of Iceland / Snæfellsnes Research Center |
| April 12 | Conspectus of the Triticeae: In memory of Áskell Löve (1916-1994) | Kesara M. Jonsson | University of Iceland |
| April 26 | Parallel and non-parallel evolution in the adaptive divergences of freshwater fishes | Kathryn Elmer | University of Glasgow |
| April 26 | Ph.D. defense: Gene expression during early development and genetic variation among recently evolved sympatric Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) morphs in Lake Þingvallavatn, Iceland | Johannes Gudbrandsson | University of Iceland |
| May 17 | Urban biology - what is it? / Urban biology – an introduction | Snorri Sigurdsson | Reykjavik City |
| May 31 | What can the Red Sea teach us about adaptations to extreme environments? | Michael Berumen | King Abdullah University of Science and Technology |
| June 4 | What is essential about rivers for fish and humans? Lessons on connectivity and connections from four decades | Kurt Fausch | Colorado State University |
| June 5 | Climate Change in Alaska: Ecological and resource impacts of the rapidly changing climate | Jeremy S. Littell | Alaska Climate Adaptation Science Center |
| June 7 | Do cod like it hot? - A century of temperature exposure in Icelandic and Norwegian cod (Gadus morhua) | Gotje von Leesen | University of Iceland |
Lectures during the fall semester
| Day | Title of talk | Speaker | Organization / Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 15 | Care for Rare Canada: Rare Disease Genomics and Deep Morphometric Phenotyping | Francois Bernier and Benedikt Hallgrimsson | University of Calgary |
| September 6 | Wild populations of Brassica oleracea and their root-associated microbial communities | Elizabeth Mittell | University of St Andrews |
| September 13 | Alternative promoters confer transcriptional robustness | Hjorleifur Einarsson | University of Copenhagen |
| September 20 | Temperature effects on trout production and movements across a natural thermal gradient in an arctic geothermal environment | Olafur Patrick Olafsson | University of Iceland |
| September 27 | Icelandic ZooArch | Albina Hulda Palsdottir | Agricultural University of Iceland |
| October 4 | Identifying loci under positive selection in complex population histories | Einar Árnason and Katrín Halldórsdóttir | University of Iceland |
| October 11 | Hvatinn - Icelandic website about science news - CANCELLED | Edda Olgudóttir and Anna Verónika Bjarkadóttir | The Motivation |
| October 17-19 | Icelandic biology conference 2019 | ||
| November 15 | Quality of science - when scientists become advocates | Bjarni K. Kristjánsson | Hólar University |
| November 22 | Life in Madagascar | Kalina Kapralova | University of Iceland |
| December 6 | Will millennials follow parental advice? | Veronica Mendez | University of Iceland |
| December 10 | The interplay among socio-positive behaviours, relatedness and food availability in female vervet monkeys | Alessandra Schneider | Hólar University |
| December 13 | From tropical seagrass to Arctic coralline algae - how can marine plants mitigate and monitor climate change? | Lina Rasmusson | University of Gothenburg |
Lectures during the spring semester
| Day | Title of talk | Speaker | Organization / Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 17 | How does environmental variability affect foraging behavior in Southern Ocean seabirds? | Nina Dehnhard | University of Antwerp |
| January 19 | The blue mussel as a bioindicator of pollution in Icelandic waters | Hallor Palmar Halldorsson | The University of Iceland's Research Center in the Suðurnes Peninsula |
| January 26 | Functional diversity and community assembly of river invertebrates show globally consistent responses to decreasing glacier cover | Gisli Mar Gislason | University of Iceland |
| February 2 | Cyanobacteria in symbiosis with boreal forest feathermosses - from genome evolution and gene regulation to impact on the ecosystem | Denis Warshan | University of Iceland |
| February 9 | Population genomics of highly fecund codfish | Einar Arnason | University of Iceland |
| February 16 | Opening a can of worms | Christina Anaya | Oklahoma State University/Hólar University College |
| February 23 | Discerning genetic differences between anadromous Arctic charr populations across Iceland using ddRAD sequencing | Benjamin Sigurgeirsson | University of Iceland |
| March 2 | Beyond a legalistic notion of scientific misconduct - how far can we go? | Henry Alexander Henryson | University of Iceland |
| March 9 | TBA | Gunnar Thor Hallgrimsson | University of Iceland |
| March 14 | Intragenotypic variability and the origins of individuality | Ben de Bivort | Harvard University |
| March 16 | VistIce | The Ecological Society | |
| March 23 | Landscape ecology and distribution modeling of butterflies and bees in Norway | Eveliina Kallioniemi | Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research |
| April 6 | GróLind: Assessing and monitoring vegetation and soil resources in Iceland | Bryndis Marteinsdottir | Land reclamation |
| April 13 | Phenological responses to climate warming across the tundra biome | Ingibjörg Svala Jonsdottir | University of Iceland |
| April 20 | Booms and busts in the midges of Mývatn | Anthony R. Ives | University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| April 27 | TBA | Kera Kreiling | University of Iceland/ Hólar University College |
Lectures during the fall semester
| Day | Title of talk | Speaker | Organization / Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 12 | Six differences in size and shape, do they reflect the same biological processes? Insights with Drosophila wings and beetle horns | Ian M. Dworkin | McMaster University |
| July 13 | What do genetic background effects and cryptic genetic variation tell us about the genotype-phenotype map? | Ian M. Dworkin | McMaster University |
| August 31 | Caddisflies in the Faroes | Janus Hansen's remains | Faroe Islands National Museum |
| September 7 | Dinosaur hunting in Greenland | Steve Campana | University of Iceland |
| September 17 | Cost-effective genotyping to drive genetic gain in animal breeding programs | Alex Caulton | AGresearch - New Zealand |
| September 21 | The role of miR-190b in breast cancer. | Elizabeth A. Frick | University of Iceland |
| September 28 | The ecology of peace: preparing Colombia for new political and planetary climates | Alejandro Salazar | University of Iceland |
| October 5 | The Mendelian disorders of the epigenetic machinery: from diagnosis to possible treatment | Hans Tomas Bjornsson | University of Iceland / John Hopkins University |
| October 12 | Bifrost - Highly parallel construction and indexing of colored and compacted de Bruijn graphs | Guillaume Holley | University of Iceland |
| October 19 | Restoring the living skin of the Earth: progress and pitfalls in biocrust rehabilitation | Matthew A. Bowker | Northern Arizona University |
| October 26 | Single Cell RNA-Sequence analysis with kallisto | Paul Melsted | University of Iceland |
| November 2 | Research on fish populations in Veiðivatn and Framvatn at Fjallabak | Benony Jonsson | The Icelandic Marine Research Institute, a research and advisory institution for the oceans and waters. |
| November 9 | Ontogeny in a nutshell and tales from the field: A how-to (or not-how-to) guide for fieldwork in the tropics | Sarah Steele | University of Toronto / University of Iceland |
| November 12 | Connecting Arctic regions through Blue Carbon science, communication, and policy | Heidi Pearson | University of Alaska Southeast |
| November 30 | A love story – when European Leymus arenarius meets its American relative L. mollis in Greenland. | Kesara A. Jonsson | University of Iceland |
| December 6 | Macromolecular characterization of the lichen Peltigera membranacea using nucleic acid sequencing & Identification of a new lichen species Peltigera islandica (Ph.D. defense) | Sheeba Santhini Basil | University of Iceland |
| December 6 | Gregarine apicomplexans: parasites, commensals or even mutualists? | Sonja Rueckert | Edinburgh Napier University |
| December 7 | The nature and pathogenicity of apicomplexan parasites associated with mass mortality events in scallop (Bivalvia; Pectinidae) populations in the North Atlantic Ocean (Ph.D. defense) | Arni Kristmundsson | University of Iceland / Keldur |
| December 7 | Adaptations to the environment in the lichen symbiosis | Imke Schmitt | Frankfurt / Senkenberg Institute |
| December 14 | Ecology of krill in Icelandic waters (Ph.D. defense) | Teresa Sofia Giesta da Silva | University of Iceland / Marine Research Institute |
Lectures during the spring semester
| Day | Title of talk | Speaker | Organization / Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 8 | Estimation of the mutation rate of microsatellites in humans | Heida Run Bjarnadottir | University of Iceland |
| February 17 | Ostracods and why we should care | Jovana Alkalaj | University of Iceland, Faculty of Earth Sciences |
| February 24 | All females are triploids. | Eduardo Rodriguez | Stockfish |
| March 3 | The complex role of autophagy and cancer | Margaret Helga Ögmundsdottir | University of Iceland |
| March 10 | Whale balance | Hannes Petersen | University of Iceland |
| March 17 | The Great Ancient Gardens. Settlement Patterns in a New Land | Arni Einarsson | The Nature Research Station at Lake Mývatn |
| March 24 | Adaptation to chemical exposure in aquatic wildlife: The need to integrate environmental toxicology and evolutionary genetics | Rikke Poulsen | University of Copenhagen |
| March 31 | A unified view of ecology, evolution, and development of organisms | Skuli Skulason | Hólar University |
| April 7 | Detecting changes in the marine environment through top predators: story of winners and losers | Freydis Vigfusdottir | University of Iceland |
| April 28 | Icelandic Ecological Society Conference - VistÍs 2017 | Icelandic Ecological Society | |
| May 2 | Bioethics meeting | ||
| May 5 | Assessment of diet and feeding preference of mackerel (Scromber scrombrus) and their interaction with herring (Clupea harengus) in Icelandic waters | Cecilia Kvaavik | Marine Research Institute/Matís |
| May 12 | Profiling miRNAs in breast epithelial progenitor cells during branching morphogenesis and EMT in 3D culture | Eric Briem | University of Iceland |
| May 19 | Ph.D. defense: The singing behavior of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in subarctic waters | Edda Elisabeth Magnusdottir | University of Iceland |
| June 8 | Ph.D. defense: Parasites and population change of rock ptarmigan in Iceland | Ute Stenkewitz | University of Iceland and Icelandic Institute of Natural History |
| July 26 | Colonization and succession of invertebrates on glacier forelands in the Alps | Rüdiger Kaufmann | Institute of Ecology, University of Innsbruck |
Lectures during the fall semester
| Day | Title of talk | Speaker | Organization / Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 25 | Testicular steroidogenic cells in health and disease | Malgorzata Kotula-Balak | Jagiellonian University, Poland |
| September 5 | DNA barcoding in fish species identification and protection | Remigiusz Panics | West Pomeranian University |
| September 5 | Problem of invasive crayfish species in Poland and active protection of the native noble crayfish Astacus astacus | Przemysław Śmietana | University of Szczecin, Poland |
| September 8 | The last cod war - an economist's view of fishing regulations | Dadi Mar Kristofersson | School of Social Sciences, University of Iceland |
| September 15 | When is a fish stock collapsed? | Will Butler | University of Iceland |
| September 22 | Selection Forum 3 - 6 p.m. | Bird protection | |
| September 29 | The arctic charr and climate change in the Alps: how does a cold-water species respond to a warming environment? | Lisandrina Mari | French National Institute for Agricultural Research |
| October 6 | Evolution of reproductive barriers in sympatric Arctic charr morphs | Kalina Kapralova | University of Iceland |
| October 13th | Development of a thermostable CRISPR-Cas9 system for genome editing | Bjorn Adalsteinsson | Matis |
| October 17 | Calanus finmarchicus - A key species in the North Atlantic Ecosystem | Sigrun Jonasdottir | DTU Aqua |
| October 20 | "Puffin love": Performing and creating Arctic landscapes in Iceland through souvenirs | Katrin Anna Lund | University of Iceland |
| October 26 - 28 | Biology Conference 2017 | The Biology Society | |
| November 3 | The role of microbial dormancy in soil-carbon cycling | Alejandro Salazar | University of Iceland |
| November 10 | Stream-dwelling salmonids: Behavior in time and space | Stefan Oli Steingrimsson | Hólar University College |
| November 14 | Wood decay fungi and relationship with plants | Carolina Girometta | University of Pavia, Italy |
| November 24 | Shrimp Tails From Australia: Investigating Reproductive Performance in the Giant Tiger Shrimp Penaeus monodon | Jake Goodall | University of Iceland |
| December 15 | Agriculture, soils and productivity: what is the future for the soil microbiome? | Thorunn Helgason | University of York |
| December 20 | Changing land-atmosphere interaction of thawing boreal forest landscapes in northwestern Canada | Oliver Sonnentag | University of Montreal |
Lectures during the spring semester
| Day | Title of talk | Speaker | Organization / Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 8 | Kallisto and Sleuth | Paul Melsted | Faculty of Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science - University of Iceland |
| January 15 | Reconstructions of Quaternary environments using sediments and microfossils | Steffen Mischke | Faculty of Earth Science, University of Iceland |
| January 22 | Mesenchymal stem cell isolation and characterization from ligamenta flava, interspinous ligaments and facet joints | Baldur Kristjansson | Chulalongkorn University |
| January 29 | QTL for growth and fillet traits in Arctic charr from the Hólar breeding program | Eva Kuettner | Mathis |
| February 5 | Pests on trees in the past, present and future - the effects of global warming | Edda Sigurdís Oddsdóttir | State Forestry |
| February 12 | Unexpected effects of the BRCA2 protein on survival of breast cancer patients and prostate cancer patients | Laufey Tryggvadottir | Icelandic Cancer Society |
| February 19 | Four-eyed fish: From population genetics to biodiversity | Han Xiao | University of Bremen / University of Iceland |
| February 25 | Studies of craniofacial gene expression during embryonic development in divergent Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) morphs Phd. defense | Ehsan P. Ahi | Biology Department, University of Iceland |
| February 26 | Evolution of the Animal Face: from Principles to Mechanisms | Arkhat Abzhanov | Imperial College London |
| March 4 | Modulation of innate immunity in lung epithelium Phd. defense | Nikhil N. Kulkarn | Biology Department, University of Iceland |
| March 11 | Fish stocks of Veiðivatn in Landmannafrétt | Magnus Johannsson | Fisheries Directorate |
| March 18 | The role of oxidative stress in environmental responses of Fennoscandian animals | Mirella Kanerva | University of Turku |
| April 1 | The development and maintenance of the extended phenotype | Bjarni K. Kristjánsson | Hólar University |
| April 5 | Craniofacial development in zebrafish and mice: cellular mechanisms and mTOR signaling pathway | Andrei Chagin | Karolinska Institutet |
| April 8 | The BMP signaling cascade in human vascular development | Gudrun Valdimarsdottir | Faculty of medicine, University of Iceland |
| April 8 | Distinctive characters of Nostoc genomes in cyanolichens Phd defense | Andrey N. Gagunashvili | University of Iceland |
| April 15 | Do memories govern the winter distribution of Atlantic herring? | Jed MacDonald | University of Iceland |
| April 28 | Evolutionary genomics - new frontiers | Matthew Hahn and Michael Matschiner | University of Indiana - Bloomington and University of Oslo |
| April 29 | Natural selection and speciation in Atlantic cod and related cod-fish | Katrín Halldórsdóttir (PhD defense) | University of Iceland |
| May 13 | Afternoon visit to the botanical garden | Hjortur Thorbjornsson | Reykjavik Botanical Garden |
| May 27 | Defining basal ice as an ecosystem: implications in weathering, soil formation and climate | Dr. Mario Toubes-Rodrigo and Dr. Robin Sen | Manchester Metropolitan University |
Lectures during the fall semester
| Day | Title of talk | Speaker | Organization / Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 26 | Examining the Role of Ontogeny and Body Size Evolution in the Diversification of fishes | Sarah Steele | University of Toronto |
| September 2 | Ph.D. defense - Breeding ecology of the Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) in Breiðafjörður, West Iceland | Thordur Orn Kristjansson | University of Iceland |
| September 5 | My first steps in teaching: Educating students in biology | Liney Hermansdottir | University of Iceland |
| September 8 | Stress analyses in trees | Filippo Bussotti | University of Florence |
| September 8 | Ph.D. defense - Origin and population structure of major prawn and shrimps in Bangladesh | MM Mahbub | University of Iceland |
| September 9 | Ph.D. defense - The impacts of geothermal power plant emissions on terrestrial ecosystems in contrasting bio-climatic zones | Thecla Mutia | University of Iceland |
| September 12 | Grazing in a changing Nordic region - conference | ||
| September 23 | M.Sc. lecture: The Moss Fire at Miðdalsheiði 2007: Its Impact on Small Animals | Matthias Svavar Alfredsson | University of Iceland/Institute of Natural History |
| September 23 | M.Sc. lecture: Environmental changes and nutrient development in bog soils in the Eastern Hunavatnssýsla region | Susanne C. Möckel | University of Iceland |
| September 23 | M.Sc. lecture: Restoring Eroded Lands in Southern Iceland: Efficacy of Domestic, Organic Fertilizers in Sandy Gravel Soils | Julia Brenner | University of Iceland |
| September 30 | Responses of cetaceans to naval sound sources | Paul Wensveen | University of St. Andrews |
| October 7 | Transcriptional decay and co-option, and the principles of regulatory evolution | Arnar Palsson | University of Iceland |
| October 14 | Molecular mechanisms related to saline stress responses in the symbiotic green alga Trebouxia | Ernesto Hinojosa Vidal | University of Valencia |
| October 27 | The transcription start site and enhancer landscape of the descending colon in inflammatory bowel disease | Albin Sandelin | Copenhagen University |
| November 11 | Icelandic Museum of Natural History - history, status and prospects | Hilmar J. Malmquist | Icelandic Museum of Natural History |
| November 18 | Climate change and human impact in a sensitive ecosystem: the Holocene environment of the Northwest highland margin | Sigrun Dogg Eddudottir | University of Iceland |
| November 21 | Ph.D. defense - Ecological correlates of diel activity in stream-dwelling Arctic charr Salvelinus alpinus | Nicolas Larranaga | Hólar University College |
| November 22 | Talks on salmonid biology: Variation in metabolic rates and effect of parasites on foraging. | Johan Höjesjö | University of Gothenburg |
Lectures during the spring semester
| Day | Title of talk | Speaker | Career platform / Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 5 | Complex cell shape: Molecular mechanisms of tracheal terminal cell development in Drosophila melanogaster - PhD. defense. | Sara Sigurbjornsdottir | EMBL / University of Iceland |
| January 16 | Towards Understanding the Bioenergetics of Cold Adaptation | Daniel H. Shain | Rutgers University Camden |
| January 20 | Respiratory syncytial virus in Icelandic sheep and the link to AIDS | Halldor Thormar | University of Iceland |
| January 30 | The third International Conference on Arctic Research Planning (ICARP III) and what it is all about. | Ingibjörg Svala Jonsdottir | University of Iceland |
| February 5 | Rebooting Conservation for a Digital Age | Bill Adams | Department Geology, University of Cambridge |
| February 20. | Molecular mechanisms influencing diversity and evolution of Arctic charr | Sigurdur S. Snorrason | University of Iceland |
| February 27 | Seven little salmon swimming in the sea. Marine feeding areas and vertical movements of Icelandic stock of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) as inferred from recoveries of Data Storage Tags. (in Icelandic) / Seven little salmon swimming in the sea. Marine feeding areas and vertical movements of Icelandic stock of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) as inferred from recoveries of Data Storage Tags. | Johannes Gudbrandsson | University of Iceland / Institute of Freshwater Fisheries |
| March 6 | Filling the gaps: Using novel techniques to interpolate satellite data and explore the environmental and climatic controls of chlorophyll-a variability | Niall McGinty | University of Iceland |
| March 20 | Dietary fish oil reduces the acute inflammatory response but enhances resolution and the adaptive immune response in antigen-induced peritonitis in mice | Jonah Freysdottir | Immunology LSH / Dept. Immunology University Hospital |
| March 27 | What you see is what you are: Rhodopsin polymorphism in The redfish Sebastes mentella and Atlantic cod Gadus morhua | Christophe Pampoulie | Marine Institute |
| April 10 | Marine ecosystem modeling | Kai Logemann | University of Iceland, Marsyn. |
| April 17 | Vulnerability of Lakes to Aquatic Invasive Plants | Mariana Lucia Tamayo | University of Iceland |
| April 24 | An introduction to using capture mark-recapture techniques for monitoring cetacean species | Chiara Bertulli | University of Iceland |
| April 30 | Community energy flux as a measure of multitrophic ecosystem functioning | Malte Jochum | University of Göttingen |
| May 15 | Parasites of Redfish off the coast of Iceland (Sebastes spp.) | Asthildur Erlingsdottir | University of Iceland / Keldur |
| May 18 | Sharks, sharks everywhere - so why are we so worried? | Steve Campana: | University of Iceland |
| May 22 | Genome and karyotype evolution in Brassicaceae | Martin Lysak | University of Brno |
Lectures during the fall semester
| Day | Title of talk | Speaker | Career platform / Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 3 | Genetic and neural circuit control of behavioral individuality | Ben de Bivort | Harvard University |
| September 3 | Identifying cod ecotypes in Icelandic waters - Phd. defense | Hlynur Bárðarson | University of Iceland |
| September 4 | Studies on immunostimulants and innate immune gene expression in Salmo | Miriam Guadalupe Contreras Mostazo | University of Iceland / Stockfish |
| September 25 | Mechanisms that structure stream and riparian area communities | John S. Richardson | University of British Columbia |
| October 2 | Population genetic structure in gadoid fish with focus on Atlantic cod - Phd. defense | Gudni M. Eiríksson | University of Iceland |
| October 23 | Evaluation of three subspecies of birds in Iceland - Phd. defense | Julien Amouret | University of Iceland |
| November 5-7 | Biology Conference 2015 / IceBio 2015 | ||
| November 5 | Why don't we get more cancer? The crucial role of Extracellular Matrix and Microenvironment in metastasis and dormancy | Mina Bissell | Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |
| November 7 | Decanalization and the Evolution of Disease Risk | Greg Gibson | Georgia Tech. |
| November 27 | Macroecology and phylogeography for disentangling factors and processes shaping large scale groundwater biodiversity patterns in Europe. | David Eme | University of Iceland |
| December 21 | Effects of local and regional drivers on plant diversity within Nordic tundra landscapes - Phd. defense | Martin A. Mörsdorf | University of Iceland |
Lectures during the spring semester
| Day | Title of talk | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| January 21 | Vibrio cholerae on the coast of Iceland | Herdís Eva Hermundardóttir |
| January 21 | Pontin and Reptin subcellular localization and interactions in Drosophila | Theresa Maria Quinkler |
| February 14 | Pigs through time and space: geometric morphometric adventures in the world of suids | Una Strand Vidarsdottir / Durham University |
| March 7 | Seminar on Molecular Biology | Thordur Oscarsson / STEM Heidelberg etc. |
| March 24 | From esoteric fringe to Climategate – the changing role of Quaternary science over recent decades and into the future | CJ Caseldine, University of Exeter |
| March 25 | Hybridization of Icelandic birch in the Holocene reflected in pollen. | Lilja Karlsdottir |
| April 11 | Anthropogenic and environmental impacts on the abundance and distribution of commercial fish stocks of Lake Victoria, East Africa | Anthony Taabu-Munyaho |
| April 14 | Assembly and analyzes of the Arctic charr transcriptome | Johannes Gudbrandsson |
| April 22 | Equid genome sequencing reveals multiple gene-flow events and sympatric speciation despite extensive chromosomal rearrangements | Hákon Jónsson / University of Copenhagen |
| April 23 | Molecular genetics of tracheal development in fruitflies | Sara Sigurbjörnsdóttir / EMBL Heidelberg |
| May 23 | Ocean Acidification around Iceland as seen by deep sea benthos | Hronn Egilsdottir / Hafro (Marine Institute) |
Lectures during the fall semester
| Date | Title of the talk | Speaker | Career platform / Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 10 | Investigations into plant genome evolution using massively parallel sequencing | Saemundur Sveinsson | University of British Columbia, Vancouver / Agricultural University of Iceland |
| October 16-17 | Whole-genome sequencing and the implications for health care – Do we have a right not to know? | Various | |
| October 21 | The BRCA genes and cancer in Iceland | Jórunn E. Eyfjord | Biomedical center - University of Iceland |
| October 24 | Prevalence, intensity, and aggregation of parasites in Icelandic rock ptarmigan and their potential impact on population dynamics | Ute Stenkewitz | Icelandic Institute of Natural History |
| October 25 | Latest technology and science: VON Science and Technology Day | ||
| October 29 | Herbivory in changing environments – perspectives from the tundra | Isabel C Barrio | University of Alberta. |
| October 30 | Nobel Prize in Physics and Chemistry / Optics for the Benefit of All | Kesara A. Jónsson and Kristján Leósson | Biology Department, University of Iceland / Icelandic Innovation Center |
| October 31 | GPMLS retreat | ||
| November 7 | Nature in balance? Fishing in Lake Mývatn for 150 years. | Arni Einarsson | Myvatn Research Station |
| November 14 | Exploring the DNA methylation landscape in cancer | Olafur Andri Stefansson | Biomedical center - University of Iceland– |
| November 18 | The value of science – From basic research to marketable medical products | Augusta Gudmundsdottir | University of Iceland Life Sciences Center |
| November 19 | Biology book launch November 19th | Various | |
| November 21 | Hereditary cerebral hemorrhage | Birkir Thor Bragason | Department of Virology and Molecular Biology, Keldur Institute for Experimental Pathology, Univ. too Iceland |
| November 28 | Factors controlling local plant community assembly from the regional species pool | Bryndis Marteinsdottir | Institute of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Iceland and Stockholm University |
| December 5 | The Fluidigm BioMark: extending research possibilities in Iceland. | Sarah Helyar | Matis |
Lectures during the spring semester
| Day | Title of talk | Speaker | Career platform / Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 25 | Testing for co-evolution between eve and hunchback in Drosophila melanogaster (Masters defense in English). | Dagmar Yr Arnardóttir | Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences University of Iceland |
| February 1 | Humpback whale ( Megaptera novaeangliae ) sound production during winter in subarctic waters (In English) | Edda Elisabeth Magnusdottir | University of Iceland / Research center Husavik |
| February 8 | International School of Land Reclamation: past, present, future UNU-Land Restoration Training Programme: past, present, future (in English) | Hafdís H. Ægisdóttir | United Nations University School of Land Management The United Nations University - Land Restoration Training program |
| February 15 | From night to day - new knowledge in bird taxonomy: Nocturnal birds and related groups Recent developments in avian systematics: The Nightjars and their allies | Snorri Sigurdsson | American Museum of Natural History |
| February 22 | Stock identification of herring in the NE-Atlantic (in English) Differentiation of herring stocks in the NE Atlantic | Lisa Anne Libungan | University of Iceland and Marine Research Institute University of Iceland / Marine research institute |
| March 1 | Arctic charr ecology and genomics | Kalina H. Kapralova | University of Iceland - |
| March 15 | Ecological and geographical mapping in submerged fissures in Iceland through diving (In English)
Ecological and geographical mapping of groundwater-filled ravines in Iceland using diving
| Jonina Herdis Olafsdottir | University of Iceland / Hólar University |
| March 22 | Kolgrafarfjordur | Gudmundur Oscarsson | Marine Research Institute |
| April 5 | Primary succession on Skeidarårsandur | Oliver Bechberger | University of Iceland |
| April 12 | Fish and SNPs: genomics, evolution and conservation (talk in English) | Sarah Heylar | Matis |
| April 23 | A tripartite transcription factor network for PGC specification. (Talk in English) NOTE NEW DATE | Erna Magnusdottir | BMC University of Iceland / University of Cambridge |
| April 26 | The diamondback shark population | Arnthor Gardarsson and Jon Einar Jonsson | University of Iceland and the University of Iceland Research Centre at Snæfellsnes |
| May 3 | Cellular and molecular mechanisms of branching morphogenesis in the human breast gland. (Talk in English) Cellular and molecular biological processes in the branched morphology of the mammary gland | Thorarinn Gudjónsson | Biomedical center University of Iceland / Stem cell unit |
| May 10 | Research on catfish in Látragrunn | Asgeir Gunnarsson | Marine Research Institute |
| May 17 | Genetic counseling - a more detailed title will appear later Genetic counseling - TBA | Vigdis Sigurdardottir | Genetics and Molecular Medicine - Landspítali |
Lectures during the fall semester
| Day | Title of talk | Speaker | Career platform / Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 30 | Nitrogen fixation in terrestrial high-latitude ecosystems - An overview | Matthias Zielke | Bioforsk, Tromsø |
| October 4 | Nonlinear statistical models and uncertainty methods: the delta method, bootstrap, and MCMC (in English) | Arni Magnusson | Marine Research Institute |
| October 11 | On evolution by transcriptional cooption and decay (In English) / Evolution of connections in gene regulatory networks | Arnar Palsson | University of Iceland |
| October 15 | PhD. defense - American mink Neovison vison in Iceland: Diet by sex, habitat, season and years in the light of changing environment and population size (in English) | Rannveig Magnusdottir | University of Iceland / National Parks |
| October 25th | Symposium on Open Access in HR | Various | http://opinnadgangur.is/ |
| November 8 | Conference on Biological Research in Iceland | Various | |
| November 13 | Just about to leave: Intraspecific diversity in freshwater fishes from post-glacial lakes | Colin Adams | University of Glasgow |
| November 13 | Spatio-temporal variation of threespine stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) in the dynamic Lake Mývatn, Iceland | Antoine Millet | Holar University College |
| November 15 | Char in a warming world. What happens? | Sigurdur Gudjónsson | Fisheries Directorate |
| November 29 | Introduction to the Life Sciences Center | Sigridur Klara Böðvarsdottir | Life Sciences Center |
Lectures during the spring semester
| Day | Title of talk | Speaker | Career platform / Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 13 | Pan-thermus, classification and evolutionary analysis of the thermophilic microbial genus of Thermus | Sigmar Stefansson | Matís and the University of Iceland |
| January 20 | Cellular sequencing of mRNA sequences / De novo transcriptome assembly | Paul Melsted | Faculty of Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Iceland |
| January 27 | Sex ratio in birds | Snæbjörn Pálsson | Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Iceland |
| February 3 | Distribution and impact of PKD kidney disease on Icelandic salmonid stocks. | Arni Kristmundsson | University of Iceland Pathology Experimental Station at Keldur |
| February 10 | Is the monster on the loose? Biotechnology in the light of literature / "It's Alive! Biotechnology and (/as) fiction | Ulfhildur Dagsdottir | |
| February 24 | ORF Biotechnology: from science to product / ORF Genetics: from science to product
| Bjorn Orvar | ORF biotechnology / ORF genetics |
| March 2 | Transport of non-indigenous species and colonization of the Atlantic rock crab ( Cancer irroratus ) in Icelandic waters | Oscar Sindri Gislason | Institute of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Iceland |
| March 9 | Identification of genetic variants that associate with risk of cancer | Thorunn Rafnar | Icelandic genetic analysis |
| March 23 | The Flower God at Lake Mývatn | Arni Einarsson | The Nature Research Station at Mývatn / Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Iceland. |
| March 30 | Lampbrush chromosomes - one of Nature's most dramatic supramolecular metamorphoses
| Herbert Macgregor | Professor emertius University of Leicester, Visiting Professor University of Exeter |
| April 11 | A mixed-model approach for genome-wide association studies of correlated traits in structured populations | Bjarni J. Vilhjalmsson | Gregor Mendel Institute - Vienna |
| April 23 | Genetic resistance to the Infections Pancreatic Necrosis Virus (IPNV) in Icelandic Atlantic salmon stocks | Eduardo Enrique Rodriques | Stofnfiskur |
| 4. maí | Vibrio cholerae í alþjóðlegu og íslensku samhengi / Vibrio cholerae in international and Icelandic perspective | Eva Benediktsdóttir | Líf og umhverfisvísindadeild HÍ |
| 11. maí | Ongoing projects: Aquaporin, Cystatin C and Mitf target genes in the CNS | Pétur Henry Petersen | Læknadeild HÍ, Lífvísindasetur læknagarðs |
| 25. maí | Búsvæðaval humralirfa í Bay of Fundy, Kanada / Habitat selection of lobster larvae in Bay of Fundy, Canada Líffræðilegur fjölbreytileika á grýttum botni í Bay of Fundy, Kanada / Biological diversity on rocky substratum in Bay of Fundy, Canada | Guðjón Már Sigurðsson Brent Wilson | Department of Biology - University of New Brunswick |
| 30. maí | Foundational follies of creationism | PZ Myers | University of Minnesota Morris |
| 15. júní | Greining á ristilkrabbameinum með skimun fyrir miRNA / Development of plasma based miRNA qPCR test for early detection of colorectal cancer
| Þórarinn Blöndal | Exiqon (www.exiqon.com) |
Fyrirlestrar á haustmisseri
| Dagur / Day | Titill erindis / Title of talk | Fyrirlesari / Speaker | Starfsvettvangur / Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31. ágúst | Peeking behind the snowdrift: revealing penguin ecology away from scientific bases (in English) - Rýnt í gegnum drífuna: rannsóknir á vistfræði mörgæsa fjarri miðstöðvum vísindanna | Tom Hart | Dýrafræðistofnunin í London / Institute of Zoology London |
| 7. september | From dirt to DNA - A chance fossil find on Svalbard sheds light on the natural history of the Polar Bear (in English) | Ólafur Ingólfsson | Jarðvísindastofnin / Instutute of geology |
| 14. september | Líkan af efnaskiptum blágrænþörungsins Synechocystis PCC6803 / A metabolic reconstruction of the cyanobacteria Synechocystis PCC6803 | Steinn Guðmundsson | Kerfislíffræðisetur / Systems biology center |
| 21. september | Mixed-Model Association Mapping of Quantitative Traits in Samples with Related Individuals and Missing Data (in English) | Jóhanna Jakobsdóttir | Hjartavernd / Icelandic Heart Association |
| 28. september | Sleep-wake characteristics and modulation of genetic expression in zebrafish (in English) | Karl Ægir Karlsson | Háskóli Reykjavíkur / Reykjavik University |
| 5. október | Systematics of blue mussles in the southern hemisphere (in English) | Kristen Westfall | Vör og Háskóli Íslands / Vor Marine Research Center and University of Iceland |
| 12. október | Tenging vistkerfa og hagkerfis með tilvísun í samgöngur / The connection between ecosystems and economics with reference to trasnport in Iceland | María Hildur Maack | Umhverfis og auðlindafræði við HÍ / University of Iceland |
| 19. október | Doktorsvörn í líffræði "Tjáning á örverudrepandi varnarefnum í fiskum" / Expression of antimicrobial peptides in fish - Ph.D. defence. | Daniela Carmen Broekman | |
| 26. október | Örmálþing um opið aðgengi í tilefni af alþjóðlegu OA vikunni | Sjá einnig http://opinnadgangur.is. (Open Access Week Symposium) | |
| 2. nóvember | Breytileiki í stofnstærðum laxfiska / Variable stock size among salmonids | Þórólfur Antonsson | Veiðimálastofnun |
| 8. nóvember | Liberation Ecology: how to get through to the rest of the world (in English) | Brian Moss | University of Liverpool |
| November 9 | Lakes and the Anthropocene | Rick Battarbee | University College London |
| November 9 | Doctoral thesis in biology: Primary producers in sub–arctic streams and the effects of temperature and nutrient enrichment on succession | Rakel Gudmundsdottir | Faculty of Life and Environmental Science, University of Iceland |
| November 16 | Ecosystem changes and concomitant fisheries evolution in Lake Victoria, East Africa (in English) | Anthony Munyaho | University of Iceland - Marice |
| November 23 | Generation of cell line specific metabolic models based on transcriptomic, exo- and endo-metabolomic data (in English) | Maike Kathrin Aurich | Systems biology center |
| November 30 | NEW DATE: Electrophoresis to assess quality of nucleic acid samples | Hans Guttormur Thormar | Faculty of Medicine, University of Iceland and Life Sciences / |
| December 7 | Plants and grasses in Eggert Petursson's paintings | Thora Ellen Thorhallsdottir | Institute of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Iceland |