
Evolution in Action: From Genomes to Ecosystems
URPP Evolution in Action: From Genomes to Ecosystems
Lead: Faculty of Science
Involved: Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Start: January 2013
Running time: 12 years
Led by
Prof. Dr. Ueli Grossniklaus
Prof. Dr. Kentaro Shimizu
Understanding transformation processes
Today’s technology enables scientists to directly study the diversity, expression and regulation of complete genomes, and the resulting “genomic revolution” is changing evolutionary research at a dramatic pace. The URPP Evolution in Action aims to integrate diverse research groups by focusing on a common research topic – diversification and adaptation – and by applying the novel technologies of the genomic revolution in both model and non-model systems.