It is a pleasure to announce the first edition of Mértola Evolution Conferences (MECs), which will occur in the Spring at the beautiful historical town of Mértola, Southern Portugal.
Mértola Conferences aim to bring researchers and students from all over the world to discuss cutting-edge studies in biology focusing on evolution (each year a specific topic), fostering new ideas and collaborations. Mértola Conferences are promoted by EBM – Biological Station of Mértola, in collaboration with the Faculty of Sciences and CIBIO-BIOPOLIS from the University of Porto, and other national and international institutions.
The MEC 2025 edition, entitled “Speciation: from field studies to genomics”, is focused on speciation research, where we revisit the earliest studied systems and come back to look at new genomic data with Charles Darwin’s eyes.
MEC 2025 is pleased to announce prominent speakers in evolutionary biology: Peter Grant (Princeton University, USA); Rosemary Grant (Princeton University, USA); Leif Andersson (Uppsala University, Sweden), Joana Meier (University of Cambridge, UK), Roger Butlin (University of Sheffield, UK), Rui Faria (CIBIO/BIOPOLIS, University of Porto), Jeremy Searle (Cornell University, USA, FCUP & EBM) and Rikard Holmdahl (Karolinska Institute, Sweden), among others participants.
Important dates:
- Abstract Submission Deadline: 10 March 2025
- Registration Deadline: 20 March 2025
For further details please visit our event page:
https://www.cibio.up.pt/en/events/mertola-evolution-conferences-2025-edition-speciation-from-field-studies-to-genomics/
We look forward to welcoming you to Mértola!