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4 de agosto de 2011

Job opening - curator of Diptera

The Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum Alexander Koenig (ZFMK), Bonn, Germany (
http://www.zfmk.de) seeks to fill a research position
(curator of Diptera) in the Department of Arthropods. The position is
available from October 2011. Potential candidates will hold a PhD in zoology
or related areas, have their research focus on taxonomy and systematics of
Diptera, and present a substantial publication record in taxonomy,
phylogenetics and/or other aspects of biodiversity research. The candidate
is expected to work in these fields from a sound theoretical basis and be
able to apply an array of appropriate modern methods. He/she should be able
to combine collection-based work with modern phylogenetic and/or ecological
approaches. The candidate is also expected to integrate into ongoing
research projects at the ZFMK and teaching programs at the University of
Bonn, and to obtain competitive grant funds.



As a curator, the successful candidate will be responsible for caring,
managing and further increasing and developing the Diptera collections at
the ZFMK. He/she will also be involved in the self-administration of the
institute and is expected to demonstrate commitment to community engagement
in his/her field of research. Non-German candidates are expected to acquire
basic knowledge of German.



The successful candidate will be employed for an initial probation period of
up to five years - determined on his/ her experience - according to the
German legislation, after which he/she will obtain tenure depending on
his/her performance. Salary is according provisionally to grade TV-L/13 in
the German Public Service scheme).



The ZFMK is a fellow institute of the "Wissenschaftsgemeinschaft Gottfried
Wilhelm Leibniz" (WGL Science Community) and works in close cooperation with
the University of Bonn. It comprises internationally important scientific
collections, libraries, electron microscopy unit, and bioacoustics,
histological and molecular laboratories.



The ZFMK is an equal opportunity employer. Women are therefore strongly
encouraged to apply. Equally qualified handicapped applicants will be given
preference.



Interested applicants should submit a CV, complete publication record, a
statement of teaching experience and research funding, certificates of
university degrees, and selected publications in hard copies to the
following address:



Heike Lenz, Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum Alexander Koenig, Adenauerallee
160, D-53113 Bonn, Germany, by August 31 2011. E-mail inquiries:
h.lenz.zfmk@uni-bonn.de.

Please note that application documents will not be returned.



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26 de julio de 2011

I Congreso Ibérico de Sistemática Animal. Madrid



La Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM) y la Universidad de Barcelona (UB) organizan un foro de intercambio científico de sistemática y evolución animal para la presentación y discusión de resultados científicos. El I Congreso de Sistemática Animal, tendrá lugar en el campus de la UAM, Cantoblanco, Madrid, durante los días 17 al 19 de Enero de 2012. La conferencia consta de simposios con temática
concreta y sesiones abiertas.

TEMAS
  • Relaciones Evolutivas de Animales
  • Biogeografía y Filogeografía
  • Taxonomía integratica y código de barras
  • Filogenómica
  • Evolución de planes morfológicos y desarrollo
  • Biodiversidad y Conservación
  • Aproximaciones filogenéticas a la Ecología

Más información:
cisa.sistematica@gmail.com
Sitio web
Boletín de Preinscripción (
PDF)

AIDA VERDES GORÍN

13 de julio de 2011

Profile of David M. Hillis



Nota tomada de:
PNAS July 12, 2011 vol. 108 no. 28 11320-11322
doi: 10.1073/pnas.1107823108
http://www.pnas.org/content/108/28/11320.short?rss=1
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Hillis, elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 2008, has devoted his research career to phylogeny, the study of evolutionary relationships. His work tackles some of the greatest questions of evolutionary biology: How do species arise? How do genes diversify and acquire new functions? How do pathogens evolve, and how can that information be used to understand diseases? And ultimately, can we reconstruct the complete Tree of Life and use that information to help make predictions about biology?

Before the Padieu case, Hillis and colleagues had used phylogeny to determine the degree of relatedness among HIV carriers. However, in the Padieu case, prosecutors needed to show that the HIV traveled from Padieu to his victims, rather than the other way around. HIV was known to infect each host with billions of virions. However, when the virus travels from a source to recipient, a genetic bottleneck occurs and typically only one of those virions makes the jump into the new host. Because the virus evolves rapidly, Hillis’ team was able to show that six of the samples were derived from the seventh. In court, that seventh sample was revealed as belonging to Padieu ( 1).


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