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Info DEE # 1 January 2019
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HAPPY NEW YEAR !
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Welcome to the first issue of the new DEE newsletter. As 2019 begins, there are a few changes coming to the DEE. The DEE is continually growing so we decided to have a new forum for circulating news within our large and diverse department. This will be a monthly news sheet that you will receive in your mail. As the new director of the DEE, I wish everyone a very happy new year and that all of you will be successful in your research and teaching or other activities within the DEE.
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WELCOME TO OUR NEW COLLEAGUES
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Dr Jérôme Gippet joined the group of Dr Cleo Bertelsmeier as postdoctoral fellow. Jérôme is located in office 2108.1, phone 41.93. Jerome.Gippet@unil.ch
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Ms Estefany Goncalves joined the group of Prof. Jake Alexander for a 3 months stay in the frame of her PhD studies performed in Chili. Estefany is located in office 2205, phone 56.15.
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Mr Keith Hayward joined the group of Prof. Marc Robinson-Rechavi as Bioinformatics Programmer. Keith is located in office 3214, phone 42.04. Keith.Hayward@unil.ch
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Dr Martin Kapun is back for a few months as Bioinformatician in the group of Prof. Tadeusz Kawecki. Welcome back Martin. He is located in office 2107, phone 42.23. Martin.Kapun@unil.ch
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Dr Claire Morandin will work as EMBO Postdoctoral fellow with the group of Prof. Laurent Keller. Claire.Morandin@unil.ch
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Mr Nicolas Moulin joined the group of Prof. Alexandre Roulin for a few months training in the frame of his master studies in France. Nicolas.Moulin1@unil.ch
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Mr Louis Pailler joined the group of Prof. Tanja Schwander for a few months training in the frame of his master studies in France.
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Ms Lisa Esther Pilet joined the group of Prof. Claus Wedekind for a few months training to learn more about lab's work and research.
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After having successfully completed his PhD, Maarten Reijnders is back as Postdoctoral fellow in the group of Prof. Robert Waterhouse. He is still located in office 3212.1, phone 41.18. Maarten.Reijnders@unil.ch
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Mr Maxence Soubeyrand joined the group of Prof. Antoine Guisan for a few months training in the frame of his master studies in France.
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Mr Louis Thomas joined the group of Prof. Alexandre Roulin for a few months training in the frame of his master studies in France. Louis.Thomas@unil.ch.
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We are also glad to count on the help of new student-assistants: Ms Danaé Bataillard (group Keller) and Ms Marie Froehly (group Wedekind). Welcome to them too.
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Last October, the DEE has decided to allocate two slots per semester for speakers invited by the PhD students and postdocs of the department. This is a great opportunity to invite and meet someone whose work you’re interested in, and that you think will interest your colleagues. This coming semester, one of these two slots (May 29th), is still free and reserved for such a speaker. Please contact your representatives with ideas of potential speakers. More generally, seminars held at the DEE/Biophore (Internal or external seminars) can be checked by consulting the DEE Seminar agenda.
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Congratulations to Prof. Erica van de Waal who was elected as a new member of the UNIL Co-Pers Committee for the years 2019-2021.
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Congratulations to Cindy Dupuis who received in December 2018 a distinction from the DEE Council for her excellent contribution to teaching in the Zoology practical course.
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Congratulations to Ana Paula Machado who received in December 2018 a distinction from the DEE Council for her excellent contribution to teaching in the Population Genetics practical course.
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A study led by Dr Darren Parker of the Prof. Schwander and Prof. Robinson-Rechavi labs has shown convergent gene expression change during five independent transitions to asexuality in stick insects, driven by selection. It was published in Molecular Biology and Evolution
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The Waterhouse Group published a Feature Review in Trends in Parasitology, entitled Of Genes and Genomes: Mosquito Evolution and Diversity, which explores mosquito omics resources and recent advances in their applications, and was selected for the cover of the journal’s January edition.
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Roshan Vijendravarma, a former member of the DEE, has just published a paper in Plos Biology with results from a project he carried out independently during his last two years of postdoc in the Kawecki group. While Drosophila larvae eagerly attack and cannibalize one another, they do not cannibalize the highly nutritious and apparently defenseless eggs. Roshan has found that the egg surface contains a maternally provisioned carbohydrate known so far to act as a sex pheromone, which masks any appetizing odor from potential cannibals. This and several other carbohydrates deposited by the mother also waterproof the egg surface; without it eggs begin to leak. Eggs of mothers unable to deposit the pheromone because of a mutation are eagerly cannibalized. Thus, fly mother protect their eggs through chemical camouflage.
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In October 2018 Prof. Marc Robinson-Rechavi circulated a poll about open access and publishing. Many of you took time to reply, but Marc hasn’t found time for a detailed analysis. So here are already the collated results as presented by Google. If anyone wants to do more detailed analyses and share them, please contact Marc directly.
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The DEE thanks all the Technicians Team for their beautiful work with the LAB TABLE located at the second floor. Pay attention to the information diplayed and learn who is who in the Community of the Lab.
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The DEE Intranet is now available from the home page of the DEE website
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To illustrate our newsletter with beautiful pictures (landscape, animal, research, organism...) please feel free to share your beautiful pictures (ideal size 720 px) by sending an email to marlene.petit@unil.ch and don't forget to mention your copyright.
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Thank you for your contributions.
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For apero organizers, please note that the UNIL Security Departement had to change its policy. The standard hour to close an apero session is now 6:00 pm (Building closing time). In case of special events and circumstances (in particular apero to celebrate a thesis defense), we can obtain an extended deadline. Thank you for your comprehension. Moreover remember that all apero have to be announced to the Security and Building management departments by writing an email in advance (ideally 10 days before) to gestiondessalles@unil.ch.
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