Prof. Peter Keightley

Special Seminar: Prof. Peter Keightley

Prof. Rob Ness

Prof. Peter Keightley from the University of Edinburgh (UK) will present an off-schedule talk at UTM.

Thursday, May 16th, 2019
2pm, IB270

Peter is a world-leader in evolutionary and quantitative genetics, where much of his recent work focusses on the the fitness consequences of new mutations. His research combines theory, lab experimentation and genomic analysis. His talk will focus on recent experiments exploring the effects that de novo mutations have on fitness in experimental lines. 

For more information about Prof. Keightley’s work see the following links

http://www.homepages.ed.ac.uk/pkeightl//

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Keightley

Host: Prof. Rob Ness

https://ness.bio/