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Call for contributed talks and posters for symposium on "New Frontiers
in Genome Diversity and Evolution: Exploring the 3D Organization and
Function of Genomes" (Symposium 38) at ESEB 2025

The ESEB 2025 Congress will be held at the International Convention Centre
of Barcelona (CCIB) in Barcelona, Spain, from August 17th to 22nd, 2025.

Within this congress, we are excited to announce a symposium on the
evolution of 3D genome organisation, and we invite you to submit an
abstract for a talk or poster presentation. Symposium organisers are
Aurora Ruiz-Herrara (Universitat Autonoma Barcelona), Thea Rogers
(University of Vienna) and Rui Faria (University of Porto).

Symposium description

The study of genome structure and function across diverse phylogroups
is key for our understanding of evolutionary dynamics and their role
in speciation and the generation of biodiversity. In this context, the
evolution of chromatin conformation is fundamental for deciphering the
mechanisms underlying the origin and evolvability of genome architecture,
opening new frontiers in comparative genomics and evolution.

This rapidly accelerating research field is fueled by significant recent
progress in genomic resources, including the generation of complete
genomes. Consequently, this symposium will delve into a cutting-edge
area of evolutionary biology, exploring the relationships between 3D
genome organization and the evolution of novel genomic, recombination
and regulatory patterns. It will provide a forum to discuss topics
ranging from local regulatory architecture focusing on the intricate
interactions between genes  to large-scale genomic processes that can
shape the evolution of regulatory regions.

Topics will include, but are not limited to, large-scale genome
rearrangements, transcriptional regulation through long-distance
enhancer-promoter interactions and chromosome-scale phenomena such as
meiosis and dosage compensation. The symposium will also cover functional
and comparative genomics, examining the conservation and divergence
of genome topology across species. This comparative approach will shed
light on the distinct evolutionary trajectories of lineages and offer
valuable insights into the genetic underpinnings of species' adaptation
and innovation.

We have two exciting invited speakers presenting at this symposium,
Claire Mérot, University of Rennes (France), and Harris Lewin, Arizona
State University (USA).

For more information and to submit your abstract, please visit:
https://eseb2025.com/call-for-abstracts/

We look forward to seeing you in Barcelona in August 2025 and hope you
will consider presenting your research on the evolution of the 3D genome
at our symposium.

Kind regards,

Thea Rogers (thea.rogers@univie.ac.at)

Aurora Ruiz-Herrera  (Aurora.RuizHerrera@uab.cat)

Rui Faria (ruifaria@cibio.up.pt)

Thea <thea.rogers@univie.ac.at>

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