CONFERENCE ON THE EVOLUTIONARY ROLE OF STRUCTURAL VARIATION
8th - 10th of July 2026, Vila do Conde, Portugal
!!!!REGISTRATION and ABSTRACT SUBMISSION is NOW OPEN FOR STRIVE NETWORK
MEMBERS!!!
Dear colleagues,
The ESEB Special Topic Network on "Structural variants in
evolution-STRiVE" was established in 2025 and brings together researchers
from across the globe to study how structural variants, ranging from
transposable elements to large chromosomal rearrangements such as
inversions or fusions and fissions, shape genome evolution, adaptation,
and speciation (https://structuralvariantsstn.github.io/). Through
collaborative research, standardised methods, seminars, meetings,
and training initiatives, we aim to bridge communities and unlock the
diversity of structural variants and their evolutionary implications
across the Tree of Life both from an empirical and theoretical
perspective.
The Trends in Biodiversity and Evolution (TiBE) conference is an annual
meeting organized by BIOPOLIS-CIBIO, Portugal, providing a platform
for senior researchers, as well as post-graduate and graduate students,
to present and discuss the latest developments in evolutionary biology.
We are organizing a joint conference "Trends in Biodiversity
and Evolution: the evolutionary role of structural genomic
variation" (TiBE-STRiVE)" that will feature cutting-edge research
presentations, foster interdisciplinary discussions, and initiate
collaborative projects spanning the breadth of structural variant
research. This will be the kick-off conference of the STRiVE network
(https://structuralvariantsstn.github.io/).
Registration in the conference (and abstract submission)
is now open for members of STRiVE (see link to the form here:
https://structuralvariantsstn.github.io/porto_registration/) and will
open in March 16th for everyone else. If interested, see the link below
on how to become a network member.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION and LINKS:
Venue-Location: Quinta do Crasto, Vairao, Vila do Conde, Portugal
Dates: 8th to 10th of July, 2026
Registration and abstract submission open on the 25th of February 2026
for STRiVE members, and on the 16th of MARCH for everyone else.
Talks are granted on a first-come, first-served basis.
How to register and submit your abstract:
https://structuralvariantsstn.github.io/porto_registration/
More information about the
conference:https://structuralvariantsstn.github.io/porto_about/
How to become STRiVE member:
https://structuralvariantsstn.github.io/committee/
STRiVE network Website: https://structuralvariantsstn.github.io/
Follow us on Bluesky (@strivestn.bsky.social).
INVITED SPEAKERS:
Mark Kirkpatrick, Department of Integrative Biology, The University of
Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
Joana Meier, Cambridge University & Welcome Sanger Institute, UK
Two additional early career speakers will be invited to present a talk
based on the quality their abstracts
MAIN ORGANIZERS:
Rui Faria, Aurora Ruiz Herrera and Marina Rafajlovic
Other members of the organizing and scientific committee:
Marius Roesti, Petr Neguyen, Kay Lucek, Maren Wellenreuther, Jenn
Coughlan, Zach Gompert, Claire Merot, Benjamin Dauphin
Local organizing committee;
Pierre Barry (CIBIO, U. Porto), Ralph Merrifield (CIBIO, U. Porto),
Susana Almeida (U. Algarve), Jo�o Carvalho (CIBIO, U. Porto), Leonor
Bezerra (CIBIO, U. Lisbon)
On behalf of the organization and STRiVE,
Rui Faria
Rui Faria, PhD
1. Researcher and SEAGEN Group Leader
CIBIO, Centro de Investiga��o em Biodiversidade e Recursos Gen�ticos,
InBIO Laborat�rio Associado
BIOPOLIS Program in Genomics, Biodiversity and Land Planning
Campus de Vair�o
Rua Padre Armando Quintas, n� 7
4485-661, Vair�o, Portugal
2. Invited Assistant Professor,
Department of Biology
Faculty of Sciences at the University of Porto,
Rua Campo Alegre s/n
4169-007, Porto, Portugal
Webpages:
Littorina Research Community
https://rmigueldefaria.wixsite.com/farialab-1
https://sites.google.com/biopolis.pt/littorina/winklewatch
Rui Faria
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