Conference/workshop on "The evolutionary consequences of unintended
artificial selection" in the Swiss Alps; Aug 12-15, 2025

Where: in a remote mountain hotel in the Jungfrau-Aletsch-Bietschhorn
UNESCO World Heritage.

Invited faculty:
- Shawn Narum (University of Idaho & Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish
  Commission, USA)
- Jérôme Goudet (University of Lausanne, Switzerland)
- Yngvild Vindenes (University of Oslo, Norway)
- Madhav (Maddy) Thakur (University of Bern, Switzerland)
- Tamás Székely (University of Bath, UK)
- Claus Wedekind (University of Lausanne, Switzerland)

We invite PhD students, postdocs, and researchers to join us for
a high-level CUSO course exploring how wild populations are being
unintentionally shaped by artificial selection often with unforeseen
consequences. While natural and sexual selection are well-studied,
less is known about how human activities (e.g., non-random exploitation)
alter selection regimes and increase genetic load, ultimately affecting
population fitness and evolutionary potential. This workshop will address
these pressing questions in the context of global environmental change
and rapid evolution.

Further information & registration:
https://www.unil.ch/dee/en/home/menuinst/research/research-groups/wedekind-group/workshop-evolutionary-consequences-2025.html

Claus Wedekind, PhD

Full Professor
Department of Ecology and Evolution, Biophore,
University of Lausanne, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.
Tel. +41 21 692 42 50
https://www.unil.ch/dee/wedekind-group

Claus Wedekind <claus.wedekind@unil.ch>

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