About

President: Gerd Müller
Location: Austria
Institute: University of Vienna and The KLI Institute
Research Interests:
The relationship between development and evolution in the generation of organismal form. This integrative approach includes experimental, bioinformatic, and theoretical work.
Email: gerhard.mueller@univie.ac.at
Website: Department of Theoretical Biology, University of Vienna

Vice President: Charlie Scutt
Location: France
Institute: Ecole Normale Superieure de Lyon
Research Interests:
The origin and evolution of the carpel- the unique female reproductive organ whose presence defines the flowering plants. This work involves molecular-genetic studies in the model flowering plant Arabidopsis thaliana and molecular, biophysical and bioinformatic studies in taxa chosen for their key positions in seed plant phylogeny.
Email: charlie.scutt@ens-lyon.fr
Website: L’Ens De Lyon

Program Officer: Frietson Galis
Location: Netherlands
Institute: Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Leiden
Research Interests:
Innovations and mechanisms that either facilitate or constrain evolutionary changes. In particular, the role of pleiotropic constraints and selection in shaping the adaptive evolution of body plans.
Email: frietson.galis@naturalis.nl
Website: frietsongalis.nl

Treasurer: Michael Schubert
Location: France
Institute: Laboratoire de Biologie du Développement de Villefranche-sur-Mer, Observatoire Océanologique de Villefranche-sur-Mer
Research interests:
In our team, we are studying the developmental functions of two intercellular signaling cascades, Wnt and retinoic acid signaling, in three animal models located at key phylogenetic positions within the deuterostome phylum. Namely, we are working on sea urchins (Paracentrotus lividus), amphioxus (Branchiostoma lanceolatum) and lampreys (Petromyzon marinus), respectively, a xenambulacrarian, an invertebrate chordate and an agnathan vertebrate. Taking advantage of these three animal models, we use comparative approaches to assess the evolution of Wnt and retinoic acid signaling functions and their interactions during deuterostome development.
Email: michael.schubert@obs-vlfr.fr
Website: Evolution of Intercellular Signaling in Development (EvoInSiDe)

Secretary: Ronald Jenner
Location: United Kingdom
Institute: Natural History Museum, London
Research Interests:
Comparative venomics, evolution of venoms in neglected venomous taxa, conceptual issues in systematics and evo-devo
Email: r.jenner@nhm.ac.uk
Website: Natural History Museum, Dr. Ronald Jenner

Sponsorship Officer and Website Coordinator: Peter Olson
Location: United Kingdom
Institute: Natural History Museum, London
Research Interests:
Development, genomics and comparative biology of flatworms; understanding the evolution of parasitism and Neglected Tropical Diseases through investigations of parasites in the context of their natural animal affinities.
Email: p.olson@nhm.ac.uk
Website: Olson Lab