Vers les origines de la syphilis

Towards the origins of syphilis

Mini-Symposium

 Thursday, 18.11.2021, UZH Irchel Campus, Y10-G03/04 and online

 The Institute of Evolutionary Medicine (IEM) at the University of Zurich is holding a mini-symposium on “Towards the origins of syphilis” next Thursday (18 November). I attach the event’s pdf but also copy the event details (and zoom info) below (CET time zone applies):

13:30 – 13:40 Prof. Dr. Dr. Verena Schünemann (Institute of Evolutionary Medicine, University of Zurich, Switzerland): Welcome and introduction

13:40 – 14:00 Dr. Kathleen Walker-Meikle (Department of History, King’s College London, UK): A brief history of syphilis and other treponemal diseases.

14:00 – 14:20 Prof. Dr. Dr. Verena Schünemann (Institute of Evolutionary Medicine, University of Zurich, Switzerland): The search for the first historical treponema pallidum genomes.

14:20 - 14:40 Kerttu Majander (Institute of Evolutionary Medicine, University of Zurich, Switzerland): Diversity of Treponema pallidum in historical Europe: cases and conclusions.

14:40 – 15:00 Coffee Break

15:00 – 15:20 Dr. Natasha Arora (Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Zurich, Switzerland): Insights on syphilis gained from clinical whole genome sequencing.

15:20 – 15:40 Marta Pla Díaz (Department of Genetics, University of Valencia, Spain): The bioinformatic challenges of working with Treponema pallidum genomes.

15:40– 16:00 Dr. Louis du Plessis (Department of Computational Evolution, ETH Zurich, Switzerland): The trials and tribulations of trying to interpret time-calibrated Treponema trees.

16:00 – 16:15 Coffee Break

16:15 – 17:00 Keynote by Prof. Dr. Fernando Gonzales-Candelas (Department of Genetics, University of Valencia, Spain): Recombination and selection in Treponema pallidum genomes.

All talks are public events and participation is free. The Covid-19 safety concept of the UZH applies,

please check the actual regulations: https://www.uzh.ch/de/about/coronavirus.html.

 

Zoom link for online participation:

https://uzh.zoom.us/j/62724129746?pwd=YnlmZk1mSkFEUEN1Y0c0SUFIellkUT09

Meeting ID: 627 2412 9746, Passcode: 626857

Contact: Prof. Dr. Dr. Verena Schünemann, verena.schuenemann@iem.uzh.ch, webpage: www.iem.uzh.ch