About London Evo-Devo

London Evo-Devo brings together researchers from all career stages interested in evo-devo questions (broadly defined!). Our aim is to provide a regular venue to share recent discoveries and forge new relationships and collaboration.We organise rotating bi-annual meetings that typically last a half-day and continue on in pubs afterwards.


Info on the next meeting

The timing of our next meeting coincides with the broader UK Evo-Devo meeting. Instead of having both at the same time, we are joining forces.

Please join us for this larger event on July 11th on the campus of Queen Mary University of London. This will be a day-long (10 am to 6:30 pm) meeting with two exciting keynote speakers (Edwige Moyroud from the University of Cambridge and Chris Lowe from Stanford University) and plenty of opportunities for oral and poster contributions. Registration is £5 and will include coffee breaks, a light lunch and drinks for the poster session.
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Upcoming meeting's schedule

DateLocationTimeNotes
Jull 11 2025QMUL, Preston Lecture Theatre10:00 - 18:30Venue Location

Schedule


TimeSpeakerTitleUniversity
10:00 – 10:10Opening Remarks--
10:10 – 10:45Christopher LoweBuilding the adult body plan by larval transformation in echinoderms and hemichordatesStanford University
10:40 – 11:10Coffee Break--
11:10 – 11:30Adria C. LeBoeufFrom digestion to communication: molecular evolution during the rise of a social fluidUniversity of Cambridge
11:30 - 11:50Rory L. CooperThe mechanics of crocodile and tortoise head scale patterningUniversity of Sheffield
11:50 - 12:10Bassel ArnaoutBraids in the hourglass: developmental divergence in the evolution of Galloanserae SkullsUniversity of Cambridge
12:10 - 12:30Antonia WeberlingExploring Pregastrulation Development and Epiblast Lumen Formation in the veiled Chameleon (C. calyptratus)University of Oxford
12:30 – 13:30Lunch (Provided)--
13:30 – 13:50Isabel AlmudíThe gene regulatory network underlying the origin of the Turbanate eyes in mayfliesUniversity of Barcelona/IRBio
13:50 - 14:10Aleksandra MarconiDeconstruction of the roles of lineage-specific transposable element insertions in nervous and sensory system diversification in Lake Malawi cichlid fishesUniversity of Cambridge
14:10 - 14:30Yuanzhen ZhuWhole genome duplication drove cell type evolution in the vertebrate brainUniversity of Oxford
14:30 - 14:50Elizabeth WilliamsNeuropeptide signalling underlie larval settlement response to a microalgal environmental cue in a marine wormUniversity of Exeter
14:50 – 15:10Coffee Break--
15:10 - 15:30Sergio MencheroDevelopmental priorities: what marsupials teach us about timeThe Francis Crick Institute
15:30 - 15:50Zoë X. SchultzAn ancient gene is a novel regulator of cell proliferation in the spider Parasteatoda tepidariorumDurham University
15:50 - 16:10Diego SafiánA novel cell type enabled the transition from egg-laying to live-bearing and then to placentation in fishesThe Francis Crick Institute
16:10 - 16:40Lucia L. Prieto-GodinoCross-species comparative connectomics reveals the evolution of an olfactory circuitThe Francis Crick Institute
16:30 – 16:40Brief Break--
16:40 - 17:15Edwige MoyroudEco-Evo-Devo of petal patterning in Hibiscus flowersUniversity of Cambridge

Past Meetings

YearLocationTimeNotes
November 8 2024Queen Mary University12:30 - 18:00-

Organisers

Roman Arguello, Queen Mary University of London
Margarida Cardoso Moreira, Crick Institute
James Difrisco, Crick Institute
Ferdi Marlétaz, University City London
Chema Martin, Queen Mary University of London
Alex de Mendoza, Queen Mary University of London