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 a rotating meeting twice a year that typically last a half-day and continues on in pubs afterwards.
Info on the next meeting
Our next meeting will take place on Tuesday May 5th on QMUL's Charterhouse Campus in the Willoughby Lecture Theatre from 12:30 - 17:00.Register with this /LINK/
Upcoming meeting's schedule
| Date | Location | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 7 2025 | QMUL, Charterhouse Square Campus,Willoughby Lecture Theatre | 12:00 - 18:00 | Venue Location |
Schedule
| Time | Speaker | Title | University |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12:30-13:00 | intro/set up/arrival | ||
| 13:00-13:20 | Georgy Koentges | Evo-Devo of the tetrapod tongue | University of Warwick |
| 13:20-13:40 | Georgia Lea | DNA methylation in extraembryonic tissues, beyond placental mammals | University of Cambridge |
| 13:40-14:00 | Tom Lewin | Cryptic whole-genome duplication in bryozoans | University of Oxford / Queen Mary University of London |
| 14:00-14:20 | Pedro Romero | Evolutionary History and Functional Validation of Eukaryotic 4mC Methyltransferases | Queen Mary University of London |
| 14:20-15:00 | BREAK | ||
| 15:00-15:20 | Irene Soto Bajo | Genetic integration of craniofacial shape and eye size in Lake Malawi cichlids | University of Cambridge |
| 15:20-15:40 | Luke Barlow | Hamular cartilage is a conserved feature from the dawn of mammals | King's College London |
| 15:40-16:00 | Sumit Garai | Homologies of gastrulation initiation across chordates | Francis Crick Institute |
| 16:20-16:40 | Tim Hore | Unlocking the female ribosome: evo-devo implications | University of Otago (New Zealand) |
Past Meetings
| Year | Location | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. November 8 2024 | Queen Mary University | 12:30 - 18:00 | - |
| 2. July 11 2025 | Queen Mary University | 12:00 - 18:30 | Joint UK Evo-Devo |
| 3. November 7 2025 | UCL, Bloomsbury Campus | 12:00 - 18:30 |
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