We are on the edge of an outstanding revolution in Life Sciences.

Sequencing of the Human Genome, and of other Eukaryotes, will likely represent a milestone for future research: by analyzing genomes and applying genome-scaled comparative methods, Scientists are likely to better understand the complex relationships between genotype and phenotype, as well as clarify rules and mechanisms of morphogenesis.

Finally Genome Sciences will likely add to a better knowledge of the Evolution of Life on Earth, both helping to depict phylogenetic relationships of living beings, and unraveling the nature of Micro- and Macro-evolutionary changes.

This School puts Biological Evolution as the unifying concept and will cover the following topics:

  • Evolution of Karyotypes
  • Genome Duplications
  • Mitochondrial and Chloroplast Genomics
  • Mobile Elements
  • Highly Repeated Elements
  • Hox Genes and EvoDevo Approaches.