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The Institute for Theoretical Chemistry and the Faculty of Chemistry of the University of Vienna present the Symposium on "Chemolution: From Chemistry to Evolution", to be held in Vienna from May 19 to 20, 2016.
The Symposium is dedicated to Professor Emeritus Peter Schuster on the occasion of his 75th birthday.
The meeting is devoted to highlight recent research on evolutionary concepts in the fields of chemistry and biology.
List of keynote speakers:
- David Krakauer (Santa Fe Institute, USA)
- Eörs Szathmary (Parmenides Foundation, Germany)
- Robert Giegerich (University Bielefeld, Germany)
- Philippe Nghe (LBC - ESPCI, France)
- Walter Fontana (Havard Medical School, USA)
- Kepa Ruiz-Mirazo (University of the Basque Country, Spain)
- Arren Bar-Even (Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Germany)
- Ricard Solé (University Pompeu Fabra, Spain)
- Robert T. Batey (University of Colorado Boulder, USA)
Attendance is free of charge. However, due to limited capacities we kindly ask you to register for the Symposium on Chemolution here.
The Symposium will be held in the Sky lounge of the University of Vienna .
