The modern theory of evolution represents a highly significant contribution from the classical period of Enlightenment. All organic change, including human evolution, was understood to be driven by the relationship between inheritance, variation and differential reproduction. Linguistic and cultural developments were interpreted as epiphenomena of biological evolution.
Today, human activity interferes with multiple biological parameters at an ever increasing rate and scale, introducing new technological practices, such as genetic engineering, biomedical enhancement and industrialised agriculture.
Do new principles such as epigenetics represent a niche approach, or are macro-historical processes better suited to explaining ongoing human development. Indeed, is it possible to escape the laws of biological evolution? The seminar explores to what extent human societies have eliminated the constraints of natural evolution and become creators of a phenomenon which may be termed synthetic evolution.
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Ruth MÜLLER
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Assistant Professor for Science & Technology Policy, Technical University of Munich | | | |
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Karen POLIZZI
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Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Imperial College London | |
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Renée SCHROEDER
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Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology, Max F. Perutz Laboratories, University of Vienna | |
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Assistant Professor for Science & Technology Policy, Technical University of Munich
| 2001-2007 | Studies of Molecular Biology, Specializations in Genetics, Cell biology, Science &Technology Studies, University of Vienna |
| 2005-2007 | Researcher and M.Sc. Student |
| 2007-2012 | Ph.D Student, Department of Science & Technology Studies, University of Vienna |
| 2012-2013 | Postdoc, Austrian Institute of International Affairs, Science & Technology Policy Group, Vienna |
| 2013-2015 | Research Policy Group, Lund University, Lund |
| since 2015 | Appointment as Tenure Track Professor for Science & Technology Policy at the Munich Center for Technology in Society, a co-appointment with the TUM School of Life Sciences Weihenstephan |
| | Visiting scholar at the Science & Justice Research Center, University of California Santa Cruz, U.S. (2010, 2011 & 2014). |
Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Imperial College London
| 2001-2005 | Ph.D Student, Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta |
| 2005-2006 | Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta |
| 2006-2008 | Postdoctoral Research Associate, School of Biosciences, University of Exeter |
| 2008-2014 | Lecturer and RCUK Fellow, Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London |
| since 2014 | Senior Lecturer, Department of Life Sciences, Imperial Collge London |
Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology, Max F. Perutz Laboratories, University of Vienna
| 1972-1978 | Mag.rer.nat, Biochemie, Universität Wien |
| 1978-1981 | Dr.rer.nat, Biochemie, Universität Wien |
| 1972-1978 | Post-doc, LMU, München |
| 1982-1985 | Post-doc/ EMBO Stipendium, CNRS, Gif/Yvette; Wadsworth Center |
| 1987-1989 | Post-doc/ Schrödinger Stipendium, New York |
| 1993 | Habilitation in Genetik, Universität Wien |
| 1995-2004 | Ao. Prof. Institut für Mikrobiologie und Genetik, Universität Wien |
| 1989-2004 | Gruppenleiterin am Institut für Mikrobiologie und Genetik, Universität Wien |
| seit 2006 | Professur für RNA-Biochemie, Universität Wien |
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| | Synergistische Aktivitäten: |
| | 1.Öffentliche Funktionen |
| 1998-2004 | Österreichische Delegierte beim EMBO council |
| 2001-2005 | Mitglied der Bioethikkommission |
| 2005-2010 | Vizepräsidentin des Österreichischen Wissenschaftsfonds FWF |
| seit 2010 | Mitglied des Rates für Forschung und Technologieentwicklung |
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| | 2.Akademischen Funktionen |
| 1999-2002 | Vorsitzenden der Studienkommission für Molekularbiologie |
| 2004-2006 | Vizedekanin der Fakultät für Lebenswissenschaften |
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| | 3.Editorial |
| | Seit 2007 Editor in Chief of RNA Biology |
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| | 4.Nachwuchsförderung VIPS Programm |
