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2024
Plasticine models of worms help in ecological research
One of the most pressing issues in modern ecology is the interaction of soil and terrestrial food webs. The former are detrital, that is, based on dead organic matter, while the latter are grazing.

Announcements

26 May
Defense of D.D. Vinogradov's dissertation: "The intensity and routes of detrital subsidies in terrestrial food webs"

On Tuesday, May 26, 2026, at 4:00 PM, Council Meeting 24.1.109.01 will be held in the conference hall of the A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Moscow, Leninsky Prospekt, 33). Dmitry Dmitrievich Vinogradov, a candidate of biological sciences, will defend his dissertation, "Intensity and Pathways of Detrital Subsidies in Terrestrial Food Webs."

26 May
Defense of N.A. Sokolova's dissertation: "Phylogeography and genetic diversity of the river otter (Lutra lutra) in Russia and the Transcaucasus"

On Tuesday, May 26, 2026, at 2:00 PM, Council Meeting 24.1.109.01 will be held in the conference hall of the A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Moscow, Leninsky Prospekt, 33). Nadezhda Alekseyevna Sokolova, a candidate of biological sciences, will defend her dissertation, "Phylogeography and Genetic Diversity of the River Otter (Lutra lutra) in Russia and the Transcaucasia."

Results of the conference sections "Mammals in a Changing World: Current Issues in Theriology"

Dear colleagues, you can find information on the results of the sections of the conference "Mammals in a Changing World: Current Issues in Theriology" (12th Congress of the V.E. Sokolov Theriological Society of the Russian Academy of Sciences) at the link.

Data Analysis in Python: From Basics to ML

We invite Institute staff and graduate students to join our course on data analysis using Python. The course is designed to guide students through the entire data science process, from initial tool setup to visualizing results.

The Russian Science Foundation announces the start of accepting applications for three competitions

The Russian Science Foundation is accepting applications for a competition for fundamental and exploratory genetic research projects, at the request of the President of Russia and world-class scientific laboratories. Competitions have also been announced to extend the deadlines for projects supported by RSF grants in 2023, for research conducted by research groups led by young scientists, and for support of Russian-Belarusian research teams jointly with the Belarusian Republican Foundation for Fundamental Research (BRFFR).

12 — 16 October
IV Scientific Conference with International Participation "Genetic Processes in Populations"

We invite you to participate in a scientific conference dedicated to the 90th anniversary of the birth of Academician Yuri Petrovich Altukhov (October 11, 1936 – October 27, 2006) and continuing the series of traditional population genetics forums held in 2011, 2017, and 2022.