TEA Talks

Hosted by the Centre for Biodiversity Analysis, TEA Talks are talks and short workshops that introduce a range of current methods and analytical approaches in phylogenetics, bioinformatics and macroevolution. 

The CBA developed the TEA Talks series to complement ANU's Research School of Biology's Techniques in Computational genomics (TIC) meetings.

TEA Talks are targeted at evolutionary biologists and ecologists (students and researchers) who want to improve their understanding in emerging concepts and techniques in evolutionary analysis.

Topics include: 

  • Molecular phylogenetic inference
  • Tree and network thinking
  • Macroevolutionary inferences from phylogenies
  • Spatial and biogeographic models
  • eDNA and metagenomics
  • Population genomics/adaptation
  • Trait evolution and comparative methods
  • Museum/herbarium genomics

If you are interested in presenting (or co-presenting) a TEA Talk, either by contributing to the current topic list or a new a topic suggestion, please get in touch. 

Contact

 Claire Stephens

 Send mail

 02 6125 9492

No events are currently scheduled.

Past events

11
May
2018

Phylogenetic Tales from the Genome: Sagas, Myths, and Mystery »
If the genomic era has solidified one enduring lesson in phylogenetics, it is that genes have different stories to tell - sometimes very different stories.
01
Dec
2017

Anchored Phylogenomics »
Genome-scale data have recently become the standard in phylogenetic studies and has been made possible through methodological advances such as Anchored Hybrid Enrichment (AHE), which leverages limited genomic resources to enable data collection in many related non-model systems.
17
Nov
2017

Reference- and alignment-free estimation of genetic distance using k-mers »
Next-gen sequencing has revolutionised the way we investigate (phylo)genetic relationships.
04
Aug
2017

Landscape adaptation to climate change »
Foundation species play a role is establishing the bio-capacity of the ecosystem. Land use and climate change, along with invasive species, are degrading
05
May
2017

Model-based inference of environmental niches and niche evolution: fundamental and practical issues for discussion »
Species Distribution Models (SDMs) typically rely on machine-learning approaches to estimate the niche of a species, where the "niche model" is effectively a
07
Apr
2017

An introduction to population genomics »
This workshop will start with a short lecture introduction to population genomics (~15mins), followed by hands-on experience on how to handle and visualize
03
Mar
2017

Beyond the tree: phylogenetic comparative methods for evolutionary inference of phenotypic data »
“Nothing in Biology Makes Sense Except in the Light of Evolution” was famously said by Theodosius Dobzhansky. And equivocally, phenotypic variation among
09
Feb
2017

Estimating robust phylogenies: do's, don'ts, horror stories, and opportunities. »
Lots of people want to estimate phylogenies. Lots of people like their estimates, and think that they are robust.
02
Dec
2016

Trees and networks in evolutionary analysis: to tree or not to tree? »
Systematists and macroevolutionary biologists naturally think of bifurcating trees as a natural way to investigate the evolutionary history of species, clades
04
Nov
2016

Reading the story in DNA: the core principles of molecular phylogenetic inference »
The aim of this workshop is to examine the fundamental principles of phylogenetic inference.