Name: Lecture Series on Conservation Biology and Wildlife Genetics
Start: 2013-11-24T05:45:00+05:45
End: 2013-11-24T05:45:00+05:45

Kathmandu University, School of Science in association with Himalayan Tiger Foundation is organizing Lecture Series on Conservation Biology and Wildlife Genetics. The series consists of eight lectures and will be delivered by Prof. Dr. Jacques van Alphen (Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands) and Dr. Laura Bertola (Institute of Environmental Sciences, Leiden University, The Netherlands).

Date	Time	Lecture	Person	Venue
24^th Nov 2013, Sunday	10.00 AM to 10.30AM	Opening Ceremony		CV Raman Auditorium, KU, Dhulikhel
24^th Nov 2013, Sunday	10.30 AM to 11.30AM	Lecture-1, The Problem	Prof. Dr. Jacques van Alphen	CV Raman Auditorium, KU, Dhulikhel
24^th Nov 2013, Sunday	11.30AM to 12.30PM	Lecture-2, Why is biodiversity important?	Prof. Dr. Jacques van Alphen	CV Raman Auditorium, KU, Dhulikhel
24^th Nov 2013, Sunday	1.30PM to 2.30PM	Lecture-3, What do we need to know about Ecology to manage biodiversity? Community ecology.	Prof. Dr. Jacques van Alphen	CV Raman Auditorium, KU, Dhulikhel
24^th Nov 2013, Sunday	2.30PM to 3.30PM	Lecture-4, What do we need to know about Ecology to manage biodiversity? Spatial ecology.	Prof. Dr. Jacques van Alphen	CV Raman Auditorium, KU, Dhulikhel
25^th Nov 2013, Monday	10AM to 11AM	Lecture-5, Conservation Genetics to manage biodiversity.	Prof. Dr. Jacques van Alphen	CV Raman Auditorium, KU, Dhulikhel
25^th Nov 2013, Monday	11AM to 12Noon	Lecture-6, Measuring genetic diversity.	Dr. Laura Bertola	CV Raman Auditorium, KU, Dhulikhel
25^th Nov 2013, Monday	1PM to 2PM	Lecture-7, How genetics can contribute to conservation?	Dr. Laura Bertola	CV Raman Auditorium, KU, Dhulikhel
25^th Nov 2013, Monday	2PM to 3PM	Lecture-8, Large Carnivores: Are they Key-stone species? Are they Umbrella species?	Prof. Dr. Jacques van Alphen	CV Raman Auditorium, KU, Dhulikhel
25^th Nov 2013, Monday	3PM onwards	Closing ceremony		CV Raman Auditorium, KU, Dhulikhel

Note: This lecture series is mainly intended for Master’s level students of Biotechnology and Environmental Science as well as for Undergraduate level 3^rd year and 4^th year students of Biotechnology and Environmental Science. Although the talk program is in Kathmandu University, students of other universities and faculties can also participate.

please contact:

Subodh K. Upadhyaya
Associate Professor
Department of Biotechnology
Kathmandu University, Dhulikhel, Nepal

Email: subodh@ku.edu.np

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