Upcomming events in DEB research

S.A.L.M. Kooijman
Dept Theoretical Biology, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam 
bas@bio.vu.nl; http://www.bio.vu.nl/thb/

Ifremer Nantes 2009/11/05

I will discuss the following topics

- Reflection on DEB tele course 2009 and symposium in Brest
  = publications in Le Monde, France Ouest
  = video's, sound, finances

- Publication of DEB3, DEB special issues J Sea Res 2009, PTRS 2010

- Application to ITN, ERC advanced grant

- Double doctorates, completed and new projects
  = running projects linked to A'dam:
    Mussel dynamics (Sofia Saraiva, Jaap vd Meer)
    Feeding ecology of pacific oyster (Antoine Emmery, Sebastien Lefebvre)
    Zebra fish toxicity (Starrlight Augustine, Beatrice Gagnaire, Christelle Adam)
    Cumputer games (Goncalo Marques, Tiago Domingos)
  = completed in 2009:
    Anne Willem Omta & Jorn Bruggeman (NWO-Rubicon grants), 
    Dirk Stiefs & George van Voorn (magna cum laude Oldenburg, double-double)
    Joana Campos, 
    Bas Kooijman (Honoris Causa, Marseilles 26 Nov 2009)
  = expected in 2010:
    Jan Baas (11 Jan 2010), Daniel Bontje, Yves Bourles (?), Vania Freitas
  = new projects 2010:
    ITN ecotox modelling: CREAM (Tjalling Jager, Virginie Ducrot)
    Ocean primary production (Jean-Christophe Poggiale, Melika Baklouti, Yoan Eynaud)
    Algal ecophysiology (Tiago Domingos, Antonio Lorena)
    Invasive bivalves (Gianluca Sara, Valeria Palmeri)
    Fish larvae ecophysiology (Henk van der Veer, Vania Freitas)
    ? Porpoise ecophysiology (NWO_OKZ Chris Klok)
    ? Copepod ecophysiology (NWO-OKZ Jaap van der Meer)

- DEB tele course 2011 and symposium in Lisbon
  = 14 expressions of interest
  = changes in setup

- Reorganisation DEBlab
  = Add_my_pet project, VeerCard2010
  = micro-lectures 
  = summary of concepts
  = comments to DEB3
  = exercises
  = Lifecycles