The KLI support international groups of scholars in the life and sustainability sciences working on interdisciplinary projects to conduct their groundbreaking research at the institute. KLI Focus Groups and Working Groups aim to develop ideas on a particular subject and generate suggestions for action. The participants have different scientific backgrounds and strive to develop specific, practical goals. Focus Groups are one-time meetings gathering and working together at the KLI for a period of one to maximum two weeks. Working Groups comprise 3 meetings over the course of one year and a half.
Event Details
WHAT IS THEORETICAL BIOLOGY?
A symposium celebrating Rupert Riedl's 100th anniversary
16 June 2025
Program:
9:30 Welcome
9:35–10:15 Gerd Müller: Rupert Riedl and the Austrian School of Theoretical Biology
10:15–10:55 Manfred Laubichler: The International Context of Theoretical Biology
10:55–11:20 Coffee Break
11:20–12:00 Mihaela Pavličev: The Role of Riedl’s Systems Theory for Today's Evolutionary Biology
12:00–12:40 Philipp Mitteroecker: Theoretical Biology and Morphometrics: On the Generation and
Canalization of Morphological Variation During Development
12:40–14:30 Lunch at the KLI
14:30–15:10 Laura Nuño de la Rosa: The Evolvability of Riedl's Ideas
15:10–15:50 Kalevi Kull: Towards Semiotics in Theoretical Biology
15:50–16:15 Coffee Break
16:15–16:55 Jan Baedke: O Theory Where Art Thou? The Changing Role of Theory in
Theoretical Biology in the 20th Century and Beyond
16:55–17:35 Discussion: The Future of Theoretical Biology
Barbara Fischer, Gregory Radick, Eörs Szathmary, Günter Wagner
17:35 Reception
Due to limited availability of seats, we ask you to register for this event:
