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Concluding remarks DEB symp on Metabolic Organisation

Concluding remarks DEB symp on Metabolic Organisation. Bas Kooijman Dept theoretical biology Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Bas@bio.vu.nl http://www.bio.vu.nl/thb /. Brest, 2009/04/22. Concluding remarks DEB symp on Metabolic Organisation. Contents : Indroduction

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Concluding remarks DEB symp on Metabolic Organisation

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  1. Concluding remarksDEB symp on Metabolic Organisation Bas Kooijman Dept theoretical biology Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Bas@bio.vu.nl http://www.bio.vu.nl/thb/ Brest, 2009/04/22

  2. Concluding remarksDEB symp on Metabolic Organisation • Contents: • Indroduction • Exciting problems to solve • Upcoming developments • DEB tele courses • DEB course 2011 • Thank you Bas Kooijman Dept theoretical biology Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Bas@bio.vu.nl http://www.bio.vu.nl/thb/ Brest, 2009/04/22

  3. Advanced Science Calls for holistic & fundamental approach quantitative theory theory-inspired experimentation Necessity for collaboration Internat Training Network’s integration education & research

  4. Lectures & posters • Points that captured me while listening • Research-education interactions course days prior to symposium research discussion days after symposium

  5. Exciting problems to solvehttp://www.bio.vu.nl/thb/deb/DEB-problems.html • Fundamental issues individual level sub-individual level supra-individual level • Applied issues aquacultures/fisheries/agronomy ecotox/environmental risk/conservation medicine/pharmacy climate change economy/sustainable development

  6. Upcoming developments • Publications special issue of J Sea Research 2006, 2009 third edition of DEB book 2009 theme issue PTRS 1010 book on DEB theory: Jaap van der Meer special issue(s) linked to DEB symp 2011? • Collaboration/Funding continuation of AQUAdeb: fund raising required double doctorates Internat Training Networks DEB research, announcement 2009/09/08, deadline 2010/01/07 CREAM (ecotox modelling) : vacancy available in A’dam starts 2009/10/01 ERC Advanced grant application early 2010 • DEBtool/add my pet interactive tool development data base for parameter values

  7. DEB tele-courses • Developments in tele-courses participants 2001 57; 2003 48; 2005 26; 2007 52; 2009 61 double doctorates: Caroline Tolla 2006, Tania Sousa 2007, Laure Pecquerie 2008, Marie Eichinger 2008, Janathan Flye 2008, Yves Bourles 2009, Dirk Stiefs 2009, Antonio Lorena 2011, Goncalo Marques 2011, Starrlight Augustine 2011, Sofia Saraiva 2011, Antoine Emmery 2011 participation in groups: Marseille, Brest, Lisboa, Santa Barbara, Iraklion, Melbourne part Feb/Mar + symposium + Sept/Oct; integration with DEBtox course DEB book 3rd edition/ comments/exercises DEBtool/Add my pet • Conclusions on first part/course day 2009

  8. DEB tele course 2011 http://www.bio.vu.nl/thb/deb/ Free of financial costs; some 200 h effort investment 5w Feb-Mar + 5w Sept-Oct + symposium in Lisboa 10-16 Apr 2011 target audience: PhD students We encourage participation in groups that organize local meetings weekly Participants of previous DEB tele courses 2005 created AQUAdeb: special issues of J Sea Res 2006, 2009 theme issue of Phil Trans Royal Soc 2010 on DEB applications Software package DEBtool for Octave/ Matlab freely downloadable Slides of this presentation will be downloadable from http://www.bio.vu.nl/thb/users/bas/lectures/ Cambridge Univ Press 2009 Organizing committee: thank you for all your work Audience: thank you for your attention

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