Internal Conflicts and Organismal Adaptation Across Asia–Oceania
Virtual symposium: 15th of October 2026
This free virtual symposium will bring together evolutionary biologists studying genetic and other internal conflicts, including meiotic drive, transposable elements, gene drives, transmissible cancers and feminising endosymbionts. The meeting will encompass both fundamental research and potential applications, with a particular focus on work from Asia and Oceania.
Invited speakers:
Beata Ujvari — Deakin University, Australia
 Jun Kitano — National Institute of Genetics, Japan
 Jackson Champer — Peking University, China
 Stephen Frankenberg — University of Melbourne, Australia
The programme will also include contributed short talks, discussion sessions and opportunities for informal networking.
Registration is free and open to all. We are still accepting abstracts for a small number of contributed short-talk slots.
Registration and abstract submission:
 https://forms.gle/dBaKg6NKfq27rfJP7
Further details:
 https://internalconflictsstn.wordpress.com/asia-oceania-virtual-symposium/
We would be grateful if you could circulate this announcement to anyone who may be interested.
With best wishes,
Thomas Hitchcock, Nina Wedell, Arvid Ägren, Manus Patten and Martijn Schenkel
ESEB Special Topic Network
 “Internal Conflicts and Organismal Adaptation”
 https://internalconflictsstn.wordpress.com/

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