Artificial Evolution Summer School · 2025
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2025 Course Schedule

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Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
30/6 1/7 2/7 3/7 4/7 5/7 6/7
week 1 8:30-9:20 welcome, intro, and safety
(Guangshuo, Yanlan)
genetic analysis: principle and design genetic analysis: principle and design genetic analysis: principle and design genetic analysis: principle and design city tour (the Great Wall) city tour (the Forbidden City)
9:30-10:20 intro lectures
(Yanlan, Giulia)
CROSSES: collect virgins, set up channels 1 CROSSES: collect virgins, set up channels 2 CROSSES: set up, teach wing mounting with previous samples CROSSES: set up/flip, teach wing imaging & wings4 analysis
coffee break
10:40-12:00 worm intro and lab set up channels 1 continued set up channels 2 continued practise wing mounting with previous samples practise wing imaging, wing4 analysis
lunch
13:00-15:00 worm dpy/unc screen worm tumor screen worm tumor screen worm cilia screen worm bacteria interaction
tea break
15:15-16:30 worm dpy/unc screen 4h after: collect larvae and move into vials 4h after: collect larvae and move into vials worm cilia screen worm bacteria interaction adult collect, flip crosses adult collect, flip crosses
16:30-17:30 worm dpy/unc screen bioinfomatics bioinfomatics bioinfomatics bioinfomatics
7/7 8/7 9/7 10/7 11/7 12/7 13/7
week 2 8:30-9:20 molecular dynamics simulation lecture molecular dynamics simulation lecture molecular dynamics simulation lab molecular dynamics simulation lab molecular dynamics simulation lab symposium symposium
9:30-10:20 adult collect - mount & image. Wings4 analysis adult collect - mount & image. Python/data analysis finish mounting, data analysis ciliopathy genetic supressor screen worm bacteria interaction
coffe break
10:40-12:00 adult collect - mount & image. Wings4 analysis adult collect - mount & image. Python/data analysis finish mounting, data analysis set up channels 3 set up channels 4
lunch
13:00-15:00 KIF1A-associated neuronal disorder supressor screen KIF1A-associated neuronal disorder supressor screen ciliopathy genetic supressor screen ciliopathy genetic supressor screen worm bacteria interaction
tea break
15:15-16:30 KIF1A-associated neuronal disorder supressor screen KIF1A-associated neuronal disorder supressor screen ciliopathy genetic supressor screen 4h after: collect larvae and move into vials 4h after: collect larvae and move into vials
16:30-17:30 worm dpy/unc screen worm tumor screen worm cilia screen ciliopathy genetic supressor screen worm bacteria interaction
14/7 15/7 16/7 17/7 18/7 19/7
week 3 8:30-10:20 adult collect - mount & image & analyse adult collect - mount & image & analyse adult collect - mount & image & analyse adult collect - mount & image & analyse presentations leave
coffee break
10:40-12:00 worm screen adult collect - mount & image & analyse adult collect - mount & image & analyse worm screen presentations
lunch
13:00-15:20 worm screen worm screen worm screen worm screen presentations
tea break
15:40-17:30 bioinformatics / molecular dynamics simulation bioinformatics / molecular dynamics simulation bioinformatics / molecular dynamics simulation prepare fly material to post back summer school end, final wrap up, tidy up