UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ, UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI AND UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH Annual Report 1.1.2016–30.9.2017 Contents 1 FOREWORDS ............................................................................................................................................. 4 2 RESEARCH OUTPUT IN NUMBERS AND HIGHLIGHTS IN 2016–2017 ........................................................... 5 3 RESEARCH PROJECTS .............................................................................................................................. 8 3.1 Genomics of insect societies – phenotypic plasticity and metagenomics ............................................ 8 3.2 Social evolution and host-parasite interactions – interactions at the level of genes and individuals ....... 9 3.3 Dispersal and inbreeding in fragmented landscapes ....................................................................... 10 3.4 SpecIAnt: Speciation in ants ........................................................................................................ 11 3.5 Microbiome of social insects ........................................................................................................ 12 3.6 Predator-prey interactions and maintance of color polymorphism .................................................... 13 3.7 Social environments and the coevolution of predators and prey ...................................................... 14 3.8 Kinship effects on birch seedling behavior ..................................................................................... 15 3.9 Evolution of conflict and cooperation in human groups ................................................................... 16 3.10 Evolutionary theory of social interactions ....................................................................................... 17 3.11 Spatial population genetics .......................................................................................................... 18 3.12 Evolution of virulence and host-pathogen interactions .................................................................... 19 3.13 Modelling the ecology and evolution of environmentally growing pathogens ..................................... 20 3.14 Sexual reproduction: how much, when, why, and with whom? ......................................................... 21 3.15 Antibiotic resistance: understanding the problem in an attempt to find potential solutions ................... 22 3.16 PrimeBEE: Developing an edible vaccination against microbial diseases in honey bees .................... 23 3.17 Long-term consequences of climate change .................................................................................. 24 3.18 Invasion towards stressful environments ....................................................................................... 25 4 PERSONNEL ............................................................................................................................................. 26 4.1 Heads of the CoE ....................................................................................................................... 27 4.2 Principal investigators ................................................................................................................. 28 4.3 Researchers............................................................................................................................... 30 4.4 Doctoral students ........................................................................................................................ 34 4.5 Supporting personnel .................................................................................................................. 38 4.6 Alumni 2016–2017 ...................................................................................................................... 39 5 DOCTORAL DEGREES EARNED IN THE CoE ............................................................................................. 43 5.1 2016 .......................................................................................................................................... 43 5.2 2017 .......................................................................................................................................... 50 6 PUBLICATIONS ......................................................................................................................................... 52 6.1 2016 .......................................................................................................................................... 52 6.1.1 Peer-reviewed scientific articles ................................................................................................... 52 6.1.1.1 Journal article ......................................................................................................................... 52 6.1.1.2 Review article ......................................................................................................................... 54 6.1.1.3 Book section, chapters in research books ................................................................................. 54 6.1.2 Theses ...................................................................................................................................... 55 1 6.1.2.1 Bachelor’s thesis .................................................................................................................... 55 6.1.2.2 Master’s thesis ....................................................................................................................... 55 6.2 2017 .......................................................................................................................................... 55 6.2.1 Peer-reviewed scientific articles ................................................................................................... 55 6.2.1.1 Journal article ......................................................................................................................... 55 6.2.1.2 Review article ......................................................................................................................... 58 6.2.1.3 Book section, chapters in research books ................................................................................. 58 6.2.2 Non-refereed scientific articles ..................................................................................................... 59 6.2.2.1 Non-refereed scientific articles ................................................................................................. 59 6.2.2.2 Book section .......................................................................................................................... 59 6.2.3 Publications intended for the general public ................................................................................... 59 6.2.3.1 Popularised article, newspaper article ....................................................................................... 59 6.2.4 Theses ...................................................................................................................................... 60 6.2.4.1 Bachelor’s thesis .................................................................................................................... 60 6.2.4.2 Master’s thesis ....................................................................................................................... 60 7 PATENTS AND INVENTION DISCLOSURES ............................................................................................... 60 7.1 2016 .......................................................................................................................................... 60 7.1.1 Patent notifications ..................................................................................................................... 60 7.2 2017 .......................................................................................................................................... 60 7.2.1 Invention disclosure .................................................................................................................... 60 8 PRESENTATIONS IN SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS ...................................................... 60 8.1 2016 .......................................................................................................................................... 60 8.1.1 Oral presentations ...................................................................................................................... 60 8.1.2 Invited oral presentations ............................................................................................................. 62 8.1.3 Posters ...................................................................................................................................... 63 8.2 2017 .......................................................................................................................................... 64 8.2.1 Oral presentations ...................................................................................................................... 64 8.2.2 Invited oral presentations ............................................................................................................. 65 8.2.3 Posters ...................................................................................................................................... 67 9 COMMUNICATION TO OTHER THAN THE SCIENTIFIC