Chemical Communication in the Anthropocene: Concepts and Methods

In the postgraduate course Chemical Communications in the Anthropocene, we will focus on how man-made changes to the environment can influence chemical communications within and between microorganisms, plants, herbivores and disease vectors. Since chemical signals and cues often consist of complex mixtures of multiple compounds, and responses to this information often depend on precise ratios of these compounds, chemical information is not only hard to measure but also particularly vulnerable to anthropocentric changes in the environment. We will not only focus on how chemical information can be collected and analyzed, but also on the environmental factors that can affect chemical communications and zoom in on the underlying mechanisms of producing and perceiving chemical information. There will also be two hands-on workshops on how to analyze large datasets in the field of chemical ecology.

This post-graduate Winterschool is co-organized by NOSE member Astrid Groot

Check out the website for more details on the program, how to register, and the location (Ede, the Netherlands)