Fyrirlestrar á vormisseri
| Dags. /Date | Titill erindis / Title | Fyrirlesari / speaker | Vinnustaður/Affiliation | 
|---|---|---|---|
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 20. janúar  
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Carbon and hydrology in birch woodland soils | 
 Sólveig Sánchez 
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 Landbúnaðarháskóli Íslands 
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 3. febrúar  
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 Juvenile gadoid abundance on maerl (rhodolith) beds in Iceland 
 | 
 Michelle Valliant 
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 University Centre in the West Fjords 
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 10. febrúar  
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What are the fish even doing out there? | 
 Guðbjörg Ásta Ólafsdóttir 
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Hafrannsóknastofnun | 
| 
 24. febrúar  
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Student meeting: movie + discussion | 
 Queer Society 
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University of Iceland | 
| 2.mars | Assembling Crop Wild Relatives: Plastomes, Mitogenomes and a Super Pan-Genome | Martina Strömvik | McGill University, Canada | 
| 
 3. mars  
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Non-breeding distribution of Icelandic Oystercatchers and the potential migratory connectivity between breeding and non-breeding sites | 
 Sölvi Rúnar Vignisson 
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South Iceland Research Centre & Þekkingarsetur Suðurnesja | 
| 6. mars | Fungi: from soil biodiversity to bioremediation of pollutants | Lidia Nicola | University of Pavia, Italy | 
| 
 10. mars  
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Population genetics of Arctic cod species | 
 Axel Wilhem Einarsson 
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 University of Iceland 
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| 
 17. mars 
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 The genetic basis of adaptive differentiation between closely related morphs of Arctic charr 
 | 
 Marina de la Cámara 
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 University of Iceland 
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| 
 24. mars 
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Can sexual selection be too strong to benefitial? | 
 Maximilian Tschol  
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 University of Aberdeen (UK) 
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 31. mars  
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 Research on Priridium sociabile: a breach between free living and parasitic organisms 
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 Ásthildur Erlingsdóttir 
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 Tilraunastöð Háskóla Íslands í meinafræði að Keldum 
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| 
 14. apríl 
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 Reseach for ecological restoration 
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Ása Aradóttir | Landbúnaðarháskóli Íslands | 
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 21. apríl  
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 The use of fish parsites as bioindicators 
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 Sara Dallarés 
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Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain | 
| 3. maí | From cold to life: preserving fish biodiversity with sperm cryopreservation | Anatolii Sotnikov | University of South Bohemia, Check Republic | 
| 
 5. maí 
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Effects of aquafeed management on Nile tilapia production – environmental and economic consequencesn | 
 Safina Aluoch Musa 
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Sang'oro Aquaculture Research Station, Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute | 
| 
 12. maí 
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 The Icelandic Museum of Natural History – Education, research and science outreach 
 | 
 Ragnhildur Guðmundsdóttir 
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 Náttúruminjasafn Íslands / Icelandic Museum of Natural History 
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| 
 19. maí 
 | 
 Tracking Icelandic Arctic terns 
 | 
 Joane Morten 
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 Exeter University 
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| 
 26. maí 
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 How can we assess the impacts of multiple stressors in marine habitats? 
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 Einar Pétur Jónsson 
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 Hafrannsóknastofnun (HAFRO) & Háskóli Ísland 
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Fyrirlestrar á vormisseri
| Dags. /Date | Titill erindis / Title | Fyrirlesari / speaker | Vinnustaður/Affiliation | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 7. janúar | Towards a complete reference genome of Hordeum erectifolium using long-read genomic and transcriptomic sequencing | Einar Haraldsson | University of Bonn | 
| 14. janúar | Occurrence of pilot whales and killer whales in Icelandic coastal waters and their interspecific interactions | Anna Selbmann | University of Iceland | 
| 28. janúar | Should we be adding nutrients to streams to boost salmon productivity? | Neil Metcalfe | University of Glasgow | 
| 11. febrúar | Fishing for Sympatry in Salmonid Gene Pools: An Investigation of the Underpinnings of Sympatric Morph Differentiation within Salmonidae | Sarah Salisbury | Dalhousie University | 
| 18 febrúar | Understanding and managing hungry herbivores and their interactions with clever plants | Jennifer Forbey | Boise University | 
| 25. febrúar | A chromosome-resolved genome of Darwin’s giant daisy trees shows the genomic basis of the plant island syndrome | José Cerca | Nowegian University of Science and Technology | 
| 18. mars | Advances in shrub dendrochronology (or the hidden secrets of shrub growth rings) | Stéphane Boudreau | Université Laval | 
| 25. mars | Using botanical characters and genome-wide DArTseq genotyping to assess genetic diversity of willows (Salix species) from the mountains of Central Europe. | Radim J. Vašut | Palacký University in Olomouc | 
| 1. apríl | Eeek! – an eight-legged science journey | Ingi Agnarsson | University of Iceland | 
| 8. apríl | The importanceof South Iceland for cetaceans | Filipa Samarra | University of Iceland | 
| 6. maí | Ecosystem tipping points as a possible cure for environmental collapse: the case for tropical coral reefs | Mark Hay | Georgia Institute of Technology | 
| 13. maí | Temporal patterning of the developing spinal chord by a Notch signalling timetable | Craig Jacobs | University of Calgary | 
Fyrirlestrar á haustmisseri
| Dags. /Date | Titill erindis / Title | Fyrirlesari / speaker | Vinnustaður/Affiliation | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 16. september | Genetics and developmental plasticity affect craniofacial variation in sympatric morphs | Arnar Pálsson | University of Iceland | 
| 23. september | Midterm evaluation: Investigating the Measures and Impacts of Sustaining and Growing Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) Populations in Rivers of Northeast Iceland | Sum Yi Lai | University of Iceland | 
| 30. september | The establishment of the European flounder (Platichthys flesus) in Icelandic waters – the story of a new species | Theresa Henke | Research Center in the Westjords | 
| 14. október | Understanding the bases of phenotipic variation | Marta Vidal Garcia | University of Calgary | 
| 21. október | Genetic Disease and the Structure of Craniofacial Variation | Benedikt Hallgrimsson | University of Calgary | 
| 28. október | Sea change: looking to the past, present, and future | Áki Jarl Láruson | University of Iceland | 
| 4. nóvember | Effects of land conversion in sub-arctic landscapes on densities of ground-nestin birds | Aldís Erna Pálssdóttir | South Iceland Research Center | 
| 11. nóvember | Semiar discussion: Ecological Economis. On-line starting at 13:00h | Jon D. Erickson | University of Vermont | 
| 18. nóvember | Patterns and processes of birch establishment in space and time – Implications for large-scale restoration | Anna Mariager Behrend | Agricultural University of Iceland - LBHÍ | 
| 25. nóvember | Do micronutrient profiles of parasites match those of their hosts?: a case study of elasmobranchs and their tapeworms | Haseeb Randhawa | University of Iceland | 
| 2. desember | Uncovering natural histories of mutator alleles in budding yeast. | Pengyao Jiang | University of Washington | 
| 9. desember | Phenotipic drift in individual preference as a strategy for unpredictable worlds | Ryan Maloney | Department of Organismic & Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University | 
| 16. desember | Bird research at the University of Iceland's Research Centre at Snæfellsnes | Jamie Carroll | Research Center in Snæfellsnes | 
Fyrirlestrar á vormisseri
| Dagur / Day | Titill erindis / Title of talk | Fyrirlesari / Speaker | Stofnun / Affiliation | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 janúar | The interplay among socio-positive behaviors, relatedness and food availability in female vervet monkeys | Alessandra Schnider | Hólar University | 
| 12 febrúar | Palaeogenetics & Proboscideans: The use of ancient DNA to analyze the evolutionary history of extinct elephant species | Sina Belaka | University of Iceland | 
| 19 febrúar | Development of Buccinum undatum (Neogastropoda: Buccinoidea) as a novel model of phenotypic variation | Jake Dylan Goodall | University of Iceland | 
| 5 mars | Drivers of maturity in a northern partial migrant | Sölvi Vignisson | University of Iceland | 
| 12 mars | The mechanisms of density dependent population regulation in waders | Maite Cerezo Araujo | University of Iceland | 
| 19 mars | From whale to sea turtles: AI & conservation | Jake Levenson | US Department of the Interior | 
| 26 mars | Fish cognition: what did we learn from fish/our mistake? | Marion Dellinger / David Benhaim | Hólar University | 
| 9 apríl | Cancelled | ||
| 16 apríl | Meeting of the Icelandic Ecological Society | ||
| 23 apríl | The Reykjavík ant project | Marco Mancini | University of Iceland | 
| 30. apríl | Starling and horses | Hrefna Sigurjónsdóttir | University of Iceland | 
| 1. maí | Recovery of Ascophyllum nodosum after harvesting in Breiðafjörður | Lilja Gunnarsdóttir | University of Iceland | 
Fyrirlestrar á haustmisseri
| Dagur / Day | Titill erindis / Title of talk | Fyrirlesari / Speaker | Stofnun / Affiliation | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 24. september | Interactions between oak trees and cervids during forest regeneration | Julien Barrère | INRAE | 
| 1. október | PhD Defense | Ingeborg Klarenberg | University of Iceland / University of Akureyri | 
| 15. október | IceBio | ||
| 22. október | Interannual variability in recruitment of Patagonian toothfish on the Patagonian Shelf: driven by ecology and oceanography. | Haseeb Randhawa | University of Iceland | 
| 29. október | The bumpy shrimp & why should we care | Fracesco Golin | University of Pandova | 
| 5. nóvember | Environmental stress as an evolutinary force: insight from frogs and isopods | Katja Räsänen | University of Jyväskylä | 
| 12. nóvember | Life history and migration of lumpfish around Iceland | James Kennedy | MFRI Iceland | 
| 19. nóvember | Primates and linear infrastructure in South Africa: mortality and mitigation | Birthe Linden | University of Venda | 
| 26. nóvember | Trends and threats in the terrestrial biodiversity of the French subantarctic islands | Mathilde Defourneaux | Agricultural University of Iceland | 
| 3. desember | The long road to Iceland - parasitology as a driving force | Bjoern C. Schaeffner | Keldur | 
| 10. desember | From DNA to liquid-like properties: chromatin, this noodle soup | Sebastien Matlos | University of Iceland | 
| 17. desember | PhD defense | Charles Hansen | University of Iceland | 
Fyrirlestrar á vormisseri
| Dagur / Day | Titill erindis / Title of talk | Fyrirlesari / Speaker | Stofnun / Affiliation | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 24. janúar | Meistaradagur náttúruvísinda / MS student graduation lectures | University of Iceland | |
| 31. janúar | Tags, drones and whale fat: emerging technologies for studying body condition in whales | Alec Burslem | University of St Andrews | 
| 7. febrúar | Can you save a mutant? Transcriptional profiling of compensatory evolution in Drosophila melanogaster | Baldur Kristjánsson | University of Iceland | 
| 21.febrúar | Evolution of human commensalism in Passer sparrows - effects on skull morphology and brain size | Marina de la Cámara | University of Iceland | 
| 28. febrúar | Gísli Már Gíslason Symposium | ||
| 3.-5. mars | Nordic Society OIKOS conference - Harpa | ||
| 6. mars | Hvatinn - íslenskur vefur um vísindafréttir | Edda Olgudóttir og Anna Verónika Bjarkadóttir | Hvatinn | 
| 18.-19. mars | Biology graduate student retreat - Laugarvatn- cancelled | ||
| 20. mars | The interplay among socio-positive behaviours, relatedness and food availability in female vervet monkeys CANCELLED | Alessandra Schnider | Háskólinn á Hólum | 
| 24. april | Environmental DNA - exact title TBA | Christophe Pampoulie | Marine and Freshwater Research Institute | 
Fyrirlestrar á haustmisseri
| Dagur / Day | Titill erindis / Title of talk | Fyrirlesari / Speaker | Stofnun / Affiliation | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 18. september | Socio-ecology of berry producing species: insights from traditional knowledge and long-term ecological monitoring in the Canadian Arctic. POSTPONED | Noémie Boulanger-Lapointe | University of Iceland | 
| 25. september | Exploration of subsurface microbial communities within the neo-volcanic island Surtsey in Iceland - POSTPONED | Pauline Bergsten | Matís / University of Iceland | 
| 2. október | TBD | Sina Isabelle Baleka | University of Iceland | 
| 9. október | PhD defence: Microbes and the groundwater amphipod Crangonyx islandicus in spring sources in Iceland | Ragnhildur Guðmundsdóttir | University of Iceland | 
| 16. október | PhD defence: Phenotypic and genotypic variation in the subtidal gastropod Buccinum undatum | Hildur Magnúsdóttir | University of Iceland and Holar University College | 
| 19. október | PhD defence: IInvertebrate diversity in Icelandic freshwater springs | Agnes-Katharina Kreiling | University of Iceland and Holar University College | 
| 30. október | Population genomics of the white-tailed eagle in Iceland | Charles Hansen | University of Iceland | 
| 6. nóvember | POSTPONED | Ingeborg Klarenberg | University of Iceland / University of Akureyri | 
| 13. nóvember | Exploration of subsurface microbial communities within the neo-volcanic island Surtsey in Iceland | Pauline Bergsten | Matís / University of Iceland | 
| 20. nóvember | Graduate student retreat | ||
| 26. nóvember | Moss bacterial communities and nitrogen fixation during primary succession in the glacier forefield | Ingeborg Klarenberg | University of Iceland /University of Akureyri | 
| 30. nóvember | Socio-ecology of berry producing species: insights from traditional knowledge and long-term ecological monitoring in the Canadian Arctic. | Noémie Boulanger-Lapointe | University of Iceland | 
| 18. desember | Molecular and cell biological causes of neurological symptoms in CTD | Katrín Allison | University of Iceland | 
Fyrirlestar á vormisseri
| Dagur / Day | Titill erindis / Title of talk | Fyrirlesari / Speaker | Stofnun / Affiliation | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 4. janúar | 
 Evolving seas: climate change, community, and evolution 
 | 
Áki Jarl Láruson | Northeastern University | 
| 18. janúar | Aldursákvarðanir með geislakoli og meðhöndlun þeirra og umhverfisbreytingar á Íslandi á árabilinu frá 15.000 til 9000 árum fyrir nútíma (1950 AD). | Hreggviður Norðdal | Háskóli Íslands | 
| 25. janúar | Meistaradagur náttúruvísinda / The Masters day of Natural Sciences | ||
| 29. janúar | The generation of variation and the genetics of complex morphologies | Benedikt Hallgrímsson | University of Calgary | 
| 30. janúar | PhD defense: The influence of egg size for the diversification of Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) morphs^ | Samantha Beck | Háskólinn á Hólum | 
| 31 janúar | Raising whales: How the recovery of cetaceans can help restore the oceans | Joe Roman | University of Vermont | 
| 1. febrúar | The northern bottlenose whales of Jan Mayen | Patrick Miller | University of St Andrews | 
| 8. febrúar | EGFL7 mediates blood vessel formation of endothelial cells derived from human embryonic stem cells | Guðrún Valdimarsdóttir | Háskóli Íslands | 
| 14. febrúar | Combatting dogma in biostatistics | Michael Morrissey | University of St. Andrews | 
| 15. febrúar | Kóralar - frá fundi að friðun | Steinunn Hilma Ólafsdóttir | Hafrannsóknarstofnun | 
| 22. febrúar | Foraging preferences and behavioural ecology of killer whales in Iceland | Filipa Samarra | Hafrannsóknarstofun / Icelandic Orca Project | 
| 1. mars | Population genetics of Kudzu: The Vine that Ate the (US) South | Matthew S. Haynsen | Háskóli Íslands | 
| 8. mars | Biology graduates student session / Blót framhaldsnema í líffræði | ||
| 14. mars | The history of cod in Greenland: A major fishery collapse explained by archived DNA | Einar Eg. Nielsen | DTU | 
| 15. mars | Harboring Diversity: Genetic Variation and the Establishment and Spread of the Green Crab (Carcinus maenas) in North America | Joe Roman | University of Iceland / University of Vermont | 
| 22. mars | Numbers and distribution of the great cormorant in Iceland: limitation at the regional and metapopulation level | Arnþór Garðarsson / Jón Einar Jónsson | Háskóli Íslands / Rannsóknasetur á Snæfellsnesi | 
| 12. apríl | Conspectus of the Triticeae: In memory of Áskell Löve (1916-1994) | Kesara M. Jónsson | Háskóli Íslands | 
| 26. april | Parallel and non-parallel evolution in the adaptive divergences of freshwater fishes | Kathryn Elmer | University of Glasgow | 
| 26. apríl | Ph.D. defense: Gene expression during early development and genetic variation among recently evolved sympatric Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) morphs in Lake Þingvallavatn, Iceland | Jóhannes Guðbrandsson | Háskóli Íslands | 
| 17. maí | Borgarlíffræði - hvað er það? / Urban biology – an introduction | Snorri Sigurðsson | Reykjavíkurborg | 
| 31. maí | What can the Red Sea teach us about adaptations to extreme environments? | Michael Berumen | King Abdullah University of Science and Technology | 
| 4 júní | What is essential about rivers for fish, and humans? Lessons on connectivity and connections from four decades | Kurt Fausch | Colorado State University | 
| 5 júní | Climate Change in Alaska: Ecological and resource impacts of the rapidly changing cryopshere | Jeremy S. Littell | Alaska Climate Adaptation Science Center | 
| 7 júní | Do cod like it hot? - A century of temperature exposure in Icelandic and Norwegian cod (Gadus morhua) | Gotje von Leesen | University of Iceland | 
Fyrirlestrar á haustmisseri
| Dagur / Day | Titill erindis / Title of talk | Fyrirlesari / Speaker | Stofnun / Affiliation | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 15. júlí | Care for Rare Canada: Rare Disease Genomics and Deep Morphometric Phenotyping | Francois Bernier og Benedikt Hallgrimsson | University of Calgary | 
| 6. september | Wild populations of Brassica oleracea and their root-associated microbial communities | Elizabeth Mittell | University of St Andrews | 
| 13. september | Alternative promoters confer transcriptional robustness | Hjörleifur Einarsson | University of Copenhagen | 
| 20. september | Temperature effects on trout production and movements across a natural thermal gradient in an arctic geothermal environment | Ólafur Patrick Ólafsson | Háskóli Íslands | 
| 27. september | Icelandic ZooArch | Albína Hulda Pálsdóttir | Agricultural University of Iceland | 
| 4. október | Identifying loci under positive selection in complex population histories | Einar Árnason and Katrín Halldórsdóttir | Háskóli Íslands | 
| 11. október | Hvatinn - íslenskur vefur um vísindafréttir - CANCELLED | Edda Olgudóttir og Anna Verónika Bjarkadóttir | Hvatinn | 
| 17-19. október | Líffræðiráðstefnan 2019 / Icelandic biology conference | ||
| 15. nóvember | Quality of science - when scientists become advocates | Bjarni K. Kristjánsson | Háskólinn á Hólum | 
| 22. nóvember | Life in Madagascar | Kalina Kapralova | Háskóli Íslands | 
| 6. desember | Will millennials follow parental advice? | Verónica Méndez | Háskóli Íslands | 
| 10. desember | The interplay among socio-positive behaviours, relatedness and food availability in female vervet monkeys | Alessandra Schnider | Háskólinn á Hólum | 
| 13. desember | From tropical seagrass to Arctic coralline algae - how can marine plants mitigate and monitor climate change? | Lina Rasmusson | University of Gothenburg | 
Fyrirlestar á vormisseri
| Dagur / Day | Titill erindis / Title of talk | Fyrirlesari / Speaker | Stofnun / Affiliation | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 17. janúar | How does environmental variability affect foraging behaviour in Southern Ocean seabirds? | Nina Dehnhard | University of Antwerp | 
| 19. janúar | The blue mussel as a bioindicator of pollution in Icelandic waters | Hallór Pálmar Halldórsson | Rannsóknarsetur HÍ á Suðurnesjum | 
| 26. janúar | Functional diversity and community assembly of river invertebrates show globally consistent responses to decreasing glacier cover | Gísli Már Gíslason | University of Iceland | 
| 2. febrúar | Cyanobacteria in symbiosis with boreal forest feathermosses - from genome evolution and gene regulation to impact on the ecosystem | Denis Warshan | University of Iceland | 
| 9. febrúar | Population genomics of highly fecund codfish | Einar Árnason | University of Iceland | 
| 16. febrúar | Opening a can of worms | Christina Anaya | Oklahoma State University/Hólar University College | 
| 23. febrúar | Discerning genetic differences between anadromous Arctic charr populations across Iceland using ddRAD sequencing | Benjamín Sigurgeirsson | University of Iceland | 
| 2. mars | Beyond a legalistic notion of scientific misconduct - how far can we go? | Henry Alexander Henryson | University of Iceland | 
| 9. mars | TBA | Gunnar Þór Hallgrímsson | University of Iceland | 
| 14. mars | Intragenotypic variability and the origins of individuality | Ben de Bivort | Harvard University | 
| 16. mars | VistÍs | Vistfræðifélagið | |
| 23. mars | Landscape ecology and distribution modelling of butterflies and bees in Norway | Eveliina Kallioniemi | Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research | 
| 6. apríl | GróLind: Assessing and monitoring vegetation and soil resources in Iceland | Bryndís Marteinsdóttir | Landgræðslan | 
| 13. apríl | Phenological responses to climate warming across the tundra biome | Ingibjörg Svala Jónsdóttir | University of Iceland | 
| 20. apríl | Booms and busts in the midges of Mývatn | Anthony R. Ives | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 
| 27. apríl | TBA | Kera Kreiling | University of Iceland/ Hólar University College | 
Fyrirlestrar á haustmisseri
| Dagur / Day | Titill erindis / Title of talk | Fyrirlesari / Speaker | Stofnun / Affiliation | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 12. júlí | Sex differences in size and shape, do they reflect the same biological processes? Insights with Drosophila wings and beetle horns | Ian M. Dworkin | McMaster University | 
| 13. júlí | What do genetic background effects and cryptic genetic variation tell us about the genotype-phenotype map? | Ian M. Dworkin | McMaster University | 
| 31. ágúst | Vorflugur á Færeyjum / Caddisflies in the Faroes | Leivur Janus Hansen | Faroe Islands National Museum | 
| 7. september | Dinosaur hunting in Greenland | Steve Campana | University of Iceland | 
| 17. september | Cost-effective genotyping to drive genetic gain in animal breeding programs | Alex Caulton | AGresearch - New Zealand | 
| 21. september | The role of miR-190b in breast cancer. | Elísabet A. Frick | University of Iceland | 
| 28. september | 
 The ecology of peace: preparing Colombia for new political and planetary climates 
 | 
Alejandro Salazar | University of Iceland | 
| 5. október | The Mendelian disorders of the epigenetic machinery: from diagnosis to possible treatment | Hans Tómas Björnsson | University of Iceland / John Hopkins Univeristy | 
| 12. október | Bifrost - Highly parallel construction and indexing of colored and compacted de Bruijn graphs | Guillaume Holley | University of Iceland | 
| 19. október | Restoring the living skin of the Earth: progress and pitfalls in biocrust rehabilitation | Matthew A. Bowker | Northern Arizona University | 
| 26. október | Single Cell RNA-Sequence analysis with kallisto | Páll Melsted | University of Iceland | 
| 2. nóvember | Rannsóknir á fiskstofnum Veiðivatna og Framvatna að Fjallabaki | Benóný Jónsson | Hafrannsóknarstofunu, rannsóknar og ráðgjafastofunun hafs og vatna. | 
| 9. nóvember | Ontogeny in a nutshell and tales from the field: A how-to (or not-how-to) guide for fieldwork in the tropics | Sarah Steele | Univeristy of Toronto /University of Iceland | 
| 12. nóvember | Connecting Arctic regions through Blue Carbon science, communication, and policy | Heidi Pearson | University of Alaska Southeast | 
| 30. nóvember | A love story – when European Leymus arenarius meets its American relative L. mollis in Greenland. | Kesara A. Jónsson | University of Iceland | 
| 6. desember | Macromolecular characterization of the lichen Peltigera membranacea using nucleic acid sequencing & Identification of a new lichen species Peltigera islandica (Ph.D. defense) | Sheeba Santhini Basil | University of Iceland | 
| 6. desember | Gregarine apicomplexans: parasites, commensals or even mutualists? | Sonja Rueckert | Edinburgh Napier University | 
| 7. desember | The nature and pathogenicity of apicomplexan parasites associated with mass mortality events in scallop (Bivalvia; Pectinidae) populations in the North Atlantic Ocean (Ph.D. defense) | Árni Kristmundsson | University of Iceland / Keldur | 
| 7. desember | Adaptations to the environment in the lichen symbiosis | Imke Schmitt | Frankfurt / Senkenberg Institut | 
| 14. desember | Ecology of krill in Icelandic waters (Ph.D. defense) | Teresa Sofia Giesta da Silva | University of Iceland / Hafrannsóknarstofun | 
Fyrirlestrar á vormisseri
| Dagur / Day | Titill erindis / Title of talk | Fyrirlesari / Speaker | Stofnun / Affiliation | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 8. febrúar | Mat á stökkbreytingartíðni örtungla í mönnum | Heiða Rún Bjarnadóttir | Háskóli Íslands | 
| 17. febrúar | Ostracods and why we should care | Jovana Alkalaj | Háskóli Íslands, Jarðvísindadeild | 
| 24. febrúar | All females are triploids | Eduardo Rodríguez | Stofnfiskur | 
| 3. mars | The complex role of autophagy and cancer | Margrét Helga Ögmundsdóttir | Háskóli Íslands | 
| 10. mars | Jafnvægi hvala | Hannes Petersen | Háskóli Íslands | 
| 17. mars | Forngarðarnir miklu. Byggðamynstur í nýju landi | Árni Einarsson | Náttúrurannsóknastöðin við Mývatn | 
| 24. mars | Adaptation to chemical exposure in aquatic wildlife: The need to integrate environmental toxicology and evolutionary genetics | Rikke Poulsen | University of Copenhagen | 
| 31. mars | Samræmd sýn á vistfræði, þróun og þroska lífvera | Skúli Skúlason | Háskólinn á Hólum | 
| 7. apríl | Detecting changes in the marine environment through top predators: story of winners and losers | Freydís Vigfúsdóttir | Háskóli Íslands | 
| 28. apríl | Ráðstefna Vistfræðifélags Íslands - VistÍs 2017 | Vistfræðifélag Íslands | |
| 2. maí | Fundur um lífsiðfræði | ||
| 5. maí | Assessment of diet and feeding preference of mackerel (Scromber scrombrus) and their interaction with herring (Clupea harengus) in Icelandic waters | Cecilia Kvaavik | Hafrannsóknastofnun/Matís | 
| 12. maí | Profiling miRNAs in breast epithelial progenitor cells during branching morphogenesis and EMT in 3D culture | Eiríkur Briem | Háskóli Íslands | 
| 19. maí | Ph.D. defense: The singing behaviour of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in subarctic waters | Edda Elísabet Magnúsdóttir | Háskóli Íslands | 
| 8. júní | Ph.D. defense: Parasites and population change of rock ptarmigan in Iceland | Ute Stenkewitz | Háskóli Íslands og Náttúrufræðistofnun Íslands | 
| 26. júlí | Colonization and succession of invertebrates on glacier forelands in the Alps | Rüdiger Kaufmann | Institute of Ecology, University of Innsbruck | 
Fyrirlestrar á haustmisseri
| Dagur / Day | Titill erindis / Title of talk | Fyrirlesari / Speaker | Stofnun / Affiliation | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 25. ágúst | Testicular steroidogenic cells in health and disease | Malgorzata Kotula-Balak | Jagellonian University, Poland | 
| 5. september | DNA barcoding in fish species identification and protection | Remigiusz Panics | West Pomeranian University | 
| 5. september | Problem of invasive crayfish species in Poland and active protection of the native noble crayfish Astacus astacus | Przemysław Śmietana | University of Szczecin, Poland | 
| 8. september | Síðasta þorskastríðið - sýn hagfræðings á aflareglur | Daði Már Kristófersson | Félagsvísindasvið, Háskóli Íslands | 
| 15. september | When is a fish stock collapsed? | Will Butler | University of Iceland | 
| 22. september | Válistamálþing kl. 15 - 18 | Fuglavernd | |
| 29. september | The arctic charr and climate change in the Alps: how does a cold-water species respond to a warming environment? | Lisandrina Mari | French National Institute for Agricultural Research | 
| 6. október | Evolution of reproductive barriers in sympatric Arctic charr morphs | Kalina Kapralova | University of Iceland | 
| 13.október | Development of a thermostable CRISPR-Cas9 system for genome editing | Björn Aðalsteinsson | Matís | 
| 17. október | Calanus finmarchicus - A key species in the North Atlantic Ecosystem | Sigrún Jónasdóttir | DTU Aqua | 
| 20. október | "Puffin love": Performing and creating Arctic landscapes in Iceland through souvenirs | Katrín Anna Lund | Háskóli Íslands | 
| 26. - 28. október | Líffræðiráðstefnan 2017 | Líffræðifélagið | |
| 3. nóvember | The role of microbial dormancy in soil-carbon cycling | Alejandro Salazar | Unversity of Iceland | 
| 10. nóvember | Stream-dwellling salmonids: Behaviour in time and space | Stefán Óli Steingrímsson | Hólar University College | 
| 14. nóvember | Wood decay fungi and relationship with plants | Carolina Girometta | University of Pavia, Italy | 
| 24. nóvember | Shrimp Tails From Australia: Investigating Reproductive Performance in the Giant Tiger Shrimp Penaeus monodon | Jake Goodall | University of Iceland | 
| 15. desember | Agriculture, soils and productivity: what is the future for the soil microbiome? | Thorunn Helgason | University of York | 
| 20. desember | Changing land-atmosphere interaction of thawing boreal forest landscapes in northwestern Canada | Oliver Sonnentag | University of Montreal | 
Fyrirlestrar á vormisseri
| Dagur / Day | Titill erindis / Title of talk | Fyrirlesari / Speaker | Stofnun / Affiliation | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 8. janúar | Kallisto and Sleuth | Páll Melsted | Faculty of Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science - University of Iceland | 
| 15. janúar | Reconstructions of Quaternary environments using sediments and microfossils | Steffen Mischke | Faculty of Earth Science, University of Iceland | 
| 22. janúar | Mesenchymal stem cell isolation and characterization from ligamenta flava, interspinous ligaments and facet joints | Baldur Kristjánsson | Chulalongkorn University | 
| 29. janúar | QTL for growth and fillet traits in Arctic charr from Hólar breeding program | Eva Kuettner | Matis | 
| 5. febrúar | Skaðvaldar á trjám í fortíð, nútíð og framtíð - áhrif hlýnunar | Edda Sigurdís Oddsdóttir | Skógrækt ríkisins | 
| 12. febrúar | Unexpected effects of the BRCA2 protein on survival of breast cancer patients and prostate cancer patients | Laufey Tryggvadóttir | Krabbameinsfélagi Íslands | 
| 19. febrúar | Four-eyed fish: From population genetics to biodiversity | Han Xiao | University of Bremen / University of Iceland | 
| 25. febrúar | Studies of craniofacial gene expression during embryonic development in divergent Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) morphs Phd. defence | Ehsan P. Ahi | Líffræðistofa Háskóla Íslands | 
| 26.febrúar | Evolution of the Animal Face: from Principles to Mechanisms | Arkhat Abzhanov | Imperial College London | 
| 4. mars | Modulation of innate immunity in lung epithelium Phd. defence | Nikhil N. Kulkarn | Líffræðistofa Háskóla Íslands | 
| 11. mars | Fiskstofnar Veiðivatna á Landmannaafrétti | Magnús Jóhannsson | Veiðimálastofnun | 
| 18. mars | The role of oxidative stress in environmental responses of Fennoscandian animals | Mirella Kanerva | University of Turku | 
| 1. apríl | The development and maintaining of the extended phenotype | Bjarni K. Kristjánsson | Háskólinn á Hólum | 
| 5. apríl | Craniofacial development in zebrafish and mice: cellular mechanisms and mTOR signaling pathway | Andrei Chagin | Karolinska Institutet | 
| 8. apríl | The BMP signalling cascade in human vascular development | Gudrun Valdimarsdottir | Faculty of medicine, University of Iceland | 
| 8. apríl | Distinctive characters of Nostoc genomes in cyanolichens Phd defence | Andrey N. Gagunashvili | Háskóli Íslands | 
| 15. apríl | Do memories govern the winter distribution of Atlantic herring? | Jed MacDonald | Háskóli Íslands | 
| 28. apríl | Evolutionary genomics - new frontiers | Matthew Hahn and Michael Matschiner | University of Indiana - Bloomington and University of Oslo | 
| 29. apríl | Natural selection and speciation in Atlantic cod and related cod-fish | Katrín Halldórsdóttir (Phd. defence) | Háskóli Íslands | 
| 13. maí | Síðdegisheimsókn í grasagarðinn / Afternoon visit to the botanical garden | Hjörtur Þorbjörnsson | Grasagarður Reykjavíkur | 
| 27. maí | Defining basal ice as an ecosystem: implications in weathering, soil formation and climate | Dr. Mario Toubes-Rodrigo og Dr. Robin Sen | Manchester Metropolitan University | 
Fyrirlestrar á haustmisseri
| Dagur / Day | Titill erindis / Title of talk | Fyrirlesari / Speaker | Stofnun / Affiliation | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 26. ágúst | Examining the Role of Ontogeny and Body Size Evolution in the Diversification of fishes | Sarah Steele | University of Toronto | 
| 2. september | Ph.D. defence - Breeding ecology of the Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) in Breiðafjörður, West Iceland | Þórður Örn Kristjánsson | Háskóli Íslands | 
| 5. september | Mín fyrstu skref í kennslu: Að mennta nemendur í líffræði | Líney Hermansdóttir | Háskóli Íslands | 
| 8. september | Analyses of stress in trees | Filippo Bussotti | University of Florence | 
| 8. september | Ph.D. defense - Origin and population structure of major prawn and shrimps in Bangladesh | M.M. Mahbub | University of Iceland | 
| 9. september | Ph.D. defense - The impacts of geothermal power plant emissions on terrestrial ecosystems in contrasting bio-climatic zones | Thecla Mutia | University of Iceland | 
| 12. september | Grazing in a changing Nordic region - conference | ||
| 23.september | M.Sc. fyrirlestur: Mosabruninn á Miðdalsheiði 2007: Áhrif hans á smádýr | Matthías Svavar Alfreðsson | Háskóli Íslands/ Náttúrufræðistofnun | 
| 23.september | M.Sc. fyrirlestur: Umhverfisbreytingar og þróun næringarefna í mýrarjarðvegi í Austur-Húnavatnssýslu | Susanne C. Möckel | Háskóli Íslands | 
| 23.september | M.Sc. fyrirlestur: Restoring Eroded Lands in Southern Iceland: Efficacy of Domestic, Organic Fertilizers in Sandy Gravel Soils | Julia Brenner | Háskóli Íslands | 
| 30. september | Responses of cetaceans to naval sound sources | Paul Wensveen | University of St. Andrews | 
| 7. október | Transcriptional decay and cooption, and the principles of regulatory evolution | Arnar Pálsson | Háskóli Íslands | 
| 14. október | Molecular mechanisms related to saline stress responses in symbiotic green alga Trebouxia | ernesto Hinojosa Vidal | University of Valencia | 
| 27. október | The transcription start site and enhancer landscape of the descending colon in inflammatory bowel disease | Albin Sandelin | Copenhagen University | 
| 11. nóvember | Náttúruminjasafn Íslands - saga, staða og horfur | Hilmar J. Malmquist | Náttúruminjasafn Íslands | 
| 18. nóvember | Climate change and human impact in a sensitive ecosystem: the Holocene environment of the Northwest higland margin | Sigrún Dögg Eddudóttir | University of Iceland | 
| 21. nóvember | Ph.D. defence - Ecological correlates of diel activity in stream-dwelling Arctic charr Salvelinus alpinus | Nicolas Larranaga | Hólar University College | 
| 22.nóvember | Talks on salmonid biology: Variation in metabolic rates and effect of parasites on foraging. | Johan Höjesjö | University of Gothenburg | 
Fyrirlestrar á vormisseri
| Dagur / Day | Titill erindis / Title of talk | Fyrirlesari / Speaker | Starfsvettvangur / Affiliation | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 5. janúar | Complex cell shape: Molecular mechanisms of tracheal terminal cell development in Drosophila melanogaster - PhD. defence. | Sara Sigurbjornsdottir | EMBL / University of Iceland | 
| 16. janúar | Towards Understanding the Bioenergetics of Cold Adaptation | Daniel H. Shain | Rutgers University Camden | 
| 20. janúar | Mæði-visnuveirur í íslensku sauðfé og tengslin við alnæmi | Halldór Þormar | Háskóli Íslands / University of Iceland | 
| 30. janúar | Þriðja alþjóðlega ráðstefnan um skipulagningu og áherslur í norðurslóðarannsóknum (ICARP III) - um hvað snýst hún? / The third International Conference on Arctic Research Planning (ICARP III) and what it is all about. | Ingibjörg Svala Jónsdóttir | Háskóli Íslands / University of Iceland | 
| 5. febrúar | Rebooting Conservation for a Digital Age | Bill Adams | Dept. Geology, University of Cambridge | 
| 20. febrúar . | Molecular mechanisms influencing diversity and evolution of Arctic charr | Sigurdur S. Snorrason | Háskóli Íslands / University of Iceland | 
| 27. febrúar | Sjóferð sjö laxa. Fæðugöngur og dýpisatferli íslenskra laxa (Salmo salar L.) metið með mælimerkjum. (in Icelandic) / Seven little salmon swimming in the sea. Marine feeding areas and vertical movements of Icelandic stock of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) as inferred from recoveries of Data Storage Tags. | Jóhannes Guðbrandsson | Háskóli Íslands / University of Iceland / Veiðimálastofnun / Institute of Freshwater Fisheries | 
| 6. mars | Filling the gaps: Using novel techniques to interpolate satellite data and explore the envioronmental and climatic controls of chlorophyll-a variability | Niall McGinty | Háskóli Íslands / University of Iceland | 
| 20. mars | Dietary fish oil reduces the acute inflammatory response but enhances resolution and the adaptive immune response in antigen-induced peritonitis in mice | Jóna Freysdóttir | Ónæmisfræði LSH / Dept. Immunology University Hospital | 
| 27. mars | What you see is what you are: Rhodopsin polymorphism in The redfish Sebastes mentella and Atlantic cod Gadus morhua | Christophe Pampoulie | Marine Institute | 
| 10. apríl | Marine eco-system modelling | Kai Logemann | Háskóli Íslands / University of Iceland, Marsýn. | 
| 17. apríl | Vulnerability of Lakes to Aquatic Invasive Plants | Mariana Lucia Tamayo | Háskóli Íslands / University of Iceland | 
| 24. apríl | An introduction to using capture mark-recapture techniques for monitoring cetacean species | Chiara Bertulli | Háskóli Íslands / University of Iceland | 
| 30. april | Community energy flux as a measure of multitrophic ecosystem functioning | Malte Jochum | University of Goettingen | 
| 15. maí | Sníkjudýr Karfa við Íslandsstrendur (Sebastes spp.) | Ásthildur Erlingsdóttir | Háskóli Íslands / University of Iceland / Keldur | 
| 18. maí | Sharks, sharks everywhere - so why are we so worried? | Steve Campana: | Háskóli Íslands / University of Iceland | 
| 22. maí | Genome and karyotype evolution in Brassicaceae | Martin Lysak | University of Brno | 
Fyrirlestrar á haustmisseri
| Dagur / Day | Titill erindis / Title of talk | Fyrirlesari / Speaker | Starfsvettvangur / Affiliation | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 3. júlí | 
 Genetic and neural circuit control of behavioral individuality 
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Ben de Bivort | Harvard University | 
| 3. september | Identifying cod ecotypes in Icelandic waters - Phd. defense | Hlynur Bárðarson | Háskóli Íslands / University of Iceland | 
| 4. september | Studies on immunostimulants and innate immune gene expression in Salmo | Miriam Guadalupe Contreras Mostazo | Háskóli Íslands / University of Iceland / Stofnfiskur | 
| 25. september | Mechanisms that structure stream and riparian area communities | John S. Richardson | University of British Columbia | 
| 2. október | Population genetic structure in gadoid fish with focus on Atlantic cod - Phd. defence | Guðni M. Eiríksson | Háskóli Íslands / University of Iceland | 
| 23. október | Evaluation of three subspecies of birds in Iceland - Phd. defence | Julien Amouret | Háskóli Íslands / University of Iceland | 
| 5.-7. nóvember | Líffræðiráðstefnan 2015 / IceBio 2015 | ||
| 5. nóvember | Why don’t we get more cancer? The crucial role of Extracellular Matrix and Microenvironment in metastasis and dormancy | Mina Bissell | Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory | 
| 7. nóvember | Decanalization and the Evolution of Disease Risk | Greg Gibson | Georgia Tech. | 
| 27. nóvember | Macroecology and phylogeography for disentangling factors and processes shaping large scale groundwater biodiversity patterns in Europe. | David Eme | Háskóli Íslands / University of Iceland | 
| 21. desember | Effects of local and regional drivers on plant diversity within Nordic tundra landscapes - Phd. defense | Martin A. Mörsdorf | Háskóli Íslands / University of Iceland | 
Fyrirlestrar á vormisseri
| Dagur / Day | Titill erindis / Title of talk | Fyrirlesari / Speaker | 
|---|---|---|
| 21. janúar | Vibrio cholerae við strendur Íslands | Herdís Eva Hermundardóttir | 
| 21. janúar | Pontin an Reptin subcellular localization and interactions in Drosophila | Theresa Maria Quinkler | 
| 14. febrúar | Pigs through time and space: geometric morphometric adventures in the world of suids | Una Strand Vidarsdottir / Durham University | 
| 7. mars | Málstofa um sameindalíffræði | Þórður Óskarsson / STEM Heidelberg ofl. | 
| 24. mars | From esoteric fringe to Climategate – the changing role of Quaternary science over recent decades and into the future | CJ Caseldine, University of Exeter | 
| 25. mars | Hybridisation of Icelandic birch in the Holocene reflected in pollen. | Lilja Karlsdóttir | 
| 11. apríl | Anthropogenic and environmental impacts on the abundance and distribution of commercial fish stocks of Lake Victoria, East Africa | Anthony Taabu-Munyaho | 
| 14. apríl | Assembly and analyses of the Arctic charr transcriptome | Jóhannes Guðbrandsson | 
| 22. apríl | Equid genome sequencing reveals multiple gene-flow events and sympatric speciation despite extensive chromosomal rearrangements | Hákon Jónsson / University of Copenhagen | 
| 23.apríl | Molecular genetics of tracheal development in fruitflies | Sara Sigurbjörnsdóttir / EMBL Heidelberg | 
| 23. maí | Ocean Acidification around Iceland as seen by deep sea benthos | Hronn Egilsdottir / Hafro (Marine Institute) | 
Fyrirlestrar á haustmisseri
| 
 Dagsetning / Date  | 
 Titill erindis  | 
 Fyrirlesari / Speaker  | 
 Starfsvettvangur / Affiliation  | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 
 10. október  | 
 Investigations into plant genome evolution using massively parallel sequencing  | 
 Sæmundur Sveinsson  | 
 University of British Columbia, Vancouver / Agricultural University of Iceland  | 
| 
 16-17. október  | 
 Whole-genome sequencing and the implications for health care – Do we have a right not to know?  | 
 Ýmsir / Various  | 
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 21. október  | 
 BRCA genin og krabbamein á Ísland  | 
 Jórunn E. Eyfjörð  | 
 Lífvísindasetur og læknadeild HÍ / Biomedical center - University of Iceland  | 
| 
 24. október  | 
 Prevalence, intensity, and aggregation of parasites in Icelandic rock ptarmigan and their potential impact on population dynamics  | 
 Ute Stenkewitz  | 
 Náttúrufræðistofnun Íslands  | 
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 25. október  | 
 Nýjasta tækni og vísindi: vísinda- og tæknidagur VON  | 
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 29. október  | 
 Herbivory in changing environments – perspectives from the tundra  | 
 Isabel C Barrio  | 
 University of Alberta.  | 
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 30. október  | 
 Nóbelsverðlaun í eðlisfræði og efnafræði / Ljóstækni til hagsbóta  | 
 Kesara A. Jónsson og Kristján Leósson  | 
 Líffræðistofa HÍ / Nýsköpunarmiðstöð Íslands  | 
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 31. október  | 
 GPMLS retreat  | 
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 7. nóvember  | 
 Náttúra í jafnvægi? Veiðiskapur í Mývatni í 150 ár.  | 
 Árni Einarsson  | 
 Náttúrurannsóknastöðin við Mývatn / Myvatn Research Station  | 
| 
 14. nóvember  | 
 Exploring the DNA methylation landscape in cancer  | 
 Ólafur Andri Stefánsson  | 
 Lífvísindasetur og læknadeild HÍ / Biomedical center - University of Iceland–  | 
| 
 18. nóvember  | 
 Verðmæti vísinda – Frá grunnrannsóknum til lækningavara á markaði  | 
 Ágústa Guðmundsdóttir  | 
 Lífvísindasetur HÍ  | 
| 
 19. nóvember  | 
 Kynning á líffræðibókum 19. nóvember  | 
 Ýmsir  | 
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 21. nóvember  | 
 Arfgeng heilablæðing  | 
 Birkir Þór Bragason  | 
 Department of Virology and Molecular Biology, Keldur Institute for Experimental pathology, Univ. of Iceland  | 
| 
 28. nóvember  | 
 Factors controlling local plant community assembly from the regional species pool  | 
 Bryndís Marteinsdóttir  | 
 Líf- og umhverfisvísindastofnun HÍ og Stockholm University  | 
| 
 5. desember  | 
 The Fluidigm BioMark: extending research possibilities in Iceland.  | 
 Sarah Helyar  | 
 Matís  | 
Fyrirlestrar á vormisseri
| 
 Dagur / Day  | 
 Titill erindis / Title of talk  | 
 Fyrirlesari / Speaker  | 
 Starfsvettvangur / Affiliation  | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 
 25. janúar  | 
 Testing for co-evolution between eve and hunchback in Drosophila melanogaster (Masters defense in English).  | 
 Dagmar Ýr Arnardóttir  | 
 Háskóli Íslands Líf og umhverfisvísindadeild / Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences University of Iceland  | 
| 
 1. febrúar  | 
 Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) sound production during winter in subarctic waters (In English)  | 
 Edda Elísabet Magnúsdóttir  | 
 University of Iceland / Research center Husavik  | 
| 
 8. febrúar  | 
 Alþjóðlegur Landgræðsluskóli: fortíð, nútíð, framtíð UNU-Land Restoration Training Programme: past, present, future (in English)  | 
 Hafdís H. Ægisdóttir  | 
 Landgræðsluskóla Háskóla Sameinuðu þjóðanna The United Nations University - Land Restoration Training programme  | 
| 
 15. febrúar  | 
 Úr nóttu í dag - ný vitneskja í flokkunarfræði fugla: Náttfarar og skyldir hópar Recent developments in avian systematics: The Nightjars and their allies  | 
 Snorri Sigurðsson  | 
 American Museum of Natural History  | 
| 
 22. febrúar  | 
 Stock identification of herring in the NE-Atlantic (in English) Aðgreining síldarstofna í NA-Atlantshafi  | 
 Lisa Anne Libungan  | 
 Háskóli Íslands og Hafrannsóknarstofnun University of Iceland / Marine research institute  | 
| 
 1. mars  | 
 Arctic charr ecology and genomics  | 
 Kalina H. Kapralova  | 
 University of Iceland -  | 
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 15. mars  | 
 Ecological and geographical mapping in submersed fissures in Iceland through diving (In English) 
 Vistfræðileg og landfræðileg kortlagning á grunnvatnsfylltum gjám á Íslandi með köfun 
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 Jónína Herdís Ólafsdóttir  | 
 Háskóli Íslands / Háskólinn á Hólum  | 
| 
 22. mars  | 
 Kolgrafarfjörður  | 
 Guðmundur Óskarsson  | 
 Hafrannsóknarstofunun  | 
| 
 5. apríl  | 
 Primary succession on Skeidarársandur  | 
 Oliver Bechberger  | 
 University of Iceland  | 
| 
 12. apríl  | 
 Fish and SNPs: genomics, evolution and conservation (talk in English)  | 
 Sarah Heylar  | 
 Matís  | 
| 
 23. apríl  | 
 A tripartite transcription factor network for PGC specification. (Talk in English) NOTE NEW DATE  | 
 Erna Magnusdottir  | 
 BMC University of Iceland / University of Cambridge  | 
| 
 26. apríl  | 
 Dílaskarfastofninn  | 
 Arnþór Garðarsson og Jón Einar Jónsson  | 
 Háskóli Íslands og Rannsóknaseturs Háskóla Íslands á Snæfellsnesi  | 
| 
 3. mai  | 
 Cellular and molecular mechanisms of branching morphogenesis in the human breast gland. (Talk in English) Frumu og sameindalíffræðilegir ferlar í greinóttri formgerð brjóstkirtilsins  | 
 Þórarinn Guðjónsson  | 
 Biomedical center University of Iceland / Stem cell unit  | 
| 
 10. mai  | 
 Rannsóknir á steinbít á Látragrunni  | 
 Ásgeir Gunnarsson  | 
 Hafrannsóknarstofunun  | 
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 17. mai  | 
 Erfðaráðgjöf - ítarlegri titill birtist síðar Genetic counceling - TBA  | 
 Vigdís Sigurðardóttir  | 
 Erfðafræði og sameindalæknisfræði - Landspítali  | 
Fyrirlestrar á haustmisseri
| 
 Dagur / Day  | 
 Titill erindis / Title of talk  | 
 Fyrirlesari / Speaker  | 
 Starfsvettvangur / Affiliation  | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 
 30. ágúst  | 
 Nitrogen fixation in terrestrial high-latitude ecosystems - An overview  | 
 Matthias Zielke  | 
 Bioforsk, Tromsö  | 
| 
 4. október  | 
 Ólínuleg tölfræðilíkön og óvissumat: delta-aðferð, skóþvengsaðferð og MCMC / Nonlinear statistical models and uncertainty methods: the delta method, bootstrap, and MCMC (in English)  | 
 Árni Magnússon  | 
 Hafrannsóknastofnun / Marine Research Institute  | 
| 
 11. október  | 
 On evolution by transcriptional cooption and decay (In English) / Þróun tenginga í genastjórnunarnetjum  | 
 Arnar Pálsson  | 
 Háskóli Íslands / University of Iceland  | 
| 
 15. október  | 
 PhD. defence - American mink Neovison vison in Iceland: Diet by sex, habitat, season and years in the light of changing environment and population size (in English)  | 
 Rannveig Magnúsdótir  | 
 Háskóli Íslands / Landvernd  | 
| 
 25.október  | 
 Málþing um Opinn aðgang aðgang í HR / symposium on open access  | 
 Ýmsir  | 
 http://opinnadgangur.is/  | 
| 
 8. nóvember  | 
 Líffræðiráðstefnan / Conference on Biological research in Iceland  | 
 Ýmsir / Various  | 
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 13. nóvember  | 
 Just about to leave: Intraspecific diversity in freshwater fishes from post-glacial lakes  | 
 Colin Adams  | 
University of Glasgow | 
| 
 13. nóvember  | 
 Spatio-temporal variation of threespine stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) in the dynamic Lake Mývatn, Iceland /Breytileiki hornsílis (Gasterosteus aculeatus) í tíma og rúmi í Mývatni (In English)  | 
 Antoine Millet  | 
Háskólanum á Hólum / Holar University College | 
| 
 15. nóvember  | 
 Bleikja í hlýnandi heimi. Hvað gerist?  | 
 Sigurður Guðjónsson  | 
 Veiðimálastofnun  | 
| 
 29. nóvember  | 
 Kynning á Lífvísindasetri  | 
 Sigríður Klara Böðvarsdóttir  | 
 Lífvísindasetur  | 
Fyrirlestrar á vormisseri
| 
 Dagur / Day  | 
 Titill erindis / Title of talk  | 
 Fyrirlesari / Speaker  | 
 Starfsvettvangur / Affiliation  | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 
 13. janúar  | 
 Pan-thermus, aðskilnaður tegunda í ættkvísl hitakærra Thermus baktería / Pan-thermus, classification and evolutionary analysis of the thermophilic microbial genus of Thermus  | 
 Sigmar Stefánsson  | 
 Matís og Háskóli Íslands  | 
| 
 20. janúar  | 
 Frumraðgreining á mRNA röðum / De novotranscriptome assembly  | 
 Páll Melsted  | 
 Iðnaðarverkfræði-, vélaverkfræði- og tölvunarfræðideild HÍ  | 
| 
 27. janúar  | 
 Kynhlutföll hjá fuglum / Sex ratio in birds  | 
 Snæbjörn Pálsson  | 
 Líf og umhverfisvísindadeild HÍ  | 
| 
 3. febrúar  | 
 Útbreiðsla og áhrif PKD - nýrnasýki á villta laxfiskastofna á Ísland / Distribution and impact of PKD kidney disease on Icelandic salmonid stocks.  | 
 Árni Kristmundsson  | 
 Tilraunastöð Háskóla Íslands í meinafræði að Keldum  | 
| 
 10 febrúar  | 
 Gengur skrímslið laust? Líftækni í ljósi bókmennta / "It's Alive! Biotechnology and (/as) fiction  | 
 Úlfhildur Dagsdóttir  | 
 
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 24 febrúar  | 
 ORF Líftækni: frá vísindum í vöru / ORF Genetics: from science to product 
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 Björn Örvar  | 
 ORF líftækni / ORF genetics  | 
| 
 2. mars  | 
 Flutningur framandi lífvera og landnám grjótkrabba (Cancer irroratus) við Ísland / Transport of non-indigenous species and colonization of the Atlantic rock crab (Cancer irroratus) in Icelandic waters  | 
 Óskar Sindri Gíslason  | 
 Líf og umhverfisvísindastofnun HÍ  | 
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 9. mars  | 
 Kortlagning á arfbreytileikum sem tengjast krabbameinsáhættu / Identification of genetic variants that associate with risk of cancer  | 
 Þórunn Rafnar  | 
 Íslensk erfðagreining  | 
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 23. mars  | 
 Flórgoðinn á Mývatni  | 
 Árni Einarsson  | 
 Náttúrurannsóknastöðin við Mývatn / Líf og umhverfisvísindadeild HÍ.  | 
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 30. mars  | 
 Litningakústar - eitt stórkostlegasta form náttúrunnar / Lampbrush chromosomes - one of Nature's most dramatic supramolecular metamorphoses 
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 Herbert Macgregor  | 
 Prófessor emertius University of Leicester, gestaprófessor University of Exeter  | 
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 11. apríl  | 
 A mixed-model approach for genome-wide association studies of correlated traits in structured populations  | 
 Bjarni J. Vilhjalmsson  | 
 Gregor Mendel Institute - Vienna  | 
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 23. apríl  | 
 Genetic resistance to the Infections Pancreatic Necrosis Virus (IPNV) in Icelandic Atlantic salmon stocks  | 
 Eduardo Enrique Rodriques  | 
 Stofnfiskur  | 
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 4. maí  | 
 Vibrio cholerae í alþjóðlegu og íslensku samhengi / Vibrio cholerae in international and Icelandic perspective  | 
 Eva Benediktsdóttir  | 
 Líf og umhverfisvísindadeild HÍ  | 
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 11. maí  | 
 Ongoing projects: Aquaporin, Cystatin C and Mitf target genes in the CNS  | 
 Pétur Henry Petersen  | 
 Læknadeild HÍ, Lífvísindasetur læknagarðs  | 
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 25. maí  | 
 Búsvæðaval humralirfa í Bay of Fundy, Kanada / Habitat selection of lobster larvae in Bay of Fundy, Canada Líffræðilegur fjölbreytileika á grýttum botni í Bay of Fundy, Kanada / Biological diversity on rocky substratum in Bay of Fundy, Canada  | 
 Guðjón Már Sigurðsson Brent Wilson  | 
 Department of Biology - University of New Brunswick  | 
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 30. maí  | 
 Foundational follies of creationism  | 
 PZ Myers  | 
 University of Minnesota Morris  | 
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 15. júní  | 
 Greining á ristilkrabbameinum með skimun fyrir miRNA / Development of plasma based miRNA qPCR test for early detection of colorectal cancer 
  | 
 Þórarinn Blöndal  | 
 Exiqon (www.exiqon.com)  | 
Fyrirlestrar á haustmisseri
| 
 Dagur / Day  | 
 Titill erindis / Title of talk  | 
 Fyrirlesari / Speaker  | 
 Starfsvettvangur / Affiliation  | 
|---|---|---|---|
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 31. ágúst  | 
 Peeking behind the snowdrift: revealing penguin ecology away from scientific bases (in English) - Rýnt í gegnum drífuna: rannsóknir á vistfræði mörgæsa fjarri miðstöðvum vísindanna  | 
 Tom Hart  | 
 Dýrafræðistofnunin í London / Institute of Zoology London  | 
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 7. september  | 
 From dirt to DNA - A chance fossil find on Svalbard sheds light on the natural history of the Polar Bear (in English)  | 
 Ólafur Ingólfsson  | 
 Jarðvísindastofnin / Instutute of geology  | 
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 14. september  | 
 Líkan af efnaskiptum blágrænþörungsins Synechocystis PCC6803 / A metabolic reconstruction of the cyanobacteria Synechocystis PCC6803  | 
 Steinn Guðmundsson  | 
 Kerfislíffræðisetur / Systems biology center  | 
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 21. september  | 
 Mixed-Model Association Mapping of Quantitative Traits in Samples with Related Individuals and Missing Data (in English)  | 
 Jóhanna Jakobsdóttir  | 
 Hjartavernd / Icelandic Heart Association  | 
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 28. september  | 
 Sleep-wake characteristics and modulation of genetic expression in zebrafish (in English)  | 
 Karl Ægir Karlsson  | 
 Háskóli Reykjavíkur / Reykjavik University  | 
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 5. október  | 
 Systematics of blue mussles in the southern hemisphere (in English)  | 
 Kristen Westfall  | 
 Vör og Háskóli Íslands / Vor Marine Research Center and University of Iceland  | 
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 12. október  | 
 Tenging vistkerfa og hagkerfis með tilvísun í samgöngur / The connection between ecosystems and economics with reference to trasnport in Iceland  | 
 María Hildur Maack  | 
 Umhverfis og auðlindafræði við HÍ / University of Iceland  | 
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 19. október  | 
 Doktorsvörn í líffræði "Tjáning á örverudrepandi varnarefnum í fiskum" / Expression of antimicrobial peptides in fish - Ph.D. defence.  | 
 Daniela Carmen Broekman  | 
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 26. október  | 
 Örmálþing um opið aðgengi í tilefni af alþjóðlegu OA vikunni  | 
 Sjá einnig http://opinnadgangur.is. (Open Access Week Symposium)  | 
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 2. nóvember  | 
 Breytileiki í stofnstærðum laxfiska / Variable stock size among salmonids  | 
 Þórólfur Antonsson  | 
 Veiðimálastofnun  | 
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 8. nóvember  | 
 Liberation Ecology: how to get through to the rest of the world (in English)  | 
 Brian Moss  | 
 University of Liverpool  | 
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 9. nóvember  | 
 Lakes and the Anthropocene (in English)  | 
 Rick Battarbee  | 
 University College London  | 
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 9. nóvember  | 
 Doktorsvörn í líffræði: Frumframleiðendur í norðlægum lækjum og áhrif aukins hita og næringar á framvindu þeirra / Primary producers in sub–arctic streams and the effects of temperature and nutrient enrichment on succession  | 
 Rakel Guðmundsdóttir  | 
 Líf og umhverfisvísindadeild HÍ / Faculty of Life and environmental science  | 
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 16. nóvember  | 
 Ecosystem changes and concomitant fisheries evolution in Lake Victoria, East Africa (in English)  | 
 Anthony Munyaho  | 
 University of Iceland - Marice  | 
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 23. nóvember  | 
 Generation of cell line specific metabolic models based on transcriptomic, exo- and endo-metabolomic data (in English)  | 
 Maike Kathrin Aurich  | 
 Kerfislíffræðisetur / Systems biology center  | 
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 30. nóvember  | 
 Rafdráttur til gæðagreininga á kjarnsýrum / NEW DATE: Electrophoresis to assess quality of nucleic acid samples  | 
 Hans Guttormur Þormar  | 
 Læknadeild HÍ og Lífeind /  | 
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 7. desember  | 
 Plöntur og grös í verkum Eggerts Péturssonar / Plants and grasses in Eggert Petursson´s paintings  | 
 Þóra Ellen Þórhallsdóttir  | 
 Líf og umhverfisvísindastofnun HÍ  | 
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 Dags. /Date  | 
 Titill erindis / Title  | 
 Fyrirlesari / speaker  | 
 Vinnustaður/Affiliation  | 
|---|---|---|---|
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 2. febrúar  | 
 Svæðisnotkun hagamúsa á Kjalarnesi / Population biology of Apodemus sylvaticu  | 
 Ester Rut Unnsteinsdóttur  | 
 Melrakkasetrið Súðavík/Líf og umhverfisvísindadeild HÍ  | 
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 11. febrúar  | 
 Erfðamengi melgresis / The genome of Leymus arenarius  | 
 Kesara Anamthawat-Jónsson  | 
 Líf og umhverfisvísindadeild HÍ  | 
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 18. febrúar  | 
 Mæði-visnuveira og HIV: Margt er líkt með skyldum / Maedi- visna virus and HIV: Pathogenic parallels  | 
 Valgerður Andrésdóttir  | 
 Tilraunastöð Háskóla Íslands í meinafræði að Keldum  | 
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 25. febrúar  | 
 Stundaglas þroskunar og þróun dýra / The developmental hourglass and animal evolution  | 
 Arnar Pálsson  | 
 Líf og umhverfisvísindadeild HÍ  | 
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 3. mars  | 
 The Pantophysin I (Pan I) Locus in Icelandic Cod (Gadus morhua): An  | 
 Ubaldo Hernandez Benitez  | 
 Líf og umhverfisvísindadeild HÍ  | 
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 11. mars  | 
 Fæða minks / Diet of mink  | 
 Rannveig Magnúsdóttir  | 
 Líf og umhverfisvísindadeild HÍ  | 
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 18. mars  | 
 Súrnun sjávar / Acidification of the oceans  | 
 Hrönn Egilsdóttir  | 
 Hafrannsóknarstofnun  | 
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 25. mars  | 
 Stofnvistfræði minks/ Population ecology of minks  | 
 Róbert A. Stefánsson  | 
 Náttúrustofa Vesturlands  | 
| 
 1. apríl  | 
 Skyndimynd af stofnvistfræði sjófugla / Snapshot of population ecology of marine birds  | 
 Líf og umhverfisvísindadeild HÍ  | 
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 8. apríl  | 
 Stofnfrumur og þroskun lungna / Stems cells and lung development  | 
 Sigríður Rut Franzdóttir  | 
 Læknadeild HÍ  | 
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 13. apríl  | 
 Náttúrulegt ónæmi virkjað gegn sýklum  | 
 Guðmundur Hrafn Guðmundsson  | 
 Líf og umhverfisvísindadeild HÍ  | 
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 29. apríl  | 
 Féll niður/cancelled RNA polymerasi II og DNA viðgerð/RNA polymerase II and DNA repair  | 
 Stefán Þ. Sigurðsson  | 
 Læknadeild HÍ  | 
| 
 6. maí  | 
 Selarannsóknir við Selasetur Íslands / Seal research at the Iceandic Seal Center  | 
 Sandra Granquist  | 
 Selasetrið Hvammstanga/ Veiðimálastofnun  | 
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 13. maí  | 
 Galapagoseyjar: lífríki og hættur ? / Galapagos islands: biota and dangers?  | 
 Hafdís H. Ægisdóttir  | 
 Landgræðsluskóla Háskóla Sameinuðu þjóðanna/Landbúnaðar Háskóli Íslands  |