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DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Chris Pull\nAbstract: Abstract:\nAnts form densely cro
 wded societies in environments teeming with pathogens. On paper\, they sho
 uld therefore be extremely susceptible to disease. Yet\, there are almost 
 no known cases of epidemics in ants and attempts to eradicate them using b
 iological controls\, e.g. fungal pathogens\, have all but failed. This is 
 because ants have evolved a suite of collective disease defences that they
  use to combat pathogens. Many of these defences are proactive\, acting as
  a first line of defence to prevent infection of the colony. However\, wha
 t happens when these defences are breached and a pathogen takes hold? Duri
 ng his talk\, Chris will answer this question and tell you about the drast
 ic measures ants take to prevent successful infections spreading throughou
 t their colonies\n\nShort bio:\nChristopher completed a BSc in Zoology and
  an MSc in Biological Sciences Research at Royal Holloway University of Lo
 ndon\, before joining Sylvia Cremer’s group at IST Austria in 2012. His m
 ain research interests are animal behaviour and the evolution of sociality
 . Specifically\, he has focussed on disease and its role in the evolution 
 of social behaviour in animals\, using ants and bees as model organisms. D
 uring his PhD\, Christopher has studied how invasive garden ants are able 
 to prevent disease outbreaks within their colonies.\n
LOCATION:Mondi Seminar Room 2\, Central Building\, ISTA
ORGANIZER:sseider@ist.ac.at
SUMMARY:Chris Pull: Thesis Defense Chris Pull: Disease defence in garden an
 ts
URL:https://talks-calendar.ista.ac.at/events/670
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