Final conference “Smart Integration of Genetics with Sciences of the Past in Croatia: Minding and Mending the Gap”
January 10, 2019 @ 10:00 am - January 11, 2019 @ 5:00 pm
MendTheGap project is an innovative opportunity to mend several gaps in the research capacity in Croatia in Archaeology, Genetics, and other ‘Sciences of the Past’.
The project exploits location-specific advantages that arise from two crucial facts. Firstly, there is large number of archaeological sites and remains in Croatia that are relatively understudied. Secondly there is a group of researchers in Croatia (conceptually and strategically gathered in CrEAMA Initiative) whose research capacity, impact, and grant success at the European level has not realised full potential owing to a relative lack of resources, coordination, and strategic planning. With a help of well known scientists from the University of Cambridge and the University of Pisa, our ultimate vision is to develop a research group capable of using an multi-inter-trans- disciplinary (MIT disciplinary) approach to Sciences of the Past. Our assumption is that MIT disciplinary approach to Sciences of the Past might provide powerful force for innovation and might contribute in resolving number of contemporary issues.
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Program
10th January 2019 (Thursday)
9:30 -10:00 Registration at the Archaeological Museum in Zagreb
10:00 to 12:00. Opening and Press Conference
Ivan Radman Livaja – Archaeology Museum of Zagreb
Tome Antičić – Ministry of Science and Education
CrEAMA Initiative members:
- Ivan Vnučec – University of Zagreb, Faculty of Agriculture
- Ita Gruić Sovulj – University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science
- Davor Miličić – Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts
- Ivor Janković – Institute for Anthropological Research
- Dragan Bukovec – Croatian Natural History Museum
- Dinko Radić – Cultural Centre Vela Luka
Preston Miracle – University of Cambridge – McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research
Giovanni Boschian – University of Pisa
Ino Čurik – MendTheGap project
12:00 to 13:30 Soft lunch and cocktails in a friendly atmosphere.
All guests and participants are invited!
13:30-17:00 Scientific presentations
13:30-14:00 Ancient DNA: Recent Advances and Future Directions – Ana Prohaska (Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge)
14:00-14:20 Trans-Adriatic contacts and the transition to farming-Stašo Forenbaher (Institute for Anthropological Research)
14:20-14:40 Vela Spila and Žukovica: Geoarchaeology of two Korčula caves -Giovanni Boschian (Department of Biology, University of Pisa)
14:40-15:00 Minding Gaps at Vela Spila – Preston Miracle (Department of Archaeology, University of Cambridge)
15:00-15:30 Coffee break
15:30-15:50 FORSEE:Research proposal for the ERC Synergy Grant 2019 call – Petra Rajić Šikanjić & Alexander Buczynski (Institute for Anthropological Research)
15:50-16:10 ANAGRAMs: Application of NGS in the Assessment of Genomic vaRiAbility in ruminants – Čubrić Čurik (Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb)
16:10-16:30 Possibilities and future project applications – Laura Franciosi (Department of Biology, University of Pisa)
16:30-17:00 Round table – Possibilities and future project applications – Ino Čurik (Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb)
19:30 – until dawn Conference dinner – Pivnica Medvedgrad, Ilica 49, Zagreb
11th January 2019 (Friday)
WPs talks describing project actions
9:o0-9:20 Introduction and project activities in WP1 – Ino Čurik (Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb)
9:20-9:40 Project activities in WP1 – Preston Miracle (Department of Archaeology, University of Cambridge)
9:40-10:00 Project activities in WP2 – Renata Šoštarić (Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb
10:00-10:20 Project activities in WP2 – Marta Pappalardo (Department of Earth Sciences, University of Pisa)
10:20-10:40 Coffee break
10:40-11:00 Project activities in WP3 – Vlatka Čubrić Čurik (Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb) & Damiano Marchi (Department of Biology, University of Pisa)
11:00-11:20 Project activities in WP4 – Siniša Radović (Institute for the Paleontology and Geology of the Quaternary Period,Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts)
11:20-11:40 Project activities in WP4 – Giovanni Boschian (Department of Biology, University of Pisa)
11:40-12:00 Coffee break
12:00-12:20 Project activities in WP5 – Davorka Radovčić (Department of Geology and Paleontology, Croatian Natural History Museum)
12:20-12:40 Project activities in WP5 – Dinko Radić (Cultural Centre Vela Luka)
12:40-13:00 Contribution and activities of the Archaeolink – Patricia Duff – Audio presentation (Archaeolink)
13:00-14:00 Lunch time
14:00 – Management committees and general assembly meetings:
- Remaining actions
- Financial issues
- Administrative issues
- Rapport writings
- Future plans-projects
- Founding of the Open Croatian Society of Archaeogenetics – OHDA: perspectives for the sustainability of the MendTheGap and CrEAMA Initiative
