主讲：Ludovic Orlando（法国科学院院士，法国国家科学研究中心研究主任，法国图卢兹人类生物学与基因组学中心主任）
时间：2026年5月25日17:30
地点：北京大学考古楼A座101
主持：沈睿文（北京大学考古文博学院 院长）
讲座简介：
In Western countries today, the horse is primarily regarded as a leisure animal. Yet, not long ago, it played a central role in our societies. Fast as lightning, the horse carried us around the globe, accelerating the spread of cultures, languages and germs, while also revolutionizing warfare. From the moment wild horses were domesticated, their history intertwined with ours, evolving alongside human societies until the rise of combustion engines. Until very recently, however, the full story of horses — spanning from their domestication to the breeding of racetrack champions — remained largely untold. But in recent years, the decoding of horse genome time series has shed light on the key stages that shaped what Buffon once called “the noblest” of human conquests, finally unveiling the mysteries behind this remarkable partnership. This talk will address how ancient DNA research has answered the key questions of where, when, why and how horses were first domesticated. It will highlight how human activities can transform the biology of the species we interact with, and how these changes circled back influence to our own history.
主讲人简介：
Ludovic Orlando 教授是国际著名古基因组学家、法国科学院院士，法国国家科学研究中心（CNRS）研究主任，现任法国图卢兹人类生物学与基因组学中心（CAGT）主任。他长期从事古DNA、古基因组学、家马遗传进化、人类遗传学及人类—动物关系史研究，曾获 CNRS Silver Medal，主持欧洲研究委员会CoG PEGASUS和SyG Horsepower等重大项目。其成果发表于 Science、Nature、Cell、PNAS等国际顶级期刊，累计影响因子 2000+，引用量达 35 万次，H-index为184，是国际古基因组学和动物驯化研究领域最具影响力的学者之一。
