Biology Colloquium / Biologie Kolloquium
The Departement of Biology invites you to Colloquia for scientific exchange
We thrive on interdisciplinary exchange between the individual working groups in order to facilitate both thematic synergies and the joint application and further development of innovative techniques in teaching and research. The colloquia provide the opportunity for regular scientific dialogue.
Programme IPM-Colloquia SoSe 26
Time: Wednesdays 11:15 a.m. alternating with the IZS Collquium
Venue: Small Lecture Hall (Kleiner Hörsaal) of the IPM
- 22.04.2026
Dr. Bettina Weber (Graz)
Impact of cryptogamic communities on biogeochemical cycles in the Anthropocene
- 29.04.2026
Daniel Van Damm (VIB, Gent)
Endocytosed vesicles are targeted for selective autophagy during osmotic stress
- 06.05.2026 – special colloquium at 4:15 PM!
Elizabeth Edwards (Univ. of Toronto, Canada)
Adventures in Anaerobic Bioremediation: Challenges to Characterizing Enzymes from Microbial Consortia
- 20.05.2026
Anastasia Poliakova (CSMS, Univ. Hamburg)
Bridging botany and philology in the same project? Modern plant studies help reconstruct the provenance and material history of palm-leaf manuscripts
- 03.06.2026
Marco Thines (Evolutionary Analysis and Biological Archives, Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung, Frankfurt a. M.)
Oomycete host-interactions through space and time
- 24.06.2026
Cecilia Lara Mondragon
TBA
- 08.07.2026
Merav Seifan
TBA
- 22.07.2026
Karel Riha
TBA
Programme IZS-Colloquia SoSe 26
Time: Wednesdays, 17:00, alternating with the IPM Colloquium
Venue: Kosswig-Saal of the IZS (Martin-Luther-King-Platz 3)
- 15.04.2026
Heribert Hofer (Leibniz Institute for Zoo & Wildlife Research; Institute for Biology, Freie Universität Berlin)
The selfish sib: ecology and evolution of sibling rivalry and siblicide in spotted hyena
Abstract
- 29.04.2026
Anna Stöckl (Die Universität Konstanz)
More than just a pretty flower: how visual patterns guide insect – plant interactions
Abstract
- 10.06.2026
Tanja Laske (LIV, Hamburg)
Computational prioritization of defective viral genomes for innovative antiviral therapies
Abstract
- 15.07.2026
Magda Migalska (Krakow)
Population genomics of newts
Programme IMF-Colloquia SoSe 26
Venue: Small Lecture Room in the Olbersweg 24 building
TIME is noon at 12:00 unless otherwise stated, remote is OK, but we prefer in person/hybrid
- 24.04.2026
Alexey Golikov (Senckenberg)
"Deep-sea cephalopods and climate change: Introduction of the new DFG project ToughCephs" - 08.05.2026
Till Harter (Geomar)
"Comparative red blood cell physiology: uncovering novel cellular mechanisms to improve human health and predict the impacts of climate change on fishes" - 22.05.2026
Gunnar Brune
"AI - Strategies and Storytelling" - 05.06.2026
Antonia Ahme (UHH/AWI Bremerhaven)
"Phytoplankton and warming - a hot tale from polar day to polar night" - 19.06.2026
Emily Booms (IGB Berlin)
"Ecoevolutionary dynamics of multiple species - a case study using microcosm experiments" - 17.07.2026
Cédric Meunier (AWI Helgoland)
"Impact of global change on planktonic food webs "
Programme is coming - we will add more dates as and when we have confirmations from our invited speakers.
Programme IHW-Colloquia SoSe 26
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