August 29, 2025 (lecture hall U1.131)
"Evolution of chemosensation and fatal chemosensation"

Guest speaker: Prof. Richard Benton
University of Lausanne, Switzerland
Host: Anissa Kempf

His group is interested in the structure, function and evolution of nervous systems with a focus on the olfactory system, which mediates recognition of myriad environmental signals to control diverse behaviours.

September 5, 2025 (lecture hall U1.131)
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Guest speaker: Prof. Wallace Marshall
University of California, San Francisco, USA
Host: Ben Engel

His main focus is on how geometry arises within cells, as well as how cells perform computations and behaviors.

September 26, 2025 (lecture hall U1.131)
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Dr. Jialin Liu (group Alex Schier)

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Mitchell Brüderlin (group Rod Lim/ Marek Basler)

October 17, 2025 (lecture hall U1.131)
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Guest speaker: Prof. Klaus-Robert Müller
Technical University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Host: Attila Becskei

Klaus-Robert Müller is most noted for his work in machine learning and brain-computer interfaces. His team works on a diverse set of areas in methodology and application, including Explainable AI, Modeling many-body problems and Brain-Body Monitoring.

October 24, 2025 (lecture hall U1.131)
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Guest speaker: Dr. Elvan Böke
Centre for Genomic Regulation, Spain
Host: Fiona Doetsch

Böke and her team have made advances in understanding how oocytes, or immature egg cells, maintain pristine conditions over many decades in order to give rise to the next generation. 

October 31, 2025 (lecture hall U1.131)
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Dr. Caitie McCafferty (group Ben Engel)

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Dr. Manos Kyriakakis (group Anne Spang) 

November 21, 2025 (lecture hall U1.131)
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Dr. Fengjie Wu (group Sebastian Hiller) 

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December 5, 2025 (lecture hall U1.131)
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Guest speaker: Prof. Martin Beck
Max Planck Institute of Biophysics, Frankfurt a. Main, Germany
Hosts: Rod Lim / Birthe Fahrenkrog 

The Beck lab studies how molecular modules act in concert to generate complex cellular functions.

November 21, 2025 (lecture hall U1.131)
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Dr. Raul Ortiz (group Peter Scheiffele)

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Dr. Meric Ataman (group Mihaela Zavolan) 

March 6, 2026 (lecture hall U1.131)
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Guest speaker: Prof. Suliana Manley
EPFL, Lausanne
Host: Anissa Kempf

Manley's research goal is to reveal the biophysical principles underlying the dynamic organization of cellular organelles and protein assemblies. 

September 18, 2026 (lecture hall U1.131)
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Guest speaker: Prof. Roy Parker
University of Colorado Boulder
Host: Maria Hondele

The Parker lab focuses on understanding the expression, location, and function of eukaryotic RNAs and their connection to human disease.