Talks and Conferences

The Max Planck Institute for Biology Tübingen hosts several seminars. All presentations are in English and students and scientists from other institutions are always welcome to attend.

 Regular Talks Series

Distinguished Speaker Seminar Series

The Distinguished Speaker Seminar Series is a joint colloquium of the Max Planck Institute for Biology and the Friedrich Miescher Laboratory. External (inter)national guest speakers alternate with our own scientists presenting a range of exciting research that reflects the diversity of our institutes. Each seminar is followed by  opportunities to discuss research findings further with the speakers in an informal small group or 1-1 setting.

Time: Thursdays at 11:00 am (according to announcement)
Place: In the lecture hall of the Max Planck House on the MP campus, the MPI for Biology seminar room or online.
Organisers: Cátia Igreja, Gal Ofir 

Contact: Researcher Support Team

BioConnect Seminar Series

The BioConnect Seminar Series provides an opportunity for presentations of ongoing research projects by our postdocs, advanced doctoral researchers, group and project leaders, as well as facility heads.

The objective of those seminars is to discuss current work on projects, ideas and results in a bigger round, to get feedback and to facilitate collaborations.

Internal event only.
Date: first and third Wednesday of the month
Organisers: Birte Hernandez, Jörg Martin and Elisabeth Weir

Career Seminar Series

The Career Seminar Series (CSS), organised by the Researcher Support Team, aims to to provide our researchers with an overview of academic and non-academic career possibilities. In the monthly seminars life science doctoral graduates, who have taken different career routes, share their career so far, the day-to-day activities in their current role as well as the challenges and the expertise required for their positions.

Place: online
Contact: Sibylle Patheiger, Elisabeth Weir

Symposiums

International Pristionchus Meeting

The International Pristionchus Meeting, organized by the Department of Integrative Evolutionary Biology at the Max Planck Insitute for Biology Tübingen, brings together researchers to present new findings and discuss the latest developments in Pristionchus research and nematode research more generally.
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