Seminars and events

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MPS: Ming-Kang Lee - Temporal degradation of PRC2 uncovers specific developmental dependencies

Max Planck Seminar
  • Date: Sep 10, 2026
  • Time: 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Ming-Kang Lee
  • Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, Berlin, Germany
  • Location: MPI-IE
  • Room: Lecture Hall
  • Host: Marieke Oudelaar
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SGS: Elly Tanaka - tba.

Max Planck Special Guest Lecture Series
  • Date: Sep 14, 2026
  • Time: 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Elly Tanaka
  • IMBA, Vienna, Austria
  • Location: MPI-IE
  • Room: Lecture Hall
  • Host: Haneul Yoo (Cissé Lab)
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SGS: Bas van Steensel - Probing the logic of genome architecture

Max Planck Special Guest Lecture Series
  • Date: Oct 1, 2026
  • Time: 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Bas van Steensel
  • Netherlands Cancer Institute (NKI)
  • Location: MPI-IE
  • Room: Lecture Hall
  • Host: Juliane Glaser
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Forschung höchstpersönlich: Labor Asifa Akhtar: tba.

Forschung höchstpersönlich
  • Date: Oct 21, 2026
  • Time: 11:00 AM c.t. - 12:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Meike Wiese
  • Projektleitung, Labor Akhtar, MPI-IE, Freiburg
  • Location: MPI-IE
  • Room: Lecture Hall
  • Host: Marcus Rockoff (public relations)
Started in 2012 at the MPI-IE, the “Forschung höchstpersönlich” talk series offers a platform for our scientists to present their research to non-scientific staff, enhancing understanding and collaboration. Held quarterly and conducted in German, the talks are hosted by the institute's Public Relations Office, fostering a deeper connection within the institute. [more]
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MPS: Silvia Domcke - tba.

Max Planck Seminar
  • Date: Oct 26, 2026
  • Time: 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Silvia Domcke
  • University of Zürich, Switzerland
  • Location: MPI-IE
  • Room: Lecture Hall
  • Host: Oliver Sinotas (IMRPS PhD, Cissé Lab)
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MPS: Linda Odenthal-Hesse - tba.

Max Planck Seminar
  • Date: Oct 29, 2026
  • Time: 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Linda Odenthal-Hesse
  • Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology, Plön, Germany
  • Location: MPI-IE
  • Room: Lecture Hall
  • Host: Ayele Denboba
New FMI research center on the Novartis Campus

TriRhena Gene Regulation Club in Basel

Symposium
  • Date: Nov 4, 2026
  • Time: 02:00 PM - 07:30 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Location: Friedrich Miescher Institute, Basel, Switzerland
  • Room: Room 0.60/61
  • Host: Marc Bühler, Nicola Iovino, Thomas Sexton
The tri-national "Gene Regulation Club" is a half-day symposium that brings together chromatin, epigenetics, and transcription groups from within the Strasbourg (IGBMC), Freiburg (MPI-IE), and Basel (FMI) area. With an informal but high-quality atmosphere, the meeting aims to foster discussion and inspire new and strengthen existing collaborations. The meeting encourages PhD students and Postdocs to present their work. [more]
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SGS: Gonçalo Castelo-Branco - tba.

Max Planck Special Guest Lecture Series
  • Date: Nov 5, 2026
  • Time: 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Gonçalo Castelo-Branco
  • Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
  • Location: MPI-IE
  • Room: Lecture Hall
  • Host: Meike Wiese (Akhtar Lab)
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