2025
Neuroscience and Special Lectures
January 16 – Special Lecture
Arnab Barik, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India: The good, the bad, & the ugly. Host: Vanessa Stempel
February 19 – Special Lecture
Damian Refojo, Instituto de Investigación en Biomedicina de Buenos Aires (IBioBA) - CONICET - Partner Institute of the Max Planck Society Polo Científico Tecnológico, Argentinia: Exploring the in vivo Role of CircRNAs in Neuronal Function and Behavior. Host: Moritz Helmstaedter
March 24 – Neuroscience Lecture
David Kleinfeld, University of California, San Diego, USA: The Neurophysics of Active Sensing. Host: Gilles Laurent
March 26 – Neuroscience Lecture
James Poulet, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Charité Universitätsmedizin – Berlin, Germany: Neuronal circuits of thermal perception. Host: Moritz Helmstaedter
May 14 – Neuroscience Lecture
Michael Dickinson, Zarem Professor of Biology and Bioengineering California Institute of Technology, USA: Unique sensory-motor specializations underlie the adaptive radiation of flies. Host: Gilles Laurent
July 8 – Special Lecture
Christopher Bleck, Janelia Research Campus, USA. From Image to Insight: The New Language of Electron Microscopy. Host: Dominic Evans
September 1 – Special Lecture
Michael Reiser, Janelia Research Campus, USA. Eye-opening discoveries in fly vision, Host: Gilles Laurent, Dominic Evans
October 10 – Special Lecture
Mark J. Schnitzer, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Stanford University.Cell-type specific voltage imaging of neural spiking, oscillations, waves, and memory dynamics, Host: Gilles Laurent,
October 27 – Special Lecture
Matthew Kraushar, Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, Berlin.Recording the molecular logic of neurodevelopment and evolution in action, Host: Erin Schuman
December 1 – Special Lecture
Valentin Nägerl, Universitätsmedizin Göttingen, Mind the Gap! Super-Resolution Imaging of the Extracellular Space of the Brain, Host: Moritz Helmstaedter