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05.12.2024

FLI Colloquium

Nicholas Edward Stroustrup

Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG), Barcelona, Spain

“Why do some individuals live longer? Unraveling the multi-scale, stochastic dynamics of aging.”

December 05, 2024 at 03:00 pm

Leibniz Institute on Aging – Fritz Lipmann Institute,
Beutenbergstr. 11, 07745 Jena, Nucleus, FLI 


25.11.2024

FLI Colloquium

Dr Dragomir Milovanovic

Deutsches Zentrum für Neurodegenerative Erkrankungen e.V. (DZNE), Berlin

Condensate Biology at the Synapse

November 25, 2024 at 03:00 pm

Leibniz Institute on Aging – Fritz Lipmann Institute,
Beutenbergstr. 11, 07745 Jena, Nucleus, FLI 


21.11.2024

FLI Colloquium

Gabriele Kaminski Schierle
Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, UK

The effect of amyloid proteins on intracellular organelle morphology and neuronal signalling

Thursday, November 21, 2024 at 03:00 pm

Leibniz Institute on Aging – Fritz Lipmann Institute,
Beutenbergstr. 11, 07745 Jena, Nucleus, FLI 

If you would like to attend the seminar in person, no registration is needed.

In case you like to attend via Zoom please send an e-mail to Ivonne.Roeppnack-Jahnke(at)leibniz-fli.de. She will provide you the relevant access details.


19.11.2024

FLI Colloquium

Anna R. Poetsch
Technische Universität Dresden, Center for Molecular and Cellular Bioengineering (CMCB)

Using DNA language models to understand sequence preferences for DNA damage and repair

Thursday, November 19, 2024 at 03:00 pm

Leibniz Institute on Aging – Fritz Lipmann Institute,
Beutenbergstr. 11, 07745 Jena, Nucleus, FLI 

If you would like to attend the seminar in person, no registration is needed.

In case you like to attend via Zoom please send an e-mail to Ivonne.Roeppnack-Jahnke(at)leibniz-fli.de. She will provide you the relevant access details.


07.11.2024

FLI Colloquium

Elisa Gomez Perdiguero
Department of Developmental and Stem Cell Biology, Institute Pasteur

Contribution of developmental hematopoiesis and their macrophage progeny to postnatal health

Thursday, November 07, 2024 at 03:00 pm

Leibniz Institute on Aging – Fritz Lipmann Institute,
Beutenbergstr. 11, 07745 Jena, Nucleus, FLI 

If you would like to attend the seminar in person, no registration is needed.

In case you like to attend via Zoom please send an e-mail to Ivonne.Roeppnack-Jahnke(at)leibniz-fli.de. She will provide you the relevant access details.


04.11.2024

Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology - Seminar

Michelle Afkhami 
Department of Biology, Florida University

Microbiomes in the Anthropocene: How global change is shaping microbial community dynamics and plant-microbial interactions

The seminar will be online only. Here is the link to the ZOOM meeting:

https://eu02web.zoom-x.de/j/61001969079?pwd=LoZ00i1JqlpuaZenE34use4bXMRWsr.1
Meeting ID: 610 0196 9079
Passcode: 470987


30.10.2024

Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology - Seminar

Hassan Salem
Max Planck Research Group Leader at the MPI for Biology, Tübingen

Fidelity in symbiosis

Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology (A1.009/A.011), Hans-Knöll-Str. 8, 07745 Jena

Thursday, November 7, 2024, 3:00 PM

online via ZOOM:
https://eu02web.zoom-x.de/j/61671313041?pwd=FkqCoIhvYvOsZaKTsiD5cj6DOVK8af.1
Meeting ID: 616 7131 3041
Passcode: 810009


24.10.2024

FLI Colloquium

Ana Rita Brochado
Tübingen University

Context-dependent antibiotic activity

Thursday, October 04, 2024 at 03:00 pm

Leibniz Institute on Aging – Fritz Lipmann Institute,
Beutenbergstr. 11, 07745 Jena, Nucleus, FLI 

If you would like to attend the seminar in person, no registration is needed.

In case you like to attend via Zoom please send an e-mail to Ivonne.Roeppnack-Jahnke(at)leibniz-fli.de. She will provide you the relevant access details.


22.10.2024

Conference_Aging and Microbiome Meeting (AMC)

October 22-23, 2024

Conference_Aging and Microbiome Meeting (AMC) 2024

It is a great pleasure to announce the “Aging and Microbiome Meeting (AMC) 2024” – taking place in Jena, Germany - from October 22-23, 2024.

Registration is now open. A number of abstracts will be selected for short talks.

This conference will represent a new forum of discussion for current research findings and recent developments in basic research and clinical applications at the intersection between aging and microbiome research. We would ask you to forward the announcement to any interested colleagues and to encourage your students to register and to submit abstracts.

Further information can be found in the attached poster or on our website: https://amc24.leibniz-fli.de


17.10.2024

FLI-Colloquium

Henne Holstege
Amsterdam University Medical Centers

Can we learn from cognitively healty centenarian to escape dementia?

Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 03:00 pm

Leibniz Institute on Aging – Fritz Lipmann Institute,
Beutenbergstr. 11, 07745 Jena, Nucleus, FLI 

If you would like to attend the seminar in person, no registration is needed.

In case you like to attend via Zoom please send an e-mail to Ivonne.Roeppnack-Jahnke(at)leibniz-fli.de. She will provide you the relevant access details.


09.10.2024

Institutskolloquium des Leibniz-Instituts für Photonische Technologien (Leibniz-IPHT)

Prof. Shun-Jen Cheng

„Selective Photo-excitation and Angular Momentum Imprint of Exciton Complexes in 2D Materials by Using Twisted Lights”

Time: October 9, 2024, 2pm

Venue: Conference room of Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology (Albert-Einstein-Str. 9, 07745 Jena)
More info: www.biophotonics4future.com/institute_colloquium/


26.09.2024

FLI Colloquium

Kiran Patil

MRC Toxicology Unit and Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge

Metabolic and genetic view on gut microbe-chemical interactions

Thursday, September 26, 2024 at 03:00 pm

Leibniz Institute on Aging – Fritz Lipmann Institute,
Beutenbergstr. 11, 07745 Jena, Nucleus, FLI 

If you would like to attend the seminar in person, no registration is needed.

In case you like to attend via Zoom please send an e-mail to Ivonne.Roeppnack-Jahnke(at)leibniz-fli.de. She will provide you the relevant access details.


26.09.2024

Institutskolloquium des Leibniz-Instituts für Photonische Technologien (Leibniz-IPHT)

Prof. Dimitar Sasselov

„On Life's Origins: a View from Astrophysics”

Time: September 26, 2024, 10 am

Venue: Conference room of Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology (Albert-Einstein-Str. 9, 07745 Jena)
More info: https://www.biophotonics4future.com/institute-colloquium


23.09.2024

FLI Colloquium

Dr. Orsolya Leidecker

CECAD Excellent in Aging Research, Cluster of Excellence for Aging Research at the University of Cologne

Signalling at the nuclear pore complex

Monday, September 23, 2024 at 03:00 pm

Leibniz Institute on Aging – Fritz Lipmann Institute,
Beutenbergstr. 11, 07745 Jena, Nucleus, FLI 

If you would like to attend the seminar in person, no registration is needed.

In case you like to attend via Zoom please email Nicole.Wolf(at)leibniz-fli.de for the relevant access details.


15.09.2024

3rd EUROPEAN SYMPOSIUM ON ULTRAFAST LASER-DRIVEN BIOPHOTONICS

September 15-18, 2024

For the third time, ESULaB will create an important platform for professional exchange between scientists from different fields, including physicists, chemists, engineers, material scientists, biologists, biomedical scientists and industry representatives. The focus is on the latest advances and developments in the field of spectroscopy and imaging, which are realized through the use of ultrashort laser pulses and contribute to solving biophotonic problems.

Participation is free of charge!

Registration is mandatory and still open until Sept 8, 2024

Find more information on the program as well as the online registration here: https://www.biophotonics4future.com/esulab2024/


09.09.2024

504. JENAer Optikkolloquium

Prof. Dr. Anne Harth

Erzeugung und Anwendung von Attosekundenpulszügen

09.09.2024, 17:00 – 19:00 Uhr 

Abbe Center of Photonics, Albert-Einstein-Str. 6 in Jena, oder per Zoom

Weitere Informationen unter: https://optonet-jena.de/events/504-jenaer-optikkolloquium-%C2%B7-prof-dr-anne-harth/


06.09.2024

"Empowering Women in Science"

September 06, 2024, 9:00 - ca. 16:30 h

"Empowering Women in Science" event

We are delighted to invite you to our upcoming event, "Empowering Women in Science", scheduled for Friday, September 6th, 2024. The event will be held at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology (Hans-Knöll-Straße 8, 07745 Jena).

The aim of this event is to foster connections, share experiences, and promote opportunities for female scientists from surrounding research institutes, universities, and start-ups. We encourage participation from individuals of all research fields, genders, nationalities, career stages, and aspirations. Participation is free of charge!

You can find further details here https://www.ice.mpg.de/477573/empowering-women-in-science1.html.
Please register for the event by August 23th, 2024, using the following link: Registration Link
(https://forms.gle/HyCnri4FWoU8FDFh8).


04.09.2024

FLI Colloquium

Corinne Benakis
Institute for Stroke and Dementia Research, University Hospital, LMU Munich

Microbial metabolites as immunomodulators in stroke

Wednesday, September 04, 2024 at 03:00 pm

Leibniz Institute on Aging – Fritz Lipmann Institute,
Beutenbergstr. 11, 07745 Jena, Nucleus, FLI1 

If you would like to attend the seminar in person, no registration is needed.

For those who prefer to join via Zoom, simply follow this link: https://eu02web.zoom-x.de/j/66916693320?pwd=gJgyPzSaELuRYLHjRWFLVYE1M8tUIS.1


22.08.2024

FLI Colloquium

Wojciech Pokrzywa
International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Warsaw

Exploring the ubiquitin-proteasome system through multidimensional studies of E3 ligases and degrons

Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 03:00 pm

Leibniz Institute on Aging – Fritz Lipmann Institute,
Beutenbergstr. 11, 07745 Jena, Nucleus, FLI 

If you would like to attend the seminar in person, no registration is needed.

In case you like to attend via Zoom please send an e-mail to Ivonne.Roeppnack-Jahnke(at)leibniz-fli.de. She will provide you the relevant access details.


08.08.2024

FLI Colloquium

Ansgar Zoch
Medical Research Council Human Genetics Unit, University of Edinburgh

Protecting the immortal lineage – RNA-guided transponson defence in the germline

Thursday, August 08, 2024 at 03:00 pm

Leibniz Institute on Aging – Fritz Lipmann Institute,
Beutenbergstr. 11, 07745 Jena, Nucleus, FLI 

If you would like to attend the seminar in person, no registration is needed.

In case you like to attend via Zoom please send an e-mail to Ivonne.Roeppnack-Jahnke(at)leibniz-fli.de. She will provide you the relevant access details.


29.07.2024

FLI Colloquium

Adam MacLean
USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Science
University of Southern California

Mathematical modeling with single-cell data reveals the states and fates of stem cells

Monday, July 29, 2024 at 03:00 pm

Leibniz Institute on Aging – Fritz Lipmann Institute,
Beutenbergstr. 11, 07745 Jena, Nucleus, FLI 

If you would like to attend the seminar in person, no registration is needed.

In case you like to attend via Zoom please send an e-mail to Ivonne.Roeppnack-Jahnke(at)leibniz-fli.de. She will provide you the relevant access details.


22.07.2024

FLI Colloquium

Ivan Matić
Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing, Cologne

ADP-ribosylation in DNA Repair Signaling and Aging: Blending Advanced Technologies and Fundamental Discoveries

Tuesday, July 23, 2024 at 11:00 am

Leibniz Institute on Aging – Fritz Lipmann Institute,
Beutenbergstr. 11, 07745 Jena, Nucleus, FLI 

This event is hybrid. Access information will be provided shortly beforehand.
For external guests: Please email Ivonne.Roeppnack-Jahnke(at)leibniz-fli.de for details.


19.07.2024

International Immunology Seminars Jena: Translational Immunolgy

Olaf Groß
Institute for Neuropathology, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg

Cross-talk between the inflammasome-nucleator NLRP3 and intrinsic apoptosis at mitochondria

July 19, 2024, 11:00 a.m.

Leibniz-Institut für Naturstoff-Forschung und Infektionsbiologie  - Hans-Knöll-Institut, Beutenbergstr. 11a, 07745 Jena
Seminarraum: Dorothy Hodgkin


17.07.2024

FLI Colloquium

Martin Graef
Cornell CALS, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA

Molecular mechanisms and physiological functions of autophagy

Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 03:00 pm

Leibniz Institute on Aging – Fritz Lipmann Institute,
Beutenbergstr. 11, 07745 Jena, Nucleus, FLI 

This is a hybrid event. Access information will be provided shortly beforehand.
For any questions please email birgit.oechsner(at)leibniz-fli.de-


24.06.2024

Conference_The Anthropocene: addressing its challenges for humanity – crossing the boundaries of science

June 24.-26., 2024

The Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology, founded in 2022, and the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina are organizing this conference as part of the inter- and transdisciplinary conference series "Crossing Boundaries in Science".