Thursday, 12:15-13:15

Room F200

• 19 February: Olof Leimar, University of Stockholm (laboratory of behavioury ecology)
• 26 February: Emma Hodcroft, Swiss TPH & University of Basel (laboratory of evolutionary genetics)
• 5 March: Andreas Kappler, University of Tübingen (laboratory of Microbiology)
• 12 March: Adrien Favre, Parc naturel régional Vallée du Trient (laboratory of Microbiology)
• 19 March: Stay hydrated – Deciphering the development and physiology of leaf succulence, Heike Lindner, University of Bern – Institute of Plant Sciences (Plant developmental plasticity)
• 26 March: Joan Casanelles Abella, TU München – School of Life Sciences (laboratory of functional ecology)
• 2 April: Ek del Val, UNAM (laboratory of chemical ecology)
• 30 April: Pete Buston, Boston University (laboratory of behavioural physiology)
• 21 May: Mathieu Perret, Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques de Genève (laboratory of soil biodiversity)

Wednesday, 12:15-13:30

Room F-100

• 26 March: TALK1 Incongruence and structural variation shape rapid mitogenome evolution in a 200-isolate panel of the wheat pathogen Zymoseptoria tritici. Ivan Skakov (evolutionary genetics); TALK2 A Primate Grammar Enabling Incremental Processing. Quentin Gallot (comparative cognition); TALK3 Channeling your inner self: The role of MAP70-2 during lateral root formation. Zsofia Winter (cell and molecular biology)
• 30 April: TALK1 Oh-Geez! Pectin Digestion and lts Role in Plant Vascular Tissue Development by Lean-Samuel lcking; TALK2 Biodiversity data: a jigsaw puzzle by Disha Tandon;TALK3 Spit Happens: Developing a Non­Invasive Protocol for Saliva Collection and Hormone Quantification in Wild Vervet Monkeys by Maria Granell-Ruiz
• 28 May: TALK1 NAD(P)H Dehydrogenase C1 (NDC1) is essential for vitamin K1 accumulation and is involved in prenyl quinones metabolism in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) leaves and fruits. Ségolène Bressoud (plant physiology); TALK2 Gut check: Exploring the microbiota of insecticide-resistant Anopheles mosquitoes. Sandra Le Bissonais; TALK3 From diversity to complexity: Rethinking tropical forest restoration. Magnus Onyiriagwu (conservation biology)

Mercredi, 12:15-13:30

Auditoire F-200

• 24 September : TALK1 Illuminating Light-Signal Controlled Shoot Branching in Plants. Cindy Chen (plant developmental plasticity); TALK2 Unravelling the Genomic Instability of Butterflies. Camille Cornet (biodiversity-genomics); TALK3 Effector evolution in fungal pathogens. Margarida Sampaio (evolutionary genetics)
• 29 Octobre: TALK1 Can we smell the blind passenger?Detection of the fall armyworm onimported maize cobs using volatiles. Kathrin Altermann (Farce); TALK2 The Good, The Bad and the Anatoxicus. Sami Zhioua(microbiology); TALK3 Exploring the phytochemical diversity of two contrasting alpine plant communities using untargeted metabolomics. Théo Steiner(functional ecology)
• 26 November: Talk1 Immune system challenge and its impact on brain and cognition, Angelo Guadagno (cognition);TALK2 A global analyses of bird’eponysm’: a networks approach, Akshay Bharadwaj(conservation); TALK 3 Diversity and endemism of springtails on nunataks in the Valai Alps, Emilie Favre(Soil biodiversity)

• 21 November 2025 17h: Camilo RIVERA ARRIVILLAGA: Exploring the impact of the Milpa agricultural system on soil microbiome, plant performance and belowground interactions; (laboratory of entomology)

Biology 26, 12-13 February 2026, University of Neuchâtel

ChemEco26, 11 February 2026, University of Neuchâtel