Thursday, 12:15-13:15

Room F200

• 16 September: Introduction, Jason Grant, University of Neuchâtel
• 25 September: The evolution of cooperative breeding. Irene Garcia Ruiz, Columbia University / Université de Neuchâtel (behavioury ecology)
• 2 October: From genes to satellites: monitoring genetic diversity in a changing climate, Oliver Selmoni, University of Zurich (evolutionary genetics)
• 9 October: Hosting bacteria inside legume root nodules, Macarena Marin Kalmbach, University of Lausanne (cell physiology and plant development)
• 16 October: Insect herbivore induced above- and belowground plant communication: ecological and applied aspects. Emilio Guerrieri, National Research Council, Italy (functional ecology)
• 23 October : We will block you – physical and chemical barriers in roots, Tonni Grube Andersen, MPI Cologne (cell and molecular biology)
• 30 October : Sanctioning of non-mutualistic rhizobia in nitrogen-fixing Legume-Rhizobium symbiosis, Didier Reinhardt, University of Fribourg (plant developmental plasticity)
• 6 November :The role of structural variants in the evolution of biodiversity, Claire Mérot, CNRS  Rennes (biodiversity genomics)
• 13 November: On the co-evolution of cooperation and competition within and between groups, Carsten de Dreu, University of Groningen (behavioural physiology)
• 20 November : Gaze Tracking across Species: How Social Cognition Is Situated within Context and Collectivity, Fumihiro Kano, University of Konstanz (comparative cognition)
• 27 November: Knowing your surroundings matters: How does plant diversity shape plant volatile profiles? Pamela van Berkum, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Jena (chemical ecology)
• 4 December: The Paradox of the Plankton, Revisited by Microbiology; Jakob Pernthaler, University of Zurich (soil biodiversity)
• 11 December: Phototrophic Sulfur Bacteria and Their Viruses: Biosignatures from Early Earth to Anoxic Worlds
  Alice Bosco,University of Lausanne  (microbiology)
• 18 December: Sylvain Bischof, University of Zürich (plant physiology)

F-100 15h15 à 16h15

11 Septembre: Clara Zemp, Unine

18 Septembre: Sergio Rasmann/Emmanuel Defossez, Unine

25 Septembre: Key Lucek/Daniel Croll, Unine

9 Octobre, Redouan Bshary/Edward Mitchell, Unine

16 Octobre, Pilar Junier/ Saskia Bindscheder, Unine

23 Octobre, Michele Sofisti & Alessandro Gruzua, Nzatu

30 Octobre: Sylvain Ursenbacher, Pro Natura

6 Novembre: Johann Dupuis, OFEV

13 Novembre: Jennifer Keller, IUCN

20 Novembre: Carolina Ocampo-Ariza, Uni Darmstadt

27 Novembre: Julie Zähringer, Wyss Academy for Nature

4 Décembre: Anna Deplasez Zemp, UniZ

11 Décembre: Ivo Wallimann-Helmer, UniFr

Mercredi, 12:15-13:30

Auditoire F-100

• 26 mars : 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 avril : TALK1 Oh-Geez! Pectin Digestion and Its Role in Plant Vascular Tissue Development. Leon-Samuel lcking; TALK2 Biodiversity data: a jigsaw puzzle. Disha Tandon; TALK3 Spit Happens: Developing a NonInvasive Protocol for Saliva Collection and Hormone Quantification in Wild Vervet Monkeys by Maria Granell-Ruiz
• 28 mai : 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 Septembre : 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 Novembre: 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(Biodiversité du sol)

• 31 Janvier 2025 17h00: Yasmin Eméry: How ecology shapes brain and behaviour in wrasses (laboratory of behavioural ecology)
• 7 Mars 2025 16h00: Vannesa Montoya-Sanchez: Towards a multi-dimensional assessment of plant diversity in an enriched oil palm plantation (laboratory of conservation biology)
• 21 Mars 2025 17h00: Tiago Antonio Gonçalves Zeferino: Exploring the Potential of Microsporidians as Biological Control Agents Against Mosquitoes (former laboratory of ecology and evolution of parasites)
• 28 Mars 2025 17h00: Guido Pucchetti: The Complex Genetic Landscape of Fungicide Resistance Evolution in Zymoseptoria tritici (laboratory of evolutionary genetics)
• 2 Avril 2025 17h00: Sarai Reyes Avila: Detection and Characterization of Exogenous DNA – From Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) to Naturally Admixed Genomes (laboratory of evolutionary genetics)
• 16 Mai 2025 17h30: Marine Mamin:Des plantes de coton aux capteurs d’odeurs : explorer la dynamique, la spécificité et le potentiel d’exploitation des composés volatils émis par les plantes en réponse aux insectes herbivores (laboratoire de recherches fondamentales et appliquées en écologie chimique – FARCE)
• 19 Mai 2025 17h00: Nellissen Lara: Communication relative aux déplacements chez les gorilles de l’Ouest (laboratoire de cognition comparée)
• 6 Juin 2025 17h00: Josefien Tankink: Sex asymmetries in cooperative strategies among vervet mondeys (laboratoire d’éco-éthologie)
• 24 Juin 2025 17h00: Quentin Gallot: Rethinking the Evolution of Vocal Complexity: Structured Call Sequences in Olive Colobus Monkeys (laboratoire de cognition comparée)
• 11 Juillet 2025 17h00: Camille Tinguely: Transformation naturelle et agents de transfert de gènes : nouvelles perspectives sur le transfert horizontal de gènes chez les bactéries environnementales (laboratoire de microbiologie)
• 18 Septembre 2025 17h30: Sandrine Wider: Environmental Heterogeneity, Biodiversity and Agriculture in the wood-pastures of the Swiss Jura mountains (laboratoire de biologie de conservation)
• 26 Septembre 2025 17h00: Matteo Buffi: Coordination Without a Brain: Etude de la perception de l’environnement et de la signalisation éléctrique dans les réseaux fongiques (laboratoire de microbiologie)
• 29 Septembre 2025 17h00:Khadidiatou NIAMBELE-CISSE: Effets du régime alimentaire sur la longévité et la résistance à l’insecticide chez le moustique Anopheles gambiae (laboratoire de parasitologie)
• 2 Octobobre 2025 16h30: Tiena DANNER: Morpho-phonetics: A Framework for Studying Speech and Its Evolution (laboratoire évolution du langage)
• 10 Octobre 2025 17h: Maryam FOROUGH differential regulation of chloroplast protein import pathways during the seed-to-seedling transition (physiologie végétale)
• 17 Octobre 2025 15h: Fredy Quintero: Audience effects in sooty mangabeys (laboratoire de cognition comparée)
• 24 Octobre 2025 17h: Auriane LE FLOCH: Cris combinés chez le mangabey fuligineux (laboratoire de cognition comparée)
• 14 Novembre 2025 16h: Jaspher Ewany: Soil legacy effects of Photorhabdus bacteria metabolites on plant performance and resistance; (Experimental Biology Research Group)
• 21 Novembre 2025 17h: Camilo-Rivera-Arrivillaga:Exploring the impact of the Milpa agricultural system on soil microbiome, plant performance and belowground interactions; (laboratoire d’entomologie)

• 25-26 April 2025: Holocentric Chromosomes – From Cells to Species. Biodiversity Genomics Lab, Insitute of Biology, UniNE
• 19-21 May 2025: Pint of science
• 30 June-1 July 2025: Repeat-Induced Point Mutation research. Evolutionary Genetics lab, Institute of Biology, UniNE
• 11-12 Septembre 2025:  Recherche dans les Jardins Botaniques

• BIOLOGY 26, 12-13 févier 2026, Université de Neuchâtel