The 1st session of the seminar series is Thursday Oct 5th 16-17h in GEN-B
FLASH! All new comers to CIG since Nov 2022 present themselves in 1 slide in 1 minute: Where are you coming from? What is your expertise? What will you be working on? Is there a fun fact about you that few people know? Feel free to use your imagination to make a personalized and brief introduction of yourself to the CIG. More information will follow by email. Questions can be addressed to Prof. Aleksandar Vjestica and Prof. Maria Cristina Gambetta.
PACTT, the Technology Transfer Office of UNIL-CHUV, is calling for start-up projects in order to award the InnoTREK grant. As part of the InnoPACTT financial support, the InnoTREK grant is designed to accelerate innovation and UNIL-CHUV spin-off creation, and to encourage researchers with innovative ideas to jump into the entrepreneurship adventure.
Deadline for submission: October 2, 2023 For conditions, registration form and information:
For conditions, registration form and information: www.pactt.ch/innotrek/
Interdisciplinary insights beyond DNA sequence, at the Hotel Rigi Kulm, Schwyz (CH).
PhD Students and Post-Docs: Join us from 28 to 30 January 2024 at the beautiful Hotel Rigi Kulm in Schwyz (CH) for a 3-days interdisciplinary workshop to explore Epigenetics. Application to participate is open until 30 September 2023.
Epigenetics is a broadly used term for phenomena that alter gene expression without altering the DNA itself. It describes the regulation of our genes, how they can be influenced by our environment, and how this regulation can be inherited between cells and generations. This intersection between information coded in DNA sequence, transmitted by factors associated with DNA, and provided by the environment is fascinating from a mechanistic point of view. It also provides insights into how our genes interact with external influences, potentially offering new ways to prevent or treat diseases, improve crop yields, and understand complex behaviors and brain functions.
The Rigi workshop 2024 on epigenetics invites its participants to dive into the intricate mechanisms and implications of epigenetic phenomena. By fostering cross-disciplinary dialogue, the event aims to bridge gaps between different disciplines of epigenetic research. Participants will explore how epigenetics impacts plant breeding, behavioral traits, brain development, evolution, synaptic plasticity, cognition, and neurological disorders. The workshop will offer interdisciplinary approaches to investigating and analyzing societal and technological impacts of epigenetics and will feature lectures delivered by leading experts, group discussions, and sharing of group and individual work in the form of poster and oral presentations.
Giorgio Gilestro (Imperial College London), hosted by R. Benton, will give an informal seminar at 4pm on Monday August 28th in Room 3027 of the Génopode.
The Gilestro lab has done some very interesting work on the role, regulation and evolution of sleep using Drosophila as a model system.
