“Information transfer: From genes to behaviour”
Lausanne, Dorigny, Auditorium 1216, Synathlon
In the 2026 CIG Symposium, we aim to present the diversity of biological mechanisms that have evolved to transfer information from one generation to the next, from Mendelian inheritance to cultural transmission. The invited speakers cover a vast diversity of specific questions, model systems and techniques, which should foster novel cross-pollination of ideas and approaches both between speakers and with the audience.
Abstract submission deadline: May 1
| Session | Speaker | Institution |
| Session 1 – Genomic Conflicts and Diversity | ||
| Anna-Sapfo Malaspinas | University of Lausanne | |
| Harmit Malik | Fred Hutchison Cancer Research Center | |
| Eunyoung Chae | Oxford University | |
| Session 2 – Genes on the Move | ||
| Jef Boeke | New York University | |
| Melanie Blokesch | EPFL | |
| Martin Kaltenpoth | MPI for Chemical Ecology | |
| Session 3 – Epigenetics and Transgenerational Inheritance | ||
| Coleen Murphy | Princeton University | |
| Isabelle Mansuy | University of Zurich and ETH Zurich | |
| Frank Johannes | Technical University of Munich | |
| Session 4 – Communication, Cognition, and Culture | ||
| Rebecca Kilner | University of Cambridge | |
| Andrew Whiten | St Andrews University | |
| Ben de Bivort | Harvard University |
Organisers:
Professor Richard Benton, CIG, UNIL
Professor Johannes Larsch, CIG, UNIL