Munich Neuroscience Calendar

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Thu, 18.06.2026, 14:00
TUM-NeuroImaging Center: Talk

Caroline Demro
University of Minnesota
Drivers of Cognitive Impairments and Response to Intervention in Schizophrenia   click for details
Online & TranslaTUM, kleines Auditorium
Einsteinstr. 25, 81675 München
Host: Franziska Knolle
Fri, 19.06.2026, 14:00 BMC Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology: Talk

Mineko Kengaku
Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences Kyoto University
Mineko Kengaku: Nuclear deformation during confined neuronal migration
N.C. 02.017
Großhaderner Str. 9, 82152 Planegg-Martinsried
Host: Physiological Genomics / Magdalena Götz
Mon, 22.06.2026, 17:00 Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience: Talk

Mathias Schmidt
MPI of Psychiatry
Decyphering resilience: How genetic predisposition, sex and environment shape stress-related phenotypes
Small lecture hall, B01.019, LMU Biocenter
Großhaderner Str. 2, 82152 Martinsried
Host: Anna Schröder
Tue, 23.06.2026, 11:00
Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence Campus Martinsried: Talk

Sercan Sayin
Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior, Konstanz
Rules for Robust Collective Marching in Desert Locusts
MPI BI, Seminar room NQ105
Am Klopferspitz 18, 82152 Martinsried
Host: Lisa Fenk
Tue, 23.06.2026, 11:00
Graduate School of Neuroscience: PhD Oral Defense

Ge Tang
zu Eulenburg lab
Effects of Long-Duration Spacelight on the Human Brain and Eye: Comprehensive Assesment of Spacelight-Associated Neuro-Ocular Syndrome and Neuroimaging-Based Brain Age   click for details
Small Lecture Hall B01.027 and on Zoom
Großhaderner Str. 2, 82152 Martinsried
Host: GSN-LMU
Tue, 23.06.2026, 16:00
Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry: Talk

Sandra Siegert
Institute of Science and Technology Austria
Microglia - From bystander to influencer of brain activity   click for details
Lecture Hall
Kräpelinstr. 2, 10, 80804 München
Host: Minnah Irfan
Thu, 25.06.2026, 14:00 TUM-NeuroImaging Center: Talk

James Dowsett
University of Stirling
Decoding real-world visual scenes from alpha and gamma band flicker evoked oscillations in human EEG   click for details
online
Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675 München
Host: Franziska Knolle
Fri, 26.06.2026, 16:00
other: other Event
(until 29.06.2026, 16:00)
ASP-LMU
Amgen Scholars Programme
Opening Retreat ASP-LMU   click for details
DJH Burgrain
Jochstraße 10, 82467 Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Mon, 29.06.2026, 13:30
Graduate School of Neuroscience: PhD Oral Defense

Swathi Radha
Simons lab
Axo-Glial Molecular Interactions Regulating Myelin Formation in the Zebrafish CNS   click for details
DZNE Large Seminar Room U1 155, and on Zoom
Feodor-Lynen-Str. 17, Munich
Host: GSN-LMU
Tue, 30.06.2026, 15:00
Graduate School of Neuroscience: PhD Oral Defense

Feifei Zhao
Conci lab
Target Templates and Post-Selective Processing in Contextual Cuing   click for details
LMU Department Psychology, room tba, and on Zoom
Leopoldstr. 13, München
Wed, 01.07.2026, 11:00
Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence Campus Martinsried: Talk

Raffaele Sarnataro
Francis Crick Institute, London
A neurometabolic feedback controlling the need to sleep   click for details
MPI BI, Seminar room NQ105
Am Klopferspitz 18, 82152 Martinsried
Host: Angelika Harbauer
Wed, 01.07.2026, 16:00
Graduate School of Neuroscience: Talk

Francesca Odoardi
Universitätsmedizin Göttingen, Echtzeitdarstellung neuroimmunologischer Prozesse
tba
ISD, U1, room 106
Feodor-Lynen-Str. 17, München
Host: GSN and Liesz lab
Thu, 02.07.2026, 11:00
Graduate School of Neuroscience: PhD Oral Defense

Olga Carofiglio
Liesz lab
Monocyte-Derived Macrophages Dysfunction in Chronic Ischemic Stroke   click for details
ISD, U1, room 155, and on Zoom
Feodor-Lynen-Str. 17, Münchnen
Host: GSN-LMU
Thu, 02.07.2026, 14:00
TUM-NeuroImaging Center: Talk

Rebecca West
Technical University of Munich
TBA   click for details
online
Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675 München
Host: Franziska Knolle
Thu, 02.07.2026, 14:00 BMC Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology: Talk

Afsaneh Gaillard
Head of Cellular Therapies in Brain Diseases group INSERM, Université de Poitiers , France
Afsaneh Gaillard: Combination of biomaterial and stem cell-based strategies to improve cortical
N01.017
Großhaderner Str. 9, 82152 Planegg-Martinsried
Host: Physiologische Genomik / Fernanda Martinez Reza
Thu, 02.07.2026, 14:00
Graduate School of Neuroscience: PhD Oral Defense

Felia Haffelder
Koch lab
Resilience and Metabolic Plasticity in the RPE and Neural Retina: Molecular Mechanisms and Therapeutic Perspectives   click for details
Insitute of Chemical Epigenetics, Raum L00.010, and on Zoom
Würmtalstr. 201, Munich
Host: GSN-LMU
Thu, 02.07.2026, 15:30
Graduate School of Neuroscience: PhD Oral Defense

Maria Fernanda Martinez Reza
Götz lab
Wrapping and Wiring: Dissecting the Intrinsic and Extrinsic Checkpoints of Neuronal Transplant Integration   click for details
Small Lecture Hall B01.109, and on Zoom
Großhaderner Str. 2, 82152 Martinsried
Host: GSN-LMU
Thu, 09.07.2026, 14:00
TUM-NeuroImaging Center: Talk

Raina Vin
Yale University
TBA   click for details
online
Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675 München
Host: Franziska Knolle
Fri, 10.07.2026, 15:00 Graduate School of Neuroscience: other Event

GSN-LMU
GSN / MCN
GSN Graduation Day and 20th anniversary celebration of GSN & MCN   click for details
LMU Main Building
Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 1, München
Mon, 13.07.2026, 17:00 Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience - MCN - Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence Campus Martinsried: Munich Neuroscience Lecture Event Cancelled !

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Melissa Le-Hoa Vo
Departement of Psychology, LMU
Reading scenes: A hierarchical view on attentional guidance in real-world environments   click for details
Lecture Hall B01.019, Biocenter
Großhaderner Str. 2, 82152 Martinsried
Host: Thomas Geyer
Tue, 14.07.2026, 11:00
Max-Planck-Institut for Biological Intelligence Campus Seewiesen: Talk

Anand Krishnan
Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bengaluru (Indien)
Social Vocal Learning in Parrots   click for details
MPI BI Seewiesen, Haus 4
Eberhard-Gwinner-Straße, 82319 Seewiesen
Host: Henrik Brumm
Wed, 15.07.2026, 16:00
Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry: Talk

Christian Doeller
Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences
Structuring experience in cognitive spaces   click for details
Lecture Hall
Kräpelinstr. 2, 10, 80804 München
Host: Elisabeth Binder
Thu, 16.07.2026, 14:00
TUM-NeuroImaging Center: Talk

Nicole Karcher
Washington University in St. Louis
TBA   click for details
online
Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675 München
Host: Franziska Knolle
Thu, 16.07.2026, 14:00 BMC Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology: Talk

Mathieu Boulard
EMBL Monterotondo, Italy
Mathieu Boulard: Exclusivity and Chance in Olfactory Receptor Gene Selection
N01.017
Großhaderner Str. 9, 82152 Planegg-Martinsried
Host: Physiologische Genomik / Magdalena Götz
Thu, 23.07.2026, 14:00 BMC Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology: Talk

Günter Höglinger
Head of Neurology Klinikum Großhadern
Günter Höglinger: Tau and aSyn: translating basic science to clinical solutions
N01.017
Großhaderner Str. 9, 82152 Planegg-Martinsried
Host: Physiologische Genomik / Magdalena Götz
Fri, 28.08.2026, 11:00
Amgen Scholars Programme: Symposium / Conference

ASP-LMU
Amgen Scholars Programme at LMU Munich
Poster Session - Amgen Scholars Programme
Foyer LMU Biocenter
Großhadernerstr. 2, 82152 Martinsried
Fri, 11.09.2026, 10:00 Munich Cluster for Systems Neurology: Talk

Scott Small
Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer’s Disease and the Aging Brain, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York
SORL1-Retromer Endosomal Recycling in Alzheimer’s Disease
Center for Stroke and Dementia Research, Large Seminar Room 8G U1 155
Feodor-Lynen-Strasse 17, 81377 München
Host: Christian Haass & Dominik Paquet
Mon, 05.10.2026, 14:00
Graduate School of Neuroscience: Symposium / Conference
(until 08.10.2026, 14:00)
GSN-LMU
GSN-LMU
Orientation at GSN-LMU   click for details
Foyer LMU Biocenter
Großhaderner Str. 2, 82152 Martinsried
Mon, 12.10.2026, 17:00 Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience: Talk

Donald Katz
Brandeis University
tba
Small lecture hall B01.019, LMU Biocenter
Großhaderner Str. 2, 82152 Martinsried
Host: Avi Patel
Fri, 16.10.2026, 10:00
Graduate School of Neuroscience: other Event
(until 18.10.2026, 14:00)
GSN-LMU
GSN-LMU
GSN Scientific Retreat in Bad Tölz   click for details

Bad Tölz, Bad Tölz
Thu, 29.10.2026, 14:00 BMC Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology: Talk

Michèle Studer
Institut de Biologie Valrose, iBV Universite Cote d Azur (UniCA) Physiological and pathological mechanisms of neural development Lab Nice, France
Michèle Studer: How NR2F1 Shapes the Developing Brain: Lessons from BBSOAS
N01.017
Großhaderner Str. 9, 82152 Planegg-Martinsried
Host: Physiologische Genomik / Magdalena Götz
Thu, 29.10.2026, 17:00 Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience: Talk

Anne Churchland
UCLA
Movements, decisions and large scale neural activity   click for details
Small lecture hall B01.019, LMU Biocenter
Großhaderner Str. 2, 82152 Martinsried
Host: Talking Science team
Mon, 09.11.2026, 17:00 Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience - MCN - Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence Campus Martinsried: Munich Neuroscience Lecture

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Sonja Hofer
University College London
Neural circuits for visual processing and visually-guided behaviour
Lecture Hall B01.019, Biocenter
Großhaderner Str. 2, 82152 Martinsried
Host: Mark Hübener
Mon, 07.12.2026, 17:00 Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience - MCN - Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence Campus Martinsried: Munich Neuroscience Lecture

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Martin Picard
Columbia University
The energy resistance principle across the body, brain, and mind
Lecture Hall B01.019, Biocenter
Großhaderner Str. 2, 82152 Martinsried
Host: Angelika Harbauer
Mon, 08.11.2027, 17:00
Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience - MCN - Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence Campus Martinsried: Munich Neuroscience Lecture

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Gordon Fishell
Harvard Medical School & Broad Institute
TBA
B01.019
Großhaderner Str. 2, 82152 Martinsried
Host: Oriane Mauger