Munich Neuroscience Calendar

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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
Institute 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
Tue, 07.07.2026, 11:00
Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence Campus Martinsried: Talk

Frederike D. Hanke
University of Rostock, Institute für Biosciences, Rostock
Numerous paths towards orientation and navigation in harbor seals (Phoca vitulina)   click for details
MPI BI, Seminar room NQ105
Am Klopferspitz 18, 82152 Martinsried
Host: Emmi Schlicht
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
Tue, 28.07.2026, 16:00
Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry: Talk

Simone Kühn
Max-Planck-Institute for Human Development
Environmental Neuroscience: On how the physical environment affects brain and mental health   click for details
Lecture Hall
Kraepelinstr. 2, 10, 80804 Muenchen
Host: Alicia Schowe
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
Tue, 01.09.2026, 16:00
ISD - Inst. for Stroke and Dementia Research: Talk

Qi Dake
College of Pharmacy, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
The role of macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) family proteins in mediating metabolic dysfunction and heart disease
8G U1 155
Feodor-Lynen-Strasse 17, 81377 München
Host: Jürgen Bernhagen
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, 23.11.2026, 17:00 Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience: Talk

Marieke Schölvinck
ESI Frankfurt
tba
Small lecture hall B01.019, LMU Biocenter
Großhaderner Str. 2, 82152 Martinsried
Host: Dennis Nestvogel
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