Activities

Cat. Title Location Map [d] Speakers Dates Places
Scientific Writing: Pushing towards the goal: get your paper published! University of Neuchâtel, Faculty of Science, Room B217 map

Marc Matter, Writing Coach, HEG Fribourg Language Center, ZUW University of Bern 

 1763506800 19, 26 novembre, 3 décembre 2025 8 / 10
Science Integrity Workshop : "Detecting Fraud in Biomedical Papers" University of Neuchâtel - Faculty of Science- aula UniMail (F -100)

Elisabeth Bik, PhD, science consultant, Harbers Bik LLC www.scienceintegritydigest.com

 1764630000 2 décembre 2025 11 / 35 registration
[REPORT À 2026] Visit to Syngenta - Stein Centre R&D Stein Centre R&D 1767135600 13 May 2025 5 / 12
[REPORT À 2026] Philosophy of microbiology UNINE - UniMail room A017

Dr Diego Gonzalez, UNINE

Ellen Clarke, University of Leeds, UK (online)

Javier Suàrez (University of Oviedo, Spain)

 

 0 21 & 28 February 2025 2 / 12
CUSO satellite activity of the Swiss Virology Meeting dedicated to PhD Students Ambassador Hotel Bern

Prof Tellinghuisen Timothy. Basel,
Head of Virology at Roche

Dr Gerold, Lisa.
University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover

 

 1738018800 28 January 2025 9 / 30
Lausanne (Gen)Omics Days 2025 Université of Lausanne, Génopode auditoire C map

Prof. Jan Baumbach (Universität Hamburg)
Prof. Maria Brbic (EPFL)
Prof. Boyan Bonev (Helmholtz Munich)
Prof. Rui Faria (University of Porto)
Prof. Johanna Joyce (UNIL/CHUV)
Prof. Sonja Lehtinen (University of Lausanne)
Prof. Peter Meister (University of Bern)
Prof. Rui Faria (University of Porto)
Prof. Nicolas Salamin (University of Lausanne)
Prof. Lauren Saunders (Universität Heidelberg)
Dr. Maite Saura Sanchez (VIB Ghent)
Prof. Rüdiger Simon (Universität Düsseldorf)
Prof. Tanja Slotte (Stockholm University)
Prof. Marja Timmermans (Universität Tübingen)
Prof. Edze Westra (University Exeter)
Prof. Fides Zenk (EPFL)

 1738796400 6-7 February 2025 7 / 150 joint
First Steps with Python in Life Sciences UNIL, room TBA

Dr. Wandrille Duchemin, SIB

Dr. Robin Engler, SIB

1 assistant·e SIB

 1741647600 11-13 March 2025 3 / 15 joint
How research data management and open science practices can help you succeed during graduate studies UNINE, UniMail room B217

Dr. Dominique Roche, UNINE & Carleton University, CA

M. Quentin Gallis, Data Steward, UNINE

 1743030000 27 & 28 March 2025 11 / 20
AI-based biostatistical evaluation in biological sciences for non-statisticians University of Lausanne, Amphipôle 338

Ludwig Hothorn, Leibniz Hannover University, DE

 1743976800 7 & 8 April 2025 5 / 12 joint
Introductory Biostatistics for Biologists University of Lausanne, Rooms: DAY 1 - Amphimax 414 & DAY 2 Amphipôle 315.1

Dr. Romain-Daniel Gosselin, Independent Lecturer, Data bio

 1744236000 10 & 11 April 2025 5 / 15 joint
[ANNULÉ] Ecology, Physiology and Control of Toxin-Producing Benthic Cyanobacteria UNINE UniMail room GB31-GB33

Prof Nicolas Tromas (CARRTEL-INRAE, Thonon-les-Bains, McGill University);

Susie Wood (Co-director Waterways Centre Lincoln University, Lincoln, New Zealand)

 1745791200 28 & 29 April 2025 4 / 15
Data analysis and graphing using GraphPad Prism: An introduction University of Lausanne, Genopode, Auditorium A map

Dr. Romain-Daniel Gosselin, Independent Lecturer, Data bio

 1746050400 1 & 2 May 2025 4 / 12 joint
[ANNULÉ] Tackling AMR (anti-microbial resistance): One-health & basic research. Example from India Genève

Pr. Anjana Badrinarayanan, NCBS Bangalore
Pr. Ranjana Pathania, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Dr. Dhanya Dharmapalan, Apollo Hospitals, Navi Mumbai
Pr. Adrian Egli, UZH
Prof. Angela Huttner, UNIGE

 1746136800 2 May 2025 0 / 30
Data visualization with R University of Lausanne, Cubotron II

Dr. Frédéric Schütz, UNIL & S

 1747173600 14 & 15 May 2025 8 / 24 joint
Peer Reviewing in Natural- and Life Sciences: From Submission to Retraction University of Fribourg, room 036 à PER17, UNIFR

Dr. Markus Geisler., Lecturer, University of Fribourg

 1747346400 16 & 23 May 2025 2 / 20 joint
Patenting in Life Sciences and Chemistry 2025 (LS2) Centre Loewenberg, Murten

Visit: https://meetings.ls2.ch/patenting-2025/teaching-panel

 1748988000 4 & 5 June 2025 4 / 12 joint
Introduction to Protein Structure Analysis and AlphaFold University of Lausanne, Room 201, Amphipôle map

Julia Santiago, Prof., UNIL

Pedro Jímenez-Sandoval, Dr. UNIL

 1749592800 11 & 12 June 2025 4 / 12
Introduction to R UNIGE room 4-419 (TBC)

Dr José Manuel Nunes, UNIGE
Dr Nicolas Hulo, UNIGE

 1750629600 23,24,30 June & 1 July 2025 4 / 20 joint
Field Course Piora, Lake Cadagno-’Microbial hydrobiology: Microbial ecology and alpine ecology Piora

Dr Nicola Storelli and Mauro Tonolla SUPSI/UNIGE

Samuele Roman, SUPSI/CBA

Matthieu Bueche, UNINE

Francesco Di Nezio and Gianluca Corno, CNR-IRSA

Anupam Sengupta, Université Luxembourg

 1751839200 7-11 July 2025 2 / 22
Teaching and Learning Science UNIL, GEN 2016 map

Dr. Kostas Kampourakis, UNIGE

 1755813600 22, 29 August & 5 September 2025 1 / 20 joint
Visit to CHUV Diagnostic Lab CHUV - Cité hospitalière - room BH08-553, Séminaire 2 map

Dr. Alix Coste, CHUV Dr. Onya Opota, CHUV

 1756936800 4 September 2025 8 / 10
Ancient to Modern DNA (CUSO Biology Symposium) Leysin map doodle
  • Nadir Alvarez (Naturéum & Dpt Ecology and Evolution, University of Lausanne)
  • Jan Pawlowski (Institute of Oceanology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Sopot, Poland)
  • Laurent Excoffier (Computational and Molecular Population Genetics, University of Bern)
  • Verena Schünemann (Dpt Environmental Sciences, University of Basel)
  • Caroline Pont (PaleoLab, Cézeaux Campus, Aubière, France)

 

Collaborators

  • Sarah Schmid (Dpt Computational Biology, University of Lausanne)
  • Inès Barrenechea Angeles (The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
  • Niina Marchi (Eco-Anthropologie, CNRS-MNHN-Université Paris Cité, Paris, France)
  • Marta Pla-Diaz (Dpt Environmental Sciences, University of Basel)
  • Jérôme Salse (PaleoLab, Cézeaux Campus, Aubière, France)
 1757282400 8-10 September 2025 2 / 36
[ANNULÉ] History and Philosophy of microbiology UNINE

Dr Diego Gonzalez, UNINE

2 EU External speakers

 1760565600 16 & 17 October 2025 0 / 12
Electron Microscopy (EM) and Cryo-EM - Practical Course UNIL

 

Christel Genoud, Dr., Electron Microscopy Facility, UNIL
Jean Daraspe, Electron Microscopy Facility, UNIL
Antonio Mucciolo, Electron Microscopy Facility, UNIL
Amanda Lewis, Dr., EPFL, expert CLEM
Cristina Martin Olmos, head cryo-SEM
Bertrand Beckert, DCI,UNIL EPFL
Emiko Uchikawa, DCI, UNIL EPFL
Sergei Nazarov, DCI UNIL EPFL
Inay Mohammed, DCI, UNIL EPFL
1762124400 3-4 & 10-11 November 2025 4 / 12 joint
Advanced programming with R UNIL

Dr. Frédéric Schütz, UNIL & S

 1763334000 17 & 18 November 2025 2 / 24
Chalk Talk : Academic Career Planning in Microbiology (satellite workshop of DMF Impromptu) University of Lausanne – UNIL-Sorge, Ephemere Building, Room 160

Experts (drawn from the symposium lineup):

Dr. Pascale Flury, University of Basel (Junior PI)

Dr. Daniel Garrido-Sanz, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (Junior PI)

Prof. Dr. Monika Maurhofer, ETH Zürich (Senior PI)

Prof. Dr. Jos Raaijmakers, NIOO-KNAW, Wageningen (Senior PI)

 1763593200 20 November, 2025, 15:30–18:00 7 / 15
Visit to Debiopharm - Martigny Martigny map 1764198000 27 novembre 2025 10 / 12

Cat. Title Location Map [d] Speakers Dates Places
Biodiversity Bioinformatics: From Large-Scale Phylogenomics to Gene Families and Functions UNIL

Pr Christophe Dessimoz, UNIL & SIB Pre Natasha Glover, UNIL & SIB Pr Robert Waterhouse, UNIL & SIB Pr Marc Robinson-Rechavi, UNIL & SIB

 1767222000 TBA 0 / 8
Flow Cytometry Workshop - Application in Microbiology UNIL

Dr Jean-François Mayol, UNIL M. Romain Bedel, UNIL M. Francisco Sala de Oyanguren, UNIL M. Kevin Blackney, UNIL

 1767222000 February 24, 2026 1 / 12 registration
Genomics and Society TBA

Dr Kostas Kampourakis, UNIGE

 1767222000 TBA 0 / 15
Introduction to R UNIGE

Dr José Manuel Nunes, UNIGE Dr Nicolas Hulo, UNIGE 4 assistants

 1767222000 TBC 0 / 20
Introductory Biostatistics for Biologists UNIL

Romain-Daniel Gosselin, Dr., DataBio

 1767222000 March 5-6, 2026 0 / 15 registration
Teaching and Learning Science UNIL

Dr Kostas Kampourakis, UNIGE

 1767222000 TBA 0 / 15
History and Philosophy of Microbiology UNINE

Dr Diego Gonzalez, UNINE Ellen Clarke, University of Leeds, UK Thomas Pradeu, University of Bordeaux, FR

 1767222000 TBA 0 / 12 registration
Visit to Syngenta - Stein Centre R&D Stein Centre R&D 1767222000 April, 14 2026 0 / 12 registration
Lausanne (Gen)Omics Days 2026 University of Lausanne, Génopode C map

Confirmed Speakers

 1769986800 February 2 - 3, 2026 0 / 150 registration
Data Visualization with R UNIL

Dr Frédéric Schütz, UNIL & SIB

 1772319600 Spring 2026 1 / 24
First Steps with Python in Life Sciences UNIBAS

Dre Wandrille Duchemin, SIB Bâle Dr Robin Engler, SIB Lausanne un assistant SIB Bâle

 1772319600 Spring 2026 0 / 25 registration
Data Analysis and Graphing Using GraphPad Prism: An Introduction University of Lausanne, Room TBA

Dr Romain-Daniel Gosselin, DataBio

 1773270000 March 12-13, 2026 0 / 12
AI for Article Writing: a Soft Toolbox University of Lausanne, Room TBA

Romain-Daniel Gosselin, Dr., DataBio

 1774994400 April 1-2, 2026 0 / 20
Meet the Microbes - Organization of an Open-Door Event University of Neuchâtel & ONLINE map

Prof. Dr. Alexander Harms, ETH Zürich, Health Sciences and Technology

Prof. Dr. med. Dr. phil. Adrian Egli, University of Zurich, Institut für Medizinische Mikrobiologie

Prof. Laure Weisskopf, University of Fribourg, Department of Biology

Fabienne Estermann, (PhD), University of Basel, Center for Molecular Science

 1776895200 April 23, 2026 & TBC October 2026 0 / 12 registration
Introduction to Metagenomics Data Analysis of Microbial Communities UNIFR

Dr Laurent Falquet, UNIFR M. Jeferyd Yepes-Garcia, UNIFR

 1778104800 May 4 - 6, 2026 0 / 10 registration
NGS - Genome Variant Analysis UNIBAS

Dr Geert van Geest, SIB

 1781128800 June 11-12, 2026 0 / 14 registration
Writing Days for PhD Students Crêt-Bérard

Marc Matter, HEG Fribourg Benjamin Hoyt, HEG Fribourg

 1788127200 August 31 - Sept 3, 2026 0 / 14 registration
Advanced Programming with R UNIL

Dr Frédéric Schütz, UNIL & S

 1789423200 Autumn 2026 0 / 24