Activities

Activities in StarOmics are divided in three basic categories:

  1. Scientific knowledge (K): scientific seminar series, workshops for improvement of scientific knowledge, topic groups, national and international congresses.
  2. Methodological improvement (M): workshops and courses on specific methods, scientific exchanges to learn new methods.
  3. Acquisition and reinforcement of skills (S): courses/workshops for reinforcement of expertise (scientific writing, scientific presentation, developing a grant proposal,..).

Activities are primarily for PhD students belonging to StarOmics. If there are places available, master students, PhD students, postdocs and academics can attend for free but traveling/accommodation expenses cannot be reimbursed.

Cat. Title Location Map [d] Speakers Dates Places
S Teaching and Learning Science UNIL, Génopode 2016 map

Dr. Konstantinos (Kostas) KAMPOURAKIS, UNIGE

 1755813600 Aug 22, 29, Sept 5, 2025 0 / 20 joint
M Biodiversity Bioinformatics: from Large-Scale Phylogenomics to Gene Families and Functions (SIB) University of Lausanne, Room TBA

Dre Natacha Glover, UNIL/SIB
Pr Marc Robinson-Rechavi, UNIL
Pr Robert Waterhouse, SIB
Pr Christophe Dessimoz, UNIL/SIB

 1756072800 25-27 August 2025 0 / 20 joint
K Gene Regulation Workshop 2025 University of Lausanne, Génopode C map

Dr. Edouard Bertrand, CNRS Montpellier (FR)
Prof. Antonio Giraldez, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven CT (USA)
Dr. Philip Grote, Georg-Speyer-Hau, Frankfurt am Main (DE)
Prof. Susan Mango, Biozentrum Basel (CH)
Prof. Danny Nedialkova, Technische Universität München, Garching (DE)
Prof. Lucia Carol Strader, Duke University, Durham NC (USA)

 

 

 1756677600 1 September 2025 0 / 120 joint
K Ancient to Modern DNA (CUSO Biology Symposium) Leysin, Hôtel Alpine Classic map
  • 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 0 / 36 joint
Introduction to bulk RNA-Seq: From Quality Control to Pathway Analysis (SIB) University of Basel

Dr. Wandrille Duchemin, Bioinformatics Trainer & Computational Biologist, SIB

 1758751200 25-26 September 2025 0 / 10 joint
Electron Microscopy (EM) and Cryo-EM - Practical Course University of Lausanne, Room TBA

Christel Genoud, Dr., Electron Microscopy Facility, UNIL
Jean Daraspe, Electron Microscopy Facility, UNIL
Antonio Mucciolo, Electron Microscopy Facility, UNIL
Damien De Bellis, Electron Microscopy Facility, UNIL

Invited speakers: 2-4 external speakers (TBC)

 1762124400 3-4 & 10-11 November 2025 0 / 12 joint
M Advanced programming with R University of Lausanne, Amphipôle 338 map

Dr. Frédéric Schütz, UNIL & SIB

 1763334000 17-18 November 2025 0 / 24
K Lausanne (Gen)Omics Days 2025 Université of Lausanne, Génopode auditoire C map

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

 1738796400 6-7 February 2025 17 / 150 joint
M Multiomics Data Analysis and Integration UNIGE

Dr. Julien Boccard, SIB
Dr. Van Du Tran, SIB
Dre Florence Mehl, SIB

 1741215600 6-7 March 2025 7 / 15 joint
M First Steps with Python in Life Sciences UNIL

Dr. Wandrille Duchemin, SIB
Dr. Robin Engler, SIB
1 assistant·e SIB

 1741647600 11-13 March 2025 3 / 15 joint
K Bioinformatics Day 2025 (Margaret Dayhoff Centenary) UNIBE, Kuppelraum, Hochschulstrasse 4

Prof. Dr. Artemis Hatzigeorgiou, University of Thessaly (Grèce) Prof. Dr. Bruno Strasser, UNIGE Dr. Patricia Palagi, SIB Prof. Dr. Anna Oevermann, UNIBE Séverine Duvaud, SIB Dr. Natasha Glover, SIB PD Dr. Rémy Bruggmann, UNIBE Dr. Alexander Nater, UNIBE Dr. Heidi Tschanz-Lischer, UNIBE Dr. Guillaume Witz, UNIBE Dr. Anne-Christine Uldry, UNIBE Prof. Dr. Marianna Rapsomaniki, UNIL Prof. Dr. Raphäelle Luisier,

 1741647600 11 March 2025 1 / 100
M Statistics and Machine Learning for Life Sciences streamed

Dr. Wandrille Duchemin, SIB

Dr. Markus Müller, SIB

Dr. Thuong Van Du Tran, SIB

 1743631200 3-4 April 2025 COMPLET/FULL 7 / 25 joint
AI-based biostatistical evaluation in biological sciences for non-statisticians University of Lausanne, Amphipôle 338 map

Ludwig Hothorn, Prof., Retired - previously Leibniz Hannover University, DE

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

Dr. Romain-Daniel Gosselin, independent lecturer, Databio

 1744236000 10-11 April 2025 5 / 15 joint
K Holocentric Chromosomes University of Neuchâtel, Lecture hall F200 (Auditoire Louis-Guillaume)

André Marques, Group leader in Department of Chromosome Biology at the MPIPZ in Cologne, Germany, https://www.mpipz.mpg.de/5028512/marques

Joana Meier, Royal Society University Research Fellow and Group Leader in the Tree of Life programme, Sanger Institute, UK, https://www.sanger.ac.uk/group/meier-group/

Ines Drinnenberg, Group Leader, Researcher DR at Nuclear dynamics Unit, Institut Curie, France, https://drinnenberg-lab.com/

Marcial Escudero, Associate Professor at Department of Plant Biology and Ecology, University of Seville, Spain, https://marcialescuderolab.weebly.com/

 1745532000 25-26 April 2025 6 / 44 joint
M Data analysis and graphing using GraphPad Prism: An introduction University of Lausanne, Génopode, Auditorium A map

Dr. Romain-Daniel Gosselin, independent lecturer, Databio

 1746050400 1-2 May 2025 3 / 12 joint
M Data visualization with R University of Lausanne, Cubotron II map

Dr. Frédéric Schütz, UNIL & SIB

 1747173600 14-15 May 2025 COMPLET/FULL 10 / 24
S Peer Reviewing in Natural- and Life Sciences: From Submission to Retraction University of Fribourg, PER17, Room 036 map

Dr. Markus Geisler, UNIFR

 1747346400 16 & 23 May 2025 4 / 20 joint
S Patenting in Life Sciences and Chemistry 2025 (LS2) Centre Loewenberg, Murten map

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

 1748988000 4-5 June 2025 3 / 12 joint
Introduction to protein structure analysis and AlphaFold University of Lausanne, Room 201, Amphipôle map

Pre Julia Santiago, UNIL
Dr. Pedro Jímenez-Sandoval, UNIL

 1749592800 11-12 June 2025 4 / 12 joint
K BEFRI Omics Day UNIBE

Dr. Robin Colpaert (UKE Hamburg)
PD Dr. Georgia Konstantinidou (UniBE, PKI)
Dr. Jovan Tanevski (Tanevski Lab | Heidelberg University Hospital)
Dr. Yural Yarahmadov (UniBE, DCR-VPH)

Selected PhD student presentations Alumni Talks

 1750370400 20 juin 2025 2 / 80 joint
M Introduction to R University of Geneva, Room 4-419

Dr. Nicolas Hulo, UNIGE
Dr. José Manuel Nunes, UNIGE

 1750629600 23-24 June & 30 June-1 July 2025 0 / 20 joint