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
M Introduction to R (second edition 2024) - FULL University of Geneva, room TBA

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

 1732143600 21-22 November & 5-6 December 2024 COMPLET/FULL 0 joint
K Lausanne Omics Days 2024 University of Lausanne, GEN Aud. C map

Prof. Alexander Meissner (Max Planck Molecular Genetics, Berlin)

Dr Giulia Zancolli (University of Lausanne, Department of Ecology and Evolution)

Prof Knut Drescher (University of Basel, Biozentrum)

Prof. Peter Krawitz (Rheinische-Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn)

Prof. Janna Hastings (University of St. Gallen)

Prof. Marianna Rapsomaniki (University Lausanne)

Prof. Emma Slack (ETHZ)

Prof. Itzik Mizrahi (Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel)

Prof. Adria LeBoeuf (University of Cambridge)

Prof. Gioele La Manno (EPFL)

Prof. Michael Hiller (Centre for Translational Biodiversity Genomics, Senckenberg Research Institute, Germany) 

Prof. Korbinian Schneeberger (LMU, Munich, Germany; MPI for Plant Breeding Research, Cologne, Germany)

Prof. Aurora Ruiz-Herrera (Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain)

Prof. Maria Cristina Gambetta (University Lausanne)

2 additional speakers to be determined

 1708556400 22-23 February 2024 32 / 170 joint
M Introduction to R University of Geneva, room 4-419

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

 1709593200 5-6 & 19-20 March 2024 4 / 20 joint
Introductory Biostatistics for Biologists University of Lausanne, Room 319 Amphipôle map

Dr. Romain-Daniel Gosselin, CHUV

 1710370800 14-15 March 2024 7 / 15 joint
Natural Language Processing (NLP) in Biology and Chemistry University of Bern, Kuppelraum main building, Hochschulstrasse 4, 3012 Bern map

Dr. Umberto Lupo, EPFL
Dr. Cyril Malbranke, EPFL
Prof. Philippe Schwaller, EPFL
Dr. Marco Stenta, Syngenta

 1710716400 18 March 2024 8 / 40
M Data Visualization With R UNIL, room Amphimax 414 map

Dr. Frédéric Schütz, UNIL & SIB

 1713132000 15-16 April 2024 9 / 24
M Data Analysis and Graphing Using GraphPad Prism: An Introduction University of Lausanne, Room 340 Amphipôle map

Dr. Romain-Daniel Gosselin, CHUV

 1713996000 25-26 April 2024 3 / 15 joint
Machine Learning in Biology Summer School UNIBE, UniS in room A-122 (Schanzeneckstrasse 1)

Dr. Alessandro Blasimme, ETHZ
Prof. Catherine Jutzeler, ETHZ
Dr. Aparna Pandey, UNIFR
Prof. Marianna Rapsomaniki, CHUV/UNIL
Prof. Daniele Silvestro, UNIFR
Dr. Stefan Strütt, UNIBE

 1718575200 17-20 June 2024 25 / 30
K BEFRI Genomics Day UNIBE, Unitobler, room F 021, Lerchenweg 36

PhD student: Michael Ammeter, DBMR, UNIBE 
PhD student: Jan Franzen, VetSuisse, UNIBE
PhD student: Benjamin Grädel, ICB, UNIBE
PhD student: Daniel Hanhart, DBMR, UNIBE
PhD student: Dominique Vuarambon, IPS, UNIBE

Dr. Judith Bergadà, University Hospital Zürich
Dr. Hira Imeri, UNIZH
Dr. Tim Ogi, Data & Software Engineer, OLZ AG

Prof. Hugues Abriel, IBMM, UNIBE
Dr. Florian Aeschimann, CSL Behring, UNIBE
Dr. Anne Gregor, DBMR, UNIBE
Dr. Pamela Nicholson, NGSP, UNIBE/UNIFR
Prof. Anna Oevermann, VetSuisse, UNIBE
Prof. Catherine Peichel, IEE, UNIBE
Prof. Carsten Riether, DBMR, UNIBE 
Dr. Geert van Geest, IBU, UNIBE

 

 1718920800 21 June 2024 10 / 80
K Ancient DNA Gemmi, Leukerbad VS 1725141600 1-5 September 2024 0 / 30 joint
K Gene Regulation Workshop University of Lausanne, Biophore map

Axel Innis European Institute of Chemistry and Biology (IECB), Pessac, France

Claudia Keller Valsecchi Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB), Mainz, Germany

Jop Kind Hubrecht Institute, Utrecht, Netherlands

Marie Kmita Montreal Clinical Research Institute, Montréal, Canada

Kikuë Tachibana Max-Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Martinsried, Germany

Nicolas Thomä Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland

 1725228000 2 September 2024 27 / 120
K Teaching and Learning Science UNIL, room Cubotron 233 (Auditoire III) map

Dr. Kostas Kampourakis, UNIGE

 1726178400 13, 20 & 27 September 2024 2 / 20 joint
First Steps with Python in Life Sciences UNIBE

Dr. Wandrille Duchemin, UNIBAS & SIB

Dr. Robin Engler, Vital-IT & SIB

 1727215200 25-27 September 2024 11 / 24 joint
K/M Students’ Retreat 2024 Leysin (Hôtel Alpine Classic) map

Dr. Sandra Goetze, ETH, Zurich
Dr. Marie-Claude Blatter, SIB Lausanne
Dr. Julien Boccard, University of Geneva

 1727906400 3-4 October 2024 9 / 20
RNA in Plants, Animals, and Bacteria University of Lausanne, Amphipole 202 map

Prof. Andres Jäschke, University of Heidelberg (Germany)

Dr. Claudia Keller, IMB Mainz (Germany)

Prof. Evelina Tutucci, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (The Netherlands)

Prof. Matthew Disney, The Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation & Technology, Florida (US)

 1728856800 14 October 2024 4 / 25 joint
[ANNULÉ] CANCELLED Electron Microscopy (EM) and Cryo-EM - Practical Course University of Lausanne, Amphimax Rooms 338/340/340a map

Dr. Christel Genoud, head of EM Platform, University of Lausanne
Jean Daraspe, EMF, University of Lausanne
Benjamin Boury-Jamot, University of Lausanne
Dr. Amanda Lewis, EPFL
Dr. Alexander Myasnikov, head of Dubochet Center for Imaging (DCI), Lausanne
Cristina Martin Olmos, head Cryo-SEM, EPFL
Bertrand Beckert, DCI, UNIL & EPFL
Emiko Uchikawa, DCI, UNIL & EPFL
Sergei Nazarov, DCI, UNIL & EPFL
Inay Mohammed, DCI, UNIL & EPFL

 1730070000 28-29 October & 4-5 November 2024 0 / 12 joint
K Genomics and Society UNIL (GEN 4026)

Dr. Kostas Kampourakis, UNIGE

 1730415600 1, 8 & 15 November 2024 2 / 15 joint
M Advanced Programming with R UNIL, Amphithéâtre du Biophore map

Dr. Frédéric Schütz, UNIL & SIB

 1733094000 2-3 December 2024 24 / 24

Cat. Title Location Map [d] Speakers Dates Places
K 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 0 / 150
M Data visualization with R University of Lausanne, Room TBA

Dr. Frédéric Schütz, UNIL & SIB

 1740783600 2 days, Spring 2025, Dates TBA 0 / 24
AI-based biostatistical evaluation in biological sciences- for non-statisticians University of Lausanne, Room TBA

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

 1743976800 7-8 April 2025 0 / 12
Introductory Biostatistics for Biologists University of Lausanne, Room TBA

Dr. Romain-Daniel Gosselin, CHUV

 1744236000 10-11 April 2025 0 / 15
M Data analysis and graphing using GraphPad Prism: An introduction University of Lausanne, Room TBA

Dr. Romain-Daniel Gosselin, CHUV

 1746050400 1-2 May 2025 0 / 12
S Peer Reviewing in Natural- and Life Sciences: From Submission to Retraction University of Fribourg, Room TBA

Dr. Markus Geisler, UNIFR

 1747346400 16 & 23 May 2025 0 / 20
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 2 / 12 joint
Introduction to protein structure analysis and AlphaFold University of Lausanne, Room TBA

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

 1749592800 11-12 June 2025 0 / 12
M Introduction to R University of Geneva, Room TBA

Dr. José Manuel NUNES, UNIGE
Dr. Nicolas HULO, UNIGE
4 assistant·es

 1750629600 23-24 June & 30 June-1 July 2025 0 / 20
Electron Microscopy (EM) and Cryo-EM - Practical Course University of Lausanne, Room TBA

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


2-4 external invited speakers, to confirm

 1753999200 4 Days, Autumn 2025, Dates TBA 0 / 12
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
K Gene Regulation Workshop 2025 University of Lausanne, Room TBA

Dr. Edouard Bertrand, CNRS Montpellier (FR)
Prof. Antonio Giraldez, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven CT (USA)
Prof. Susan Mango, Biozentrum Basel (CH)
Prof. Lucia Strader, Duke University, Durham NC (USA)

and 2 more speakers

 1756677600 1 September 2025 0 / 120
M Advanced programming with R University of Lausanne, Room TBA

Dr. Frédéric Schütz, UNIL & SIB

 1756677600 Fall 2025 0 / 24
K CUSO Biology Symposium - Ancient to Modern DNA Leysin, Hôtel Alpine Classic map

8 invited speakers (TBA)

 1757282400 8-10 September 2025 0 / 36