BI seminars

Talks at the MPI for Biological Intelligence

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Keynote Lectures

Talks by eminent scientists whose work resonates with the scientific focus of our institute. more
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Emerging Scientist Series

Talks by outstanding postdoctoral researchers external to our institute, who are invited to present on a broad range of scientific topics.  more
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Institute Seminars

Our research departments and groups organize regular seminars relevant to their research fields. more
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Gender & Diversity in Ecology and Neuroscience Seminar Series

This seminar series explores how sex and diversity shape biological processes across species, and how these factors influence research in ecology and neuroscience. Diversity of perspectives and experiences is a foundation for excellent science and this series also offers a platform for participants to explore how sex, gender, and individual backgrounds affect the experiences of researchers themselves – including relating to opportunities for career advancement, working conditions, and the sense of belonging within the scientific community. more

Upcoming talks

Taste by touch in octopus

  • Date: Jan 20, 2026
  • Time: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Nick Bellono
  • Harvard University
  • Location: MPI BI Martinsried
  • Room: MPIBI Seminar room NQ 105 and streaming to Seewiesen
  • Host: Maude Baldwin
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Evolution of biological novelty through specialization of mRNA translation

  • Date: Jan 21, 2026
  • Time: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Amy Si-Ying Lee
  • Harvard Medical School
  • Location: MPI BI Martinsried
  • Room: MPIBI Seminar room NQ 105 and streaming to Seewiesen
  • Host: Maude Baldwin
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Genetic dissection of cortical neuron type trajectories: from developmental origin to behavioral function

  • Date: Jan 27, 2026
  • Time: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Josh Huang
  • Duke University School of Medicine, Durham
  • Location: MPI BI Martinsried
  • Room: MPIBI, Seminar room NQ 105
  • Host: Christian Mayer
  • Contact: christian.mayer@bi.mpg.de
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Movie-trained transformer model reveals novel response properties to dynamic stimuli in mouse visual cortex

  • Date: Feb 3, 2026
  • Time: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Nathalie Rochefort
  • Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh
  • Location: MPI BI Martinsried
  • Room: MPIBI, Seminar room NQ 105
  • Host: Mark Hübener
  • Contact: mark.huebener@bi.mpg.de
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Neural mechanisms of rhythmic motor control in Drosophila

  • Date: Apr 7, 2026
  • Time: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: John Tuthill
  • Department of Neurobiology and Biophysics, University of Washington
  • Location: MPI BI Martinsried
  • Room: MPIBI, Seminar room NQ 105
  • Host: Aditya Pujari
  • Contact: aditya.pujari@bi.mpg.de
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