Events

The neurobiology of zombie flies: mechanisms of parasite host-manipulation

Datum: 06.12.2022
Uhrzeit: 10:30 - 11:30
Vortragende(r): Benjamin de Bivort
Benjamin de Bivort is Professor of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University, interested in the neurobiological mechanisms of ecologically and evolutionarily relevant behaviors.
Raum: ZT702 UKN + online
Gastgeber: Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior
Kontakt: all.science@ab.mpg.de

For at least two centuries, scientists have been enthralled by the “zombie” behaviors induced by mind-controlling parasites. Despite this interest, the mechanistic bases of these uncanny processes have remained mostly a mystery. We leveraged the Entomophthora muscae-Drosophila melanogaster “zombie ... [mehr]

Ethical project design for research involving animals

Beginn: 08.12.2022 09:00
Ende: 09.12.2022 17:00
Vortragende(r): Bella William and Pete Moore
Raum: Seminar room MPI-AB bücklestrasse 4.06
Gastgeber: IMPRS

Ethical awareness lies at the heart of any research-programme that involves using animals. While we tend to design a project and then consider the ethics, placing research ethics and animal welfare foremost in the development process does more than help to gain approval for the work; a clearly ... [mehr]

Environmental genomics in past and present ecosystems

Biology seminar by Jun.-Prof. Laura Epp, Limnological Institute, Environmental Genomics

Datum: 08.12.2022
Uhrzeit: 12:15 - 13:15
Vortragende(r): Jun.-Prof. Laura Epp, Limnological Institute, Environmental Genomics
Ort: M629 University of Konstanz
Raum: M629
Gastgeber: University of Konstanz, department of Biology

Link to attend the seminars: https://tinyurl.com/2p86vusy [mehr]

Energy saving strategies in the common noctule bat, Nyctalus noctula

Rado Seminar by Lara Keicher

Datum: 09.12.2022
Uhrzeit: 10:30 - 11:30
Vortragende(r): Lara Keicher
Ort: Hybrid meeting
Raum: Seminar room MPI-AB Möggingen + Online
Gastgeber: Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior

In my PhD I investigate energy management strategies of male and female noctule bats across different reproductive stages. Using heart rate telemetry and a combination of laboratory experiments and field observations, I investigated torpor use strategies in captive female bats (Chapter 1) and ... [mehr]

Institute Seminar by Franjo Weissing

Datum: 13.12.2022
Uhrzeit: 10:30 - 11:30
Vortragende(r): Franjo Weissing
Franjo Weissing is Professor at the University of Groningen and leading the Theoretical Biology Group.
Raum: Seminar room MPI-AB Bücklestrasse + Online
Gastgeber: Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior
Kontakt: all.science@ab.mpg.de

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Sustainability Group Meeting / Nachhaltigkeitstreffen MPIAB

Datum: 15.12.2022
Uhrzeit: 14:00 - 15:00
Ort: online
Kontakt: info.sustainability@ab.mpg.de

Discuss with us how to make the MPI-AB more sustainable or send a mail to info.sustainability@ab.mpg.de! [mehr]

Good Scientific Practice - Avoid Research Misconduct

Datum: 16.12.2022
Vortragende(r): Michael Mende
Ort: K7
Gastgeber: Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior
Kontakt: michael.mende@uni-konstanz.de

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Behavioral individuality in Drosophila – The diverse routes to uniqueness

Datum: 20.12.2022
Uhrzeit: 10:30 - 11:30
Vortragende(r): Gerit Linneweber
Gerit Linneweber is Emmy Noether Fellow and Group Leader at the Freie Universität Berlin, interested in the developmental origins of individuality.
Raum: ZT702 UKN + online
Gastgeber: Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior
Kontakt: all.science@ab.mpg.de

Over the past decade, several behavioral studies have demonstrated that idiosyncratic behavioral traits remain stable over long time periods. The stability of individually variable characteristics over time is often referred to as an animal's individuality or personality. Our work demonstrates that ... [mehr]

SARS-CoV-2 in Animals: What goes around …comes around

Institute Seminar by Jürgen Richt

Datum: 10.01.2023
Uhrzeit: 10:30 - 11:30
Vortragende(r): Jürgen Richt
Jürgen Richt is a Regents and University Distinguished Professor at the College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University. The overall goal of his research is to investigate zoonotic, emerging and transboundary diseases of livestock focusing mainly on viral diseases.
Ort: Bückle St. 5a, 78467 Konstanz
Raum: Seminar room MPI-AB Bücklestrasse + Online
Gastgeber: Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior
Kontakt: all.science@ab.mpg.de

In this presentation, our work assessing the susceptibility of different animal species such as cats, pigs, sheep, cattle and white-tailed deer to experimental SARS-CoV-2 infection will be summarized, and detailed descriptions of the clinical disease and transmissibility in these animal models will ... [mehr]

Sustainability Group Meeting / Nachhaltigkeitstreffen MPIAB

Datum: 12.01.2023
Uhrzeit: 14:00 - 15:00
Ort: online
Kontakt: info.sustainability@ab.mpg.de

Discuss with us how to make the MPI-AB more sustainable or send a mail to info.sustainability@ab.mpg.de! [mehr]

Institute Seminar by Jacob Höglund

Datum: 17.01.2023
Uhrzeit: 10:30 - 11:30
Vortragende(r): Jacob Höglund
Jacob Höglund is Professor at the Department of Ecology and Genetics at Uppsala University, interested in the importance of genetic variation for the persistance of small and fragmented populations.
Raum: ZT702 UKN + online
Gastgeber: Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior
Kontakt: all.science@ab.mpg.de

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The unsung hero: how granulocyte CEACAM3 protects us from infectious bacteria

Biology seminar by Prof. Christof R. Hauck, Cell Biology

Datum: 19.01.2023
Uhrzeit: 12:15 - 13:15
Vortragende(r): Prof. Christof R. Hauck, Cell Biology
Ort: M629 University of Konstanz
Raum: M629
Gastgeber: University of Konstanz, department of Biology

Link to attend the seminars: https://tinyurl.com/2p86vusy [mehr]

Rado Seminar by Christin Albrecht & Fabienne Raabe

Datum: 20.01.2023
Uhrzeit: 10:30 - 11:30
Vortragende(r): Christin Albrecht & Fabienne Raabe
Ort: Hybrid meeting
Raum: Seminar room MPI-AB Möggingen + Online
Gastgeber: Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior

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Institute Seminar by Alice Auersperg

Datum: 24.01.2023
Uhrzeit: 10:30 - 11:30
Vortragende(r): Alice Auersperg
Alice Auersperg is an Associated Professor heading the Goffin Lab at the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, interested in the evolution of play behaviour, innovation, physical cognition and tool use.
Raum: Seminar room MPI-AB Bücklestrasse + Online
Gastgeber: Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior
Kontakt: all.science@ab.mpg.de

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Collective behaviour and decision-making in active colloidal systems

Biology seminar by Prof. Clemens Bechinger, Department of Physics & Centre for the Advanced Study of Collective Behaviour

Datum: 26.01.2023
Uhrzeit: 12:15 - 13:15
Vortragende(r): Prof. Clemens Bechinger, Department of Physics & Centre for the Advanced Study of Collective Behaviour
Ort: M629 University of Konstanz
Raum: M629
Gastgeber: University of Konstanz, department of Biology

Link to attend the seminars: https://tinyurl.com/2p86vusy [mehr]

Sustainability Group Meeting / Nachhaltigkeitstreffen MPIAB

Datum: 26.01.2023
Uhrzeit: 14:00 - 15:00
Ort: online
Kontakt: info.sustainability@ab.mpg.de

Discuss with us how to make the MPI-AB more sustainable or send a mail to info.sustainability@ab.mpg.de! [mehr]

Rado Seminar by Andrea Költzsch

Datum: 27.01.2023
Uhrzeit: 10:30 - 11:30
Vortragende(r): Andrea Költzsch
Ort: Hybrid meeting
Raum: Seminar room MPI-AB Möggingen + Online
Gastgeber: Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior

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Institute Seminar by Louise Riotte-Lambert

Datum: 31.01.2023
Uhrzeit: 10:30 - 11:30
Vortragende(r): Louise Riotte-Lambert
Louise Riotte-Lambert is a member of the MAD (Movement, Abundance, Distribution) team at CNRS, interested in animal movement, its underlying processes (cognitive, evolutionary, environmental…), and its ecological consequences.
Raum: ZT702 UKN + online
Gastgeber: Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior
Kontakt: all.science@ab.mpg.de

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Molecular simulation methods to study interactions in protein and RNA systems

Biology seminar by Prof. Christine Peter, Department of Chemistry, Computational and Theoretical Chemistry

Datum: 02.02.2023
Uhrzeit: 12:15 - 13:15
Vortragende(r): Prof. Christine Peter, Department of Chemistry, Computational and Theoretical Chemistry
Ort: M629 University of Konstanz
Raum: M629
Gastgeber: University of Konstanz, department of Biology

Link to attend the seminars: https://tinyurl.com/2p86vusy [mehr]

Rado Seminar by Katherine Snell

Datum: 03.02.2023
Uhrzeit: 10:30 - 11:30
Vortragende(r): Katherine Snell
Ort: Hybrid meeting
Raum: Seminar room MPI-AB Möggingen + Online
Gastgeber: Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior

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Institute Seminar by Miguel Aguilera

Datum: 07.02.2023
Uhrzeit: 10:30 - 11:30
Vortragende(r): Miguel Aguilera
Miguel Aguilera is an Ikerbasque Research Fellow at the Basque Center for Applied Mathematics working at the interface of areas like complex systems, computational neuroscience and cognitive science.
Raum: M631 UKN + Online
Gastgeber: Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior
Kontakt: all.science@ab.mpg.de