Here, we list public events and research seminars at the MPI-CBG and events targeted at the general public and the scientific community.
Information on internal seminars is available via the MPI-CBG Intranet. You can find further information on upcoming research seminars and scientific events happening at all Dresden research institutions via the Dresden Science Calendar.
Aug 10 - Sep 18, 2026
A 6 Week Intensive on Combinatorics in Algebraic Statistics and Game Theory
MPI-CBG
Aug 24 - Aug 25, 2026
Celebrating 25 years at the MPI-CBG in Dresden
MPI-CBG
Sep 15, 2026 14:30 - 16:00
Johanna Lattner: Wenig Sauerstoff, große Wirkung – Wie sich Plazentazellen spezialisieren und neues Leben ermöglichen
MPI-CBG - Auditorium
Oct 26 - Oct 27, 2026 09:30 - 17:30
A meeting on singular learning theory bringing together researchers from singularity theory, statistics, and machine learning
MPI-CBG
Nov 3, 2026 09:00 - 12:30
Prospective candidates for the ELBE Postdoctoral Fellows Program visit Dresden to interview and present their science publicly.
MPI-CBG - CSBD SR Top Floor
Sep 17, 2026 11:00 - 12:00
Takashi Hiiragi
Hubrecht Institute, Netherlands
CBG Large Auditorium
Host: Augusto Ortega Granillo and Jonathan Jackson
Embryonic development is coordinated in space and time despite the inherent variability in gene expression, cell dynamics and tissue morphogenesis. Mouse embryos can adjust their size variabilities during development. However, the mechanisms by which cells sense and correct embryo size differences remain elusive. We measure embryo growth dynamics in utero and ex vivo and present a framework for studying tissue growth control.
Sep 22, 2026 11:00 - 12:00
Jan Tchorz
University of Tübingen, Germany
CBG Large Auditorium
Host: Meritxell Huch
TBA
Sep 24, 2026 11:00 - 12:00
Maria Elena Torres-Padilla
Helmholtz Zentrum München, Germany
CBG Large Auditorium
Host: Merixtell Huch
Research in our lab focuses on understanding how cells in the early embryo integrate genetic and epigenetic information to initiate and orchestrate a new developmental programme. After fertilisation of the oocyte by the sperm, the resulting zygote acquires the unique capacity to form a complete new organism. This is a universal principle across species and is fundamental for the preservation of species and for multicellularity. At these early developmental stages, genetic, epigenetic and mechanical mechanisms are in place. Yet, how these regulatory layers are integrated at the molecular level remains still a poorly understood, yet exciting area of research. I will present our work investigating how the pervasive presence of transposable elements in mammalian genomes, chromatin function, and genome nuclear organisation are integrated with nuclear mechanics to shape and regulate early developmental programmes. I will also illustrate how we leverage these findings to restore cellular plasticity for reprogramming cell fates.
Oct 29, 2026 11:00 - 12:00
Katharina Sonnen
Hubrecht Institute, Netherlands
CBG Large Auditorium
Host: Rita Mateus
Nov 5, 2026 00:00 - 00:05
Anne-Claude Gavin
University of Geneva, Switzerland
CBG Large Auditorium
Host: Martin Buitrago Arango and Koichiro Takenaka
TBA
Dec 3, 2026 11:00 - 12:30
Martin Beck
Max Planck Institute of Biophysics, Germany
CBG Large Auditorium
Host: Alexander von Appen
Dec 10, 2026 11:00 - 12:00
David Pellman
Harvard Medical School, USA
CBG Large Auditorium
Host: Alexander von Appen