Events

Internal Event of the Hertha Sponer College (registration required)

Hertha Sponer College Retreat 2026

Friday, 25 September 2026, 10 a.m. – 3.30 p.m., Alte Mensa, Am Wilhelmsplatz
Scientific talks, flash talks, poster session

Die Sinne bewusst erleben und erforschen

Hören, Sehen, Riechen, Schmecken und Tasten sind fünf wichtige Sinne, mit denen wir täglich unsere Umwelt wahrnehmen. Das Gezwitscher von Vögeln, den Geschmack unserer Lieblingseissorte oder die Schönheit eines Regenbogens erleben wir durch unsere Sinne. Gleichzeitig warnen sie uns auch vor Gefahren, wie dem Rauch von Feuer, durch den Signalton einer Alarmanlage oder den Geruch und Geschmack von Ungenießbarem.

Zum 5. „Tag der Sinne“ laden der Sonderforschungsbereich 1690 „Krankheitsmechanismen und funktionelle Wiederherstellung von sensorischen und motorischen Systemen“, das Else Kröner Fresenius Zentrum für Optogenetische Therapien (EKFZ OT) und das Exzellenzcluster Multiscale Bioimaging (MBExC) der Universitätsmedizin Göttingen mit Unterstützung des Max-Planck-Instituts für multidisziplinäre Naturwissenschaften, des Deutschen Primatenzentrums und der Universität Göttingen alle interessierten Kinder und Erwachsenen am Sonntag, 27. September 2026, von 11 bis 14 Uhr ins Max-Planck-Institut für Multidisziplinäre Naturwissenschaften, City-Campus, Hermann-Rein-Str. 3 ein.

Wie funktionieren die Augen oder der Geruchssinn? Wie entstehen unterschiedliche Töne? Und was ist, wenn unsere Sinne im Alter nachlassen? Antworten auf diese Fragen, Hintergründe und Wissenswertes vermitteln die Göttinger Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler durch spielerisches Ausprobieren und spannende Vorträge. Ein umfangreicher Sinnesparcours bietet Kindern ab drei Jahren, Jugendlichen und Erwachsenen verschiedene Mitmachexperimente und Demonstrationen. Durch das Experimentieren mit Bild, Schall, Geruchs- und Geschmacksstoffen sowie Fühlkästen werden die eigene Wahrnehmung erforscht und die Sinne geschärft. Kinder erhalten im Anschluss einen Sinnesforscherpass. Erwachsene können sich in Vorträgen über die Funktion der Sinne informieren.

Eine Anmeldung zum Tag der Sinne ist nicht erforderlich. Der Eintritt ist frei. Kostenfreie Parkplätze sind vor dem Haupteingang des MPI-NAT City Campus, Hermann-Rein-Str. 3 vorhanden.

WEITERE INFORMATIONEN:
Universitätsmedizin Göttingen, Georg-August-Universität
Institut für Auditorische Neurowissenschaften
Sonderforschungsbereich 1690
Jakob Neef/ Susann Meyer
Tel.: 0551 / 39-61944
E-Mail: sfb1690(at)med.uni-goettingen.de
 
Für weitere Informationen zum Tag der Sinne klicken Sie bitte auf diesen Link.
 

MBExC Symposium „Bioimaging Across Scales“

Date: Monday, 28th September 2026 and Tuesday, 29th September 2026

Location: Alte Mensa, Wilhelmsplatz, Göttingen

Organizer: MBExC

We are delighted to invite you to the MBExC Symposium “Bioimaging Across Scales,” taking place on 28–29 September 2026 at the Alte Mensa, Wilhelmsplatz 3, Göttingen.

The symposium marks the culmination of eight years of research within our Cluster of Excellence “Multiscale Bioimaging: from Molecular Machines to Networks of Excitable Cells” (MBExC). It will showcase the cluster’s scientific achievements and provide an outlook on future directions in multiscale bioimaging and interdisciplinary life science research.

A particular highlight will be the keynote lecture by Axel Brunger (Stanford Medicine), entitled “Towards Molecular Imaging of Synapses by Cryo-Electron Tomography.” The programme will also feature contributions from leading experts from Germany and abroad, including Anna Bulankina (Heidelberg University Biochemistry Center), Irina Dudanova (University of Würzburg), Annalisa Marsico (Helmholtz Munich), Kate McDole and Michal Minczuk (MRC, Cambridge), Eva Rog-Zielinska (University Heart Center Freiburg), and Luis Fernando Santana (UC Davis Health, University of California).

We warmly invite you to join us and kindly ask you to register by 31 August 2026. The full programme and registration are available at:

https://mbexc.de/mbexc-symposium-2026/

We very much look forward to welcoming you to the symposium.

The Hertha Sponer College Lecture Series is addressed to interested students, PhD candidates, postdocs, and PIs. The overall idea is to fundamentally explain research by providing an overview about the general aims of the six MBExC Research Alliances with special focus on the specific techniques that are developed and applied. The lectures take place on Tuesdays at 5 pm within the semester term, and are offered by MBExC PIs. Subsequent to lecture and discussion, Hertha Sponer College members have the opportunity to „Meet-the-PI“ and each other for asking more specific or general questions, networking and socializing.

Please find here the PDF of the announcement:

The Hertha Sponer College Lecture Series is addressed to interested students, PhD candidates, postdocs, and PIs. The overall idea is to fundamentally explain research by providing an overview about the general aims of the six MBExC Research Alliances with special focus on the specific techniques that are developed and applied. The lectures take place on Tuesdays at 5 pm within the semester term, and are offered by MBExC PIs. Subsequent to lecture and discussion, Hertha Sponer College members have the opportunity to „Meet-the-PI“ and each other for asking more specific or general questions, networking and socializing.

Internal event of the Hertha Sponer College (registration required)

Hertha Sponer College Career Day 2026

Date: Tuedsay, 08 December 2026 
Venue: Max Planck Institute of Multidisciplinary Sciences, City Campus, Hermann-Rein-Str. 3, 37075 Göttingen

Programm:
– Career Development Talks role models from academia, industry, clinics, science communication
– HSC Lecture with Felipe Opazo, UMG & NanoTagBiotechnologies
– HSC X-mas party

The Hertha Sponer College Lecture Series is addressed to interested students, PhD candidates, postdocs, and PIs. The overall idea is to fundamentally explain research by providing an overview about the general aims of the six MBExC Research Alliances with special focus on the specific techniques that are developed and applied. The lectures take place on Tuesdays at 5 pm within the semester term, and are offered by MBExC PIs. Subsequent to lecture and discussion, Hertha Sponer College members have the opportunity to „Meet-the-PI“ and each other for asking more specific or general questions, networking and socializing.

MetteThe Hertha Sponer College Lecture Series is addressed to interested students, PhD candidates, postdocs, and PIs. The overall idea is to fundamentally explain research by providing an overview about the general aims of the six MBExC Research Alliances with special focus on the specific techniques that are developed and applied. The lectures take place on Tuesdays at 5 pm within the semester term, and are offered by MBExC PIs. Subsequent to lecture and discussion, Hertha Sponer College members have the opportunity to „Meet-the-PI“ and each other for asking more specific or general questions, networking and socializing.

MetteThe Hertha Sponer College Lecture Series is addressed to interested students, PhD candidates, postdocs, and PIs. The overall idea is to fundamentally explain research by providing an overview about the general aims of the six MBExC Research Alliances with special focus on the specific techniques that are developed and applied. The lectures take place on Tuesdays at 5 pm within the semester term, and are offered by MBExC PIs. Subsequent to lecture and discussion, Hertha Sponer College members have the opportunity to „Meet-the-PI“ and each other for asking more specific or general questions, networking and socializing.

MetteThe Hertha Sponer College Lecture Series is addressed to interested students, PhD candidates, postdocs, and PIs. The overall idea is to fundamentally explain research by providing an overview about the general aims of the six MBExC Research Alliances with special focus on the specific techniques that are developed and applied. The lectures take place on Tuesdays at 5 pm within the semester term, and are offered by MBExC PIs. Subsequent to lecture and discussion, Hertha Sponer College members have the opportunity to „Meet-the-PI“ and each other for asking more specific or general questions, networking and socializing.

MetteThe Hertha Sponer College Lecture Series is addressed to interested students, PhD candidates, postdocs, and PIs. The overall idea is to fundamentally explain research by providing an overview about the general aims of the six MBExC Research Alliances with special focus on the specific techniques that are developed and applied. The lectures take place on Tuesdays at 5 pm within the semester term, and are offered by MBExC PIs. Subsequent to lecture and discussion, Hertha Sponer College members have the opportunity to „Meet-the-PI“ and each other for asking more specific or general questions, networking and socializing.