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Dr. Dorothea Laurence: Seeing with all sensory cells – is optogenetics the answer to blindness?
7:30 PM, Lecture Hall 542
University Medical Center Göttingen, Robert-Koch-Straße 40

https://www.goettinger-nacht-des-wissens.de/komplett/

“Neural recordings and optogenetics in the visual cortex of the marmoset”
Patrick Jendritza’s talk will take place on May 21st at 5:00 p.m. in the Lecture Hall of the MPI-NAT, City-Campus (Hermann-Rein-Str.3, Göttingen).

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Shedding Light on Neuromelanin:
Optogenetic Probing in a Mouse Model of Early Parkinson’s Disease
MATTHIAS PRIGGE, PH.D.
Aligning Science Across Parkinson
Consortium
Neuromodulatory Networks,
Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology, Magdeburg

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MPI-NAT CITY CAMPUS,
HERMANN-REIN-STR. 3,
GÖTTINGEN

Dr. Christiane Grimm, Institut de la vision, Paris

Optical physiology with microbial rhodopsins and scanless two-photon illumination
Poster for the talk
ENI, Grisebachstrasse 5
Friday 18 July 2025 11:00
seminar room 2nd floor 2.006
Host: Anne Petzold

Hertha Sponer College Lecture Series

Title: Improved Channelrhodopsins for Future Optogenetic Therapies

Speaker:Dr. Thomas Mager, UMG

September 9th, 2025
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
MPI-NAT, City Campus, Hermann-Rein-Str. 3, lecture hall
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Announcement
CRC 1690 Colloquium

Title: Molecular and genetic mechanisms underlying cochlear inner versus outer
hair cell development and regeneration

Speaker: Zhiyong Liu, Ph.D.
National Institute of Biological Sciences (NIBS)

September 12th, 2025
at 1 pm
MPI-NAT, City Campus, Hermann-Rein-Str. 3, lecture hall
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DATE: 06 – 08 October 2025

Location: Max-Planck-Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences (City Campus) Göttingen

Registration, program, and further info: https://gccc.umg.eu/ai-in-healthcare/
Registration deadline: 31 Aug. 2025

We would like to welcome you to our symposium “Shaping the Future of Medical Decisions” in Göttingen, the city of science. The goal of the Symposium on Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Healthcare is to bring together leading experts from various fields — including medicine, artificial intelligence, ethics, law, social sciences, entrepreneurship, and engineering — to discuss the integration of AI technologies into clinical practice. Together, we aim to develop best practice guidelines, explore ethical and regulatory challenges, and inspire the next generation of scientists and clinicians. We are thrilled to have you join us in shaping the future of medical decision-making and look forward to our discussions, networking and exchange of ideas.

With best regards, the organization team

Frauke Alves, Anne Schwerk, Andrea Markus

Further information can be found on the website: https://gccc.umg.eu/ai-in-healthcare/

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen,

We cordially invite you to the next EKFZ Guest Lecture:

Dr. Magdalena Renner: High-throughput Retinal Organoids for Therapeutic Development

Date and time:
November 5, 2025, 4:00 PM

Location:
Lecture hall of the DPZ (Kellnerweg 4, 37077 Göttingen)

Abstract:
Retinal organoids are a 3D in vitro model of the human retina that models its cell type diversity, arrangement, transcriptome, and functional aspects. Although human retinal organoids require 30 weeks to mature, we have established methods to use them for high-content screening of adeno-associated viral vectors (AAV). Our goal is to identify regulatory elements that lead to AAV-driven gene expression exclusively in specific cell types of the human retina. Cell type-specific gene expression is important to minimize toxicity caused by off-target expression of gene therapy vectors. Furthermore, cell type-specific transgene expression provides access to specific cells for basic research in various model systems. Beyond the retina, the methods we have developed are broadly applicable across the entire field of organoid research: We use cost-effective laboratory automation for high-throughput organoid generation, maintenance, and screening, and have increased the throughput of organoid cryosectioning and histology with the HistoBrick array format.

Prof. Dr. Emilie Macé will receive the speaker. If you would like to meet Magdalena Renner before the lecture, please contact Emilie by email (emilie.mace@med.uni-goettingen.de).

Please feel free to forward this announcement and information flyer to anyone who might be interested.

Best regards,
Marie

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Dear Ladies and Gentlemen,

We cordially invite you to the next EKFZ Guest Lecture:
Prof. Dr. Ofer Yizhar: Highly sensitive optogenetic silencing with novel OptoGPCRs

Date and time:
December 2, 2025 (Tuesday), 4:00 PM

Location:
Lecture hall at the MPI-NAT City Campus (Hermann-Rein-Straße 3, 37075 Göttingen)

Abstract:
Long-range communication between brain regions allows synchrony and coordination between distant neural circuits, and is the foundation for complex information processing and behavior. While optogenetic tools have been widely used for the excitation of neuronal cell bodies and axons, optogenetic silencing of long-range transmission has posed significant challenges. We designed a new set of inhibitory bistable rhodopsins that couple to the Gi/o signaling pathway and can be used to suppress synaptic release in vitro and in vivo, in a spatially and temporally precise manner. These new tools allow highly light-sensitive silencing and facilitate spectral multiplexing for combined modulation and imaging, opening new and exciting avenues in basic and translational optogenetic modulation.

About Ofer Yizhar:
Ofer Yizhar is a professor of Brain Sciences at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel. He received his PhD from the Tel Aviv University and did his postdoctoral work with Karl Deisseroth at Stanford University. He established his own research group at the Weizmann Institute in 2011. His lab develops new techniques for studying the brain, and uses these techniques to understand the brain circuits involved in memory, decision making and social behavior.

Prof. Dr. Dr. Tobias Brügmann will welcome the speaker.

You are welcome to share the announcement and info flyer with everyone who might be interested.

Best regards,
Marie

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