Scientific Program

Tuesday, February 4, 2014
08.30 – 09.30	Registration, Welcome Coffee and Croissants, (Mounting of Posters)
09.30 – 09.40	Welcome Address
	Prof. Gisou van der Goot (President of LS²) Prof. Richard Benton (Chairperson)
09.40 – 10.30	PLENARY LECTURE I
	Andrea Brand (University of Cambridge, United Kingdom) *«Stem cells to synapses: regulation of self-renewal and differentiation in the nervous system»*
10.30 – 10.35	RESEARCH IN AFRICA
	Lucia Prieto (UNIL, Switzerland) *«Overcoming global inequality by promoting scientific education and research in Africa»* Download Brochure
10.35 – 11.00	Coffee Break, Poster Session, Industry Exhibition
	SKILLS
	Adria Le Bœuf (UNIL, Switzerland) "Essential tools to be a great speaker"
11.00 – 13.15	SYMPOSIA
	SSMCB (Part 1)
	*«Synthetic biology : new opportunities in the molecular and cellular biosciences»*
	SGV
	*« Imaging: from animal to molecule »*
	SSAHE
	*«Architecture of the white matter in the human brain: visualizing its geometry and topology»*
	Special session
	"Master students. Doing a PhD in Switzerland"
13.15 – 14.45	Lunch, Poster Session, Industry Exhibition
13.30 – 14.30	ROUND TABLE
	*«Women in science»*
13.30 – 14.30	SKILLS
	*Speed CV check*
14.45 – 17.00	SYMPOSIA
	SSMCB (Part 2)
	*«Synthetic biology : new opportunities in the molecular and cellular biosciences»*
	SPS
	*«Good sleep : from molecules and neuronal oscillations to functional consequences»*
	Immunology
	*«Mechanims of inflammation»*
	Special Session
	*«The role of ethics in life science education in an age of interdisciplinary and translational scientific research»*
17.00 – 17.30	Coffee Break, Poster Session, Industry Exhibition
	SKILLS
	Adria Le Bœuf (UNIL, Switzerland) "Essential tools to be a great speaker"
17.30 – 18.20	PLENARY LECTURE II
	Olaf Blanke (EPFL, Switzerland) *«Arms, phantoms limbs, and the self: towards neuroprosthetics of the mind»*
18.20 – 20.00	Apéritif in the Industry Exhibition Area & Poster Session Jazz Music

Wednesday, February 5, 2014
09.00 – 09.50	PLENARY LECTURE III
	Ulla Bonas (Martin Luther University, Germany) *«Manipulation of eukaryotic cells by TAL and other bacterial effectors»*
09.50 – 10.20	Coffee Break, Poster Session, Industry Exhibition
	SKILLS
	Adria Le Bœuf (UNIL, Switzerland) "Essential tools to be a great speaker"
10.20 – 12.35	SYMPOSIA
	SSEP
	*«The role of pharmacology in translational medicine»*
	Microbiology
	*«Microbe-host interactions in the gut»*
	Special Session
	*«Assistant professor candidate fair»*
	Special Session
	*«Non-academic careers in science»*
12.35 – 14.10	Lunch, Poster Session, Industry Exhibition
	ROUND TABLE
	*«Assistant professor candidate fair»*
12.45 – 14.00	SKILLS
	*Speed CV check*
12.35 – 14.10	*LS² General Assembly*
14.10 – 15.00	PLENARY LECTURE IV
	Dan Tawfik (Weizmann Institute, Israel) *«How do proteins evolve?»*
15.00 – 16.00	AWARDS
	Friedrich Miescher Award 2014 Sophie Martin (Fundamental Microbiology, UNIL) Poster Awards SPS, SSMBC, SSEP, SGV
16.00 – 16.30	Coffee Break, Poster Session, Industry Exhibition
	SKILLS
	Adria Le Bœuf (UNIL, Switzerland) "Essential tools to be a great speaker"
16.30 – 17.00	INDUSTRY SEMINAR
	Martin Kussman (Nestlé Institute of Health Sciences, Lausanne) *«Systems approaches to define and maintain health»*
17.00 – 17.50	PLENARY LECTURE V
	Maria Leptin (EMBL, Germany) *«Cell shape and morphogenesis: sub-cellular and supra-cellular mechanisms»*
17.50 – 18.00	Closing remarks
	Richard Benton (Chairperson) Gisou van der Goot (President of LS²)

Scientific Program

Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Wednesday, February 5, 2014