Biology27 aims to provide a platform for exchange between students, researchers and professors across scientific institutions, research groups and topic areas. Biology27 is also the annual joint meeting of the Swiss Zoological, Botanical, and Systematics societies.
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Provisional schedule — subject to change.
| Time | Session | Room |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00–9:00 | Registration | [TBD] |
| 9:00–10:00 | Plenary 1 — Julia Kemppinen (University of Helsinki) | Plenary Room |
| 10:00–10:30 | Coffee break | [TBD] |
| 10:30–12:00 | Parallel Sessions 1, 2 & 3 | Plenary Room + Adjacent Rooms |
| 12:00–13:30 | Lunch break | [TBD] |
| 13:30–14:00 | Swiss Zoological Society Prize & Prize Talk | Plenary Room |
| 14:00–15:00 | Plenary 2 — Loïc D'Orangeville (Université Laval) | Plenary Room |
| 15:00–15:30 | Coffee break | [TBD] |
| 15:30–17:00 | Parallel Sessions 1, 2 & 3 | Plenary Room + Adjacent Rooms |
| 17:00–18:00 | Poster Session 1 & Apéro | [TBD] |
| 18:30–00:00 | Darwin Lecture & Dinner — Tim Coulson (University of Oxford) | [TBD] |
Industry and outreach events run throughout the day in the Main Hall.
| Time | Session | Room |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00–9:00 | Late registration | [TBD] |
| 9:00–10:00 | Plenary 3 — Anna Traveset (Mediterranean Institute of Advanced Studies) | Plenary Room |
| 10:00–10:30 | Coffee break | [TBD] |
| 10:30–12:00 | Parallel Sessions 1, 2 & 3 | Plenary Room + Adjacent Rooms |
| 12:00–13:30 | Lunch break | [TBD] |
| 13:30–14:30 | Plenary 4 — Manon Schweinfurth (University of St Andrews) | Plenary Room |
| 14:30–15:30 | Parallel Sessions 1, 2 & 3 | Plenary Room + Adjacent Rooms |
| 15:30–16:30 | Poster Session 2 & coffee break | [TBD] |
| 16:30–17:30 | Closing ceremony — SCNAT's Schläfli Prize & Talk, poster & talk prizes, announcement of Biology28 | [TBD] |
Industry and outreach events run throughout the day in the Main Hall.
vonRoll University Centre (highlighted in red), between Fabrikstrasse and the Länggasse quarter — official map, University of Bern
Fabrikstrasse 6, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
The venue sits right next to the Güterbahnhof PostBus stop (line 101), a short ride from Bern main station, and a ~15-minute walk through the Länggasse quarter. Tram line 20 (Länggasse stop) also passes nearby.
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[Placeholder] Registration will open in [Month Year]. The conference dinner is included in every registration — there is no option to sign up without it.
Institute of Ecology and Evolution, University of Bern
Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Bern
Institute of Ecology and Evolution, University of Bern
Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Bern
Institute of Ecology and Evolution, University of Bern
Interfaculty Bioinformatics Unit, University of Bern
Veterinary Public Health Institute, University of Bern
Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Bern
Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Bern
Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Bern
