Women in Science

Barbara McClintock Seminar Series at the MPIPZ

Within our institute we wish to increase the visibility of women in science, as female researchers are still underrepresented, especially in higher ranks of academia.
Our newly established annual ‘Barbara McClintock Seminar Series’ will host outstanding female scientists within the field of plant science.
The invited speaker will be part of an informal round table discussion, talking about her career as well as sharing her experience as a woman in science.

Barbara McClintock Seminars

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Kirsten Bomblies: A problem of plenty – how one polyploid evolved to perform meiosis with a duplicated genome

Barbara McClintock Lecture
  • Date: Feb 11, 2026
  • Time: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Kirsten Bomblies
  • Institute of Molecular Plant Biology, ETH Zürich
  • Location: MPIPZ
  • Host: André Marques
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Melina Schuh: New insights into human eggs and female infertility

Barbara McClintock Lecture
  • Date: Feb 19, 2025
  • Time: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Melina Schuh
  • Director Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, Dept. of Meiosis
  • Location: MPIPZ
  • Room: Lecture hall
  • Host: Magdalena Marek

Saskia Hogenhout: Molecular mechanisms that shape the multitrophic interactions of an insect-vectored parasite

Barbara McClintock Lecture
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  • Date: Feb 7, 2024
  • Time: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Saskia Hogenhout
  • John Innes Centre, Norwich, UK
  • Location: MPIPZ
  • Room: Lecture hall
  • Host: Magdalena Marek

Carolyn Rasmussen: Division plane orientation in plant cells

Barbara McClintock Lecture
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  • Date: Feb 8, 2023
  • Time: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Carolyn Rasmussen
  • University of California
  • Location: MPIPZ
  • Room: Lecture hall
  • Host: Gender Equlity officer

Claudia Köhler: Transposable Elements Drive Developmental Innovations and Plant Speciation

Barbara McClintock Lecture
  • Date: Feb 11, 2022
  • Time: 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Location: MPIPZ
  • Room: Lecture hall
  • Host: Gender Equlity officer
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