Seminars
BSSMS Seminar Series
- The Berlin Seminar Series in Microbial Sciences (BSSMS) was created by MPUSP to increase the reach of lectures given by internationally renowned scientists on research topics ranging from fundamental microbiology to microbial pathogenesis, infection biology, immunology, RNA biology and protein biology.
The seminars are organized by the junior and senior scientists of MPUSP. They are scheduled throughout the year. Most BSSMS seminars take place in the Max Planck building located at Virchowweg 12, Campus Charité Mitte, Berlin.
Schedule of 2026 BSSMS Seminars
| Date & Time | Speaker & Title | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday Sept. 17 16:00 | “Structural and functional characterization of lateral flagellar filament and stator of Vibrio alginolyticus.” Seiji Kojima, Department of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Japan | Seminar Room 1023 (ground floor) Rhoda-Erdmann-Haus (Haus 22) Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Philippstr.13, 10115 Berlin |
| Friday Sept. 11 15:00 | “Regulation, distribution & function of the hok/Sok toxin-antitoxin system.” Dr. Anaïs Le Rhun, Université de Bordeaux, INSERM, ARNA laboratory, Bordeaux, France | MPUSP Seminar Room 1+2 Virchowweg 12 Campus Charité Mitte Berlin 10117 |
| Thursday August 20 11:00 | “Reemergence of scarlet fever and prevention of group A streptococcal disease through vaccine development.” Prof. Mark Walker, The University of Queensland, Australia (For MPUSP members only) | MPUSP Seminar Room 3.59 Virchowweg 12 Campus Charité Mitte Berlin 10117 |
| Friday July 17 11:00 | “Mechanisms of co-translational folding and assembly of proteins.” Prof. Bernd Bukau, Center for Molecular Biology of Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany | MPUSP Seminar Room 1+2 Virchowweg 12 Campus Charité Mitte Berlin 10117 |
| Tuesday June 16 16:15 | “When the going gets tough, the tough get going: Mechanisms and regulations of bacterial protein disaggregases” | MPUSP Seminar Room 1+2 Virchowweg 12 Campus Charité Mitte Berlin 10117 |
| Thursday June 4 13:00 | “Bacterial biofilms: Mechanisms of activation and diversification of the bacterial cellulose synthases.” Prof. Petya V. Krasteva, European Institute of Chemistry and Biology (IECB), Bordeaux, France | Seminar Room 1023 (ground floor) Rhoda-Erdmann-Haus (Haus 22) Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Philippstr.13, 10115 Berlin |
| Friday April 24 14:00 | “Emergence of heterogenity during antibiotic responses in bacteria.” Prof. Daniel Schultz, Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine, USA | Seminar Room 1023 (ground floor) Rhoda-Erdmann-Haus (Haus 22) Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Philippstr.13, 10115 Berlin |
| Thursday Mar. 26 13:00 | ”PAS and Cache: homologous small molecule binding sensors conserved from bacteria to humans.” Prof. Igor B. Jouline, Ohio State University, USA | Seminar Room 1023 (ground floor) Rhoda-Erdmann-Haus (Haus 22) Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Philippstr.13, 10115 Berlin |
| Monday Mar. 9 11:00 | “The Road to Animal-Free animal biopolymers: Sulfated Glycosaminoglycans and Spider Silk Protein.” | MPUSP Seminar Room 1+2 Virchowweg 12 Campus Charité Mitte Berlin 10117 |
Other Seminars
- Research institutions and universities in Berlin organize a number of seminar series of interest to microbiologists and infection biologists. Below is a selection of these seminars.
Useful Links
- New Voices in Infection Biology, Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology (MPIIB)
- Symposia & Meetings, The Berlin Institute for Medical Systems Biology (BIMSB/MDC)
- Events, Interdisciplinary Center of Infection Biology and Immunity (ZIBI) Graduate School
- Dahlem Colloquia in Molecular Genetics, Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics (MPIMG)
- Biochemistry Events, Freie University Berlin (FU Berlin)
- Biology Events, Freie University Berlin (FU Berlin)
- Seminar Series, German Rheumatism Research Centre Berlin (DRFZ)
- From Molecules to Cells Seminar Series, Institute for Biology (IfB), Humboldt University (HU Berlin)