KLI Colloquia are invited research talks of about an hour followed by 30 min discussion. The talks are held in English, open to the public, and offered in hybrid format.
Spring 2026 KLI Colloquium Series
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Meeting ID: 588 186 1923
12 March 2026 (Thurs) 3-4:30 PM CET
What Is Biological Modality, and What Has It Got to Do With Psychology?
Carrie Figdor (University of Iowa)
26 March 2026 (Thurs) 3-4:30 PM CET
The Science of an Evolutionary Transition in Humans
Tim Waring (University of Maine)
9 April 2026 (Thurs) 3-4:30 PM CET
Hierarchies and Power in Primatology and Their Populist Appropriation
Rebekka Hufendiek (Ulm University)
16 April 2026 (Thurs) 3-4:30 PM CET
A Metaphysics for Dialectical Biology
Denis Walsh (University of Toronto)
30 April 2026 (Thurs) 3-4:30 PM CET
What's in a Trait? Reconceptualizing Neurodevelopmental Timing by Seizing Insights From Philosophy
Isabella Sarto-Jackson (KLI)
7 May 2026 (Thurs) 3-4:30 PM CET
The Evolutionary Trajectory of Human Hippocampal-Cortical Interactions
Daniel Reznik (Max Planck Society)
21 May 2026 (Thurs) 3-4:30 PM CET
Why Directionality Emerged in Multicellular Differentiation
Somya Mani (KLI)
28 May 2026 (Thurs) 3-4:30 PM CET
The Interplay of Tissue Mechanics and Gene Regulatory Networks in the Evolution of Morphogenesis
James DiFrisco (Francis Crick Institute)
11 June 2026 (Thurs) 3-4:30 PM CET
Brave Genomes: Genome Plasticity in the Face of Environmental Challenge
Silvia Bulgheresi (University of Vienna)
25 June 2026 (Thurs) 3-4:30 PM CET
Anne LeMaitre (KLI)
KLI Colloquia 2014 – 2026
Event Details
Topic description:
Using a synthetic system based on mouse Embryonic Stem cells, we have been able to recapitulate two key events of mammalian development: axial specification and elongation in culture. Surprisingly, and in contrast with the situation in the embryo, this happens in the absence of any input from tissues that interface with the mother. These observations lead to some considerations of how molecular and cellular systems interface in the specification and unfolding of axes in mammals.
