Centre of Excellence in Tree Biology / ViPS - seminar series 2026

The CoE/ViPS seminar series in 2026 is made up of both invited and local speakers, and are held once a month, one hour before the Plant Club seminars.

11th February 2026 Stéphane Verger, Umeå Plant Science Centre, Sweden. Host: Anna Happonen

11th March Saijaliisa Kangasjärvi, University of Helsinki

15th April Yaniv Brandvain, University of Minnesota, USA. Host: Tanja Pyhäjärvi

13th May Michael Lenhard, University of Potsdam, Germany. Host: Roosa Laitinen

16th September Suvi Hakkinen, VTT, Finland. Host: Paula Elomaa

7th October Shizue Matsubara, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany. Host: Alexey Shapiguzov

11th November Paul Dupree, University of Cambridge, UK. Host Cezary Waszczak

8th-9th December Current Challenges in plant biology symposium