Events in April

Events in April 2026

Special plant seminar
Wednesday 8th April, 14:15
Laura Wey, University of Turku
Extracellular electron transfer in photosynthetic cells 
Host: Saijaliisa Kangasjärvi
Location: Lecture room B7, Forest sciences building, Latokartanonkaari

Wednesday 15th April, 13:00

Yaniv Brandvain, University of Minnesota, USA
Plant mating system provides a view into speciation, gene flow, seed development and teaching statistics
Host: Tanja Pyhäjärvi
Location: Lecture room B3, Forest sciences building, Latokartanonkaari and UniTube

Wednesday 15th April, 14:15
Plant Club
14:15 Eeva Vakkari, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry
From many to one, if any – Elimination of rival embryos characterises Scots pine early embryogeny
14:35 Daniel Zeru Zelelew, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry
Molecular regulatory networks controlling inflorescence meristem patterning in Asteraceae capitulum
14:55 George Woodward, OEB, Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences
Title
Host: Tanja Pyhäjärvi
Location: Lecture room B3, Forest sciences building, Latokartanonkaari and UniTube

Special plant seminar
Thursday 16th April, 14:00
Olivier Van Aken, Lund University, Sweden
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Host: Alexey Shapiguzov
Location: Seminar room 1015, Biocentre 2, Viikinkaari 5

Friday 17th April, 13:00
Thesis defence
Richard Gossens, Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences & DPPS
Responding to a changing environment
Opponent: Olivier Van Aken, Lund University, Sweden
Location: Auditorium B2, Forest Sciences building, Latokartanonkaari 7-9 and online via UniTube