UZH Science

In the age of artificial intelligence, the emphasis in teaching is likely to shift from knowledge transfer towards interaction and reflection. This is one of the recommendations from a position paper by the UZH’s Digital Society Initiative: news.uzh.ch/en/articles/ne…

In Zeiten der Künstlichen Intelligenz dürften Austausch und Reflexion in der Lehre im Vergleich zur Wissensvermittlung mehr Gewicht einnehmen. Dies postuliert ein Positionspapier der Digital Society Initiative der UZH: news.uzh.ch/de/articles/ne…

Gesture exchanges in wild chimps resemble human conversational patterns! New paper (with data from 5 chimp communities!) in @CurrentBiology led by @Gal_Badihi and @NakedPrimate! Ping @NCCR_Language @UZH_Science @ISLE_uzh

We are hiring multiple PhD students and Postdocs: lnkd.in/eSeJQDdg Are you ready to take your research career to the next level? We are seeking highly motivated PhD students and postdoctoral researchers to join our lab and make a significant impact on real-world challenges! Our researchers have earned numerous prestigious awards, and our alumni have gone on to lead teams at top-tier companies, become professors, and establish successful startups. Our work has received global recognition, with coverage in The Guardian, The New York Times, Forbes, The Economist, and BBC, highlighting achievements such as outperforming world champion drone racing pilots and advancing high-speed navigation with event cameras. If you're passionate about advancing research, technology, and innovation, apply now to join a team that's shaping the future. We have several fully-funded positions for PhD students and PostDocs in: - Vision-based Robot Learning with Foundation Models - Low-Energy Vision with Event Cameras - Vision-Based Localization for Autonomous Inspection - Robust Control in Confined Spaces The closing deadline for applications is September 30, 2024, but the screening of the applications has already started and will continue until the positions are filled. Thus, we encourage you to apply asap if you want to be guaranteed a spot. Starting date: as soon as possible. Job descriptions and how to apply: lnkd.in/eSeJQDdg @UZH_en @UZH_Science @UZHspacehub @AUTOASSESS_EU @ERC_Research

📢 @IPCC_CH: Call for Authors and Review Editors based in Switzerland ➡️#IPCC Special Report on #ClimateChange and #Cities ➡️#IPCC Methodology Report on Inventories for Short-lived #Climate Forcers 📝How to be nominated and further information: proclim.scnat.ch/en/id/RLLwA @foenCH

Kinked versus straight: which molecule breaks symmetry better? The answer is not so straight... New paper by Bogdan Dereka @bodikdereka @UZH_Chemistry published in @JPhysChem: pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.10…

Our work "Rethinking Molecular Design: Integrating Latent Variable and Auto-Regressive Models for Enhanced Goal Directed Generation" got accepted at the ICML 2024 Workshop AccMLBio! Great work by Arthur-Louis Heath and @Amina_mollaysa 👏🎉! 🗞️openreview.net/pdf?id=b1hoOXg…

Are you preparing an application for the ERC AdG2024 call for proposals️? 📌 Tune in to our dedicated webinar on Monday 19 August @ 11.00 CEST Find here the link to join, the list of questions answered during the last session, plus its recording 👉 bit.ly/46rGyD9

#Register now for the MAP Young Faculty Meeting 2024 👉 map.scnat.ch/en/id/dE3ak?em… A great opportunity to network with other fellow researchers in the fields of #mathematics, #astronomy or #physics! 🗣️ Don't miss the insights from our guest speakers: @i_morral (@Materials_EPFL), @JamesWKirchner (@usys_ethzh), @homotopykat (@EPFL_en), J.Sonner (@Maths_UNIGE) & M.Rychen (organisation consultant & coach)

A new study from @UZH_Virology scientists (@UZH_en) has found that self-targeting #AutoAntibodies may be responsible for viral susceptibility later in life 📉 Learn how the research may lead to new diagnostic tests at @EurekAlert: eurekalert.org/news-releases/…

.@SonjaFernbach, Mair, @BenHalePhD @UZH_Virology and colleagues dissect how rare anti-IFN-I autoantibodies develop and weaken defenses over time, making some individuals more susceptible to infections. hubs.la/Q02H58D10 #Autoimmunity #Immunodeficiency #InfectiousDisease

📢REGISTRATION IS OPEN!! 🤗The 7th annual Open Innovations in Life Science Conference 2024 is happening as a live event with online streaming on October 17th, 2024. Check out the flyer for details and register now! We are excited to see you at the event! oils24.b2match.io

Infektionskrankheiten wie Pest, Lepra und Syphilis begleiten den Menschen seit langem. Die Paläogenetikerin Verena Schünemann erforscht die Evolution von Krankheitskeimen und die Frage, weshalb sie sich so lange halten konnten: news.uzh.ch/de/articles/ne…

IInfectious diseases like the plague, leprosy and syphilis have shaped humanity over a long period of time – are still doing so today. Paleogeneticist Verena Schünemann explores the evolution of pathogens and why they have been able to survive for so long: news.uzh.ch/en/articles/ne…

🚨GIVA paper 🚨Thrilled to share ideas towards neuroadaptive navigation assistance to reduce spatial de-skilling, now openly available in Cognitive Processing ➡️ rdcu.be/dQACq and 🔜 to be presented in a keynote at icsc-rome.org in beautiful Rome 🇮🇹, Sep. 10.

Calling startup-minded students, scientists and graduates in Zurich: join us for lunch and learn from successful medtech entrepreneur, Francesca Catto, CEO of IMAI MedTech! At University of Zurich, Wednesday, August 21, 12:00. Sign up for free: venturelab.swiss/briefing-uzh The Venture Briefing event series is designed to help students with an intent to pursue entrepreneurship take their first steps towards building a successful company. About our speaker: Francesca Catto is deeply rooted in the fields of Biotech and Molecular Medicine, with a specific focus on Pathology. Her academic journey culminated in a PhD in Neuroscience at the University of Zurich, equipping her with solid research skills and a profound understanding of neurological complexities. Currently, Francesca leads IMAI MedTech as CEO and co-founder. This ambitious startup is at the forefront of developing an innovative automated robotic platform for 3D analysis of tumor tissues. The goal is to revolutionize cancer diagnosis and reshape the digital pathology landscape. IMAI MedTech has won funding and support of ETH Entrepreneurship, Innosuisse, Universitätsspital Zürich, Venture Kick, ETH Pioneer Fellowship, ETH Entrepreneur Club, Gebert Rüf Stiftung, and S2S Ventures. Passionate about integrating technology with pathology to drive innovation in healthcare, Francesca is committed to improving the accuracy and efficiency of cancer diagnostics. Francesca will share details about her journey building a successful startup and help answer some of these questions: - How to validate my idea? - How to fund my idea? - How to find help to bring my idea to life? You will also be introduced to different support programs available to early-stage entrepreneurs: - Venture Kick (up to CHF 150,000 pre-seed capital for business development) - InnoBooster (up to CHF 150,000 grant to accelerate market entry) - First Ventures (up to CHF 150,000 and tailored coaching program for University of Applied Science students) Wednesday, August 21, 12:00, at UZH, Rämistrasse 71, 8006 Zurich. Make sure to book your free ticket: venturelab.swiss/briefing-uzh Thanks to the Gebert Rüf Stiftung (FIRST VENTURES, INNOBOOSTER, Venture Kick), University of Zurich, UZH Alumni, BEI for supporting this event. #VentureBriefing #SwissStartups

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🔆Mental health skills as an advantage for your academic career? ➡️UZH Graduate Campus has a pioneering role and offers a range of courses to strengthen mental well-being. Registration for postdocs for all transferable skills courses is now open! ▶️ lnkd.in/e2z9iTEV

I'm very happy to see our 2022 @iGEM project on engineering a probiotic bacterium to tackle gut inflammation finally published in @ACSSynBio! It was the result of an amazing collaborative effort between @UZH_en / @UZH_Science departments. pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac…

Read my latest #research with @ebmatthews & @OwenPetchey on how temperature affects community stability directly and indirectly, #mechanisms #hypotheses - published with @SpringerNature in @NatureEcoEvo, thanks @UZH_en @EawagResearch @snsf_ch nature.com/articles/s4155…