Lectures and Seminars

Kommende Seminarer på Zoofysiologi

Joachim Nielsen: Location Matters: Glycogen Compartmentalization in Skeletal Muscle

11.12.2026 Seminar at Zoophysiology 13.00 - 14.00, building 1130, room 123.

Joachim Nielsen, Research Unit of Muscle Physiology and Biomechanics, Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics University of Southern Denmark, Denmark. Læs opslag.

Ditte Skovaa Andersen: Decoding the cellular dynamics of tissue homeostasis, plasticity and repair

09.10.2026 Seminar at Zoophysiology 13.00 - 14.00, building 1130, room 123.

Ditte Skovaa Andersen, Section for Cell and Neurobiology, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Denmark. Læs opslag.

Zoofysiologi Seminarer og Symposier afholdt 2026

Kim Rewitz: How endocrine signaling drives metabolic and behavioral adaptation to nutrition and exercise

21.08.2026 Seminar at Zoophysiology 13.00 - 14.00, building 1130, room 123.

Kim Rewitz, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, DK. Læs opslag.

Lene Juel Rasmussen: Genes linked to human health and longevity

29.06.2026 Seminar at Zoophysiology 11.00 - 12.00, building 1130, room 123.

Lene Juel Rasmussen: Center for Healthy Ageing, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Copenhagen, DK. Læs opslag.

Marian Hu: Membrane transport physiology of marine mineralizing systems: From molecular mechanisms to global relevance

18.06.2026 Double-seminar at Zoophysiology 10.00 - 11.30, building 1130, room 123.

Marian Hu, Zoological Institute, Kiel University, Germany. Læs opslag.

Meike Stumpp: Energetics in marine larvae: key mechanisms for coping with ocean change

18.06.2026 Double-seminar at Zoophysiology 10.00 - 11.30, building 1130, room 123.

Meike Stumpp, Zoological Institute, Kiel University, Germany. Læs opslag.

Fiona Müllner: What the thalamus sees: Visualizing the integration of visual information

17.04.2026 Seminar at Zoophysiology 11.00 - 12.00, building 1130, room 123.

Fiona Müllner, Dandrite, Aarhus Universitet, Denmark. Læs opslag.

Niculina Musat: Multi-modal imaging to decipher the ecophysiology of uncultured microorganisms

17.04.2026 Seminar at Zoophysiology 11.00 - 12.00, building 1130, room 123.

Niculina Musat, Department of Biology, Aarhus University, Denmark. Læs opslag.

Jeremy Tame: Molecular Evolution of Haemoglobin

03.02.2026 Seminar at Zoophysiology 14.00 - 15.00, building 1130, room 123.

Jeremy Tame, Yokohama University, Japan. Læs opslag.

Zoofysiologi Seminarer og Symposier afholdt 2025

Anders Hay-Schmidt: Cytoglobin and Neuroglobin - The Anatomist point of view

28.11.2025 Seminar at Zoophysiology 11.00 - 12.00, building 1130, room 123.

Anders Hay-Schmidt, University of Copenhagen, Denmark. Læs opslag.

Daniel Warren: The mechanisms of overwintering anoxia tolerance in painted turtles

14.11.2025 Seminar at Zoophysiology 13.00 - 14.00, building 1130, room 123.

Daniel Warren, Saint Louis University, USA. Læs opslag.

Rasmus Kock Flygaard: Bacterial and mitochondrial cardiolipin synthesis pathways are structurally and functionally diverged

03.10.2025 Seminar at Zoophysiology 13.00 - 14.00, building 1130, room 123.

Rasmus Kock Flygaard, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, Denmark. Læs opslag.

Vera van der Weijden: Embryonic diapause: the key to safeguard fertility?

19.09.2025 Seminar at Zoophysiology 13.00 - 14.00, building 1130, room 123.

Vera van der Weijden, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, Denmark. Læs opslag.

Sjannie Lefevre: Insights from ‘omics about anoxic crucian carp

13.06.2025 Seminar at Zoophysiology 13.00 - 14.00, building 1131, room 127.

Sjannie Lefevre, Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, Norway. Læs opslag.

Till Harter: Comparative red blood cell physiology uncovering novel cellular mechanisms to improve human health and predict the impacts of climate change on fishes

09.05.2025 Seminar at Zoophysiology 13.00 - 14.00, building 1131, room 127.

Till Harter, GEOMAR, Kiel, Germany. Læs opslag.

Eric Warrant: The multisensory basis of nocturnal long-distance navigation in the Australian Bogong moth

The Annual Kjell Johansen Lecture

Friday, April 11th 13.00 - 14.00 Auditorium F, 1534-125

Eric Warrant, Lund Vision Group, Department of Biology, University of Lund, Sverige. Læs opslag.

Mark D. Scherz: Integrative Miniaturisation: Understanding the Bauplan Bottleneck

04.04.2025 Seminar at Zoophysiology 13.00 - 14.00, building 1131, room 127.

Mark D. Scherz, Natural History Museum of Denmark. Læs opslag.

Michael Toft Overgaard: Mother or Murderer?

14.02.2025 Seminar at 13.00 - 14.00, AIAS Auditorium.

Michael Toft Overgaard, Department of Chemistry and Bioscience, Aalborg University, Denmark. Læs opslag.

Zoofysiologi Seminarer og Symposier afholdt 2024

Jolan S. Theriault: Vision and stabilization in hovering Anna’s hummingbirds

29.11.2024 Seminar at Zoophysiology 13.00 - 13.45, building 1131, room 127.

Jolan S. Theriault, Zoophysiology, Aarhus University, Denmark. Læs opslag.

Professor Colin J Brauner: Physiological adaptations at the gills and tissues of fishes

27.09.2024 Seminar at Zoophysiology 14.15 - 15.30 Auditorium G2 in building 1532-122.

Professor Colin J Brauner, Department of Zoology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. Læs opslag.

Karine Salin: Individual variation in mitochondrial metabolism

07.06.2024 Seminar at Zoophysiology 13.00 - 13.45, on zoom.

Karine Salin, IFREMER, France. Læs opslag.

Claus Oxvig: Proteolytic regulation of growth factor signaling – its relevance to vertebrate growth and human disease

24.05.2024 Seminar at Zoophysiology 13.00 - 13.45, building 1131, room 127.

Claus Oxvig, Molecular Biology and Genetic, Aarhus University, Denmark. Læs opslag.

Mads Kuhlmann Andersen: Do fruit flies get migraines? Using comparative physiology to understand human pathology

17.05.2024 Seminar at Zoophysiology 13.00 - 13.45, building 1131, room 127.

Mads Kuhlmann Andersen, Zoophysiology, Aarhus University, Denmark. Læs opslag.

Amanda Bundgaard: Co-option of liver glycogen metabolism in naked mole-rat heart.

15.03.2024 Seminar at Zoophysiology 13.00 - 13.45, building 1131, room 127.

Amanda Bundgaard, Zoophysiology, Aarhus University, Denmark. Læs opslag.

Ole Fröbert: Absence of thrombosis and sedentary lifestyle diseases - Learning from hibernating brown bears

09.02.2024 Seminar at Zoophysiology 13.00 - 13.45, building 1131, room 127.

Ole Fröbert, Steno Diabetes Center Aarhus. Læs opslag.

Rachael Morgan: From hypoxia to hyperoxia: how diel oxygen fluctuations shape the metabolism of coral reef fish

26.01.2024 Seminar at Zoophysiology 12.00 - 12.45, building 1131, room 127.

Rachael Morgan, University of Bergen, Norway. Læs opslag.

Zoofysiologi Seminarer og Symposier afholdt 2023

Lynne Sneddon: Should we care about aquatic animal welfare? Evidence for sentience and pain in crustaceans and fishes

17.11.2023 Seminar at Zoophysiology 13.00 - 13.45, building 1131, room 127.

Lynne Sneddon, University of Gothenburg, Sweden. Læs opslag.

Mads Fristrup Schou: Exploring the evolutionary potential of thermoregulation in ostriches

03.11.2023 Seminar at Zoophysiology 14.00 - 14.45, building 1131, room 127.

Mads Fristrup Schou, Department of Biology, Aarhus Universitet. Læs opslag.

Søren Toft: Macronutrient balancing and limitation of arthropod predators in the wild

22.09.2023 Seminar at Zoophysiology 13.00 - 14.00, building 1131, room 127.

Søren Toft, Department of Biology, Aarhus Universitet. Læs opslag.

Dong Won Thomas Kim: Building the hypothalamus

08.09.2023 Seminar at Zoophysiology 13.00 - 13.45, building 1131, room 127.

Dong Won Thomas Kim, DANDRITE & Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus Universitet. Læs opslag.

Gitte McDonald: Physiological responses to anthropogenic stressors

23.06.2023 Seminar at Zoophysiology 10.15 - 11.00, building 1131, room 127.

Gitte McDonald, Zoophysiology, Aarhus Universitet. Læs opslag.

William Joyce: Experimental versus evolutionary losses of the ß1-adrenergic receptor in teleost fish

09.06.2023 Seminar at Zoophysiology 13.00 - 14.00, building 1131, room 127.

William Joyce, Zoophysiology, Aarhus Universitet. Læs opslag.

Anne Leonie Baier: A bat’s-ear view: how sensory information flow governs behavioural transitions in the wild

12.05.2023 Seminar at Zoophysiology 13.00 - 14.00, building 1131, room 127.

Anne Leonie Baier, Zoophysiology, Aarhus Universitet. Læs opslag.

Lisa Bjerregaard Jørgensen: Mitochondrial (dys)function at high and low temperature extremes – complex I as a common culprit?

28.04.2023 Seminar at Zoophysiology 13.00 - 14.00, building 1131, room 127.

Lisa Bjerregaard Jørgensen, Zoophysiology, Aarhus Universitet. Læs opslag.

Asgeir Bjarnason: Measuring physiological changes in animal models for infectious disease research

23.03.2023 Seminar at Zoophysiology 13.00 - 14.00, building 1131, room 127.

Asgeir Bjarnason, Star-Oddi Ltd. Ísland. Læs opslag.

Catherine J Williams: The harder you look, the more you see - Osteoderms in Lizards

24.02.2023 Seminar at Zoophysiology 13.00 - 13.45, building 1131, room 127.

Catherine J Williams, Zoophysiology, Aarhus University. Læs opslag.

Henrik Lauridsen: Buoyancy and balance in the coelacanth (den blå fisk)

10.02.2023 Seminar at Zoophysiology 13.00 - 14.00, building 1131, room 127.

Henrik Lauridsen, Department Clinical Medicine, Aarhus Universitet. Læs opslag.

Jakob Christensen-Dalsgaard: Lizard directional hearing

03.02.2023 Seminar at Zoophysiology 13.00 - 13.45, building 1131, room 127.

Jakob Christensen-Dalsgaard, Department of Biology, SDU. Læs opslag.

Peter Funch: Do sponges sleep?

13.01.2023 Seminar at Zoophysiology 13.00 - 13.45, building 1131, room 127.

Peter Funch, Department of Biology, Section for Genetics, Ecology and Evolution, Aarhus University. Læs opslag.

Kjell Johansen Lectures

To celebrate the Viking Physiologist and founder of Zoophysiology in Aarhus in 1971, Professor Kjell Johansen, a series of lectures and symposia was commenced in 2012.

The abstracts of the invited speakers and the programmes of the symposia can be seen here.