Celsius-Linnaeus Lectures 2026

Location: Friessalen, EBC

09.00: Welcome to the Celsius-Linnaeus Lectures 2026
Vice-rector Charlotte Platzer-Björkman and the Chairman of the Celsius-Linnaeus Committee Giuliano Di Baldassarre.

09.15: LINNAEUS LECTURE: Why do human germline mutation rates depend on age and sex?
Molly Przeworski, Professor of Biological Sciences & Systems Biology, Columbia University, USA

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10.15: Break

10.30: Symposia lecture: Data-driven insights into variant-to-function mechanisms in human traits and diseases.
Professor Tuuli Lappalainen, Science for Life Laboratory, Department of Gene Technology, KTH Royal Institute of Technology. New York Genome Center, USA

11:00: Symposia lecture: Homo sapiens specific genetic variants and the importance of ancient southern African genomes.
Professor Mattias Jakobsson, Department of Organismal Biology, Human Evolution, Uppsala University

11.30: Panel discussion
Molly Przeworski, Tuuli Lappalainen and Mattias Jakobsson
Moderator: Professor Göran Arnqvist, Department of Ecology and Genetics, Animal Ecology, Uppsala University

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Location: Sonja Lyttkens, Ångström Laboratory

14.15: CELSIUS-LECTURE: Diamond quantum sensors for biomedical applications
Professor Fedor Jelezko, Director of the Institute for Quantum Optics, Ulm University, Germany

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15.15: Break

15.30: Symposia lecture: Ångström Matter for Quantum Technology
Associate Professor Venkata Kamalakar Mutta, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University

16.15: Panel discussion
Fedor Jelezko and Venkata Kamalakar Mutta.
Moderator: Associate Professor Tapati Sarkar, Department of Materials Science, Uppsala University

16.45: Closing words
Chairman of the Celsius-Linnaeus Committee Giuliano Di Baldassarre.