Celsius-Linnaeus Lectures
- Date
- 19 February 2026, 09:00–17:00
- Location
- Ångström Laboratory, Sonja Lyttkens and EBC, Friessalen
- Type
- Lecture
- Lecturer
- Fedor Jelezko and Molly Przeworski
- Web page
- https://www.uu.se/en/disciplinary-domain/science-and-technology/research/celsius-linnaeus-lectures
- Organiser
- Faculty of Science and Thechnology
- Contact person
- Karin Thellenberg
- Phone
- +46 18-471 49 47
Each year the Faculty of Science and Technology arranges the Celsius-Linnaeus honorary lectures in memory of Anders Celsius and Carl Linnaeus. The 2026 Celsius Lecturer is Fedor Jelezko, Institute for Quantum Optics, Ulm University, and the Linnaeus Lecturer is Molly Przeworski, Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University.
Here you can read an article about the Celsius-Linnaeus Lecturers "Quantum sensors and genetic mutations".
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
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, Ångströmlaboratoriet
14.15: CELSIUS-LECTURE: Diamond quantum sensors for biomedical applications
Professor Fedor Jelezko, Director of the Institute for Quantum Optics, Ulm University, Germany
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.