Where does a good research question actually come from? Drawing on François Jacob's distinction between "Day Science" (structured, logical, falsification-driven) and "Night Science" (creative, associative, intuitive), the workshop explores how discovery really happens - and how to get better at both modes. Expect a highly interactive day: pair work, improvisation exercises, question reframing, and case studies you can apply directly to your own project. This is not a lecture series.

Who it's for: Postdoctoral fellows at DBM, Biozentrum and FMI. PhD students and research associates are also welcome to join.

Workshop details The essentials:
Date: Wednesday, 11 November 2026 
Time: · 9:00-17:00 ·
Location:  [VENUE TBD] Basel

Registration info will arrive soon, so hold the date on your calendar now. Participation is limited to 100 places across the three institutions, so we encourage you to hold the date now. Registration details will follow shortly.

Curious in the meantime? Learn more about the workshop and read participant impressions at night-science.org or  THE PODCAST

With best regards,

Postdoc representatives of DBM, Biozentrum and FMI

From 12:00 to 13:00
 

Autumn Semester
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Spring Semester

January 9th: Paul Bourgine - Group Leader and Lecturer at Lund University, Zoom only (see e-mails) √

February 13th: Anke Wixmerten - Head of the GMP Core Facility DBM, in the ZLF seminar room, 2.OG √

March 6th: Diego Calabrese - Head of Histology Core Facility DBM, in the ZLF seminar room, 2.OG √

March 27th: Valentina Basolini - Junior Group Leader at Deparment of Biomedical Engineering (DBE), in the ZLF seminar room, 2.OG √

May 29th: Romain Amante - Lead Clinical Biospecimen Scientist Novartis, in the ZLF seminar room, 2.OG √