2024

Alice Margaria (16.12.2024). Talk “Trans Legal Parenthood and the Costs of Overlooked Sterilisation Rationales”. Lecture series «Contemporary Debates in Bioethics: Reproductive Ethics», Institute for Biomedical Ethics at the University of Basel.

Tommaso Cavazza (14.12.2024). Inaugural lecture "Illuminating embryogenesis to overcome infertility". University of Zurich. Link

Nina Jakoby (05.12.2024). Talk "Gefühl & Gesellschaft: Eine soziologische Betrachtung der Angst". Fachsymposium «ANGST», Privatklinik Wyss AG, Münchenbuchsee, Switzerland. Flyer (PDF, 578 KB)

Julia Böcker (02.12.2024). Talk Experiencing reproductive loss in fertility treatment". Ringvorlesung »Contemporary Debates in Bioethics: Reproductive Ethics«, Institute for Biomedical Ethics, University of Basel.

Nina Jakoby & Linda Bosshart (01.12.2024). Diskussion "Trauer am Lebensende und Lebensanfang", „SONNTAGSKLATSCH“ – Gesprächsrunde zu einem aktuellen Thema, Zürich. Flyer (PDF, 306 KB)

Alice Margaria (25.11.2024). Talk "The Future of Egg Donation (and Beyond) in Switzerland". Seminar Series «Ethics and Politics of Family and Reproduction», University of Basel (hybrid). Link

Edmée Ballif (25.11.2024). Talk "Justice reproductive et santé environnementale". Colloque international "(In)justice Reproductive. Les droits reproductifs au prisme des rapports de domination de genre, de race et de classe", MSH Paris Nord, Paris.

Larissa Fritsch, Michael Braunschweig & Sabine Stettler (22.11.2024). Talk "Attitudes on assisted reproduction, religiosity and the beginning of life worth protecting". Thesis Workshop, Soziologisches Institut, Universität Zürich, Kloster Fischingen.

Alice Margaria (21.11.2024). Talk “Gender-neutral parenthood”. FLIC-Workshop: The Neutrality of Family Law: Between Framing and Substance, 21-22 November 2024, Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law. Link

Fiona Behle (21.11.2024). Talk "Rechtsfragen in der innerklinischen Geburtshilfe". 7. Fachtagung Geburtshilfe Link

Daniel Drewniak (21.11.2024). Talk "Gender – a view from the Medical Humanities". CAS in Sex- and Gender-Specific Medicine, 21-22 November 2024, Universität Zürich, Switzerland. Link

Edmée Ballif (19.11.2024). Talk "Food, Gender and the Family". Class "Gender und Verwandtschaft", Annuska Derks and Molly Fitzpatrick, University of Zurich.

Melanie Dössegger (13.11.2024). Talk "Kunstwerk Familie: Die abstammungsrechtliche Praxis aus ethischer Perspektive". Ethik-Höck: Die abstammungsrechtliche Praxis aus ethischer Perspektive, UZH Alumni Chapter Applied Ethics. Link

Julia Böcker (09.11.2024). Talk "Researcher vulnerability as an epistemic resource". Congress of the Swiss Sociological Association 2024, University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland. 9. - 11. November 2024 Basel (FHNW Campus Muttenz), Switzerland. Link

Tommaso Cavazza (10.10.2024). Talk "Errors at the beginning of life: aneuploidy and mammalian embryogenesis". Secció́de Biologia Molecular de la Societat Catalana de Biologia & Cell and Tissue Research in Catalonia (CATCAT). Barcelona, Spain. Link

Josef Zweimüller (17.09.2024). Podium "Karriere und Familie - (K)ein Problem?!". Universität Zürich, Switzerland. Link

Matthias Klingler (13.09.2024). Talk "Revisiting the relationship between divorce and women’s labor supply. Examining the role of selection on trend". ECSR (European Consortium for Sociological Research) Conference. 12-14 September 2024, Barcelona, Spain. Link

Daniel Drewniak & Tanja Krones (08. -13.09.2024). Talk "Erfahrungen und Perspektiven von Erwachsenen, die durch Leihmutterschaft, Ei- oder Samenspende gezeugt wurden: Eine qualitative Studie (IDENTITY)". Kooperationstagung der GMDS, DGSMP, DGEpi, DGMS und DGPH 08.-13.09.2024, Dresden, Deutschland. Link

Marie-Hélène Peter-Spiess & Kristin Hammer (11.09.24). Talk "Eizellenspende in der Schweiz. Tabubruch oder total normal?", Lunch & Lecture, Paulus Akademie, Zurich, Switzerland. 

Maila Mertens, Nadja Colombini & Jörg RösselSocial (09.09.2024). Talk "Norms, Cultural Values and the Intention to Use Social Freezing". Kongress der Schweizerischen Gesellschaft für Soziologie "Vulnerable Societies: Risks and Responses". September 9 to 11, 2024, FHNW Campus Muttenz bei Basel.

Maila Mertens (31.08.2024). Talk "Surrogacy in Switzerland and Beyond: Legal Challenges and Societal Acceptance". NSC Zürich 202428. Nationale Auswahlsitzung des Europäischen Jugendparlaments der Schweiz. Zürich, Schweiz. Flyer (PDF, 9 MB)

Marie-Hélène Peter-Spiess (12.08.2024). Talk "Regulating Unhealthy Foods: The 'Bittersweet' Case of Switzerland", O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law, Georgetown University Law Center, Washington DC, USA.

Arthur-Louis Heath & Amina Mollaysa (27.07.2024). Talk "Rethinking Molecular Design: Integrating Latent Variable and Auto-Regressive Models for Enhanced Goal Directed Generation". CML 2024 Workshop AccMLBio. Vienna, Austria. Link

Edmée Ballif (23.07.2024). Talk "Food as reproductive technology". European Association of Social Anthropologists (EASA) 2024 conference, Barcelona, Spain.

Julia Böcker (19.07.2024). Talk "Un/making death and loss in fertility treatment". EASST-4S 2024 (Joint Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Science and Technology (EASST) and the Society for Social Studies of Science (4S)). 16. - 19. July 2024 Amsterdam, Netherlands.Link

Matthias Klingler (05.07.2024). Talk "Unveiling the Dynamic Effect of Divorce on Women’s Labor Supply. The Moderating Role of Motherhood". SOEP 2024 – 15th International German Socio-Economic Panel User Conference, Berlin, Germany. Link

Lea Heistrüvers (14.06.2024). Talk “Motivation und Perspektiven von altruistischen/ nichtkommerziellen Leihmüttern”, 10. Pflegekongress für Gynäkologie, Suhr Schweiz. Link

Larissa Fritsch (11.06.2024). Talk "Does queer identity influence the desire to parent?". Retraite des interuniversitären Doktoratsprogramm Gender Studies.

Larissa Fritsch (06.06.2024). Talk "Does queer identity influence the desire to parent?". Woman@SUZ-Workshop, Soziologisches Institut, Universität Zürich.

Marie-Hélène Peter-Spiess (06.06.24). Talk "Neue Familienformen und Abstammung - Der Einfluss verschiedener Konstellationen und Elternprojekte". Webinar des Schweizerischen Juristenvereins (SJV), Link

Alice Margaria (30.05.2024). Talk “Trans Reproduction and Legal Parenthood: Lived Experiences and Legal Mirror Climbing”. International Doctoral Seminar in Health Law (séminaire doctoral international en droit de la santé), University of Neuchâtel.

Brigitte Leeners (30.05.2024). Podium mit Entscheidungsträger:innen aus Medizin, Religion und Politik. Ringvorlesung der Kommission UZH Interdisziplinär (UZH-i) "Fortpflanzung im Spannungsfeld von Medizin, Religion und Politik", University of Zurich, Switzerland. Link

Fiona Behle (23.05.2024). Talk "Mutter, Vater und anderes Elternteil: Zur Elternschaftskonzeption im Schweizer Recht". Ringvorlesung der Kommission UZH Interdisziplinär (UZH-i) "Fortpflanzung im Spannungsfeld von Medizin, Religion und Politik", University of Zurich, Switzerland. Link

Marie-Hélène Peter-Spiess (21.05.24). Talk "Alimentation, santé publique et droit : le cas du sucre". Midi Santé, Institut de droit de la santé, Rechtswissenschaftliche Fakultät der Universität Neuenburg, Switzerland. 

Marie-Hélène Peter-Spiess (16.05.2024). Talk "Corporate Social Responsibility in the Food Sector: The Role of Soft Tools for Health Sustainability". Food Law Academic Network (FLAN) conference "Legal issues for a Sustainable agrifood chain", University of Bari, Italy. Link

Marie-Hélène Peter-Spiess (15.05.2024). Talk "Regulating FemTech: Challenges and Opportunities Surrounding Fertility Tracking Apps from a Public Health Perspective". Conference on “Reproductive Rights: Legal Developments and Challenges”, Law Centre for Health & Life, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands. Link

Edmée Ballif (15.05.2024). Talk "Parenting and the Environment". Class "Making Humans, Reproducing the Future", Molly Fitzpatrick, University of Zurich.

Katja Rost (13.05.2024). Talk "Ist die Generation Z «überbehütet, selbstbestimmt und unterschätzt»?". Debatte im Bernhard Theater, NZZ-Live. Zürich, Switzerland. Link

Agnes Kandlbinder (08.05.2024). Talk "Ethical issues of Germline Genome Editing from a Reproductive Justice perspective".  Reproductive Justice now! International Conference on Reproductive Justice. London, United Kingdom. Link

Alice Margaria (07.05.2024). Talk "Degendering Legal Parenthood: Possibilities and Side Effects". Online talk at the Utrecht Centre for European Research into Family Law, Netherlands. Link

Linda Bosshart (02.05.2024). Talk "«Gott sorgt auch für diese Kinder»: Transzendierungen in Kinderwunschbehandlungen". Ringvorlesung der Kommission UZH Interdisziplinär (UZH-i) "Fortpflanzung im Spannungsfeld von Medizin, Religion und Politik", University of Zurich, Switzerland. Link

Marie-Hélène Peter-Spiess (26.04.2024). Talk "Évolutions et perspectives législatives dans la quête d’une alimentation plus saine en Suisse". Rotary Club de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.

Julia Schmid (24.04.2024). Talk "Belastung durch assistierte Reproduktion: Ob das Spuren hinterlässt?". Institut für Rechtsmedizin UZH, University of Zurich, Switzerland.

Margit Osterloh (18.04.2024). Talk "Kind und Karriere – ein Widerspruch?". Investment live, NZZ, Zurich, Switzerland. Link

Michael Krauthammer (18.04.2024). Talk "Biomedical Sequence Models: From Predicting Disease Trajectories to Genome Editing Outcomes". BIDS Monthly Seminar Series, Yale School of Medicine, Biomedical Informatic and Data Sciene, USA. Link

Edmée Ballif (17.04.2024). Talk "Raising the green generation: Childcare practices in times of environmental threats". Workshop "Environments of Reproduction", Charité, Freie Universität, DFG, Max Plank Institute, Berlin, Germany.

Michael U. Braunschweig (04.04.2024). Podium "Geschlechtervielfalt im Gesetz – wie könnte das aussehen?". Polit-Forum Bern, Switzerland. Link

Michael Coors (05.03.2024). Talk "How to ethically measure the risk of Germline Genome Editing?". Workshop "The Technology and Ethics of CRISPR" 03. - 06. March 2024, Monte Verità, Ascona, Switzerland. Link

Dieter Egli, Ben Davies, Agnes Kandlbinder, Norah Fogarty, Gerald Schwank, Michael Coors, Michael Krauthammer (05.03.2024). Interdisciplinary panel discussion. Workshop "The Technology and Ethics of CRISPR" 03. - 06. March 2024, Monte Verità, Ascona, Switzerland. Link

Agnes Kandlbinder (05.03.2024). Talk "Spotlight on Reproductive Justice". Workshop "The Technology and Ethics of CRISPR" 03. - 06. March 2024, Monte Verità, Ascona, Switzerland. Link

Michael Krauthammer (05.03.2024). Talk "The role of AI in genome engineering?". Workshop "The Technology and Ethics of CRISPR" 03. - 06. March 2024, Monte Verità, Ascona, Switzerland. Link

Anina Meier (05.03.2024). Poster presentation “Potentialities of CRISPR. An Ethnography of Genome Engineering in Switzerland”. At URPP H2R & ZLSR Workshop “The Technology and Ethics of CRISPR”, Monte Verità, Switzerland. Link

Ulrike Ehlert & Margot Michel (04.03.2024). Podium (online) "Übergang zur Elternschaft". Developmental Science Network Zurich (DSN-ZH). Link

Marie-Hélène Peter-Spiess (04.03.2024). Talk "Interventions in the human germline: legal framework, challenges and perspectives". Workshop "The Technology and Ethics of CRISPR" 03. - 06. March 2024, Monte Verità, Ascona, Switzerland. Link

Maila Mertens (01.03.2024). Talk "Navigating Assisted Reproductive Sociology in Switzerland: Insights from the CHARLS Survey and Sociological Perspectives".  Block course FS 24 "Law, Reproduction and Ethics: Fundamental Debates", University of Zurich.

Alice Margaria (01.03.2024). Talk "The Strasbourg Compromise: Family Diversity before the ECtHR". London School of Economics, Regulating Parenting: A Critical Perspective, London, United Kingdom.

Alice Margaria (29.02.2024). Talk "Juggling Justice: Insights from the Strasbourg Bench".  School of Slavonic and Eastern European Studies (SSEES), University College London, United Kingdom. Link

Marie-Hélène Peter-Spiess (23.02.2024). Talk "Global Health Law and Non-Communicable Diseases". Module "Global Health Law, Governance and Ethics", University of Kent, United Kingdom. Link

Alice Margaria (23.02.2024). Talk "Family Law Pluralism and its Unintended Consequences: The Case of Degendering Legal Parenthood".  Online and at Emory Law School, FLT at 40: The Family and the Constitution of Everyday Life, Atlanta, USA.

Brigitte Leeners (22.02.2024). Talk "Techniken der assistierten Reproduktion: Aktuelle und zukünftige Möglichkeiten". Ringvorlesung der Kommission UZH Interdisziplinär (UZH-i) "Fortpflanzung im Spannungsfeld von Medizin, Religion und Politik", University of Zurich, Switzerland. Link

Alice Margaria (22.02.2024). Talk "Back to Square One? Legal Hurdles and Possibilities for Trans (Prospective) Parents in Europe". Conference "Reproductive Justice in the Context of Queer and Trans Reproduction with Assisted Reproductive Technologies", 22. & 23.02.2024, Graz, Austria. Link

Fiona Behle (09.02.2024). Talk "The Two-Parent Principle and its Origins". Conference “Justice, Care, Responsibility: Rethinking the Family from a Legal and Philosophical Perspective”. University of Geneva, Switzerland.

Alice Margaria (08.02.2024). Talk "Legal Parenthood: between Change and Continuity". Conference “Justice, Care, Responsibility: Rethinking the Family from a Legal and Philosophical Perspective”. University of Geneva, Switzerland.

Brigitte Leeners (25.01.2024). Talk “Social Freezing”. 10. Internationaler Kongress Gynäkologie 2024. University Hospital Zürich, Switzerland. Link

Leander D. Loacker (11.01.2024). Talk "Humangenetik und Privatautonomie". Zürcherischer Juristenverein, Switzerland. Link

Sandra Gilgen (10.01.2024). Invited Talk “Regretting parenthood: Evidence from Switzerland using the crosswise model”. Research Colloquium “Empirical Social Research”. University of Konstanz, Germany. Link