LONG NIGHT OF SCIENCE IN JENA

November 20, 2026 | 6:00 p.m. – midnight

Women’s Health Trail | STATION 1: The Miracle of the Placenta – The Organ of Life

Time
18:00 - 22:00 o'clock
Organizer
Universitätsklinikum Jena
Place
Universitätsklinikum Jena | Haus E
Adresse
Am Klinikum 1 · 07747 Jena

Women’s health, reproduction, the placenta – three pillars of life. Find out how innovative research is improving women’s health, shedding light on the fascinating mechanisms of reproduction and revealing the vital role of the placenta.

Immerse yourself in the fascinating world of the placenta and women’s health! Try our ‘mother’s cake’, refreshing fruit water and placenta biscuits. Discover that the placenta is the only human organ available for research on a daily basis, and learn how it can be used as an alternative to animal testing. Posters, tissue sections under the microscope and experts will answer all your questions!

In addition, by prior booking, there are guided tours of the placenta laboratory offering an insight into placental perfusion.

Further information can be found on the website of the Department of Obstetrics and CEPRE – Centre for Early Pregnancy and Reproductive Health & Placenta Laboratory Jena.

 

Location

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Women’s Health Exhibition Trail | STATION 5: Gynaecological Cancers - 18:00
Women’s Health Exhibition | STATION 6: Endometriosis – women don’t have to put up with it - 18:00
Women’s Health Trail | STATION 7: Breast cancer is no longer as frightening as it used to be - 18:00
Women’s Health Trail | STATION 8: The pelvic floor – our daily support - 18:00
Women’s Health Trail | STATION 9: Research by, with and for women and families - 18:00
Women’s Health Information Trail: Programme of Talks - 18:00
Women’s Health Information Trail | STATION 2: All about pregnancy and childbirth - 18:00
Women’s Health Trail | STATION 3: Acid makes you happy - 18:00
Women’s Health Trail | STATION 10: Little Researchers - 18:00