The IGMM Seminar Series attracts distinguished scientists from around the world working in the fields of genetics, molecular medicine and cancer research, and whose research complements that being done at IGMM.
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Each talk has an organiser. Please contact them in the first instance if you have a query about a particular talk. Only contact one of the people below if you have a question about the list, such as whether your talk or series could be added.
| Quantitative super-resolution 3D-SIM imaging of chromatin domain organisation |
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| Lothar Schermelleh |
| Thu 21 Jun 2018, 13:00 - 14:00 |
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| Architecture and adaptation of human complex traits: from polygenic to omnigenic |
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| Jonathan Pritchard |
| Thu 14 Jun 2018, 13:00 - 14:00 |
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| TBC - 7 June 2018 |
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| Richard Youle |
| Thu 07 Jun 2018, 13:00 - 14:00 |
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| Singel cell and population analysis of neural stem cell fate in the adult zebrafish brain |
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| Laure Bally-Cuif |
| Thu 31 May 2018, 13:00 - 14:00 |
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| TBC - 17 May 2018 |
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| Daniel Gaffney |
| Thu 17 May 2018, 13:00 - 14:00 |
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| TBC - 10 May 2018 |
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| Massimo Palmarini |
| Thu 10 May 2018, 13:00 - 14:00 |
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| TBC - 3 May 2018 |
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| Cathie Sudlow |
| Thu 03 May 2018, 13:00 - 14:00 |
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| TBC - 26 April 2018 |
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| Gil McVean |
| Thu 26 Apr 2018, 13:00 - 14:00 |
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| TBC - 19 April 2018 |
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| Moira Whyte |
| Thu 19 Apr 2018, 13:00 - 14:00 |
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| Replication-associated chromosome Maintenance Mechanisms in Yeast and Human Cells |
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| Anne Donaldson |
| Thu 12 Apr 2018, 13:00 - 14:00 |
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| Decoding Plasticity in the Dark Proteome |
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| Edward Lemke |
| Thu 29 Mar 2018, 13:00 - 14:00 |
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| TBC - 22 March 2018 |
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| Bart De Strooper |
| Thu 22 Mar 2018, 13:00 - 14:00 |
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| TBC - 15 March 2018 |
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| Giles Hardingham |
| Thu 15 Mar 2018, 13:00 - 14:00 |
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| TBC - 8 March 2018 |
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| Dmitry Gordenin |
| Thu 08 Mar 2018, 13:00 - 14:00 |
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| To be confirmed 1 March 2018 |
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| Jordan Raff |
| Thu 01 Mar 2018, 13:00 - 14:00 |
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| How the genome is reorganized during zygotic reprogramming to totipotency |
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| Kikue Tachibani-Konwalski |
| Thu 22 Feb 2018, 13:00 - 14:00 |
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| Genome diversification and stability in the human germline |
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| Eva Hoffmann |
| Thu 01 Feb 2018, 13:00 - 14:00 |
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| To be confirmed 25 January 2018 |
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| Stuart Forbes |
| Thu 25 Jan 2018, 13:00 - 14:00 |
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| 3 types of cell competition and its roles in development, cancer and ageing |
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| Eduardo Moreno |
| Thu 18 Jan 2018, 13:00 - 14:00 |
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| To be confirmed 11 January 2018 |
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| Stirling Churchman |
| Thu 11 Jan 2018, 13:00 - 14:00 |
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| To be confirmed 7 December 2017 |
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| Paul Welsh |
| Thu 07 Dec 2017, 13:00 - 14:00 |
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| To be confirmed 30 November 2017 |
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| Pedro Beltrao |
| Thu 30 Nov 2017, 13:00 - 14:00 |
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| To be confirmed 23 November 2017 |
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| Caroline Relton |
| Thu 23 Nov 2017, 13:00 - 14:00 |
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| To be confirmed 16 November 2017 |
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| Constance Alabert |
| Thu 16 Nov 2017, 13:00 - 14:00 |
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| Measuring cancer evolutionary dynamics from genomic data |
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| Trevor Graham |
| Thu 09 Nov 2017, 13:00 - 14:00 |
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| Size matters: the need for some large-scale population studies |
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| Rory Collins |
| Thu 02 Nov 2017, 13:00 - 14:00 |
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| Roles of miRNAs in animal development: lessons from C. elegans |
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| Luisa Cochella |
| Thu 26 Oct 2017, 13:00 - 14:00 |
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| From genomic variation to molecular mechanism |
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| Jan Korbel |
| Thu 12 Oct 2017, 13:00 - 14:00 |
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| Precision Wnt signaling |
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| John Paul Vincent |
| Thu 05 Oct 2017, 13:00 - 14:00 |
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| Understanding metabolic phenotypes and liabilities in human cancer |
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| Ralph Deberardinis |
| Thu 28 Sep 2017, 13:00 - 14:00 |
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| Using zebrafish to study nervous system formation, function and repair |
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| Professor David Lyons |
| Thu 21 Sep 2017, 13:00 - 14:00 |
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| A forward genetic suppressor screen in Mecp2 mice reveals that lipid metabolism is a therapeutic target in Rett syndrome |
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| Professor Monica Justice |
| Thu 29 Jun 2017, 13:00 - 14:00 |
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| Variation and evolution in transcription factor-DNA interactions |
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| Professor Martha Bulyk |
| Fri 23 Jun 2017, 13:00 - 14:00 |
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| Inter-generational epigenetic memory and forgetting |
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| Dr Ben Lehner |
| Thu 01 Jun 2017, 13:00 - 14:00 |
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| Charting the genetic architecture of the response to DNA damage |
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| Dr Dan Durocher |
| Thu 18 May 2017, 13:00 - 14:00 |
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| DNA breakage and human genetic disease |
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| Professor Keith Caldecott |
| Thu 11 May 2017, 13:00 - 14:00 |
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| Neurodegeneration: from molecules to medicines |
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| Professor Giovanna Mallucci |
| Thu 04 May 2017, 13:00 - 14:00 |
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| Epigenetic memory over geological timescales |
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| Professor Hiten Madhani |
| Tue 02 May 2017, 13:00 - 14:00 |
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| TBA 27/4 |
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| Dr Jason Carroll |
| Thu 27 Apr 2017, 13:00 - 14:00 |
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| The resolution of phenotypic, genetic and cellular heterogeneity in Hirschprung Disease |
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| Professor Aravinda Chakravarti |
| Mon 10 Apr 2017, 13:00 - 14:00 |
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| Using human genetics and genomics to unravel causal mechanisms for diabetes |
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| Professor Anna Gloyn |
| Thu 30 Mar 2017, 13:00 - 14:00 |
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| How replication impediments impair epigenetic memory |
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| Dr Julian Sale |
| Thu 23 Mar 2017, 13:00 - 14:00 |
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| Regulation and function of noncoding RNAs in mammalian physiology and cancer |
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| Professor Josh Mendell |
| Fri 17 Mar 2017, 13:00 - 14:00 |
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| O-GlcNAc signalling in development and disease |
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| Professor Dan Van Aalten |
| Thu 09 Mar 2017, 13:00 - 14:00 |
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| Diversification in Alzheimer's disease; beyond amyloid and tau for therapy and biomarkers |
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| Professor Simon Lovestone |
| Thu 02 Mar 2017, 13:00 - 14:00 |
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| How difficult-to-replicate loci drive chromosome instability and human disease |
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| Professor Ian Hickson |
| Thu 23 Feb 2017, 13:00 - 14:00 |
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| Molecular Tinkering: the Edinburgh scientists who changed the face of modern biology |
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| Dr Ben Martynoga |
| Thu 09 Feb 2017, 13:00 - 14:00 |
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| mRNA cap regulation and cellular decisions |
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| Professor Vicky Cowling |
| Thu 26 Jan 2017, 13:00 - 14:00 |
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| TRACERx – Chromosomal Order and Chaos |
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| Professor Charles Swanton |
| Tue 10 Jan 2017, 13:00 - 14:00 |
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| Roles and regulation of the eukaryotic replisome |
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| Professor Karim Labib |
| Thu 01 Dec 2016, 13:00 - 14:00 |
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| Putting function into Drosophila genomics |
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| Professor Shireen Davies and Professor Julian Dow |
| Thu 24 Nov 2016, 13:00 - 14:00 |
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| The importance of studying African genomes - recent experiences |
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| Professor Michele Ramsay |
| Fri 18 Nov 2016, 13:00 - 14:00 |
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| TBA 17/11 |
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| Professor Phil Jones |
| Thu 17 Nov 2016, 13:00 - 14:00 |
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| Powering senescence: the ugly side of mitochondria |
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| Dr Joao Passos |
| Thu 10 Nov 2016, 13:00 - 14:00 |
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| Genes to clinic in autoimmune diabetes |
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| Professor John Todd |
| Thu 03 Nov 2016, 13:00 - 14:00 |
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| How is DNA woven into chromosomes? |
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| Professor Kim Nasmyth |
| Thu 27 Oct 2016, 13:00 - 14:00 |
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| How chromatin structure regulates alternative splicing |
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| Professor Albert Kornblihtt |
| Thu 13 Oct 2016, 13:00 - 14:00 |
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| Regenerating the human kidney based upon an understanding of development |
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| Professor Melissa Little |
| Mon 10 Oct 2016, 13:00 - 14:00 |
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| TBA 6/10 |
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| Professor Paul McKeigue |
| Thu 06 Oct 2016, 13:00 - 14:00 |
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| Using chromatin profiling to identify crucial regulators of tumour maintenance |
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| Professor Constanze Bonifer |
| Thu 29 Sep 2016, 13:00 - 14:00 |
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| The targeted maintenance of epigenetic states - a genetic approach |
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| Professor Anne Ferguson-Smith |
| Thu 30 Jun 2016, 13:00 - 14:00 |
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| Chromosome Replication: A View From the Lagging Strand |
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| Professor Iestyn Whitehouse |
| Thu 16 Jun 2016, 13:00 - 14:00 |
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| How to build and maintain the largest functional domain in the human nucleus |
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| Professor Brian McStay |
| Thu 09 Jun 2016, 13:00 - 14:00 |
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| Histones, bacteria, sickle cells and reindeer (in that order) |
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| Professor Tobias Warnecke |
| Thu 02 Jun 2016, 13:00 - 14:00 |
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| The Living Time Machine |
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| Professor Nicola Clayton and Mr Clive Wilkins (Artist in Residence) |
| Thu 26 May 2016, 13:00 - 14:00 |
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| How a Volvox Embryo Turns Itself Inside Out |
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| Professor Ray Goldstein |
| Thu 19 May 2016, 13:00 - 14:00 |
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| Genomic medicine: progress and pitfalls in translating research to routine care |
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| Professor Nazneen Rahman |
| Thu 05 May 2016, 13:00 - 14:00 |
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| TBA - 28/4 |
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| Professor Erin Schuman |
| Thu 28 Apr 2016, 13:00 - 14:00 |
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| Effects of aneuploidy on cell physiology and its role in tumorigenesis |
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| Professor Angelika Amon |
| Tue 26 Apr 2016, 13:00 - 14:00 |
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| Control of the actin cytoskeleton by Rho-family GTPases in migration and in cancer |
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| Dr Laura Machesky |
| Thu 21 Apr 2016, 13:00 - 14:00 |
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| Networks of alternative splicing regulation in cancer |
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| Professor Juan Valcarcel |
| Thu 14 Apr 2016, 13:00 - 14:00 |
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| Transcriptional regulation through nuclear lipids |
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| Professor Stefan Roberts |
| Thu 17 Mar 2016, 13:00 - 14:00 |
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| TBA - 10/3 |
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| Professor Carlos Lopez-Otin |
| Thu 10 Mar 2016, 13:00 - 14:00 |
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| Investigating skeletal disorders through genome analysis and editing |
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| Professor Uwe Kornak |
| Thu 03 Mar 2016, 13:00 - 14:00 |
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| Sensing and Restricting: Innate immune control of HIV |
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| Professor Jan Rehwinkel |
| Thu 11 Feb 2016, 13:00 - 14:00 |
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| Lost in translation; dysregulated protein synthesis in neuropsychiatric disorders |
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| Dr Christos Ckogkas |
| Thu 04 Feb 2016, 13:00 - 14:00 |
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| The control of T cell metabolism and differentiation |
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| Professor Doreen Cantrell |
| Thu 21 Jan 2016, 13:00 - 14:00 |
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| Non-coding solutions to developmental challenges |
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| Professor Donal O'Carroll |
| Thu 14 Jan 2016, 13:00 - 14:00 |
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| TBA 17/12 |
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| Professor Richard Iggo |
| Thu 17 Dec 2015, 13:00 - 14:00 |
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| TBA - 10/12 |
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| Professor Wieland Huttner |
| Thu 10 Dec 2015, 13:00 - 14:00 |
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| Functional Cancer Genomics: Translating Novel Targets into New Therapies |
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| Dr John Brognard |
| Thu 26 Nov 2015, 13:00 - 14:00 |
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| Targeting the X in male flies for chromosome-wide transcription regulation |
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| Professor Peter Becker |
| Thu 19 Nov 2015, 13:00 - 14:00 |
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| TBA 12/11 |
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| Dr Laura Machesky |
| Thu 12 Nov 2015, 13:00 - 14:00 |
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| Moving towards a transcription factor-centric view of ‘epigenetics’ |
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| Professor John Greally |
| Wed 11 Nov 2015, 13:00 - 14:00 |
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| Assembly of functional axonal domains |
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| Professor Brophy |
| Thu 05 Nov 2015, 13:00 - 14:00 |
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| Sunlight and health. A new mechanism for ultraviolet radiation’s cardiovascular benefits’ |
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| Professor Richard Weller |
| Thu 29 Oct 2015, 13:00 - 14:00 |
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| Chromatin dynamics in the mouse oocytes |
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| Dr Petra Hajkova |
| Thu 22 Oct 2015, 13:00 - 14:00 |
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| Studying Cancers at Single Nucleotide Resolution:- past, present & future |
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| Professor Sean Grimmond |
| Thu 08 Oct 2015, 13:00 - 14:00 |
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| Using Biology, Chemistry and Physics to study Alzheimer’s Disease |
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| Professor Frank Gunn-Moore |
| Thu 01 Oct 2015, 13:00 - 14:00 |
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| Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde: the exosome complex in RNA processing and decay |
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| Professor Elena Conti |
| Tue 22 Sep 2015, 12:00 - 13:00 |
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| Localizing the genomes of Yiddish speakers to primeval villages using the Geographic Population Structure (GPS) tool |
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| Dr Eran Elhaik |
| Thu 03 Sep 2015, 13:00 - 14:00 |
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