A superlist containing all seminar lists from the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine.

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TBA - John Sedivy
Professor John Sedivy
Thu 25 Jun 2020, 13:00 - 14:00
IGMM Lecture Theatre

TBA - Paola Scaffidi
Dr Paola Scaffidi
Thu 04 Jun 2020, 13:00 - 14:00
IGMM Lecture Theatre

TBA - Rebecca Fitzgerald
Professor Rebecca Fitzgerald
Thu 28 May 2020, 13:00 - 14:00
IGMM Lecture Theatre

TBA - Stephen Tait
Professor Stephen Tait
Thu 21 May 2020, 13:00 - 14:00
IGMM Lecture Theatre

TBA Xin Lu
Professor Xin Lu
Mon 18 May 2020, 13:00 - 14:00
IGMM Lecture Theatre

TBA - Stefan Mundlos
Professor Stefan Mundlos
Thu 14 May 2020, 13:00 - 14:00
IGMM Lecture Theatre

TBA 11.5.2020
Professor John D. Scott
Mon 11 May 2020, 13:00 - 14:00
IGMM Lecture Theatre

TBA - Adam Antebi
Professor Adam Antebi
Thu 07 May 2020, 13:00 - 14:00
IGMM Lecture Theatre

TBA - Gaia Pigino
Dr Gaia Pigino
Thu 30 Apr 2020, 13:00 - 14:00
IGMM Lecture Theatre

TBA - Andrea Ablasser
Dr Andrea Ablasser
Thu 23 Apr 2020, 13:00 - 14:00
IGMM Lecture Theatre

TBA - Ana Pombo
Dr Ana Pombo
Thu 02 Apr 2020, 13:00 - 14:00
IGMM Lecture Theatre

mRNA translation in tissue homeostasis and tumor development
Professor Raul Mendez
Thu 26 Mar 2020, 13:00 - 14:00
IGMM Lecture Theatre



Mechanisms regulating tumor transition states
Professor Cedric Blanpain
Thu 05 Mar 2020, 13:00 - 14:00
IGMM Lecture Theatre

Towards the mechanisms of chromatin transcription
Professor Patrick Cramer
Tue 03 Mar 2020, 13:00 - 14:00
IGMM Lecture Theatre



TBA - Alice Meunier
Dr Alice Meunier
Thu 06 Feb 2020, 13:00 - 14:00
IGMM Lecture Theatre

The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs
Professor Steve Brusatte
Thu 30 Jan 2020, 13:00 - 14:00
IGMM Lecture Theatre

Precision Oncology – Hope or Hype?
Professor Andrew Biankin
Mon 27 Jan 2020, 13:00 - 14:00
IGMM Lecture Theatre

Nanopore sequencing from large genomes to small regions
Professor Matthew Loose
Thu 23 Jan 2020, 13:00 - 14:00
IGMM Lecture Theatre

Single cell epigenome landscape of development and ageing
Professor Wolf Reik
Thu 16 Jan 2020, 13:00 - 14:00
IGMM Lecture Theatre




ChAHP: an autism-related chromatin regulatory complex
Dr Marc Buehler
Wed 06 Nov 2019, 13:00 - 14:00
IGMM Lecture Theatre


Beyond cell migration: novel roles of ROCK-Myosin II in cancer
Professor Victoria Sanz-Moreno
Thu 24 Oct 2019, 13:00 - 14:00
IGMM Lecture Theatre

Protecting the genome from retroelement attack
Professor Paul Lehner
Thu 03 Oct 2019, 13:00 - 14:00
IGMM Lecture Theatre




Activation of innate immune sensors by viruses and self
Professor Nicolas Manel
Thu 27 Jun 2019, 13:00 - 14:00
IGMM Lecture Theatre

Mosaic mobile DNA and mammals
Professor Geoffrey Faulkner
Fri 21 Jun 2019, 13:00 - 14:00
IGMM Lecture Theatre

Reprogramming the Genetic Code
Professor Jason Chin
Fri 07 Jun 2019, 10:00 - 11:00
IGMM Lecture Theatre

Super-resolution imaging of transcription in live mammalian cells
Professor Ibrahim Cisse
Tue 28 May 2019, 15:30 - 16:30
IGMM Lecture Theatre



Tuberculosis pharmacogenomics revealed by a zebrafish forward genetic screen
Professor Lalita Ramakrishnan
Thu 02 May 2019, 13:00 - 14:00
IGMM Lecture Theatre




Coping with a stressful start in life
Dr Alex Gould
Thu 21 Mar 2019, 13:00 - 14:00
IGMM Lecture Theatre


DNA replication, singled out
Dr Conrad Nieduszynski
Wed 27 Feb 2019, 15:00 - 16:00
IGMM Lecture Theatre





Mental health and circadian rhythms in the UK Biobank cohort
Professor Daniel Smith
Thu 24 Jan 2019, 13:00 - 14:00
IGMM Lecture Theatre

Genome-wide analysis of protein-DNA interactions
Professor Jussi Taipale
Thu 17 Jan 2019, 13:00 - 14:00
IGMM Lecture Theatre

Structure and mechanism of INO80 family chromatin remodellers
Professor Dale Wigley
Thu 10 Jan 2019, 13:00 - 14:00
IGMM Lecture Theatre



Title to be confirmed 4/12/18
Carol di Perri
Tue 04 Dec 2018, 13:00 - 13:30
Mary Kinross Room, QMRI


Title to be confirmed 27/11/18 13:00
Celestine Santosh
Tue 27 Nov 2018, 13:00 - 14:00
Seminar Room 5, Chancellor's Building



Title to be confirmed 20/11/18
Emma Pead
Tue 20 Nov 2018, 13:00 - 13:30
Mary Kinross Room, QMRI

Predicting how genetic variants impact biological mechanism
Professor Rob Russell
Thu 08 Nov 2018, 13:00 - 14:00
IGMM Lecture Theatre


Title to be confirmed 6/11/18
Nick Spath
Tue 06 Nov 2018, 13:00 - 13:30
Mary Kinross Room, QMRI




Writing Genomes
Professor Jef Boeke
Tue 16 Oct 2018, 13:00 - 14:00
IGMM Lecture Theatre



Epigenetic switching and antisense transcription: lessons from FLC
Professor Caroline Dean
Thu 04 Oct 2018, 13:00 - 14:00
IGMM Lecture Theatre

Histone mutations in paediatric Glioblastoma
Professor Nada Jabado
Thu 20 Sep 2018, 12:00 - 13:00
IGMM Lecture Theatre

Mechanisms of membrane protein biogenesis
Dr Ramanujan Hegde
Thu 13 Sep 2018, 13:00 - 14:00
IGMM Lecture Theatre



TBC - 7 June 2018
Richard Youle
Thu 07 Jun 2018, 13:00 - 14:00
IGMM Lecture Theatre


TBC - 17 May 2018
Daniel Gaffney
Thu 17 May 2018, 13:00 - 14:00
IGMM Lecture Theatre

TBC - 10 May 2018
Massimo Palmarini
Thu 10 May 2018, 13:00 - 14:00
IGMM Lecture Theatre

TBC - 3 May 2018
Cathie Sudlow
Thu 03 May 2018, 13:00 - 14:00
IGMM Lecture Theatre

TBC - 26 April 2018
Gil McVean
Thu 26 Apr 2018, 13:00 - 14:00
IGMM Lecture Theatre

TBC - 19 April 2018
Moira Whyte
Thu 19 Apr 2018, 13:00 - 14:00
IGMM Lecture Theatre


Decoding Plasticity in the Dark Proteome
Edward Lemke
Thu 29 Mar 2018, 13:00 - 14:00
IGMM Lecture Theatre

TBC - 22 March 2018
Bart De Strooper
Thu 22 Mar 2018, 13:00 - 14:00
IGMM Lecture Theatre

TBC - 15 March 2018
Giles Hardingham
Thu 15 Mar 2018, 13:00 - 14:00
IGMM Lecture Theatre

TBC - 8 March 2018
Dmitry Gordenin
Thu 08 Mar 2018, 13:00 - 14:00
IGMM Lecture Theatre

To be confirmed 1 March 2018
Jordan Raff
Thu 01 Mar 2018, 13:00 - 14:00
IGMM Lecture Theatre



To be confirmed 25 January 2018
Stuart Forbes
Thu 25 Jan 2018, 13:00 - 14:00
IGMM Lecture Theatre


To be confirmed 11 January 2018
Stirling Churchman
Thu 11 Jan 2018, 13:00 - 14:00
IGMM Lecture Theatre

To be confirmed 7 December 2017
Paul Welsh
Thu 07 Dec 2017, 13:00 - 14:00
IGMM Lecture Theatre

To be confirmed 30 November 2017
Pedro Beltrao
Thu 30 Nov 2017, 13:00 - 14:00
IGMM Lecture Theatre

To be confirmed 23 November 2017
Caroline Relton
Thu 23 Nov 2017, 13:00 - 14:00
IGMM Lecture Theatre

To be confirmed 16 November 2017
Constance Alabert
Thu 16 Nov 2017, 13:00 - 14:00
IGMM Lecture Theatre




From genomic variation to molecular mechanism
Jan Korbel
Thu 12 Oct 2017, 13:00 - 14:00
IGMM Lecture Theatre

Precision Wnt signaling
John Paul Vincent
Thu 05 Oct 2017, 13:00 - 14:00
IGMM Lecture Theatre




Variation and evolution in transcription factor-DNA interactions
Professor Martha Bulyk
Fri 23 Jun 2017, 13:00 - 14:00
IGMM Lecture Theatre

Inter-generational epigenetic memory and forgetting
Dr Ben Lehner
Thu 01 Jun 2017, 13:00 - 14:00
IGMM Lecture Theatre

“Type 2 Diabetes: Reversing to Enlightenment”
Prof Roy Taylor, Newcastle University
Tue 30 May 2017, 12:00 - 13:00
Wellcome Auditorium, QMRI


Title TBC BHF 16/5
Prof Rick Dijkhuizen, Utrecht University
Tue 16 May 2017, 12:00 - 13:00
Wellcome Trust Auditorium, QMRI

DNA breakage and human genetic disease
Professor Keith Caldecott
Thu 11 May 2017, 13:00 - 14:00
IGMM Lecture Theatre

Title TBC Neuroscience 8/5
Dr Claire Wyart Brain and Spine Institute (Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle epinere, ICM)
Mon 08 May 2017, 13:00 - 14:00
Lecture Theatre A, Chancellors Building, 49 Little France Crescent
Image for Title TBC Neuroscience 8/5

Neurodegeneration: from molecules to medicines
Professor Giovanna Mallucci
Thu 04 May 2017, 13:00 - 14:00
IGMM Lecture Theatre

Epigenetic memory over geological timescales
Professor Hiten Madhani
Tue 02 May 2017, 13:00 - 14:00
IGMM Lecture Theatre

TBA QMRI 2/5
Prof Ziad Mallat, University of Cambridge
Tue 02 May 2017, 12:00 - 13:00
Wellcome Auditorium, QMRI

‘Targeting the immune response in cardiovascular disease’
Prof Ziad Mallat, University of Cambridge
Tue 02 May 2017, 12:00 - 13:00
Wellcome Auditorium, QMRI

TBA 27/4
Dr Jason Carroll
Thu 27 Apr 2017, 13:00 - 14:00
IGMM Lecture Theatre


A functional perspective on neocortical grey matter myelination
Professor Maarten Kole, Cell Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Utrecht
Mon 03 Apr 2017, 13:00 - 14:00
Lecture Theatre B, Chancellors Building
Image for A functional perspective on neocortical grey matter myelination


Nitric Oxide Synthases: Not all NO
Prof Keith Channon, University of Oxford
Tue 28 Mar 2017, 12:00 - 13:00
Wellcome Auditorium, QMRI

TBA QMRI 28/3
Prof Keith Channon, University of Oxford
Tue 28 Mar 2017, 12:00 - 13:00
Wellcome Auditorium, QMRI

How replication impediments impair epigenetic memory
Dr Julian Sale
Thu 23 Mar 2017, 13:00 - 14:00
IGMM Lecture Theatre

Title TBC Neuroscience 20/3
Professor David H Rowitch, Department of Paediatrics, University of Cambridge
Mon 20 Mar 2017, 13:00 - 14:00
Lecture Theatre B, Chancellors Building
Image for Title TBC Neuroscience 20/3

Distinct modes of oligodendrocyte versus astrocyte migration: Brain development and cancer
Professor David H Rowitch, Department of Paediatrics, University of Cambridge
Mon 20 Mar 2017, 13:00 - 14:00
Lecture Theatre B, Chancellors Building
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O-GlcNAc signalling in development and disease
Professor Dan Van Aalten
Thu 09 Mar 2017, 13:00 - 14:00
IGMM Lecture Theatre



“Wnt signalling in regulation of cardiomyocyte differentiation: insights from Xenopus embryos and hESC differentiation”
Prof Stefan Hoppler, University of Aberdeen
Tue 28 Feb 2017, 12:00 - 13:00
VENUE TO BE CONFIRMED

TBA BHF 28/2
Prof Stefan Hoppler, University of Aberdeen
Tue 28 Feb 2017, 12:00 - 13:00
VENUE TO BE CONFIRMED

Title TBC BHF 28/2
Prof Stefan Hoppler, University of Aberdeen
Tue 28 Feb 2017, 12:00 - 13:00
Wellcome Trust Auditorium, QMRI


TBA - 21/2/17
Dr Rebecca Burton, University of Oxford
Tue 21 Feb 2017, 12:00 - 13:00
Wellcome Auditorium, QMRI

Title TBC 20/2/17
Professor Delphine Boche, Clinical & Experimental Sciences, University of Southampton
Mon 20 Feb 2017, 13:00 - 14:00
Lecture Theatre B, Chancellors Building
Image for Title TBC 20/2/17

Microglial immunophenotype in dementia
Professor Delphine Boche, Clinical & Experimental Sciences, University of Southampton
Mon 20 Feb 2017, 13:00 - 14:00
Professor Delphine Boche, Clinical & Experimental Sciences, University of Southampton
Image for Microglial immunophenotype in dementia


The role of genomic instability in cardiovascular dysfunction
Dr Anton Roks, University of Rotterdam
Tue 07 Feb 2017, 12:00 - 13:00
Wellcome Trust Auditorium, QMRI

Understanding cell-matrix adhesion in the kidney to identify new treatment targets
Dr Rachel Lennon, University of Manchester
Tue 31 Jan 2017, 12:00 - 13:00
Wellcome Trust Auditorium, QMRI

Restoring function after spinal cord injury: targeting glial scar matrix and endogenous repair processes
Dr Elizabeth Bradbury, Wolfson Centre for Age-Related Diseases, Kings College London
Mon 30 Jan 2017, 13:00 - 14:00
Lecture Theatre B, Chancellors Building
Image for Restoring function after spinal cord injury: targeting glial scar matrix and endogenous repair processes

Title TBC 30/1/17
Dr Elizabeth Bradbury, Wolfson Centre for Age-Related Diseases, Kings College London
Mon 30 Jan 2017, 13:00 - 14:00
Lecture Theatre B, Chancellors Building
Image for Title TBC 30/1/17

mRNA cap regulation and cellular decisions
Professor Vicky Cowling
Thu 26 Jan 2017, 13:00 - 14:00
IGMM Lecture Theatre


Title TBC 24/1/17
Dr Elisabeth Binder, Max Planck Insitute of Psychiatry
Tue 24 Jan 2017, 12:00 - 13:00
Wellcome Trust Auditorium, QMRI

From place cells to pillows: cross-species links between psychiatric risk genes and neural network dysfunction
Dr Matt Jones, School of Physiology, Pharmacology & Neuroscience, University of Bristol
Mon 16 Jan 2017, 13:00 - 14:00
Lecture Theatre B, Chancellors Building
Image for From place cells to pillows: cross-species links between psychiatric risk genes and neural network dysfunction

TRACERx – Chromosomal Order and Chaos
Professor Charles Swanton
Tue 10 Jan 2017, 13:00 - 14:00
IGMM Lecture Theatre


Title TBC 10/1/17
Dr Tim Chico, University of Sheffield
Tue 10 Jan 2017, 12:00 - 13:00
Wellcome Trust Auditorium, QMRI

‘Ageing and CNS remyelination’
Prof Robin Franklin
Tue 13 Dec 2016, 13:00 - 14:00
Seminar Room 5, Chancellor's Building
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The impact of bone on whole organism physiology
Prof Gerard Karsenty, Columbia University
Tue 13 Dec 2016, 12:00 - 13:00
Wellcome Trust Auditorium, QMRI

Utilizing zebrafish for new insights into the ontogeny of microglia, the macrophages of the central nervous system
Dr Valerie Wittamer, Developmental Biology, Cell Biology, Immunology, Université Libre de Bruxelles
Mon 12 Dec 2016, 13:00 - 14:00
Lecture Theatre B, Chancellors Building, at 13:00.

Modelling the healthy and diseased human nervous system - 2D versus 3D
Dr Patrizia Ferretti, Institute of Child Health, University College London
Mon 05 Dec 2016, 13:00 - 14:00
Lecture Theatre B, Chancellors Building.
Image for Modelling the healthy and diseased human nervous system - 2D versus 3D

Roles and regulation of the eukaryotic replisome
Professor Karim Labib
Thu 01 Dec 2016, 13:00 - 14:00
IGMM Lecture Theatre

Title TBC 29/11/16
Dr Helen Phillips, University of Newcastle
Tue 29 Nov 2016, 12:00 - 13:00
Wellcome Trust Auditorium, QMRI

Title TBC - 25th November
Dr Pleasantine Mill, Medical and Developmental Genetics, MRC Human Genetics Unit, IGMM
Fri 25 Nov 2016, 12:00 - 13:00
Wellcome Auditorium, QMRI

Putting function into Drosophila genomics
Professor Shireen Davies and Professor Julian Dow
Thu 24 Nov 2016, 13:00 - 14:00
IGMM Lecture Theatre

Title TBC 22/11/16
Prof Matt Whiteman, University of Exeter
Tue 22 Nov 2016, 12:00 - 13:00
Wellcome Trust Auditorium, QMRI

Title TBC 22/9/16
Prof Matt Whiteman, University of Exeter
Tue 22 Nov 2016, 12:00 - 13:00
Wellcome Trust Auditorium, QMRI

Trafficking and function of voltage-gated calcium channels in neurons
Professor Annette Dolphin, Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, University College London
Mon 21 Nov 2016, 13:00 - 14:00
Lecture Theatre B, Chancellors Building, 49 Little France Crescent
Image for Trafficking and function of voltage-gated calcium channels in neurons

The importance of studying African genomes - recent experiences
Professor Michele Ramsay
Fri 18 Nov 2016, 13:00 - 14:00
IGMM Lecture Theatre

TBA 17/11
Professor Phil Jones
Thu 17 Nov 2016, 13:00 - 14:00
IGMM Lecture Theatre

Reversing the odds of drug development success: from genes to medicines
Prof Aroon Hingorani, University College London
Tue 15 Nov 2016, 12:00 - 13:00
Wellcome Trust Auditorium, QMRI

Powering senescence: the ugly side of mitochondria
Dr Joao Passos
Thu 10 Nov 2016, 13:00 - 14:00
IGMM Lecture Theatre

Regeneration by Chromatin-Remodeling Enzymes in Myelinating Glia
Professor Claire Jacob, Department of Biology, University of Fribourg
Mon 07 Nov 2016, 13:00 - 14:00
Lecture Theatre B, Chancellors Building, 49 Little France Crescent
Image for Regeneration by Chromatin-Remodeling Enzymes in Myelinating Glia

‘Pro-resolving mediators at the intersection between the brain and immune system’
Dr Jesmond Dalli, Sir Henry Dale Fellow and Lipid Mediator Unit Director, William Harvey Research Institute, Bart's and the London
Fri 04 Nov 2016, 12:00 - 13:00
Wellcome Auditorium, QMRI

Genes to clinic in autoimmune diabetes
Professor John Todd
Thu 03 Nov 2016, 13:00 - 14:00
IGMM Lecture Theatre

Context and timing determine the functional outcome of fibroblast growth factor signalling in multiple sclerosis
Professor Chris Linnington, Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, University of Glasgow
Mon 31 Oct 2016, 13:00 - 14:00
Lecture Theatre B, Chancellors Building, 49 Little France Crescent
Image for Context and timing determine the functional outcome of fibroblast growth factor signalling in multiple sclerosis

Title TBC - 28th October
Dr Christopher Chiu, Respiratory Infections Section, NHLI, Imperial College London
Fri 28 Oct 2016, 12:00 - 13:00
Wellcome Auditorium, QMRI

How is DNA woven into chromosomes?
Professor Kim Nasmyth
Thu 27 Oct 2016, 13:00 - 14:00
IGMM Lecture Theatre

Title TBC 25/10/16
Prof Debbie Lawlor
Tue 25 Oct 2016, 12:00 - 13:00
Wellcome Trust Auditorium, QMRI

Title TBC 25/10/16a
Prof Debbie Lawlor, University of Bristol
Tue 25 Oct 2016, 12:00 - 13:00
Wellcome Trust Auditorium, QMRI

Axonal-soma signalling for axonal regeneration after injury
Professor Simone Di Giovanni, Division of Brain Sciences, Department of Medicine, Imperial College London
Mon 24 Oct 2016, 13:00 - 14:00
Lecture Theatre B, Chancellors Building, 49 Little France Crescent
Image for Axonal-soma signalling for axonal regeneration after injury

Title TBC - 21st October
Dr Pierre Bruhns, Director, Unit of Antibodies in Therapy & Pathology, INSERM, Deputy Director, Department of Immunology, Pasteur Institute
Fri 21 Oct 2016, 12:00 - 13:00
Wellcome Auditorium, QMRI

Role of Wnt signalling in determining human fat distribution
Prof Costas Christoulides, University of Oxford
Tue 18 Oct 2016, 12:00 - 13:00
Welcome Auditorium (QMRI)

New tricks for an old dog: Citrullination goes from inflammation to pluripotency
Dr Maria Christophorou, The Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine, University of Edinburgh
Fri 14 Oct 2016, 12:00 - 13:00
Wellcome Auditorium, QMRI

How chromatin structure regulates alternative splicing
Professor Albert Kornblihtt
Thu 13 Oct 2016, 13:00 - 14:00
IGMM Lecture Theatre

Melanocortin receptor accessory proteins (MRAPs) in adrenal disease and obesity
Dr Li Chan, Queen Mary University of London
Tue 11 Oct 2016, 12:00 - 13:00
Wellcome Trust Auditorium, QMRI


Left-right asymmetry of hippocampal synaptic connection
Prof. Ryuichi Shigemoto , Institute of Science and Technology, Austria
Mon 10 Oct 2016, 13:00 - 14:00
Lecture Theatre B, Chancellors Building, 49 Little France Crescent
Image for Left-right asymmetry of hippocampal synaptic connection

‘Neutrophil signalling in autoimmune inflammation’
Professor Attila Mocsai, Department of Physiology, Semmelweis University School of Medicine, Budapest
Fri 07 Oct 2016, 12:00 - 13:00
Wellcome Auditorium, QMRI

TBA 6/10
Professor Paul McKeigue
Thu 06 Oct 2016, 13:00 - 14:00
IGMM Lecture Theatre

Title tbc 30/9/16
Dr Teresa Giraldez (Departamento de Fisiología, La Laguna, Spain)
Fri 30 Sep 2016, 13:00 - 14:00
Hugh Robson Lecture Theatre

‘TGF-beta, lymphocytes and microbiota: a perfect cocktail to control spontaneous inflammation and colorectal cancer transformation’
Dr Julien Marie, Helmholtz Association Investigator, Department of Immunology, Virology and Inflammation, C R C L, Lyon
Fri 30 Sep 2016, 12:00 - 13:00
Wellcome Auditorium, QMRI


Modulation of axonal transport in neurodegeneration
Prof. Giampietro (Gipi) Schiavo, Sobell Department of Motor Neuroscience & Movement Disorders, Institute of Neurology, University College London
Mon 26 Sep 2016, 13:00 - 14:00
Lecture Theatre B, Chancellors Building, 49 Little France Crescent
Image for Modulation of axonal transport in neurodegeneration

Mary Pickford Lecture
Prof Gillian Bates (KCL)
Fri 23 Sep 2016, 13:00 - 14:00
Hugh Robson Lecture Theatre

title tbc 16/9/16
Dr Pleasantine Mill (IGMM, Edinburgh);
Fri 16 Sep 2016, 13:00 - 14:00
Hugh Robson Lecture Theatre

When birth comes early: effects on the immature kidneys, heart and blood vessels
Prof Jane Black, Monash University, Australia
Thu 15 Sep 2016, 10:00 - 11:00
Wellcome Trust Auditorium, QMRI

Uncontrolled Inflammation in Large Vessel Vasculitis
Prof Cornelia Weyand, Standford University Medical School
Fri 09 Sep 2016, 12:00 - 13:00
Wellcome Trust Auditorium, QMRI

Establishing and manipulating mirror-symmetry in the zebrafish hindbrain
Dr Clare Buckley, Centre for Developmental Neurobiology, King's College London
Thu 08 Sep 2016, 13:00 - 14:00
Lecture Theatre B, Chancellors Building, 49 Little France Crescent
Image for Establishing and manipulating mirror-symmetry in the zebrafish hindbrain

The targeted maintenance of epigenetic states - a genetic approach
Professor Anne Ferguson-Smith
Thu 30 Jun 2016, 13:00 - 14:00
IGMM Lecture Theatre

Chromosome Replication: A View From the Lagging Strand
Professor Iestyn Whitehouse
Thu 16 Jun 2016, 13:00 - 14:00
IGMM Lecture Theatre


Patterning of the cerebral cortex
Dr Shen-Ju Chou, Academia Sinica, Taiwan
Fri 03 Jun 2016, 13:00 - 14:00
Hugh Robson Building, Lecture Theatre

Histones, bacteria, sickle cells and reindeer (in that order)
Professor Tobias Warnecke
Thu 02 Jun 2016, 13:00 - 14:00
IGMM Lecture Theatre

The Living Time Machine
Professor Nicola Clayton and Mr Clive Wilkins (Artist in Residence)
Thu 26 May 2016, 13:00 - 14:00
IGMM Lecture Theatre

Strategies to preserve the primordial follicle reserve in the ovary
Dr Francesca Klinger, University of Rome Tor Vergata
Fri 20 May 2016, 13:00 - 14:00
Hugh Robson Building, Lecture Theatre

How a Volvox Embryo Turns Itself Inside Out
Professor Ray Goldstein
Thu 19 May 2016, 13:00 - 14:00
IGMM Lecture Theatre



Maps to make you move: the organisation of a motor system as revealed by EM and electrophysiology
Dr Maarten Zwart (Janelia Research Campus, Ashburn, US)
Fri 29 Apr 2016, 13:00 - 14:00
Hugh Robson Building, Lecture Theatre

TBA - 28/4
Professor Erin Schuman
Thu 28 Apr 2016, 13:00 - 14:00
IGMM Lecture Theatre


Amoebae - the original eukaryotes
Dr Sutherland Maciver (CIP)
Fri 22 Apr 2016, 13:00 - 14:00
Hugh Robson Building, Lecture Theatre


GFP - Lighting up Life
Prof Martin Chalfie (Columbia University)
Mon 18 Apr 2016, 12:00 - 13:00
Hugh Robson Building, Lecture Theatre


Title tbc 15/4/16
Dr Joerg Albert (UCL)
Fri 15 Apr 2016, 13:00 - 14:00
Hugh Robson Building, Lecture Theatre

Networks of alternative splicing regulation in cancer
Professor Juan Valcarcel
Thu 14 Apr 2016, 13:00 - 14:00
IGMM Lecture Theatre

Title tbc 1/4/16
Prof Federico Calegari (TU Dresden)
Fri 01 Apr 2016, 13:00 - 14:00
Hugh Robson Building, Lecture Theatre

Title tbc 1/4/16a
Prof Federico Calegari (TU Dresden)
Fri 01 Apr 2016, 13:00 - 14:00
Hugh Robson Building, Lecture Theatre

Title tbc 1/4/16b
Prof Federico Calegari (TU Dresden)
Fri 01 Apr 2016, 13:00 - 14:00
Hugh Robson Building, Lecture Theatre

Title tbc 18/3/16
Prof Mala Shah (UCL, London)
Fri 18 Mar 2016, 13:00 - 14:00
Hugh Robson Building, Lecture Theatre


Transcriptional regulation through nuclear lipids
Professor Stefan Roberts
Thu 17 Mar 2016, 13:00 - 14:00
IGMM Lecture Theatre

Title tbc 11/3/16a
Prof Mike Cousin
Fri 11 Mar 2016, 13:00 - 14:00
Hugh Robson Lecture Theatre

Title tbc 11/3/16b
Prof Mike Cousin
Fri 11 Mar 2016, 13:00 - 14:00
Hugh Robson Lecture Theatre

Title tbc 11/3/16
Prof Mike Cousin (CIP)
Fri 11 Mar 2016, 13:00 - 14:00
Hugh Robson Building, Lecture Theatre


TBA - 10/3
Professor Carlos Lopez-Otin
Thu 10 Mar 2016, 13:00 - 14:00
IGMM Lecture Theatre

Title tbc 4/3/16b
Mark Evans
Fri 04 Mar 2016, 13:00 - 14:00
Hugh Robson Lecture Theatre

Title tbc 4/3/16
Prof Mark Evans (CIP)
Fri 04 Mar 2016, 13:00 - 14:00
Hugh Robson Building, Lecture Theatre

Title tbc 4/3/16a
Prof Mark Evans (CIP)
Fri 04 Mar 2016, 13:00 - 14:00
Hugh Robson Building, Lecture Theatre


Emerging functions for chromatin remodelling factors in brain development and autism
Dr Albert Basson (King's College London)
Fri 26 Feb 2016, 13:00 - 14:00
Hugh Robson Lecture Theatre

The role of grid cells in navigation and memory
Dr Caswell Barry (UCL)
Fri 19 Feb 2016, 13:00 - 14:00
Hugh Robson Lecture Theatre

Health Impacts of Mixed-Tenure Housing Regeneration in Toronto's Regent Park
Professor James R Dunn, McMaster University, Ontario
Thu 18 Feb 2016, 17:00 - 19:00
Lecture Theatre 5, Appleton Tower, Crichton Street

Gli3 – a colossal gene for callosal development
Dr Thomas Theil (CIP)
Fri 12 Feb 2016, 13:00 - 14:00
Hugh Robson Lecture Theatre

Sensing and Restricting: Innate immune control of HIV
Professor Jan Rehwinkel
Thu 11 Feb 2016, 13:00 - 14:00
IGMM Lecture Theatre




Imaging and manipulating pituitary function
Dr Paul Le Tissier (CIP)
Fri 29 Jan 2016, 13:00 - 14:00
Hugh Robson Lecture Theatre

How do carbohydrates instruct brain development?
Dr Tom Pratt (CIP)
Fri 22 Jan 2016, 13:00 - 14:00
Hugh Robson Lecture Theatre

The control of T cell metabolism and differentiation
Professor Doreen Cantrell
Thu 21 Jan 2016, 13:00 - 14:00
IGMM Lecture Theatre

Non-coding solutions to developmental challenges
Professor Donal O'Carroll
Thu 14 Jan 2016, 13:00 - 14:00
IGMM Lecture Theatre

TBA 17/12
Professor Richard Iggo
Thu 17 Dec 2015, 13:00 - 14:00
IGMM Lecture Theatre


The role of neuroimmune interactions in persistent pain
Prof. Dave Bennet, University of Oxford
Mon 14 Dec 2015, 12:30 - 13:30
Wellcome Auditorium, QMRI

TBA - 10/12
Professor Wieland Huttner
Thu 10 Dec 2015, 13:00 - 14:00
IGMM Lecture Theatre

Adipose tissue and type 2 diabetes
Julia Muenzker
Thu 10 Dec 2015, 12:00 - 13:00
Mary Kinross Room, QMRI

Signals and factors regulating stem cell activity in the adult brain
Prof Francois Guillemot, Francis Crick Institute, London UK
Thu 10 Dec 2015, 11:00 - 12:00
SCRM Seminar Room, SCRM Building, 5 Little France Drive


Oncogene-induced metabolic stress – mechanisms and therapeutic opportunities
Dr Andy Finch, IGMM, University of Edinburgh
Mon 07 Dec 2015, 12:30 - 13:30
Wellcome Auditorium, QMRI

Catheter-based drug delivery + imaging
John Hossack
Tue 01 Dec 2015, 12:00 - 13:00
Wellcome Auditorium, QMRI



Bioengineering approaches to guide stem cell-based organogenesis
Prof Matthias Lutolf, Laboratory of Stem Cell Bioengineering, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Switzerland
Thu 26 Nov 2015, 12:00 - 13:00
SCRM Seminar Room, SCRM Building, 5 Little France Drive

The challenges of predicting and preventing pre-eclampsia
Dr Lucy Chappell, Kings College, London
Mon 23 Nov 2015, 12:30 - 13:30
Wellcome Auditorium, QMRI

Defining Stem Cell State and Regulatory Networks using single Cell Genomics
Prof Bertie Gottgens, Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, Cambridge Stem Cell Institute, University of Cambridge, UK
Thu 19 Nov 2015, 16:00 - 17:00
SCRM Seminar Room, SCRM Building, 5 Little France Drive


Vascular Regenerative Medicine
Marianne Verhaar
Tue 17 Nov 2015, 12:00 - 13:00
Wellcome Auditorium, QMRI

TBA 12/11
Dr Laura Machesky
Thu 12 Nov 2015, 13:00 - 14:00
IGMM Lecture Theatre

Can High Degree of Nuclear Reprogramming be Achieved in Cells Undergoing Reprogramming to non-Pluripotent Cells?
Dr Yossi Buganim, Institute for Medical Research-Israel-Canada, The Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel
Thu 12 Nov 2015, 12:00 - 13:00
SCRM Seminar Room, SCRM Building, 5 Little France Drive



Assembly of functional axonal domains
Professor Brophy
Thu 05 Nov 2015, 13:00 - 14:00
IGMM Lecture Theatre

The dynamic epigenome - a challenge to healthy ageing and suppression of cancer
Prof Peter Adams, Institute of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow, UK
Thu 05 Nov 2015, 12:00 - 13:00
SCRM Seminar Room, SCRM Building, 5 Little France Drive



Chromatin dynamics in the mouse oocytes
Dr Petra Hajkova
Thu 22 Oct 2015, 13:00 - 14:00
IGMM Lecture Theatre

The health of the City of Edinburgh : 1865, 2015 and 2165
Raj Bhopal, Richard Rodger & Paul Laxton, Alison McCallum, Vittal Katikireddi
Wed 21 Oct 2015, 16:00 - 18:15
Payfair Hall, Royal College of Surgeons, Nicolson Street, Edinburgh, EH8 9DW

Brain circuits controlling appetite
Lora Heisler
Tue 13 Oct 2015, 12:00 - 13:00
Wellcome Auditorium, QMRI



Using Biology, Chemistry and Physics to study Alzheimer’s Disease
Professor Frank Gunn-Moore
Thu 01 Oct 2015, 13:00 - 14:00
IGMM Lecture Theatre

Centrosomes, DNA repair and genome replication: determinants of organism and brain size?
Prof Andrew Jackson, MRC Human Genetics Unit, University of Edinburgh, UK
Thu 01 Oct 2015, 12:00 - 13:00
SCRM Seminar Room, SCRM Building, 5 Little France Drive



Oncogenic mechanisms and putative therapies an AML
Dr Tim Somervaille, Institute of Cancer Research, University of Manchester, UK
Thu 17 Sep 2015, 12:00 - 13:00
SCRM Seminar Room, SCRM Building, 5 Little France Drive


Ronin Influences Neural Progenitor Proliferation through Transcriptional Regulation of Mitochondrial Function
Dr Ross A Poché, Dept of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, USA
Thu 20 Aug 2015, 12:00 - 13:00
SCRM Seminar Room, SCRM Building, 5 Little France Drive

Bioimage Informatics – From microscopy to quantitative biology
Dr Alexandre Dufour, Unité d’Analyse d'Images Biologiques, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
Fri 17 Jul 2015, 12:00 - 13:00
SCRM Seminar Room, SCRM Building, 5 Little France Drive

TBA 17/7/15
Dr Alexandre Dufour, Unité d’Analyse d'Images Biologiques, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
Fri 17 Jul 2015, 12:00 - 13:00
SCRM Seminar Room, SCRM Building, 5 Little France Drive

The challenge of immunogenicity for cell replacement therapies
Prof Paul Fairchild, Oxford Stem Cell Institute, University of Oxford, UK
Thu 02 Jul 2015, 12:00 - 13:00
SCRM Seminar Room, SCRM Building, 5 Little France Drive

Epigenetic regulation in early embryo development and somatic cell reprogramming
Prof Shaorong Gao, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
Mon 29 Jun 2015, 12:00 - 13:00
SCRM Seminar Room, SCRM Building, 5 Little France Drive


Reciprocal signalling between epidermal stem cells and their neighbours
Prof Fiona Watt, Centre for Stem Cells & Regenerative Medicine, King's College London, UK
Fri 05 Jun 2015, 12:00 - 13:00
SCRM Seminar Room, SCRM Building, 5 Little France Drive

VEGF, blood vessels and stem cell niches
Prof Eli Keshet, School of Medicine, Developmental Biology and Cancer Research, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
Thu 04 Jun 2015, 12:00 - 13:00
SCRM Seminar Room, SCRM Building, 5 Little France Drive

Epigenetic reprogramming in CML renders leukaemic stem cells dependent on EZH2 and H3K27me3 for survival
Dr David Vetrie, Institute of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow, UK
Thu 28 May 2015, 12:00 - 13:00
SCRM Seminar Room, SCRM Building, 5 Little France Drive

TBA 28/5/18
Dr David Vetrie, Institute of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow, UK
Thu 28 May 2015, 12:00 - 13:00
SCRM Seminar Room, SCRM Building, 5 Little France Drive

TBA 26/5/15
Dr Connie Eaves, Terry Fox Laboratory, BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver, Canada
Tue 26 May 2015, 12:00 - 13:00
SCRM Seminar Room, SCRM Building, 5 Little France Drive

A novel paradigm for the contribution of tissue-specific stem cells to tumorigenesis
Dr J P Martinez-Barbera, ICH Developmental Biology & Cancer Programme, Institute of Child Health, University College London, UK
Thu 30 Apr 2015, 12:00 - 13:00
SCRM Seminar Room, SCRM Building, 5 Little France Drive