Events
Past events
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Understanding and Improving Bacterial Cancer Therapy: from stem cell invasion to T cell dysfunction
Join us as Dr Kendle Maslowski discusses the potential of bacterial cancer therapy.
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Genetic manipulation of stem cell derived red blood cells
Dr Tim Satchwell (School of Biochemistry - University of Bristol) presents his research.
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Saving your bacon: Tackling the other global outbreak
Dr Amanda Warr joins us from the Roslin Institute, Edinburgh, for this seminar.
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Defining genetic and environmental determinants of malaria transmission
Professor Matthias Marti will present and discuss data demonstrating that both environmental and genetic factors contribute to the regulation of malaria transmission.
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Biochemical control of cellular decision making
Dr Tony Ly (School of Life Sciences - University of Dundee) presents this seminar, discussing the work of his research group in understanding how cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK1) substrate phosphorylation is ordered during cell cycle progression.
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Glioblastoma response to standard treatment stratifies patients into two responder subtypes, creating the potential for precision medicine
Dr Lucy Stead, Associate Professor, Leeds Institute of Medical Research at St James's, joins us for this seminar
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Invasion and Adaptation: Exploring Trypanosoma brucei's Phenotypic Flexibility in Host Tissues
Dr Luisa Miranda Figueiredo (Instituto de Medicina Molecular (IMM), University of Lisbon) discuss the phenotypic adaptation of T. brucei parasites to adipose tissue and the initial progress in understanding tissue-specific invasion mechanisms.
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Use of the cytoskeleton to control Shigella infection
Dr Serge Mostowy joins us from the London School of Health and Tropical Medicine for this seminar.
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Targeting cell cycle and transcriptional dependencies in estrogen receptor positive breast cancer by inhibition of cyclin-dependent kinase CDK7
Professor Simak Ali discusses the role estrogen plays in the development of breast cancer and how CDK7 could be used to inhibit the process.
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Establishing Computational Microbiology: with a Focus on Cell Envelopes
Details to be confirmed.
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Targeting b-catenin in acute myeloid leukaemia
Dr Rhys Morgan will be joining us for an engaging seminar.
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Image-based drug screening in patient biopsies for personalized systems medicine and drug discovery
Professor Dr Berend Snijder joins us for this seminar discussing their work in the Snijder Lab developing Pharmacoscopy to tackle the challenge of identifying effective cancer treatments for individual patients.
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Rescuing mitochondria in peril under oxidative stress
Mitochondria have defence mechanisms to respond to stresses, Professor Kostas Tokatlidis discusses these processes in further detail.
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Genetic tools for Cryptosporidium biology and drug discovery
Dr Mattie Pawlowic of the School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, joins us for this seminar.
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Biological timing, homeostasis and infectious disease
Dr Rachel Edgar from Imperial College London joins us for this talk.
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Developmental origins of blood stem cells and leukaemia
My lab has a long-standing interest in how the first blood cells, particularly haematopoietic stem cells, are generated during development and how they differ from adult blood cells.
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Re-programming by the YAP1 and TAZ transcription factors is essential for virus-driven transformation and stratification in cervical cancer
Professor Andrew Macdonald, Chair of Tumour Virology at the University of Leeds, joins us for this seminar discussing virus-driven transformation and stratification in cervical cancer.
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Have it my way! How intracellular parasites remodel your cells to their needs
This event has been cancelled.
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How the cancer associated stroma changes with disease progression
Dr Damien Leach of Imperial College London joins us for this seminar discussing the changes and progression of cancer associated stroma
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AML vs T cells, what tilts the balance – and can we tamper the scale to achieve cure?
Dr Constandina Pospori joins us from Imperial College, London to present her recent work proposing that the dynamic regulation of hierarchical heterogeneity in AML can serve as a tumour immunoevasion mechanism and facilitate disease progression.
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The role of chromatin regulators in subverting haematopoietic stem and progenitor function
Professor Brian Huntly of the University of Cambridge joins us for this seminar.
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The interplay of RNA structure and protein disorder in protein-RNA condensates
Dr Jernej Ule of the Francis Crick Institute joins us for this seminar.
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Suppression and amplification of IL-33 responses by an intestinal nematode
Dr Henry McSorley joins us from the University of Dundee for this seminar.
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Mind the gap: Unexpected ways that blood cells talk to each other
Professor Jon Gibbins joins us from the University of Reading for this seminar.
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How cancer-associated fibroblasts impact tumour metastasis and therapy response in breast cancer
Our research aims to identify novel strategies to target the tumour and/or stroma for the prevention or suppression of metastatic cancer
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Rheology and fracture behaviour of epithelial monolayers
Professor Alexndre Kabla joins us from the University of Cambridge for this talk.
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Ironing out haematopoiesis and immunity
Join Professor Hal Drakesmith from the University of Oxford for this engaging talk.
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Aberrant enhancer activation in Leukaemia and beyond
Dr Thomas Milne joins us from the University of Oxford for this seminar
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AML vs T cells, what tilts the balance – and can we tamper the scale to achieve cure?
Join us for this engaging talk with Dr Constandina Pospori
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Neutrophils direct T cell function during inflammation
Join guest speaker Dr Emily Gwyer Findlay from the University of Edinburgh for this talk.
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Reactive fragment screening for expansion of the liganded proteome
Dr Jacob Bush discusses the advances in genomic analysis which enable the identification of proteins that are associated with disease.
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Signalling pathways regulating cellular differentiation and survival in Trypanosoma brucei
Join Dr Mathieu Cayla for this seminar
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Tissue-resident gamma delta T cells in cancer development and metastasis
Join Dr Seth Coffelt of the University of Glasgow for this talk.
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How inflammatory resolution shapes tissue immunity
Professor Derek Gilroy joins us from University College London (UCL) for this talk.
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Molecular insights into the mRNA poly(A) tail machinery
Join Cambridge University's Dr Lori Passmore for this engaging talk.
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Molecular control of myeloid cells in inflammation: IRF5 to rule them all
Professor Irina Udalova joins us from the University of Oxford for this talk.
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Using therapeutic viruses to understand the action of human natural killer cells
Professor Graham Cook joins us from the University of Leeds.
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The life and times of macrophages: only the good die young?
Join Dr Stephen Jenkins from the University of Edinburgh for this talk.
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Understanding the causes of epigenetic dysfunction in human disease
Dr Duncan Sproul will be joining us from the University of Edinburgh
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Neuroimmune crosstalk in the skin
Join Dr Ugolini online for this engaging event.
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Quorum sensing and competition in African trypanosomes
Join Professor Keith R Edwards, Professor of Parasite Biology, Dean of Bioscience Partnerships at the University of Edinburgh.
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TBC
Join Professor Scheiermann online for this engaging talk.
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How growing, flowing and sugar-coating influences the efficacy of anti-bacterial immunity in the gut
Dr Emma Slack will join us for this enlightening seminar on anti-bacterial immunity
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Plasmodium knowlesi: Understanding the Epidemiology of a Zoonotic Malaria from a Multidisciplinary Study
Professor Chris Drakeley will be joining us from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
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Quantitative cartography of gene silencing across trypanosome genomes in culture and in the host
Dr. Catarina Gadelha will be joining us from the University of Nottingham
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Regulation of cytokinesis by cell identity in the C. elegans embryo
Join Durham University's Dr Tim Davies for an engaging talk.
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Dual epigenetic and genetic editing of primary human haematopoietic stem and progenitor cells
Join Dr Emily Saunderson for this event via Zoom.
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Living with a million-year long infection
Biomed seminar
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Dynamics of the cutaneous mediator lipidome
Biomed seminar
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The bare essentials: searching for patterns in parasite genome
Details TBC
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Time for some sweet-talking: role of O-GlcNAcylation in myeloid cells in shaping Type 2 immune responses
Biomed seminar
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Directing cell function decisions by RNA cap regulation
Biomed seminar
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The life and times of macrophages: only the good die young?
Biomed seminar
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Hematopoietic Stem Cells are Central to Trained Immunity
Biomed seminar
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Fat associated lymphoid clusters: co-ordinators of body cavity inflammation?
Biomed seminar
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Hypoxia and B cells
Biomed seminar
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Brain Injury, Inflammation and Extracellular Vesicles
Biomed seminar
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Pathways driving immunopathology in cutaneous leishmaniasis
Biomed seminar
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Bottlenecks, bet hedging, and target prioritization: New technologies for old questions in host-pathogen interaction studies
Biomed seminar
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Unravelling the genomic basis of schistosome biology
Dr Matt Berriman (Wellcome Sanger Institute)
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A new conceptual model for the control of organelle length: cellular and molecular insights from the trypanosome flagellum
Details TBC
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Systemic influence of infection on vaginal immunity
Dr William Horsnell (University of Birmingham)
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Circulating tumor cells and molecular subtyping to guide neoadjuvant chemotherapy in muscle-invasive bladder cancer
Joost Boormans, Associate Professor of Urology, Erasmus University Medical Center (Rotterdam, The Netherlands)
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Cellular stress responses – signals, sensors and outcomes
Professor Simon Bekker-Jensen (University of Copenhagen)
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Cellular stress responses – signals, sensors and outcomes
Prof. Simon Bekker-Jensen (University of Copenhagen)
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Pollen production response to global change and implications for pollen-allergy incidence
Dr Ambroise Baker, Teesside University
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Development of Next-Gen Vaccines against the Blood-Stage Human Malaria Parasite
Prof Simon Draper (The Jenner Institute)
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Protein homeostasis in normal and malignant haematopoiesis
Dr William Grey (Crick Institute)
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Immune profiling reveals key myeloid signatures associated with COVID-19
Dr John Grainger, The University of Manchester
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Identifying vaccine targets for Plasmodium falciparum and Schistosoma mansoni through systematic functional studies of large libraries of recombinant extracellular parasite proteins
Dr Cecile Crosnier, Sanger Institute
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Title TBC
Dr Eva Frickel, University of Birmingham
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Using single cell approaches for novel target discovery in myeloproliferative neoplasms
Dr Bethan Psaila, Oxford University
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GM-CSF: The T cell: myeloid communication in inflammation
Professor Dr Burkhard Becher, Institute of Experimental Immunology Inflammation Research, University of Zurich
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Studying the structure and function of the ageing platelet
Dr Paul Armstrong, Queen Mary, University of London
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Title TBC
Professor Dario Zamboni, Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of Sao Paolo, Brazil
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User-friendly, cutting-edge super-resolution microscopy arrives in York
All welcome to this joint BPSInet and YBRI virtual research symposium.
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Jonathan McDearmid: TBC
TBC
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CANCELLED: Arnie Akbar
Professor Arnie Akbar, University College London
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CANCELLED: Graham Ogg
Professor Graham Ogg, University of Oxford
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CANCELLED: Stuart Conway
TBC
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CANCELLED: Helen Walden
TBC
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CANCELLED: Lydia Lynch
TBC
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CANCELLED: Christoph Sceiermann
This event is now cancelled.
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CANCELLED: Simon Holst Bekker-Jensen
Simon Holst Bekker-Jensen will present his work.
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CANCELLED: Single cell approaches to studying normal and malignant megakaryocyte biology and for target discovery in myelofibrosis
This event is now cancelled.
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CANCELLED: Identifying host-parasite interactions and subunit vaccine candidates with libraries of recombinant cell-surface and secreted parasite proteins
This event has been cancelled.
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Burkhard Becher - Cancelled
This event has been cancelled
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The genetics of axonal mitochondrial biology
Gaynor Smith presents on the identification and characterisation of several new mitochondrial target genes that alter mitochondrial size, number or distribution in axons.
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Lost in translation. Dissecting the divergent features of Toxoplasma gondii mitochondrial translation and eliciting the structure of mitochondrial complexes
Dr Lilach Sheiner presents her research on parasite structures.
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Leukaemia Stem Cells: To seek and destroy
Dr Alice Guistacchini will discuss approaches toward the early detection of therapy-resistance events in myeloid leukaemia and the development and refinement of therapeutic strategies targeting leukaemia stem cells.
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Trypanosomes: Discovery science, translation and new tools
Professor Sir Michael Ferguson will discuss recent work on unusual features of protein glycosylation in Trypanosoma brucei.
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Adventures in Skin Biology
Professor Fiona Watt will present her work
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New insights into Chagas disease from real-time imaging of experimental Trypanosoma cruzi infections
Real-time infection imaging systems reveal the in vivo dynamics of T. cruzi infections.
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Genome-led vaccine target discovery for animal African trypanosomiasis
Dr Gavin Wright presents his research on vaccine work for the major African disease Trypanosomiasis.
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The VEXing problem of single gene choice in African trypanosomes
Dr Joana Faria will discuss her work on African trypanosomes.
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Tackling the pathophysiology of motor neuron disease (MND): a translational neuroscience approach
Professor Dame Pamela Shaw, will discuss five areas of topical interest in relation to this neurodegenerative condition.
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Learning from the Leishmania: Does a plastic genome require especial maintenance?
Dr Jeziel Damasceno from the University of Glasgow presents his research on Leishmania parasites.
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Parkinson’s disease: from pathological mechanisms to target discovery
Professor Richard Wade-Martins presents his research on Parkinson’s disease.
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Developing host directed therapies to treat inflammatory diseases
Christian Engwerda, Group Leader, QIMR Berghofer, Brisbane, Australia
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Open Source Drug Discovery for Infectious Diseases
Professor Matthew H. Todd will deliver his research on open source drug discovery for infectious diseases.
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The molecular mechanism of peptide editing by MHC I allomorphs and its relevance
Professor Tim Elliot from the University of Southampton will be giving a biomed seminar.
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Dr Richard Gregory, Harvard Medical School
Dr Richard Gregory of Harvard Medical School will present his work.
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Perspectives on cancer subtypes - From genomics to molecular pathology
Dr Gottfrid Sjödahl (Lund University, Sweden)
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TSLP: from allergy to cancer
Steve Ziegler discusses the role of TSLP.
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Zebrafish muscle development and evolution
Professor Peter Currie's work centres on understanding how the small freshwater zebrafish is able to build and regenerate skeletal muscle.
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Structural Genomics Consortium
Enabling structure-based drug development for Emerging and Neglected Diseases in the Open
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Role of chemokine mediated inflammation during allograft rejection
Professor Simi Ali, Newcastle University (Biomedical science seminar series)
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Microbiota and nutritional control of immunity
Dr Yasmine Belkaid (Biomedical science seminar series)
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Lymphatic vessels and macrophages at the gut-mesenteric-peritoneal interface
Professor Gwen Randolp, WUSTL (Biomedical science seminar series)
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Unravelling cancer stem cell heterogeneity in myeloproliferative neoplasms
Professor Adam Mead (Biomedical science seminar series)
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Degrading View of Immune Tolerance
Understanding the regulation of the master transcription factor Foxp3 will add valuable knowledge towards developing novel therapeutics against autoimmune diseases.
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Neuroscience away day
Talks from group leaders, PhD students and post-docs about research related to neuroscience.
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Social event: Molecular and Cellular Medicine
The theme for our third social event is Molecular and Cellular Medicine. All are welcome!
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Immune Thrombocytopenia: Unraveling a Complex Pathology
Dr Nichole Cooper's research focuses on understanding the molecular basis of autoimmune conditions in haematology, particularly immune thrombocytopenia (ITP), a condition leading to premature destruction of platelets.
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Bad luck cancer? Not such a thing!
Diet, inflammation, and stem cells: trading off regenerative response with cancer risk
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CIDCATS reunion symposium
York Biomedical Research Institute will be hosting CIDCATS alumni who will present either on their chosen career path or their research.
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Immunology, Haematology and Infection away day
The day will focus on the key themes within Immunology, Haematology and Infection at the University of York.
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Social event: Neuroscience
The theme for our second social event is Neuroscience. All are welcome!
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Social event: Immunology, Haematology and Infection
The theme for our first social event is Immunology, Haematology and Infection. All are welcome!