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past seminars 2025-26

Friday 12 June 2026 1pm

International Online Seminar - Title TBC, Professor Marilu Gorno Tempini, UCSF. (Hosted by Alex Wade). This event has been cancelled and is no longer taking place.

Friday 5 June 2026 1pm

Dr Alana (Leni) Green, University of Sheffield. (Hosted by Bill Grey)

Friday 29 May 2026 1pm

Professor Karen Blyth (University of Glasgow) presents her work on modelling breast cancer, and how metabolic pathways and signalling contribute to tumour progression and metastasis. This event has been cancelled and is no longer taking place.

Friday 8 May 2026 1pm

Professor Sarah Cartmell (University of Manchester) presents her work on tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.

Friday 1 May 2026 1pm

Professor Owen Sansom (CRUK Beatson Institute) presents his work on determining the molecular hallmarks of colorectal cancer. Hosted by Prof Dave Kent.

Friday 24 April 2026 1pm

Professor Mark Hankins (SCNi) presents his work on light dependent signalling in the retina and brain, including visual and non-visual light detection. Hosted by Prof Tony Morland.

Friday 17 April 2026 1pm

Dr Dann Turner (UWE Bristol) presents his work on the molecular mechanisms underlying bacteriophage infection. Hosted by Prof Fred Antson.

Friday 20 March 2026 1pm

Professor Sandy Cochran (University of Glasgow) presents his work on using materials and systems to apply ultrasound principally in medicine and life sciences.. Hosted by Prof Zhihong Huang.

Friday 13 March 2026 1pm

Professor Janet Deane (Cambridge Institute for Medical Research) presents her work on the role of sphingolipids in health and disease. Hosted by Dr Chris Hill.

Friday 6 March 2026 1pm

Professor Kathryn Else (University of Manchester) presents her work on the cellular immune responses to gastrointestinal dwelling nematode parasites. Hosted by Dr James Hewitson.

Friday 27 February 2026 1pm

Dr Douglas Dyer (University of Manchester) presents his work on using biochemistry, biophysics and in vivo biology to study chemokines, the glycocalyx and inflammatory disease. Hosted by Dr Clive McKimmie.

Friday 20 February 2026 1pm

Professor Susan Wyllie (University of Dundee) presents her work on drugs targeting kinetoplastid parasites. Hosted by Dr Pegine Walrad.

Friday 13 February 2026 1pm

Dr Konstantinos Tzelepis (Cambridge Stem Cell Institute) presents his work on investigating the relevance of RNA modifications in normal and malignant stem cell biology, with a focus on haematopoiesis. Hosted by Prof Dimitris Lagos.

Friday 6 February 2026 1pm

Dr Marta Zlatic (MRC LMB) presents her work on the structure of the nervous system and its function. Hosted by Prof Sean Sweeney.

Friday 30 January 2026 1pm

Dr Simona Valletta (Manchester Cancer Research Centre) presents her work on acute myeloid leukaemia, ageing and tumour microenvironment. Hosted by Dr Bill Grey.

Friday 23 January 2026 1pm

Professor Dan Tennant (University of Birmingham) presents his work on understanding the pathogenesis of diseases where changes in oxygenation play a role, particularly cancer. Hosted by Dr Andy Holding.

Friday 16 January 2026 1pm

Dr Borko Amulic (University of Bristol) presents his work on the regulation of neutrophil development and function. Hosted by Dr Cecile Crosnier.

Friday 9 January 2026 1pm

Dr Amanda Foust (Imperial) presents her work on on how brain circuits wire, process, and store information. Hosted by Prof William Brackenbury.

Friday 12 December 2025 1pm

Dr André Brown (Imperial College London) presents his work on molecular mechanisms underlying nervous system function. Hosted by Prof Dave Kent.

Friday 5 December 2025 11am

Professor Petr Broz (University of Lausanne) presents his work on host defense mechanisms, inflammasomes and the induction of pyroptosish. Hosted by Dr Dave Boucher.

Friday 28 November 2025 1pm

Professor Krish Singh (Cardiff University) presents his work on using non-invasive imaging to study various elements of brain health. Hosted by Professor Alex Wade.

Friday 21 November 2025 1pm

Dr Akanksha Bafna (University of Oxford) presents her work on the role of genomic elements in regulating the circadian clock.. Hosted by Dr Sangeeta Chawla.

Friday 14 November 2025 1pm

Professor Jenna Gregory (University of Glasgow) presents her work on the molecular mechanisms underlying neurodegenerative diseases. Hosted by Professor Stephen Smith.

Friday 7 November 2025 1pm

Dr Adrian Najer (Imperial) presents his work on developing innovative biomaterial strategies for various biomedical applications with the aim of impacting global health. Hosted by Dr Stuart Higgins.

Friday 31 October 2025 1pm

Professor Ewan Birney (EMBL) presents his work on genome biology and biomedical genome analysis. Hosted by Prof Gavin Wright.

Friday 17 October 2025 1pm

Professor James Murphy (WEHI) presents his work on understanding how proteins within cells interact, and how genetic mutations that perturb these interactions can cause diseases. Hosted by Dr Michael Plevin.

Friday 10 October 2025 1pm

Dr Sankari Nagarajan (University of Manchester) presents her work on the role of transcription factors in mediating the progression to drug resistance and metastasis in aggressive cancers. Hosted by Dr Andy Holding.

Friday 3 October 2025 1pm

Prof Alain Kohl (LSTM) presents his work on antiviral RNAi in mosquitoes. Hosted by Dr Natalie Prow.

Friday 26 September 2025 1pm

Dr Phil Elks (University of Sheffield) presents his work on using zebrafish models to study the roles of HIF in host response to infection. Hosted by Dr Noemie Hamilton.