Lincoln Leads 2020: Can a Person be Engineered?
Lincoln College invites you to attend the Lincoln Leads Seminar Series 2020.

The Biology seminar in the series explores the question: Can a Person Be Engineered?

All tickets are free, but must be booked in advance at Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lincoln-leads-2020-tickets-87627477143

Panel:
Professor George Brownlee (Fellow of Lincoln College, Oxford)
Dr James Flewellen (Biophysicist, The Franck Circk Institute and Imperial College)
Jasper E. Hunt (DPhil, Neuroscience)

Chair:
Alex Tsui (DPhil, Biochemistry)

When: March 5th, 5.45 – 7pm. Wine Reception from 5.15pm
Where: Oakeshott Room, Lincoln College, Turl St, Oxford

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The Lincoln Leads Seminar Series 2020 takes place on Thursday evenings during Hilary term at Lincoln College, Oxford. Each panel features an Alumnus/na, a Fellow, and a Student of the College, who will respond to a topical question linked to their research or professional experience. Following a wine reception at 5pm, each seminar will start at 5.45pm, culminating in a lively Q&A session. We have a fantastic group of panellists scheduled for the series, who aim to invite non-specialist audiences into their spheres of expertise. We therefore hope that you are eager to join them in conversation, and learn more about the exciting and diverse research connected to Lincoln.

Please see below for further details of our speakers:

George G. Brownlee is Emeritus Professor of Chemical Pathology at the Sir William Dunn School of Pathology at Oxford. He received his PhD from Cambridge where he worked under Fred Sanger, a two-time Chemistry Nobel Laureate and the ‘father of genomics’. During his time at Cambridge, he also mentored Gregory Winter, now Sir Gregory Winter and the Nobel Laureate in Chemistry 2018. Prof Brownlee joined Oxford in 1980 and held the position of E P Abraham Professor of Chemical Pathology until his retirement in 2008. Professor Brownlee devoted his efforts studying haemophilia B and his group was the first to isolate the gene for clotting factor IX. His group characterized the genetic basis of the disease and published early papers on possible gene therapy for haemophilia B. His interest later shifted to the influenza virus and the mechanism of its reverse genetics system. Professor Brownlee is a Fellow of the Royal Society and a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Science. In 2014, he authored the first biography of Fred Sanger, following his death in 2013.

James Flewellen is a postdoctoral research scientist based in London, at both Imperial College London and the Francis Crick Institute. He graduated with a DPhil in Physics in 2013 under the supervision of Dr Richard Berry, and has been working at the interface between biology and physics. His current work involves advancing digital holographic microscopy and image processing techniques, which are applied in the context of the biomechanical relationship between proteins of the HIV viral envelope proteins and B cell antibodies. Dr Flewellen was also very active outside of science during his days in Oxford. He was the Social Secretary of the Lincoln MCR committee, a rower for the college, a choral singer and a competitive wine taster. Currently outside of his day job, Dr Flewellen runs his own wine consultancy company, teaches wine tasting and regularly writes on the topic.

Jasper Hunt received his Bachelor’s of Science in Psychology and Philosophy from the University of Wyoming in 2019. He is now in his first year at Oxford pursuing both an MSc and a DPhil in Neuroscience. Jasper is currently a rotation student in Adam Packer’s group, where he is using multiphoton imaging techniques to investigate the function of an enigmatic brain region known as the claustrum. Outside of this research, Jasper maintains an interest in many subjects including scientific communication and the contributions of the liberal arts to STEM fields, as well as actively competing with the Oxford University Company of Archers.
Date: 5 March 2020, 17:15
Venue: Lincoln College, Turl Street OX1 3DR
Venue Details: Oakeshott Room, Lincoln College, Oxford
Speakers: Prof George Brownlee (University of Oxford), Dr James Flewellen (Biophysicist, The Franck Circk Institute and Imperial College), Jasper E. Hunt (University of Oxford)
Organising department: Lincoln College
Organiser: Waqas Mirza (University of Oxford)
Host: Waqas Mirza (University of Oxford)
Part of: Lincoln Leads Seminar Series 2020
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Booking required?: Required
Booking url: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lincoln-leads-2020-tickets-87627477143
Cost: Free
Audience: Public
Editor: Waqas Mirza