Name: Beatriz Hirt-Font
University of Oxford, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine
https://www.imm.ox.ac.uk/

Events this person is organising:

Tuesday 7 November 2023 (5th Week, Michaelmas Term)

The rise and fall of oncogenic transcription factor complexes in T-ALL
Date: 7 November 2023, 13:00 - 14:00 (Tuesday, 5th week, Michaelmas 2023)
Speaker : Prof Marc Mansour (University College London)
Venue: MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Headington OX3 9DS
Venue Details: WIMM Seminar Room
Organisers: Beatriz Hirt-Font (University of Oxford, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine), Anindita Roy (MRC WIMM, University of Oxford)
Host: Anindita Roy (MRC WIMM, University of Oxford)

Tuesday 6 February 2024 (4th Week, Hilary Term)

Maximising the impact of CAR T-cell therapy for acute leukaemia
Date: 6 February 2024, 13:00 - 14:00 (Tuesday, 4th week, Hilary 2024)
Speaker : Dr Sara Ghorashian (University College London)
Venue: MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Headington OX3 9DS
Venue Details: Seminar Room
Organiser: Beatriz Hirt-Font (University of Oxford, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine)
Host: Professor Paresh Vyas (University of Oxford, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine)

Monday 4 March 2024 (8th Week, Hilary Term)

Mining for gold with AlphaFold: Lessons from genome maintenance
Date: 4 March 2024, 13:30 - 14:30 (Monday, 8th week, Hilary 2024)
Speaker : Professor Johannes Walter (Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Harvard Medical School)
Venue: MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Headington OX3 9DS
Venue Details: Seminar Room
Organiser: Beatriz Hirt-Font (University of Oxford, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine)
Host: Prof Ketan Patel (University of Oxford)

Tuesday 12 March 2024 (9th Week, Hilary Term)

Super-enhancer hijacking in acute lymphoblastic leukaemia - from discovery to translation
Date: 12 March 2024, 13:00 - 14:00 (Tuesday, 9th week, Hilary 2024)
Speaker : Dr Lisa Russell (Newcastle University)
Venue: MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Headington OX3 9DS
Venue Details: Seminar Room
Organiser: Beatriz Hirt-Font (University of Oxford, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine)
Host: Professor Tom Milne (Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford)

Tuesday 26 March 2024 (11th Week, Hilary Term)

Metabolic regulation of hematopoietic and immune functions in aging
Date: 26 March 2024, 13:00 - 14:00 (Tuesday, 11th week, Hilary 2024)
Speaker : Dr Nicola Vannini (Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, University of Lausanne)
Venue: MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Headington OX3 9DS
Venue Details: Seminar Room
Organiser: Beatriz Hirt-Font (University of Oxford, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 9 April 2024 (-1st Week, Trinity Term)

Genetic-based identification of the cellular interactome that supports T-cell development in the thymus
Date: 9 April 2024, 13:00 - 14:00 (Tuesday, -1st week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Dr Miguel Ganuza (Barts Cancer Institute, Ospedale San Raffaele)
Venue: MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Headington OX3 9DS
Venue Details: Seminar Room
Organiser: Beatriz Hirt-Font (University of Oxford, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine)
Host: Adam Wilkinson (University of Oxford)

Tuesday 23 April 2024 (1st Week, Trinity Term)

Using mathematics to understand collective cell behaviours
Date: 23 April 2024, 13:00 - 14:00 (Tuesday, 1st week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Professor Ruth Baker (Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford)
Venue: MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Headington OX3 9DS
Venue Details: Seminar Room
Organiser: Beatriz Hirt-Font (University of Oxford, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine)
Host: Professor Claus Nerlov (University of Oxford, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine)

Tuesday 21 May 2024 (5th Week, Trinity Term)

The genetics of human leukaemia: A tale of two genomes
Date: 21 May 2024, 13:00 - 14:00 (Tuesday, 5th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Professor James Allan (Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University)
Venue: MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Headington OX3 9DS
Venue Details: Virtual seminar only
Organiser: Beatriz Hirt-Font (University of Oxford, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine)
Host: Professor Tom Milne (Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford)

Tuesday 4 June 2024 (7th Week, Trinity Term)

Physiological roles of aberrant DNA methylation in vitro and in vivo
Date: 4 June 2024, 13:00 - 14:00 (Tuesday, 7th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Dr Gabriella Ficz (Barts Cancer Institute)
Venue: MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Headington OX3 9DS
Venue Details: Seminar Room
Organiser: Beatriz Hirt-Font (University of Oxford, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine)
Host: Giulia Orlando (University of Oxford)

Tuesday 30 July 2024 (15th Week, Trinity Term)

Dissecting the crosstalk between epigenetic gene regulation and DNA damage responses in normal and malignant haematopoiesis
Date: 30 July 2024, 13:00 - 14:00 (Tuesday, 15th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Professor Eric So (Head, Leukaemia and Stem Cell Biology Group, King’s College London)
Venue: MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Headington OX3 9DS
Venue Details: Seminar Room
Organiser: Beatriz Hirt-Font (University of Oxford, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine)
Host: Ian Hsu (RDM, University of Oxford)

Monday 21 October 2024 (2nd Week, Michaelmas Term)

Control of ribosomal RNA transcription in hematopoiesis
Date: 21 October 2024, 13:00 - 14:00 (Monday, 2nd week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Assistant Professor Vikram Paralkar (University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine)
Venue: MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Headington OX3 9DS
Venue Details: Seminar room
Organisers: Beatriz Hirt-Font (University of Oxford, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine), Fiona Lambert (University of Oxford), Emma Butterfield (MRC, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine)
Host: Professor Paresh Vyas (University of Oxford, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine)

Wednesday 13 November 2024 (5th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Hematopoietic Stem Cells in Stress, Disease and Aging
Date: 13 November 2024, 11:30 - 12:30 (Wednesday, 5th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Dr Emmanuelle Passague (Columbia Stem Cell Initiative)
Venue: MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Headington OX3 9DS
Venue Details: Seminar Room
Organisers: Beatriz Hirt-Font (University of Oxford, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine), Emma Butterfield (MRC, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine), Fiona Lambert (University of Oxford, MRC Weatherall Institute of Medicine)
Host: Professor Paresh Vyas (University of Oxford, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine)

Tuesday 26 November 2024 (7th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Transcriptional deregulation in T-ALL
Date: 26 November 2024, 13:00 - 14:00 (Tuesday, 7th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Jan Cools (Ku Leuven)
Venue: MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Headington OX3 9DS
Venue Details: Seminar room
Organisers: Beatriz Hirt-Font (University of Oxford, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine), Fiona Lambert (University of Oxford), Emma Butterfield (MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine)
Host: Marlies Vanden Bempt (University of Oxford)

Thursday 28 November 2024 (7th Week, Michaelmas Term)

mTOR signaling in growth, metabolism and disease
Date: 28 November 2024, 13:00 - 14:00 (Thursday, 7th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Professor Michael Hall (University of Basel)
Venue: MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Headington OX3 9DS
Venue Details: WIMM Seminar Room
Organiser: Beatriz Hirt-Font (University of Oxford, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine)
Host: Prof Ketan Patel (University of Oxford)

Tuesday 3 December 2024 (8th Week, Michaelmas Term)

CEBPA mutation disrupting the bZIP domain regulates the epi-transcriptomic landscape to enforce aberrant erythropoiesis and drive disease progression in Myelodysplastic syndromes’
Date: 3 December 2024, 13:00 - 14:00 (Tuesday, 8th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Dr Paloma Garcia (Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, University of Birmingham)
Venue: MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Headington OX3 9DS
Venue Details: Seminar room
Organisers: Beatriz Hirt-Font (University of Oxford, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine), Emma Butterfield (MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine), Fiona Lambert (University of Oxford, MRC Weatherall Institute of Medicine)
Host: Giulia Orlando (University of Oxford)

Tuesday 7 January 2025 (-1st Week, Hilary Term)

Title TBC
Date: 7 January 2025, 13:00 - 14:00 (Tuesday, -1st week, Hilary 2025)
Speaker : Dr. Ian Hitchcock (Department of Biology, University of York)
Venue: MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Headington OX3 9DS
Venue Details: Seminar Room
Organisers: Beatriz Hirt-Font (University of Oxford, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine), Emma Butterfield (MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine), Fiona Lambert (University of Oxford)
Host: Beth Psaila (WIMM)

Wednesday 8 January 2025 (-1st Week, Hilary Term)

Title TBC
Date: 8 January 2025, 11:00 - 12:00 (Wednesday, -1st week, Hilary 2025)
Speaker : Prof Brian Huntly (University of Cambridge)
Venue: MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Headington OX3 9DS
Venue Details: Seminar room
Organisers: Beatriz Hirt-Font (University of Oxford, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine), Fiona Lambert (University of Oxford)
Host: Professor Tom Milne (Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford)

Tuesday 21 January 2025 (1st Week, Hilary Term)

Title TBC
Date: 21 January 2025, 13:00 - 14:00 (Tuesday, 1st week, Hilary 2025)
Speaker : Professor Jean Soulier (Saint-Louise Hospital, France)
Venue: MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Headington OX3 9DS
Venue Details: Seminar Room
Organisers: Beatriz Hirt-Font (University of Oxford, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine), Fiona Lambert (University of Oxford), Emma Butterfield (MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine)
Host: Professor Paresh Vyas (University of Oxford, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine)

Tuesday 4 February 2025 (3rd Week, Hilary Term)

Title TBC
Date: 4 February 2025, 13:00 - 14:00 (Tuesday, 3rd week, Hilary 2025)
Speaker : Professor Jacob Corn (ETH Zürich)
Venue: MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Headington OX3 9DS
Venue Details: Seminar Room
Organisers: Beatriz Hirt-Font (University of Oxford, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine), Fiona Lambert (University of Oxford), Emma Butterfield (MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine)
Host: Grace Meaker (MRC WIMM)

Tuesday 4 March 2025 (7th Week, Hilary Term)

Title TBC
Date: 4 March 2025, 13:00 - 14:00 (Tuesday, 7th week, Hilary 2025)
Speaker : Dr Simon Bomken (Newcastle University)
Venue: MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Headington OX3 9DS
Venue Details: Seminar Room
Organisers: Beatriz Hirt-Font (University of Oxford, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine), Emma Butterfield (MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine), Fiona Lambert (University of Oxford)
Host: Professor Tom Milne (Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford)

Tuesday 18 March 2025 (9th Week, Hilary Term)

Title TBC
Date: 18 March 2025, 13:00 - 14:00 (Tuesday, 9th week, Hilary 2025)
Speaker : Dr Michael Milsom (German Cancer Research Centre)
Venue: MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Headington OX3 9DS
Venue Details: Seminar Room
Organisers: Beatriz Hirt-Font (University of Oxford, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine), Fiona Lambert (University of Oxford), Emma Butterfield (MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine)
Host: Dr Beth Psaila (MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford)

Tuesday 1 April 2025 (11th Week, Hilary Term)

Title TBC
Date: 1 April 2025, 13:00 - 14:00 (Tuesday, 11th week, Hilary 2025)
Speaker : Professor George Vassilou (Cambridge Cancer Stem Cell Institute)
Venue: MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Headington OX3 9DS
Venue Details: Seminar room
Organisers: Beatriz Hirt-Font (University of Oxford, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine), Fiona Lambert (University of Oxford), Emma Butterfield (MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine)
Host: Professor Paresh Vyas (University of Oxford, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine)

Tuesday 8 April 2025 (12th Week, Hilary Term)

Title TBC
Date: 8 April 2025, 13:00 - 14:00 (Tuesday, 12th week, Hilary 2025)
Speaker : Professor Andreas Trumpp (German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg)
Venue: MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Headington OX3 9DS
Venue Details: Seminar room
Organisers: Beatriz Hirt-Font (University of Oxford, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine), Fiona Lambert (University of Oxford), Emma Butterfield (MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine)
Host: Professor Paresh Vyas (University of Oxford, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine)