Tuesday 7 January 2025

• 13:00 - Unlocking the potential of a pleiotropic cytokine
  This is a hybrid event - with the speaker attending in-person and viewable on Teams.
  Dr. Ian Hitchcock (Department of Biology, University of York)
  Molecular Haematology Unit, WIMM

Wednesday 8 January 2025

• 11:00 - "Bookending” leukaemia: the Alpha and Omega of AML evolution.
  This is a hybrid event - with the speaker attending in-person and viewable on Teams.
  Prof Brian Huntly (University of Cambridge)
  Molecular Haematology Unit, WIMM

Thursday 9 January 2025

• 13:00 - Designing a Synthetic Killer based on a Natural Template
  Professor Karl-Johan Malmberg (Director, The Precision Immunotherapy Alliance (PRIMA), The University of Oslo)
  CIO Seminar Series

Monday 13 January 2025

• 12:00 - How cells defend their cytosol against bacteria: LPS ubiquitylation and other tricks
  In-person
  Dr Felix Randow (MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK)
  Kennedy Institute Seminars
• 13:00 - The ecology and evolution of microbial communities
  Dr Katharine Coyte (University of Manchester)
  IDEU Infectious Disease Seminar Series

Wednesday 15 January 2025

• 12:00 - From bench to bedside - drug discovery for Parkinson's disease
  Professor Oliver Bandmann (Sheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience)
  OPDC Seminar Series (DPAG)
• 14:00 - Enhancing Health Behaviors: Leveraging Smartphone Data and Electronic Medical Records for Optimized Health Outcomes
  cancelled
  Status: This talk has been cancelled
  Dr Samah Hayek (University of Tel Aviv)
  Digital Phenotying
• 14:00 - Extracting features from electronic health records, efficiently and accurately, with shared open tools: ehrQL and OpenSAFELY
  Dr Ben Goldacre (Dept of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford)
  Digital Phenotying

Thursday 16 January 2025

• 11:00 - Life with two X Chromosomes
  Prof Edith Heard (EMBL, Heidelberg)
  Ludwig Institute Seminar Series

Monday 20 January 2025

• 12:00 - Harnessing mucosal immunity: lessons from the pig model
  In person
  Elma Tchilian (NDM Experimental Medicine)
  Kennedy Institute Seminars
• 13:00 - Health and economic impacts of Lassa vaccination campaigns in West Africa
  Dr David Smith (Oxford, NDPH)
  IDEU Infectious Disease Seminar Series

Tuesday 21 January 2025

• 09:30 - Defining genome structure at base pair resolution
  Dr James Davies (Prof Doug Higgs' Group, Molecular Haematology Unit, WIMM)
  BDI/CHG Genomics Seminar Series
• 13:00 - Stressed hematopoiesis yields somatic rescue and secondary leukemia
  This is a hybrid event - with the speaker attending in-person and viewable on Teams.
  Professor Jean Soulier (Saint-Louise Hospital, France)
  Molecular Haematology Unit, WIMM

Thursday 23 January 2025

• 11:00 - Dr Karina Pombo-Garcia - title TBA
  Dr Pombo-Garcia (the Rosalind Franklin Institute)
  Ludwig Institute Seminar Series

Friday 24 January 2025

• 08:00 - Surgical Grand Rounds - Global Surgery
  TBA
  Surgical Grand Rounds
• 13:00 - Lost in Space: Linking Spatial Disorientation to Preclinical Alzheimer’s Disease in Mice and Humans
  Dr Tim Viney (Department of Pharmacology, University of Oxford)
  DPAG Head of Department Seminar Series

Monday 27 January 2025

• 13:00 - Host-parasite interactions
  Prof Cinzia Cantacessi (University of Cambridge)
  IDEU Infectious Disease Seminar Series

Wednesday 29 January 2025

• 13:30 - Imaging lung lymphatics in inflammation and metastatic cancer
  in person only
  Dr Simon Cleary (King's College London)
  MRC TIDU Wednesday Seminar Series

Thursday 30 January 2025

• 11:00 - The prebiotic origin of RNA nucleosides and translation
  Prof Thomas Carell (LMU, Munich)
  Ludwig Institute Seminar Series
• 14:00 - Getting Started with Public Engagement with Research (online)
  This session provides an introduction to public engagement for anyone interested in getting started or looking for a bit of inspiration.
  Dr Catherine Seed (University of Oxford)

Friday 31 January 2025

• 08:00 - Surgical Grand Rounds - Urology
  TBA
  Surgical Grand Rounds
• 09:15 - Title TBC
  In person only
  Dr Mariana Borsa (Simon Group, University of Oxford)
  MRC TIDU Friday Morning Lab Meetings
• 13:00 - Synaptic propagation of tau in Alzheimer’s disease and Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
  Professor Tara Spires-Jones (University of Edinburgh)
  DPAG Head of Department Seminar Series

Monday 3 February 2025

• 12:00 - OPDC Seminar - talk title tbc
  Dr Sarah Marzi (UK Dementia Research Institute, London)
  OPDC Seminar Series (DPAG)
• 13:00 - Marburg vaccine trial
  Prof Teresa Lambe (Oxford, Paediatrics/OVG)
  IDEU Infectious Disease Seminar Series

Tuesday 4 February 2025

• 09:30 - Title TBC
  Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
  Yan Wong (Dr.)
  BDI/CHG Genomics Seminar Series
• 10:45 - Personalised Prevention Research Showcase
  Dr Sarah Briggs (University of Oxford), Dr Louisa Chenciner (University of Oxford), Dr Rachel Horton (University of Oxford), Dr Ali Kay (University of Oxford), Sally Sansom (University of Oxford), Dr Susie Weller (University of Oxford)
  Centre for Personalised Medicine Seminars

Wednesday 5 February 2025

• 12:30 - Research Data Management (in-person)
  Research data is often at the heart of scientific projects, it’s what you spend hours in the lab generating or in the field collecting. It forms the basis of your analysis and underpins your arguments in papers and theses.
  Oliver Bridle (Radcliffe Science Library, University of Oxford)

Thursday 6 February 2025

• 11:00 - Tumor-associated macrophages in tumor progression: double edged swords
  Prof Alberto Mantovani (Queen Mary University of London)
  Ludwig Institute Seminar Series

Friday 7 February 2025

• 08:00 - Surgical Grand Rounds - Vascular
  TBA
  Surgical Grand Rounds
• 09:15 - Title TBC
  in person only
  Barnes Group (University of Oxford)
  MRC TIDU Friday Morning Lab Meetings
• 13:00 - A depth map of visual space in the primary visual cortex
  Dr Petr Znamenskiy (Francis Crick Institute)
  DPAG Head of Department Seminar Series

Monday 10 February 2025

• 13:00 - Tuberculosis vaccine R&D and human challenge models
  Prof Helen McShane (Oxford, NDM)
  IDEU Infectious Disease Seminar Series

Tuesday 11 February 2025

• 13:00 - Somatic phylogenies of haematopoietic stem cells to study clonal dynamics and mutagenesis
  This is a hybrid event - with the speaker attending in-person and viewable on Teams.
  Dr Mike Spencer Chapman (Director of Research and Clinical Trials, NHS Digital)
  Molecular Haematology Unit, WIMM
• 14:00 - How to do a Career Development Review, for reviewers (in-person)
  Regular meaningful Career Development Reviews are an important part of developing a positive research culture.
  Jarlath Brine (University of Oxfrod)

Wednesday 12 February 2025

• 14:00 - Characterising mental disorder phenotype and outcomes using electronic health record data
  Dr Rashmi Patel (University of Cambridge)
  Digital Phenotying

Thursday 13 February 2025

• 11:00 - Prof Josef Penninger - title TBA
  Prof Josef Penninger (Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig)
  Ludwig Institute Seminar Series
• 17:30 - How life works: Dealing with biology’s changing narrative
  Philip Ball
  Centre for Personalised Medicine Seminars

Friday 14 February 2025

• 08:00 - Surgical Grand Rounds - Global Surgery
  TBA
  Surgical Grand Rounds
• 09:15 - Title TBC
  In person only
  Fugger Group (University of Oxford)
  MRC TIDU Friday Morning Lab Meetings
• 13:00 - Regulation of ATP Production by Mitochondria
  Dr Liron Boyman (DPAG, University of Oxford)
  DPAG Head of Department Seminar Series

Friday 21 February 2025

• 08:00 - Surgical Grand Rounds - Plastics
  TBA
  Surgical Grand Rounds
• 09:15 - Title TBC
  in person only
  Bashford-Rogers Group (University of Oxford)
  MRC TIDU Friday Morning Lab Meetings

Monday 24 February 2025

• 13:00 - Shingles vaccine and dementia, and other links between infectious diseases and brain health
  Dr Maxime Taquet (Oxford, Psychiatry)
  IDEU Infectious Disease Seminar Series

Thursday 27 February 2025

• 11:00 - Prof Frances Balkwill - title TBA
  Prof Frances Balkwill (Cancer Research UK)
  Ludwig Institute Seminar Series

Friday 28 February 2025

• 08:00 - Surgical Grand Rounds - Neuroradiology
  TBA
  Surgical Grand Rounds
• 09:15 - Title TBC
  In person only
  Screaton Group (University of Oxford)
  MRC TIDU Friday Morning Lab Meetings
• 13:00 - Modelling cerebral Small Vessel Disease in a dish – towards new treatments
  Dr Alessandra Granata (University of Cambridge)
  DPAG Head of Department Seminar Series

Monday 3 March 2025

• 12:00 - The Epigenome of brain cell types and associations with disease
  Dr Alexi Nott (UK Dementia Research Institute, London)
  OPDC Seminar Series (DPAG)
• 13:00 - Using the adenoviral vectored vaccine platform for bacterial infections
  Prof Christine Rollier (University of Surrey)
  IDEU Infectious Disease Seminar Series

Tuesday 4 March 2025

• 13:00 - Title TBC
  This is a hybrid event - with the speaker attending in-person and viewable on Teams.
  Dr Simon Bomken (Newcastle University)
  Molecular Haematology Unit, WIMM

Thursday 6 March 2025

• 11:00 - Prof Gareth Inman - Title TBA
  Prof Gareth Inman (University of Glasgow)
  Ludwig Institute Seminar Series

Friday 7 March 2025

• 08:00 - Surgical Grand Rounds
  TBA
  Surgical Grand Rounds
• 09:15 - Title TBC
  In person only
  Ho Group (University of Oxford)
  MRC TIDU Friday Morning Lab Meetings
• 13:00 - Is brain myelin an energy source/store?
  Dr Carlos Matute (University of Basque Country (UPV/EHU))
  DPAG Head of Department Seminar Series

Monday 10 March 2025

• 13:00 - Social interactions among microorganisms
  Prof Kevin Foster (Oxford, Biology/Pathology)
  IDEU Infectious Disease Seminar Series

Thursday 13 March 2025

• 11:00 - Dr Céline Vallot - Title TBA
  Dr Céline Vallot (Institut Curie)
  Ludwig Institute Seminar Series

Friday 14 March 2025

• 08:00 - Surgical Grand Rounds - ENT
  TBA
  Surgical Grand Rounds
• 09:15 - Title TBC
  In person only
  Withers Group (University of Oxford)
  MRC TIDU Friday Morning Lab Meetings
• 13:00 - Dementia: the role of the microvasculature
  Professor David Attwell (University College London)
  DPAG Head of Department Seminar Series

Tuesday 18 March 2025

• 13:00 - Title TBC
  This is a hybrid event - with the speaker attending in-person and viewable on Teams.
  Dr Michael Milsom (German Cancer Research Centre)
  Molecular Haematology Unit, WIMM

Friday 21 March 2025

• 09:15 - Title TBC
  In person only
  Pollard Group (University of Oxford)
  MRC TIDU Friday Morning Lab Meetings

Thursday 27 March 2025

• 11:00 - Targeting KRAS oncogenic signaling and tumour immune evasion in lung cancer
  Prof Julian Downward (The Francis Crick Institute)
  Ludwig Institute Seminar Series

Friday 28 March 2025

• 09:15 - Title TBC
  In person only
  TBA
  MRC TIDU Friday Morning Lab Meetings

Tuesday 1 April 2025

• 13:00 - Title TBC
  This is a hybrid event - with the speaker attending in-person and viewable on Teams.
  Professor George Vassilou (Cambridge Cancer Stem Cell Institute)
  Molecular Haematology Unit, WIMM

Tuesday 8 April 2025

• 13:00 - Title TBC
  This is a hybrid event - with the speaker attending in-person and viewable on Teams.
  Professor Andreas Trumpp (German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg)
  Molecular Haematology Unit, WIMM

Monday 28 April 2025

• 13:00 - Gut microbiome
  Prof Emma Slack (Oxford, Pathology)
  IDEU Infectious Disease Seminar Series

Wednesday 30 April 2025

• 13:30 - Title TBC
  in-person only
  Dr Andreas Wack (The Francis Crick Institute, London)
  MRC TIDU Wednesday Seminar Series

Friday 2 May 2025

• 08:00 - Surgical Grand Rounds - Transplant
  TBA
  Surgical Grand Rounds

Friday 9 May 2025

• 08:00 - Surgical Grand Rounds - Transplant
  TBA
  Surgical Grand Rounds

Monday 12 May 2025

• 13:00 - Malaria and febrile coma cohort study
  Dr Stephen Ray (Oxford, Paediatrics/OVG)
  IDEU Infectious Disease Seminar Series

Friday 16 May 2025

• 08:00 - Surgical Grand Rounds - Global Surgery
  TBA
  Surgical Grand Rounds

Monday 19 May 2025

• 13:00 - The meningococcal B vaccine journey and beyond
  Prof Mariagrazia Pizza (Imperial College London)
  IDEU Infectious Disease Seminar Series

Friday 23 May 2025

• 08:00 - Surgical Grand Rounds - Urology
  TBA
  Surgical Grand Rounds

Monday 2 June 2025

• 13:00 - Avian and human influenza
  Prof Wendy Barclay (Imperial College London)
  IDEU Infectious Disease Seminar Series

Friday 6 June 2025

• 08:00 - Surgical Grand Rounds - QRSTU
  TBA
  Surgical Grand Rounds

Monday 9 June 2025

• 13:00 - Better treatment for tuberculosis
  Prof Stewart Cole (Oxford, IOI; Institut Pasteur)
  IDEU Infectious Disease Seminar Series

Friday 13 June 2025

• 08:00 - Surgical Grand Rounds
  TBA
  Surgical Grand Rounds

Monday 16 June 2025

• 13:00 - The burden of drug resistant infections, the GRAM project
  Prof Christiane Dolecek (Oxford, NDM)
  IDEU Infectious Disease Seminar Series

Friday 20 June 2025

• 08:00 - Surgical Grand Rounds - Intensive care
  TBA
  Surgical Grand Rounds