Seminars relevant to NDM Tropical Medicine members
Description: Tropical Medicine Seminars
Tropical Medicine Global Health Seminars
AfOx insaka
Health Systems Collaborative
Global Health DPhil Discourse
Medical Grand Rounds
Talks:

Wednesday 8 May 2024 (3rd Week, Trinity Term)

Introduction to Presentation Skills (in-person)
Date: 8 May 2024, 9:30 - 13:00 (Wednesday, 3rd week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Dr Molly Grace (University of Oxford)
Organiser: James Cunning (University of Oxford)
Host: MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)

Cancer Vaccines joint 'Oxford Cancer Immuno-Oncology Network' and 'Oxford Immunology Network' seminar with networking drinks
Date: 8 May 2024, 15:00 - 17:00 (Wednesday, 3rd week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker s: Prof. Benoit van den Eynde (Ludwig Cancer Research), Dr Cesar Lopez-Camacho (University of Oxford)
Venue: Richard Doll Building, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 9 May 2024 (3rd Week, Trinity Term)

Medical Grand Rounds - Week 5: Psychological Medicine - 'Reducing the time that older acute medical patients spend in hospital: The findings of The HOME Study'
Date: 9 May 2024, 13:00 - 14:00 (Thursday, 3rd week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker s: Professor Michael Sharpe, Dr Jane Walker, Dr Luke Solomons, Dr Laura Brown
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1, Academic Street
Organiser: Prof Brian Angus
Hosts: TBA

Getting Started with Public Engagement with Research (online)
Date: 9 May 2024, 13:00 - 14:00 (Thursday, 3rd week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Dr Catherine Seed (University of Oxford)
Organiser: Dr Catherine Seed (University of Oxford)
Host: MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)

Friday 10 May 2024 (3rd Week, Trinity Term)

Genomics of vaccine response: Learning from COVID-19
Date: 10 May 2024, 9:15 - 10:15 (Friday, 3rd week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Prof Julian Knight (Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics)
Venue: MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Headington OX3 9DS
Venue Details: WIMM Seminar Room
Organiser: Renata Sojka (MRC Translational Immune Discovery Unit, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Monday 13 May 2024 (4th Week, Trinity Term)

Epstein Barr Virus - searching for a metabolic Achilles' heel
Date: 13 May 2024, 12:00 - 13:00 (Monday, 4th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Prof Christoph Hess (University of Cambridge)
Venue: Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, Headington OX3 7FY
Venue Details: Kennedy Lecture Theatre
Organiser: Doris Chan (Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology)
Host: Dr Alex Clarke (Univeristy of Oxford - The Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology)

Bacterial infection conditions the lung for innate immune defense against SARS-CoV2
Date: 13 May 2024, 13:00 - 14:00 (Monday, 4th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Professor Alan Sher (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease)
Venue: Big Data Institute, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF
Venue Details: BDI seminar rooms
Organiser: Professor Angela Brueggemann (Oxford Population Health)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 14 May 2024 (4th Week, Trinity Term)

Tackling big questions in tuberculosis: a TB biologist’s view from South Africa
Date: 14 May 2024, 16:00 - 17:00 (Tuesday, 4th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Prof. Valerie Mizrahi (Institute of Infectious Diseases / University of Cape Town)
Venue: Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, South Parks Road OX1 3RE
Venue Details: EPA Seminar room
Organiser: Melissa Wright (Sir William Dunn School of Pathology)
Host: Prof Siamon Gordon (Sir William Dunn School of Pathology)

Wednesday 15 May 2024 (4th Week, Trinity Term)

T Cell Responses to Flaviviruses - Immunopathogenesis and Vaccines
Date: 15 May 2024, 12:00 - 13:00 (Wednesday, 4th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Prof Lance Turtle (University of Liverpool)
Venue: Richard Doll Building, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre
Organiser: Lisbeth Soederberg (University of Oxford, Jenner Institute)
Hosts: TBA

Inflammatory iron dysregulation and stress erythropoiesis: links to long-COVID
Date: 15 May 2024, 13:30 - 14:30 (Wednesday, 4th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Dr Aimee Hanson (Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol)
Venue: MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Headington OX3 9DS
Venue Details: WIMM Seminar Room
Organisers: TBA
Host: Prof Hal Drakesmith (WIMM HIU)

Thursday 16 May 2024 (4th Week, Trinity Term)

Communication, Narratives and Antimicrobial Resistance Workshop
Date: 16 May 2024, 9:00 - 18:00 (Thursday, 4th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker Various Speakers
Venue: Merton College, Merton Street OX1 4JD
Organiser: Dr Sally Frampton (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Medical Grand Rounds - Week 6: Dermatology - 'Skin, Stigma, SJS and SPOT diagnoses'
Date: 16 May 2024, 13:00 - 14:00 (Thursday, 4th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker s: Dr Tess McPherson, Dr Chris Phillips
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1, Academic Street
Organiser: Prof Brian Angus
Hosts: TBA

Friday 17 May 2024 (4th Week, Trinity Term)

Challenges for surgeons during humanitarian deployments
Date: 17 May 2024, 8:00 - 09:00 (Friday, 4th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Dr Harald Veen (WHO EMRO (Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean))
Venue: John Radcliffe Academic, Headington OX3 9DU
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1, and also online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Tarryn Ching (University of Oxford, Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences)
Hosts: TBA

SARS-CoV-2 specific memory T cell response - 4 years after initial infection
Date: 17 May 2024, 9:15 - 10:15 (Friday, 4th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker s: Prof Tao Dong (CAMS Oxford Institute, University of Oxford), Dr Yanchun Peng (Dong Group, University of Oxford), Dr Elie Antoun (Dong Group, University of Oxford)
Venue: MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Headington OX3 9DS
Venue Details: WIMM Seminar Room
Organiser: Renata Sojka (MRC Translational Immune Discovery Unit, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

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

Thesis and report writing (in-person)
Date: 21 May 2024, 9:30 - 13:30 (Tuesday, 5th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Dr David Jones (Dr David Jones)
Organiser: James Cunning (University of Oxford)
Host: MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)

Oxford Immunology Network seminar: climate change and health
Date: 21 May 2024, 10:00 - 11:15 (Tuesday, 5th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker s: Sophie Yacoub (University of Oxford), Professor Sonia Lewycka (University of Oxford), Professor Sara Khalid (NDORMS)
Venue Details: Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Immunology Network
Host: Prof. Paul Klenerman (Peter Medawar Building, NDM, Oxford)

Thursday 23 May 2024 (5th Week, Trinity Term)

Medical Grand Rounds - Week 7: Obstetric Medicine
Date: 23 May 2024, 13:00 - 14:00 (Thursday, 5th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Dr Anna Ashcroft
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1, Academic Street
Organiser: Prof Brian Angus
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 29 May 2024 (6th Week, Trinity Term)

Migration: past, present and future
Date: 29 May 2024, 17:00 - 18:00 (Wednesday, 6th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Professor Ian Goldin (Director, Oxford Martin Programme on the Future of Development)
Venue: Oxford Martin School, 34 Broad Street OX1 3BD
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre (and Online)
Organiser: Oxford Martin School (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 30 May 2024 (6th Week, Trinity Term)

Putting stories to work (online)
Date: 30 May 2024, 10:00 - 13:00 (Thursday, 6th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Robert Holtom (Narrative Coach)
Organiser: Dr Catherine Seed (University of Oxford)
Host: MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)

Medical Grand Rounds - Week 8: Sports, Exercise and Rehabilitation Medicine
Date: 30 May 2024, 13:00 - 14:00 (Thursday, 6th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker s: Dr William Wynter-Bee (Sport and Exercise Medicine Consultant), Dr Felicity Hughes (Registrar in Sport and Exercise Medicine), Dr Faisal Shaikh (Registrar in Sport and Exercise Medicine)
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1, Academic Street
Organiser: Prof Brian Angus
Hosts: TBA

Friday 31 May 2024 (6th Week, Trinity Term)

Epigenetics of malaria parasites and antimalarial drug development
Date: 31 May 2024, 14:00 - 15:00 (Friday, 6th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Prof Lubin Jiang (Shanghai Institute of Immunity and Infection, Chinese Academy of Sciences)
Venue: Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, South Parks Road OX1 3RE
Venue Details: EPA Seminar room
Organiser: Melissa Wright (Sir William Dunn School of Pathology)
Host: Prof Geoff Smith (Dunn School of Pathology)

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

Completing Your DPhil (in-person)
Date: 4 June 2024, 9:30 - 12:30 (Tuesday, 7th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker s: Professor Dimitra Rigopoulou (University of Oxford), Dr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Division)
Organiser: Dr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Division)
Host: MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)

Thursday 6 June 2024 (7th Week, Trinity Term)

Medical Grand Rounds - Week 9: Geriatrics
Date: 6 June 2024, 13:00 - 14:00 (Thursday, 7th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1, Academic Street
Organiser: Prof Brian Angus
Hosts: TBA

Friday 7 June 2024 (7th Week, Trinity Term)

Storytelling for researchers
Date: 7 June 2024, 11:00 - 12:00 (Friday, 7th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Dr Catherine Seed (University of Oxford)
Organisers: Dr Susan Black (Oxford University Careers Service), Dr Anne Wolfes (University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Susan Black (Oxford University Careers Service)

Thursday 13 June 2024 (8th Week, Trinity Term)

Medical Grand Rounds - Week 10: Genitourinary Medicine
Date: 13 June 2024, 13:00 - 14:00 (Thursday, 8th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1, Academic Street
Organiser: Prof Brian Angus
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 20 June 2024 (9th Week, Trinity Term)

Medical Grand Rounds - Week 11: Palliative Care/Pain
Date: 20 June 2024, 13:00 - 14:00 (Thursday, 9th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1, Academic Street
Organiser: Prof Brian Angus
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 27 June 2024 (10th Week, Trinity Term)

Medical Grand Rounds - Week 12: Renal Medicine
Date: 27 June 2024, 13:00 - 14:00 (Thursday, 10th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1, Academic Street
Organiser: Prof Brian Angus
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 4 July 2024 (11th Week, Trinity Term)

Medical Grand Rounds - Week 13: Infectious Diseases
Date: 4 July 2024, 13:00 - 14:00 (Thursday, 11th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1, Academic Street
Organiser: Prof Brian Angus
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 11 July 2024 (12th Week, Trinity Term)

Medical Grand Rounds - Week 14: Stroke
Date: 11 July 2024, 13:00 - 14:00 (Thursday, 12th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1, Academic Street
Organiser: Prof Brian Angus
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 18 July 2024 (13th Week, Trinity Term)

Medical Grand Rounds - Week 15: Respiratory Medicine
Date: 18 July 2024, 13:00 - 14:00 (Thursday, 13th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1, Academic Street
Organiser: Prof Brian Angus
Hosts: TBA

This list contains talks from the following series:
AfOx insaka - a gathering for sharing ideas and knowledge about Africa-focused research
AfOx insaka - a gathering for sharing ideas and knowledge about Africa-focused research
Global Health DPhil Discourse
Health Systems Collaborative Skills Seminars
MSD Medical Grand Rounds
NDM Seminar Series
Tropical Medicine Global Health Seminars
Tropical Medicine Seminars