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SUMMARY:Evolutionary co-option of LINE-1s and endogenous retroviruses in i
 mmune regulation - Dr Helen Rowe (Queen Mary University of London)
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LOCATION:Biology Mansfield Road (Seminar Room)\, 11a Mansfield Road OX1 3S
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SUMMARY:"The pre-animal origins of gene regulatory pathways\, from DNA met
 hylation to pluripotency" - Dr Alex de Mendoza (Queen Mary University of L
 ondon)
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DESCRIPTION:Intricate mechanisms of gene regulation are critical for eukar
 yotes\, particularly in multicellular organisms where diverse cell types a
 rise from differential gene expression of a single genome. However\, the e
 volution of gene regulatory pathways has been complex\, involving recurren
 t simplifications or expansions tied to major evolutionary transitions. In
  our laboratory\, we delve into the origins of DNA methylation in eukaryot
 es\, its interplay with genome evolution and Giant Viruses\, and the emerg
 ence of pluripotency factors in unicellular protists closely related to an
 imals. We employ comparative and functional genomics in non-conventional m
 odel systems to address these questions\, emphasizing the significance of 
 broad taxonomic sampling for a comprehensive understanding of eukaryotic g
 ene regulation.\n\nMicrosoft Teams meeting\nMeeting ID: 385 590 455 526 \n
 Passcode: Xos6sJ\nSpeakers:\nDr Alex de Mendoza (Queen Mary University of 
 London)
LOCATION:Biology Mansfield Road (Seminar Room)\, 11a Mansfield Road OX1 3S
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SUMMARY:Asexuality\, migration and genetic networks in regenerating flatwo
 rms - Prof Aziz Aboobaker (Dept of Biology\, University of Oxford)
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DESCRIPTION:Aziz Aboobaker has been at Oxford Zoology (now Biology) for 10
  years having first started his own group in Nottingham . He started his o
 wn group with some plates of nematodes \,  some vials of flies\, a dish of
  tardigrades\, two jars of flour beetles and a tupperware box of freshwate
 r planarians. After a few months only the planarians were still alive. Thr
 ough the hard work of very talented colleagues the lab had used molecular\
 , developmental and genomic approaches to study how regeneration works in 
 planarians\, and is also trying to understand how they avoid ageing. I wil
 l try to present some work looking at how the obligate asexual planarians 
 might persist in the face of evolutionary arguments that they shouldn’t\
 , some work we are continuing on the control of stem cell migration and re
 cent work on trying to understand the GRNs in active in adult pluripotent 
 stem cells.\nSpeakers:\nProf Aziz Aboobaker (Dept of Biology\, University 
 of Oxford)
LOCATION:Medical Sciences Teaching Centre (Lecture Theatre)\, off South Pa
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