Department: Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Oxford Branch
Talks:

Thursday 12 March 2026

Cellular senescence as a therapeutic target
Date: 12 March 2026, 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker : Dr Jesus Gil (MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences)
Venue: NDM Building, Headington OX3 7FZ
Organiser: Marie-Laure Foisneau-Bates (University of Oxford)
Host: Prof Xin Lu (Ludwig Cancer Research, Oxford Branch)

Friday 13 March 2026

Epigenetic Mechanisms of Histone Mutations in Cancer
Date: 13 March 2026, 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker : Dr Jennifer Spangle (Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University)
Venue: NDM Building, Headington OX3 7FZ
Organiser: Marie-Laure Foisneau-Bates (University of Oxford)
Host: Prof Yang Shi (University of Oxford)

Thursday 19 March 2026

Tracing the Evolution of DNA Methylation Mechanisms across the Eukaryotes
Date: 19 March 2026, 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker : Dr Alex de Mendoza (Queen Mary University of London)
Venue: NDM Building, Headington OX3 7FZ
Organiser: Marie-Laure Foisneau-Bates (University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Skirmantas Kriaucionis (Ludwig Cancer Research)

Tuesday 24 March 2026

Prof Kim Midwood - Title TBA
Date: 24 March 2026, 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker : Prof Kim Midwood (Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, NDORMS, University of Oxford, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7FY)
Venue: NDM Building, Headington OX3 7FZ
Organiser: Marie-Laure Foisneau-Bates (University of Oxford)
Host: Prof Xin Lu (Ludwig Cancer Research, Oxford Branch)

Thursday 16 April 2026

Targeting T cells to brain tumors
Date: 16 April 2026, 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker : Dr Michael Platten (University of Heidelberg)
Venue: NDM Building, Headington OX3 7FZ
Organiser: Marie-Laure Foisneau-Bates (University of Oxford)
Host: Prof Benoit Van den Eynde (Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research)

Thursday 30 April 2026

From Stress Signals to Immune Control: Adrenergic Receptors in Tumor Immunotherapy
Date: 30 April 2026, 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker : Dr Jingjing Zhu (De Duve Institute)
Venue: NDM Building, Headington OX3 7FZ
Organiser: Marie-Laure Foisneau-Bates (University of Oxford)
Host: Prof Benoit Van den Eynde (Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research)

Thursday 7 May 2026

Dr Arianna Baggiolini - Title TBA
Date: 7 May 2026, 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker : Dr Arianna Baggiolini (Institute of Oncology Research)
Venue: NDM Building, Headington OX3 7FZ
Organiser: Marie-Laure Foisneau-Bates (University of Oxford)
Host: Prof Richard White (Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research)

Thursday 21 May 2026

Dr Burkhard Ludewig - Title TBA
Date: 21 May 2026, 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker : Dr Burkhard Ludewig (Hoch Health Eastern Switzerland)
Venue: NDM Building, Headington OX3 7FZ
Organiser: Marie-Laure Foisneau-Bates (University of Oxford)
Host: Prof Xin Lu (Ludwig Cancer Research, Oxford Branch)

Thursday 28 May 2026

Dr Kairbaan Hodivala-Dilke - Title TBA
Date: 28 May 2026, 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker : Dr Kairbaan Hodivala-Dilke (Barts Cancer Institute)
Venue: NDM Building, Headington OX3 7FZ
Organiser: Marie-Laure Foisneau-Bates (University of Oxford)
Host: Prof Xin Lu (Ludwig Cancer Research, Oxford Branch)

Thursday 4 June 2026

Dr Mathieu Giraudeau - Title TBA
Date: 4 June 2026, 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker : Dr Mathieu Giraudeau (CNRS)
Venue: NDM Building, Headington OX3 7FZ
Organiser: Marie-Laure Foisneau-Bates (University of Oxford)
Host: Prof Richard White (Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research)

Thursday 11 June 2026

Dr Andrew Beggs - Title TBA
Date: 11 June 2026, 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker : Dr Andrew Beggs (University of Birmingham)
Venue: NDM Building, Headington OX3 7FZ
Organiser: Marie-Laure Foisneau-Bates (University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Francesco Boccellato (University of oxford)

Thursday 2 July 2026

Dr Jacco Van Rheenen - Title TBA
Date: 2 July 2026, 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker : Dr Jacco Van Rheenen (Netherlands Cancer Institute)
Venue: NDM Building, Headington OX3 7FZ
Organiser: Marie-Laure Foisneau-Bates (University of Oxford)
Host: Prof Richard White (Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research)