Department: Department of Biochemistry
Talks:

Monday 29 September 2025

How do we discover new antibiotics?
Date: 29 September 2025, 14:00 - 15:00
Speaker
Venue: Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QU
Venue Details: seminar room 20-138
Organiser: Stephan Uphoff (University of Oxford)
Host: Stephan Uphoff (University of Oxford)

Identification of critical amino acids in endogenous genes by haploid genomics
Date: 29 September 2025, 16:00 - 17:00
Speaker : Professor Anton Wutz (Institute of Molecular Health Sciences ETH Zurich)
Venue: Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QU
Venue Details: Seminar Room 2, Room 20-138
Organiser: Professor Neil Brockdorff (Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford)
Host: Professor Neil Brockdorff (Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford)

Wednesday 1 October 2025

Supramolecular Structures and condensates that Drive Innate Immunity
Date: 1 October 2025, 16:00 - 17:00
Speaker : Professor Hao Wu (Asa and Patricia Springer Professor of Structural Biology; Professor of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School)
Venue: Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QU
Venue Details: Seminar Room 2, Room 20-138
Organiser: Sarah-jane Scard (Department of Biochemistry)
Hosts: Professor Francis Barr (Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford ), Professor Dame Carol Robinson (University of Oxford)

Thursday 2 October 2025

Linking genome structure with function: a journey of histone variant discovery
Date: 2 October 2025, 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker : Professor David Tremethink (The John Curtin School of Medical Research, Canberra, Australia)
Venue: Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QU
Venue Details: Seminar Room 1 (Room 20-026)
Organiser: Professor Neil Brockdorff (Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford )
Host: Professor Neil Brockdorff (Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford )

Friday 3 October 2025

Managing epigenetic memories and chromatin accessibility during the cell division cycle
Date: 3 October 2025, 10:30 - 11:30
Speaker : Professor Hironori Funabiki (Rockefeller University, New York)
Venue: Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QU
Venue Details: Seminar Room 1 (Room 20-026)
Organiser: Jessica Barnes (Department of Biochemistry)
Host: Professor Lars Jansen (Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford)

Monday 13 October 2025

The role of epigenetic inheritance and 3D genome architecture in cellular state regulation and cancer
Date: 13 October 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Dr. Giacomo Cavalli (Institute of Human Genetics, France)
Venue: Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QU
Venue Details: Seminar Room 2, Room 20-138
Organiser: Jessica Barnes (Department of Biochemistry)
Hosts: Prof. Rob Klose (Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford), Professor Lothar Schermelleh (Dept. of Biochemistry, University of Oxford)

Monday 27 October 2025

Title TBC
Date: 27 October 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Dr Gregory Ross (Principle Scientist, Schrodinger)
Venue: Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QU
Venue Details: Seminar Room 2, Room 20-138
Organiser: Jessica Barnes (Department of Biochemistry)
Host: Professor Phil Biggin (Dept. of Biochemistry, University of Oxford)

Monday 3 November 2025

Title TBC
Date: 3 November 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Dr Peter Cherepanov (The Francis Crick Institute, London)
Venue: Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QU
Venue Details: Seminar Room 2, Room 20-138
Organiser: Jessica Barnes (Department of Biochemistry)
Host: Dr. Antoni Wrobel (Dept. of Biochemistry, Oxford)

Monday 10 November 2025

Title TBC
Date: 10 November 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Dr Sean Munro (MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge)
Venue: Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QU
Venue Details: Seminar Room 2, Room 20-138
Organiser: Jessica Barnes (Department of Biochemistry)
Host: Professor Francis Barr (Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford )

Monday 17 November 2025

Title TBC
Date: 17 November 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Professor Dónal O'Carroll (Centre for Regenerative Medicine, Wellcome Centre for Cell Biology, The University of Edinburgh)
Venue: Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QU
Venue Details: Seminar Room 2, Room 20-138
Organiser: Jessica Barnes (Department of Biochemistry)
Host: Dr Rebecca Berrens (Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford)

Monday 24 November 2025

Title TBC
Date: 24 November 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Dr Edda Schulz (Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics)
Venue: Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QU
Venue Details: Seminar Room 2, Room 20-138
Organiser: Jessica Barnes (Department of Biochemistry)
Host: Professor Amanda Fisher (Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford)

Friday 28 November 2025

Title TBC
Date: 28 November 2025, 14:00 - 15:00
Speaker : Professor Laura Landweber (Columbia University)
Venue: Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QU
Venue Details: Seminar Room 2, Room 20-138
Organiser: Jessica Barnes (Department of Biochemistry)
Host: Professor Amanda Fisher (Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford)

Monday 8 December 2025

Title TBC
Date: 8 December 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Dr Catherine Lindon (Dept of Pharmacology, University of Cambridge)
Venue: Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QU
Venue Details: Seminar Room 2, Room 20-138
Organiser: Jessica Barnes (Department of Biochemistry)
Host: Professor Fanni Gergely (Dept of Biochemistry, University of Oxford)

Monday 19 January 2025

TBC
Date: 19 January 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Dr Simon Boulton (The Francis Crick Institute, London)
Venue: Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QU
Venue Details: Seminar Room 2, Room 20-138
Organisers: Jessica Barnes (Department of Biochemistry), Sarah-jane Scard (Department of Biochemistry)
Host: Professor Nicholas Lakin (Department of Biochemistry, Oxford University)

Monday 26 January 2025

Title TBC
Date: 26 January 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Professor Carla Saleh (Head of Viruses and RNAi Unit, Institute Pasteur)
Venue: Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QU
Venue Details: Seminar Room 2, Room 20-138
Organiser: Jessica Barnes (Department of Biochemistry)
Host: Professor Petros Ligoxygakis (Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford)

Monday 2 February 2025

TBC
Date: 2 February 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Prof Julie Welburn (Wellcome Centre for Cell Biology, The University of Edinburgh)
Venue: Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QU
Venue Details: Seminar Room 2, Room 20-138
Organisers: Jessica Barnes (Department of Biochemistry), Sarah-jane Scard (Department of Biochemistry)
Host: Professor Francis Barr (Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford )

Tuesday 3 February 2025

Title TBC
Date: 3 February 2026, 16:00 - 17:00
Speaker : Professor Dorothee Kern (Srcipps Research Institute)
Venue: Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QU
Venue Details: Seminar Room 2, Room 20-138
Organisers: Jessica Barnes (Department of Biochemistry), Sarah-jane Scard (Department of Biochemistry)
Host: Professor Simon Newstead (Dept. of Biochemistry, University of Oxford)

Monday 9 February 2025

Title TBC
Date: 9 February 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Professor Sheena Radford (School of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds)
Venue: Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QU
Venue Details: Seminar Room 2, Room 20-138
Organiser: Jessica Barnes (Department of Biochemistry)
Host: Professor Ben Berks (Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford)

Monday 16 February 2025

Title TBC
Date: 16 February 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Professor Helen Walden (Professor of Structural Biology, Head of School (Molecular Biosciences), University of Glasgow)
Venue: Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QU
Venue Details: Seminar Room 2, Room 20-138
Organiser: Jessica Barnes (Department of Biochemistry)
Host: Dr. Paul Elliott (Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford)

Monday 23 February 2025

Title TBC
Date: 23 February 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Dr Clemens Plaschka (Research Institute of Molecular Pathology, Austria)
Venue: Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QU
Venue Details: Seminar Room 2, Room 20-138
Organiser: Jessica Barnes (Department of Biochemistry)
Host: Professor Neil Brockdorff (Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford )

Monday 2 March 2025

Title TBC
Date: 2 March 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Prof Keith Matthews (University of Edinburgh)
Venue: Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QU
Venue Details: Seminar Room 2, Room 20-138
Organiser: Jessica Barnes (Department of Biochemistry)
Host: Dr Clinton Lau (Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford)

Monday 9 March 2025

Title TBC
Date: 9 March 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Dr Diana Fusco (Dept of Physics, University of Cambridge)
Venue: Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QU
Venue Details: Seminar Room 2, Room 20-138
Organiser: Jessica Barnes (Department of Biochemistry)
Host: Professor Stephan Uphoff (Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford)

Thursday 23 April 2025

Title TBC
Date: 23 April 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Prof. Dr. Cristina Paulino (Heidelberg University)
Venue: Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QU
Venue Details: Seminar Room 2, Room 20-138
Organiser: Jessica Barnes (Department of Biochemistry)
Host: Professor Elena Seiradake (Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford)

Monday 27 April 2025

Title TBC
Date: 27 April 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Dr Iva Tchasovnikarova (The Gurdon Institute, University of Cambridge)
Venue: Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QU
Venue Details: Seminar Room 2, Room 20-138
Organiser: Jessica Barnes (Department of Biochemistry)
Host: Prof. Rob Klose (Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford)

Monday 18 May 2025

Title TBC
Date: 18 May 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Dr Gautam Dey (EMBL)
Venue: Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QU
Venue Details: Seminar Room 2, Room 20-138
Organiser: Jessica Barnes (Department of Biochemistry)
Host: Professor Lothar Schermelleh (Dept. of Biochemistry, University of Oxford)

Monday 1 June 2025

Title TBC
Date: 1 June 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Professor Geert Kops (Hubrecht Institute, Oncode Institute, University Medical Centre Utrecht)
Venue: Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QU
Venue Details: Seminar Room 2, Room 20-138
Organiser: Jessica Barnes (Department of Biochemistry)
Host: Professor Lars Jansen (Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford)