Department: Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics (DPAG)
Talks:

Tuesday 3 October 2023 (0th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Editing the Developing Brain: from in utero CRISPR knockins to broadly-accessible personalized patient models
Date: 3 October 2023, 17:30 - 18:30 (Tuesday, 0th week, Michaelmas 2023)
Speaker : Dr. Alexandros Poulopoulos (University of Maryland)
Venue: Sherrington Library, off Parks Road OX1 3PT
Organisers: TBA
Host: Professor Zoltan Molnar (DPAG, University of Oxford)

Friday 6 October 2023 (0th Week, Michaelmas Term)

The organization of the molecular force sensor in cochlear hair cells.
Date: 6 October 2023, 11:00 - 12:00 (Friday, 0th week, Michaelmas 2023)
Speaker
Venue: Sherrington Library, off Parks Road OX1 3PT
Organiser: Prof Andrew King (University of Oxford)
Host: Prof Andrew King (University of Oxford)

Tuesday 10 October 2023 (1st Week, Michaelmas Term)

Neuronal activity-dependent gene regulation in the developing neocortex
Date: 10 October 2023, 16:00 - 17:00 (Tuesday, 1st week, Michaelmas 2023)
Speaker : Professor Nobuhiko Yamamoto (Institute of Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders, Shenzhen Bay Laboratory)
Venue: Sherrington Library, off Parks Road OX1 3PT
Organiser: Prof Zoltan Molnar (Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford)
Host: Professor Zoltan Molnar (DPAG, University of Oxford)

Friday 13 October 2023 (1st Week, Michaelmas Term)

Mapping sounds into space
Date: 13 October 2023, 13:00 - 14:00 (Friday, 1st week, Michaelmas 2023)
Speaker : Professor Jenny Bizley (UCL Ear Institute)
Venue: Sherrington Library, off Parks Road OX1 3PT
Organiser: Associate Professor Samira Lakhal-Littleton (DPAG, University of Oxford)
Host: Professor Andrew King (University of Oxford)

Monday 16 October 2023 (2nd Week, Michaelmas Term)

Realizing The Promise of Cardiac Neuromodulation: Clinical & Laboratory Insights Paving the Path
Date: 16 October 2023, 16:00 - 17:00 (Monday, 2nd week, Michaelmas 2023)
Speaker : Associate Professor Olujimi Ajijola (Associate Professor of Medicine, UCLA-Cardiac Arrhythmia Center & EP Programs, Co-Director UCLA-Caltech MST)
Venue: Sherrington Building, off Parks Road OX1 3PT
Venue Details: Blakemore Lecture Theatre
Organiser: Professor David Paterson (DPAG, University of Oxford)
Host: Professor David Paterson (DPAG, University of Oxford)

Friday 20 October 2023 (2nd Week, Michaelmas Term)

Advanced biomimetic 3D models to mimic tumour-stroma
Date: 20 October 2023, 13:00 - 14:00 (Friday, 2nd week, Michaelmas 2023)
Speaker : Professor Umber Cheema (UCL)
Venue: Sherrington Library, off Parks Road OX1 3PT
Organisers: Dr Mootaz Salman (DPAG, University of Oxford), Associate Professor Samira Lakhal-Littleton (DPAG, University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Mootaz Salman (DPAG, University of Oxford)

Tuesday 24 October 2023 (3rd Week, Michaelmas Term)

Striatal Circuitry in Parkinson's Disease and Levodopa-Induced Dyskinesia
Date: 24 October 2023, 16:00 - 17:00 (Tuesday, 3rd week, Michaelmas 2023)
Speaker : Dr Alexandra Nelson (University of California)
Venue Details: This seminar will be held online. Please email opdc.administrator@dpag.ox.ac.uk for more details.
Organiser: Lorraine Dyson (University of Oxford)
Host: Professor Richard Wade-Martins (Professor of Molecular Neuroscience, University of Oxford)

Friday 3 November 2023 (4th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Identifying novel regulators of insulin-stimulated glucose uptake from ‘omics analyses
Date: 3 November 2023, 13:00 - 14:00 (Friday, 4th week, Michaelmas 2023)
Speaker : Dr Daniel Fazakerley (University of Cambridge)
Venue: Sherrington Library, off Parks Road OX1 3PT
Organisers: Dr Mootaz Salman (DPAG, University of Oxford), Associate Professor Samira Lakhal-Littleton (DPAG, University of Oxford)
Host: Associate Professor Robin Klemm (DPAG, University of Oxford)

Friday 10 November 2023 (5th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Human Metabolic Adaptation to High-Altitude Hypoxia
Date: 10 November 2023, 13:00 - 14:00 (Friday, 5th week, Michaelmas 2023)
Speaker : Professor Andrew Murray (University of Cambridge)
Venue: Sherrington Library, off Parks Road OX1 3PT
Organisers: Dr Mootaz Salman (DPAG, University of Oxford), Associate Professor Samira Lakhal-Littleton (DPAG, University of Oxford)
Host: Associate Professor Lisa Heather (DPAG, University of Oxford)

Thursday 16 November 2023 (6th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Standing on the Edge of Error: Science in the Age of AI
Date: 16 November 2023, 16:00 - 17:00 (Thursday, 6th week, Michaelmas 2023)
Speaker : Professor Sir Nigel Shadbolt
Venue: Sherrington Building, off Parks Road OX1 3PT
Venue Details: Blakemore Lecture Theatre
Organisers: TBA
Host: Professor David Paterson (DPAG, University of Oxford)

Friday 17 November 2023 (6th Week, Michaelmas Term)

The nucleus as a dynamic metabolic compartment linking nutrients to chromatin modification
Date: 17 November 2023, 13:00 - 14:00 (Friday, 6th week, Michaelmas 2023)
Speaker : Dr Sophie Trefely (Babraham Institute)
Venue: Sherrington Library, off Parks Road OX1 3PT
Organisers: Dr Mootaz Salman (DPAG, University of Oxford), Associate Professor Samira Lakhal-Littleton (DPAG, University of Oxford)
Host: Professor Pawel Swietach (Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics (DPAG), University of Oxford)

Tuesday 21 November 2023 (7th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Somatic mutations in the brain: do they have a role in synucleinopathies? (in person talk)
Date: 21 November 2023, 13:00 - 14:00 (Tuesday, 7th week, Michaelmas 2023)
Speaker : Professor Christos Proukakis (University College London)
Venue: Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QU
Venue Details: This seminar will be held in the Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Building, Ground Floor Seminar Room (20-138). Email: opdc.administrator@dpag.ox.ac.uk for more details.
Organiser: Lorraine Dyson (University of Oxford)
Host: Professor Richard Wade-Martins (Professor of Molecular Neuroscience, University of Oxford)

Wednesday 22 November 2023 (7th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Exploring the Mechanisms of Associative Plasticity within and between Hippocampal Areas CA1 and CA2
Date: 22 November 2023, 16:00 - 17:00 (Wednesday, 7th week, Michaelmas 2023)
Speaker : Dr Sajikumar Sreedharan (National University of Singapore)
Venue: Sherrington Library, off Parks Road OX1 3PT
Organiser: Professor Zoltan Molnar (DPAG, University of Oxford)
Host: Professor Zoltan Molnar (DPAG, University of Oxford)

Friday 24 November 2023 (7th Week, Michaelmas Term)

The brain control of appetite and bodyweight: Is obesity a choice?
Date: 24 November 2023, 13:00 - 14:00 (Friday, 7th week, Michaelmas 2023)
Speaker : Professor Giles Yeo (University of Cambridge)
Venue: Sherrington Library, off Parks Road OX1 3PT
Organisers: Dr Mootaz Salman (DPAG, University of Oxford), Associate Professor Samira Lakhal-Littleton (DPAG, University of Oxford)
Host: Professor Ana Domingos (University of Oxford, DPAG)

Friday 1 December 2023 (8th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Selective neuronal vulnerability in neurodegeneration and dementia
Date: 1 December 2023, 13:00 - 14:00 (Friday, 8th week, Michaelmas 2023)
Speaker : Dr Hugo Ribeiro Fernandes (University of Oxford)
Venue: Sherrington Library, off Parks Road OX1 3PT
Organisers: Dr Mootaz Salman (DPAG, University of Oxford), Associate Professor Samira Lakhal-Littleton (DPAG, University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Mootaz Salman (DPAG, University of Oxford)

AI-driven brain-wide principles of learning
Date: 1 December 2023, 13:00 - 14:00 (Friday, 8th week, Michaelmas 2023)
Speaker : Dr Rui Ponte Costa (University of Oxford)
Venue: Sherrington Library, off Parks Road OX1 3PT
Organisers: Dr Mootaz Salman (DPAG, University of Oxford), Associate Professor Samira Lakhal-Littleton (DPAG, University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Mootaz Salman (DPAG, University of Oxford)