OxTalks is Changing
OxTalks will soon move to the new Halo platform and will become 'Oxford Events.' There will be a need for an OxTalks freeze. This was previously planned for Friday 14th November – a new date will be shared as soon as it is available (full details will be available on the Staff Gateway).
In the meantime, the OxTalks site will remain active and events will continue to be published.
If staff have any questions about the Oxford Events launch, please contact halo@digital.ox.ac.uk
Department: MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine
Talks:
Thursday 11 December 2025
Reactive Trade-Offs: The Balance Between Aldehyde Detoxification and Ferroptosis Resistance
Date: 11 December 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
:
Professor Lucas Pontel (Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute (IJC))
Venue: MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Headington OX3 9DS
Venue Details: WIMM Seminar Room
Organisers:
Beatriz Hirt-Font (University of Oxford, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine),
Emma Butterfield (MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine),
Fiona Lambert (University of Oxford, MRC Weatherall Institute of Medicine)
Host:
Prof Ketan Patel (University of Oxford)
Tuesday 20 January 2025
Let's get physical: Understanding cellular mechanics and competition in pre-leukaemic cells.
Date: 20 January 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
:
Professor David Kent (University of York)
Venue: MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Headington OX3 9DS
Venue Details: WIMM Seminar Room
Organisers:
Kay Levendale (University of Oxford, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine),
Emma Butterfield (MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine),
Fiona Lambert (University of Oxford, MRC Weatherall Institute of Medicine)
Host:
Professor Adam Mead (Molecular Haematology Unit, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine)
Thursday 22 January 2025
Necrophagy, DaNGeRous indigestion and immunity to cancer
Date: 22 January 2026, 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker
:
Professor Caetano Reis e Sousa (Francis Crick Institute)
Venue: MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Headington OX3 9DS
Venue Details: Seminar Room
Organiser:
Yasmine Saito (Weatherall Institute, University of Oxford)
Host:
Professor Oliver Bannard (MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine)
Thursday 29 January 2025
Breaking the Silence: How Transcriptional Surveillance by HUSH Guards the Genome from Reverse Genetic Flow
Date: 29 January 2026, 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker
:
Professor Paul Lehner (Cambridge Institute of Therapeutic Immunology and Infectious Disease, University of Cambridge)
Venue: MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Headington OX3 9DS
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Organiser:
Yasmine Saito (Weatherall Institute, University of Oxford)
Host:
Prof Simon Davis (MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford)
Thursday 5 February 2025
Using experimental Medicine and pre-clinical models to understand human immunity
Date: 5 February 2026, 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker
:
Professor Menna Clatworthy (University of Cambridge)
Venue: MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Headington OX3 9DS
Venue Details: Seminar Room
Organiser:
Yasmine Saito (Weatherall Institute, University of Oxford)
Host:
Professor Oliver Bannard (MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine)
Wednesday 11 February 2025
Diet-microbe-host interaction in early life: discovery of novel microbial therapies
Date: 11 February 2026, 13:30 - 14:30
Speaker
:
Professor Christopher Stewart (Newcastle University)
Venue: MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Headington OX3 9DS
Venue Details: WIMM Seminar room
Organisers:
Alina Bovtenko (MRC Translational Immune Discovery Unit, University of Oxford),
Renata Sojka (MRC Translational Immune Discovery Unit, University of Oxford)
Host:
Dr Agne Antanaviciute (MRC Translational Immune Discovery Unit)
Thursday 12 February 2025
Oncogenic and Anti-oncogenic mutants in normal epithelia
Date: 12 February 2026, 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker
:
Professor Phil Jones (Wellcome Sanger Institute)
Venue: MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Headington OX3 9DS
Venue Details: Seminar Room
Organiser:
Yasmine Saito (Weatherall Institute, University of Oxford)
Host:
Professor Paresh Vyas (University of Oxford, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine)
Thursday 26 February 2025
Dissecting complex immune disease mechanisms through context-specific gene regulation and T cell morphodynamics
Date: 26 February 2026, 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker
:
Dr Gosia Trynka (Wellcome Sanger Institute - Cambridge)
Venue: MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Headington OX3 9DS
Venue Details: Seminar Room
Organiser:
Yasmine Saito (Weatherall Institute, University of Oxford)
Host:
Professor James Davies (MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine)
Thursday 5 March 2025
TBC
Date: 5 March 2026, 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker
:
Dr Martin Pule (University College London)
Venue: MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Headington OX3 9DS
Venue Details: Seminar Room
Organiser:
Yasmine Saito (Weatherall Institute, University of Oxford)
Host:
Professor Simon Davis (Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine)
Monday 16 March 2025
TBC
Date: 16 March 2026, 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker
:
Dr Bjoern Schwer (University of California)
Venue: MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Headington OX3 9DS
Venue Details: Seminar Room
Organiser:
Yasmine Saito (Weatherall Institute, University of Oxford)
Host:
Professor Ross Chapman (Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine)
Tuesday 17 March 2025
Title TBC
Date: 17 March 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
:
Dr Elsa Bernard (Gustave Roussy)
Venue: MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Headington OX3 9DS
Venue Details: WIMM Seminar Room
Organiser:
Kay Levendale (University of Oxford, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine)
Hosts:
TBA
Tuesday 31 March 2025
Title TBC
Date: 31 March 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
:
Professor Andreas Trumpp (German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg)
Venue: MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Headington OX3 9DS
Venue Details: WIMM Seminar Room
Organisers:
Kay Levendale (University of Oxford, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine),
Emma Butterfield (MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine),
Fiona Lambert (University of Oxford, MRC Weatherall Institute of Medicine),
Beatriz Hirt-Font (University of Oxford, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine),
Emma Butterfield (University of Oxford, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine)
Host:
Professor Paresh Vyas (University of Oxford, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine)
Tuesday 14 April 2025
Title TBC
Date: 14 April 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
:
Dr Els Mansell (Erasmus MC, Netherlands)
Venue: MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Headington OX3 9DS
Venue Details: WIMM Seminar Room
Organisers:
Beatriz Hirt-Font (University of Oxford, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine),
Emma Butterfield (MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine),
Fiona Lambert (University of Oxford, MRC Weatherall Institute of Medicine)
Host:
Dr Adam Mead
Tuesday 28 April 2025
Therapeutic targeting of epigenetic enzymes in haematological malignancies
Date: 28 April 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
:
Professor Tim Somervaille (Cancer Research UK, Manchester Institute)
Venue: MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Headington OX3 9DS
Venue Details: WIMM Seminar Room
Organisers:
Kay Levendale (University of Oxford, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine),
Emma Butterfield (MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine),
Fiona Lambert (University of Oxford, MRC Weatherall Institute of Medicine),
Beatriz Hirt-Font (University of Oxford, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine),
Emma Butterfield (University of Oxford, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine)
Host:
Professor Paresh Vyas (University of Oxford, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine)
Tuesday 2 June 2025
Title TBC
Date: 2 June 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
:
Alba Rodriguez Meira, PhD (Dana Farber Cancer Institute Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard)
Venue: MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Headington OX3 9DS
Venue Details: WIMM Seminar Room
Organisers:
Kay Levendale (University of Oxford, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine),
Beatriz Hirt-Font (University of Oxford, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine),
Emma Butterfield (MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine),
Fiona Lambert (University of Oxford, MRC Weatherall Institute of Medicine)
Hosts:
TBA
