Department: MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine
Talks:

Friday 26 September 2025

The soluble isoform of the type I interferon receptor is a negative regulator of antiviral gene expression
Date: 26 September 2025, 9:15 - 10:15
Speaker : Alexander Redmond (Rehwinkel Group, University of Oxford)
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)
Hosts: TBA

Monday 29 September 2025

No Drama, Just Llama: Trading Small Molecules for Big Antibodies”
Date: 29 September 2025, 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker : Christel Menet, PhD (Confo Therapeutics)
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)

Unexpected Mutational Synergies in Cancer
Date: 29 September 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Professor Reuben Harris (PROFESSOR AND CHAIR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY & STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SAN ANTONIO (UT Health) INVESTIGATOR, HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE (HHMI))
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)
Host: Prof Ketan Patel (University of Oxford)

Tuesday 30 September 2025

Unexpected roles of DNA methylation in health and cancer
Date: 30 September 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Professor Marketa Tomkova (Ludwig Cancer Research)
Venue: MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Headington OX3 9DS
Venue Details: WIMM Seminar Room
Organisers: Emma Butterfield (MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine), Fiona Lambert (University of Oxford, MRC Weatherall Institute of Medicine), Kay Levendale (University of Oxford, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine), Beatriz Hirt-Font (University of Oxford, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine)
Host: Anindita Roy (MRC WIMM, University of Oxford)

Thursday 2 October 2025

Nucleosome and hemimethylation sensing: implications in immunodeficiencies and cancers
Date: 2 October 2025, 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker : Professor Hironori Funabiki (The Rockefeller University)
Venue: MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Headington OX3 9DS
Venue Details: Seminar Room
Organiser: Yasmine Saito (Weatherall Institute, University of Oxford)
Host: Professor Hal Drakesmith (MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford)

Monday 13 October 2025

Virus-induced necroptosis: make it stop!
Date: 13 October 2025, 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker : Professor Siddharth Balachandran (Fox Chase Cancer Center)
Venue: MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Headington OX3 9DS
Venue Details: Seminar Room
Organiser: Yasmine Saito (Weatherall Institute, University of Oxford)
Host: Jan Rehwinkel (University of Oxford, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine)

Tuesday 14 October 2025

Biology and Therapeutic Targeting of Cohesin-Mutant Myeloid Malignancies.
Date: 14 October 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Dr Zuzana Tothova (Harvard Medical School)
Venue: MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Headington OX3 9DS
Venue Details: WIMM Seminar Room
Organisers: Emma Butterfield (MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine), Fiona Lambert (University of Oxford, MRC Weatherall Institute of Medicine), 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 (University of Oxford, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine)
Host: Anindita Roy (MRC WIMM, University of Oxford)

Thursday 16 October 2025

Splenic sensing and processing of red cells in malaria and sickle cell disease
Date: 16 October 2025, 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker : Professor Pierre Buffet (University of Paris)
Venue: MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Headington OX3 9DS
Venue Details: Seminar Room
Organiser: Yasmine Saito (Weatherall Institute, University of Oxford)
Host: Professor Hal Drakesmith (MRC WIMM, University of Oxford)

Thursday 23 October 2025

Dendritic Cell Reprogramming Immunotherapy Induces Humoral Immunity Uncovering Biomarkers of Response
Date: 23 October 2025, 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker : Professor Filipe Pereira (Lund University)
Venue: MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Headington OX3 9DS
Venue Details: Seminar Room
Organiser: Yasmine Saito (Weatherall Institute, University of Oxford)
Host: Giulia Orlando (University of Oxford)

Wednesday 5 November 2025

Computational early cancer genome analysis at a national scale
Date: 5 November 2025, 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker : Dr Isidro Cortes Ciriano (EMBL-EBI, Wellcome Genome Campus, Cambridge)
Venue: MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Headington OX3 9DS
Venue Details: Seminar Room
Organiser: Yasmine Saito (Weatherall Institute, University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Sumana Sharma (Davis Group, University of Oxford)

Thursday 6 November 2025

Title TBC
Date: 6 November 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Professor David Pellman (Harvard Medical School)
Venue: MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Headington OX3 9DS
Venue Details: WIMM Seminar Room
Organiser: Beatriz Hirt-Font (University of Oxford, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine)
Host: Prof Ketan Patel (University of Oxford)

Thursday 13 November 2025

New concepts in type 2 immunity
Date: 13 November 2025, 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker : Professor Bart Lambrecht (Ghent University)
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 20 November 2025

Tissue Regulation at the Crossroads: What Autoimmunity Teaches Us about Immune-Mediated Damage
Date: 20 November 2025, 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker : Professor Bana Jabri (University of Chicago)
Venue: MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Headington OX3 9DS
Venue Details: Seminar Room
Organiser: Yasmine Saito (Weatherall Institute, University of Oxford)
Host: Professor Alison Simmons (University of Oxford)

Monday 24 November 2025

Title TBC
Date: 24 November 2025, 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker : Dr Renata Basto (Institute Curie )
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)
Host: Prof Ketan Patel (University of Oxford)

Tuesday 25 November 2025

Title TBC
Date: 25 November 2025, 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)

Thursday 27 November 2025

E4bp4/Nfil3 from gene to therapy
Date: 27 November 2025, 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker : Professor Hugh Brady (Imperial 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: Naeema Mehmood (MRC WIMM, University of Oxford)

Thursday 4 December 2025

TBC
Date: 4 December 2025, 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker : Dr Wolfgang Huber (European Molecular Biology Laboratory)
Venue: MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Headington OX3 9DS
Venue Details: Seminar Room
Organiser: Yasmine Saito (Weatherall Institute, University of Oxford)
Host: Charlotte George (MRC WIMM, University of Oxford)

Tuesday 20 January 2025

Title TBC
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)

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)