Department: Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine
Talks:

Wednesday 2 April 2025

The impact of systemic immune factors on response to checkpoint immunotherapy and cancer epidemiology
Date: 2 April 2025, 16:00 - 17:00
Speaker : Benjamin Fairfax (Department of Oncology, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Join the meeting now Meeting ID: 398 159 891 577 Passcode: JA6jM9KQ
Organiser: Dr Eoghan Mulholland (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 3 April 2025

GCN2 Activation Through Ribosome Traffic Chaos: A Contributor to Resistance in Ovarian Cancer
Date: 3 April 2025, 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker : Prof Zoya Ignatova (University of Hamburg)
Venue: NDM Building, Headington OX3 7FZ
Organiser: Marie-Laure Foisneau-Bates (University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Parinaz Mehdipour (Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, University of Oxford)

Friday 4 April 2025

Inherent symmetry and flexibility in hepatitis B virus subviral particles
Date: 4 April 2025, 14:00 - 15:00
Speaker : Professor Zihe Rao (CAMS/PUMC)
Venue: Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Headington OX3 7BN
Venue Details: CHG, Room A & B
Organiser: Prof David Stuart (University of Oxford)
Host: Prof David Stuart (University of Oxford)

Thursday 10 April 2025

Exploring physiological roles of Microtubule Associated Protein Tau (MAPT) in developing neurons
Date: 10 April 2025, 12:30 - 13:30
Speaker : Dr Phalguni Rath (University of Oxford)
Venue: Wellcome Building, Headington OX3 7JX
Venue Details: Seminar Room A
Organisers: Charmaine Lang (University of Oxford), Steph Fowler (University of Oxford), Ira Milosevic (University of Oxford), Martina Hallegger (University of Oxford)
Host: Martina Hallegger (University of Oxford)

Tuesday 15 April 2025

Title TBC
Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
Date: 15 April 2025, 9:30 - 10:30
Speaker : Prof Eric O'Neill (Department of Oncology, University of Oxford)
Venue: Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Headington OX3 7BN
Venue Details: Room A+B
Organisers: Dr Ricardo Fernandes (CAMS Oxford Institute), Dr Dannielle Wellington (CAMS Oxford Institute), Mimie Szyk (CAMS Oxford Institute)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 16 April 2025

Inflammatory pDC in Liver Fibrosis and Cancer: Lessons from HIV-1
Date: 16 April 2025, 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker : Prof Lishan Su (University of Maryland)
Venue: NDM Building, Headington OX3 7FZ
Organiser: Marie-Laure Foisneau-Bates (University of Oxford)
Host: Prof Xin Lu (Ludwig Cancer Research, Oxford Branch)

Thursday 17 April 2025

Malaysian ministry of health talk
Date: 17 April 2025, 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker s: Datuk Dr Muhammad Radzi bin Abu Hassan (Director General, Ministry of Health Malaysia), Jean-Michel Piedagnel (South-South Diagnostic Alliance)
Venue: Big Data Institute, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF
Venue Details: Seminar room 0, Big Data Institute, Old Road Campus
Organisers: TBA
Host: Dr Emily Adams (University of Oxford)

Wednesday 23 April 2025

'Rare typicals and non-classical pathotypes: Insights from the genomes of enteric bacteria isolated in Nigeria' presented by Professor Iruka Okeke
Date: 23 April 2025, 13:30 - 14:30
Speaker : Professor Iruka Okeke (Pharmaceutical Microbiology at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria)
Venue: Richard Doll Building, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre Richard Doll Building
Organisers: Jana Lipcakova (University of Oxford), James Hay (Wellcome Trust Early Career Fellow), Ksenia Ananyeva (University of Oxford)
Host: Pandemic Sciences Institute

Tuesday 29 April 2025

Title TBC
Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
Date: 29 April 2025, 9:30 - 10:30
Speaker
Venue: Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Headington OX3 7BN
Venue Details: Room A+B
Organisers: Dr Ricardo Fernandes (CAMS Oxford Institute), Dr Dannielle Wellington (CAMS Oxford Institute), Mimie Szyk (CAMS Oxford Institute)
Hosts: TBA

The discovery of ReNU syndrome
Date: 29 April 2025, 17:30 - 19:30
Speaker s: Nicola Whiffin (University of Oxford), Yuyang Chen (University of Oxford), Professor Stephan Sanders (IDRM, University of Oxford), Dr Susan Walker (Genomics England), Dr Sarah Wynn (Unique)
Venue: St Anne's College, Woodstock Road OX2 6HS
Venue Details: Tsuzuki Lecture Theatre
Organisers: Catherine Lidbetter (Centre for Personalised Medicine), Thea Perry (Centre for Personalised Medicine)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 30 April 2025

Shedding Light on Conflict and Cholera: Using Night Lights to Track Infrastructure Collapse and Disease Risk
Date: 30 April 2025, 14:00 - 15:00
Speaker : Dr. Daniel Parker (Associate Professor of Population Health and Disease Prevention, University of California, Irvine)
Venue: Big Data Institute, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF
Venue Details: LG Seminar Room 0
Organiser: IDDO (Centre for Global Health Research, University of Oxford)
Host: Paul Newton (University of Oxford)

Thursday 1 May 2025

Enhancer variation and chromatin folding, shaping the face in evolution and disease
Date: 1 May 2025, 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker : Dr Hannah Long (University of Edinburgh)
Venue: NDM Building, Headington OX3 7FZ
Organiser: Marie-Laure Foisneau-Bates (University of Oxford)
Host: Prof Richard White (Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research)

Thursday 8 May 2025

Genetic diseases of chromatin: mechanisms and therapeutic opportunities
Date: 8 May 2025, 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker : Robert Beagrie (University of Oxford)
Venue: Wellcome Building, Headington OX3 7JX
Venue Details: Seminar Room K
Organiser: Martina Hallegger (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 13 May 2025

Title TBC
Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
Date: 13 May 2025, 9:30 - 10:30
Speaker : Prof Andy Sewell (Systems Immunity Research Institute, University of Cardiff)
Venue: Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Headington OX3 7BN
Venue Details: Room A+B
Organisers: Dr Ricardo Fernandes (CAMS Oxford Institute), Dr Dannielle Wellington (CAMS Oxford Institute), Mimie Szyk (CAMS Oxford Institute)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 22 May 2025

Dr Damien Grégoire - title TBA
Date: 22 May 2025, 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker : Dr Damien Grégoire (IGMM Montpellier)
Venue: NDM Building, Headington OX3 7FZ
Organiser: Marie-Laure Foisneau-Bates (University of Oxford)
Host: Prof Xin Lu (Ludwig Cancer Research, Oxford Branch)

ORNN Seminar Series
Date: 22 May 2025, 12:30 - 13:30
Speaker : Dr Steph Fowler (University of Oxford)
Venue: Wellcome Building, Headington OX3 7JX
Venue Details: Seminar Room A
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 27 May 2025

Title TBC
Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
Date: 27 May 2025, 9:30 - 10:30
Speaker
Venue: Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Headington OX3 7BN
Venue Details: Room A+B
Organisers: Dr Ricardo Fernandes (CAMS Oxford Institute), Dr Dannielle Wellington (CAMS Oxford Institute), Mimie Szyk (CAMS Oxford Institute)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 29 May 2025

Dr Ozgen Deniz - title TBA
Date: 29 May 2025, 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker : Dr Ozgen Deniz (Queen Mary University of London)
Venue: NDM Building, Headington OX3 7FZ
Organiser: Marie-Laure Foisneau-Bates (University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Parinaz Mehdipour (Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, University of Oxford)

Thursday 5 June 2025

Decoding the molecular role of TDP-43 condensation in neurodegeneration using transcriptomics and biophysics
Date: 5 June 2025, 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker : Martina Hallegger (University of Oxford)
Venue: Wellcome Building, Headington OX3 7JX
Venue Details: Seminar Room A
Organisers: Charmaine Lang (University of Oxford), Steph Fowler (University of Oxford), Ira Milosevic (University of Oxford), Martina Hallegger (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 10 June 2025

A Postcard from my Journey with the T cell Receptor
Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
Date: 10 June 2025, 9:30 - 11:00
Speaker : Prof. Chris Garcia (Stanford)
Venue: Richard Doll Building, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre
Organisers: Dr Ricardo Fernandes (CAMS Oxford Institute), Dr Dannielle Wellington (CAMS Oxford Institute), Mimie Szyk (CAMS Oxford Institute)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 12 June 2025

Insights into Scientific Publishing (Oxford Virology and Immunology Networks joint seminar)
Date: 12 June 2025, 14:00 - 16:30
Speaker s: Dr Duc Le (Med journal), Dr Zoltan Fehervari (Springer Nature)
Venue: Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Headington OX3 7BN
Venue Details: seminar rooms A+B
Organiser: Sally Pelling-Deeves (University of Oxford)
Hosts: Professor Miles Carroll (University of Oxford), Prof Fadi Issa (Department of Surgical Sciences)

Thursday 19 June 2025

ORNN Seminar Series
Date: 19 June 2025, 12:30 - 13:30
Speaker : Charmaine Lang (University of Oxford)
Venue: Wellcome Building, Headington OX3 7JX
Venue Details: Seminar Room A
Organisers: Charmaine Lang (University of Oxford), Steph Fowler (University of Oxford), Ira Milosevic (University of Oxford), Martina Hallegger (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 24 June 2025

Title TBC
Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
Date: 24 June 2025, 9:30 - 10:30
Speaker
Venue: Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Headington OX3 7BN
Venue Details: Room A+B
Organisers: Dr Ricardo Fernandes (CAMS Oxford Institute), Dr Dannielle Wellington (CAMS Oxford Institute), Mimie Szyk (CAMS Oxford Institute)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 3 July 2025

Dr Elisa Oricchio - title TBA
Date: 3 July 2025, 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker : Dr Elisa Oricchio (Swiss Institute of Experimental Cancer Research)
Venue: NDM Building, Headington OX3 7FZ
Organiser: Marie-Laure Foisneau-Bates (University of Oxford)
Host: Prof Xin Lu (Ludwig Cancer Research, Oxford Branch)

Thursday 17 July 2025

Dr Konstantinos Tzelepis - title TBA
Date: 17 July 2025, 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker : Dr Konstantinos Tzelepis (Cambridge Stem Cell Institute)
Venue: NDM Building, Headington OX3 7FZ
Organiser: Marie-Laure Foisneau-Bates (University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Parinaz Mehdipour (Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, University of Oxford)

Tuesday 5 August 2025

Title TBC
Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
Date: 5 August 2025, 9:30 - 10:30
Speaker
Venue: Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Headington OX3 7BN
Venue Details: Room A+B
Organisers: Dr Ricardo Fernandes (CAMS Oxford Institute), Dr Dannielle Wellington (CAMS Oxford Institute), Mimie Szyk (CAMS Oxford Institute)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 19 August 2025

Title TBC
Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
Date: 19 August 2025, 9:30 - 10:30
Speaker
Venue: Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Headington OX3 7BN
Venue Details: Room A+B
Organisers: Dr Ricardo Fernandes (CAMS Oxford Institute), Dr Dannielle Wellington (CAMS Oxford Institute), Mimie Szyk (CAMS Oxford Institute)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 9 September 2025

Title TBC
Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
Date: 9 September 2025, 9:30 - 10:30
Speaker : Prof Christopher Buckley (University of Oxford)
Venue: Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Headington OX3 7BN
Venue Details: Room A+B
Organisers: Dr Ricardo Fernandes (CAMS Oxford Institute), Dr Dannielle Wellington (CAMS Oxford Institute), Mimie Szyk (CAMS Oxford Institute)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 23 September 2025

Title TBC
Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
Date: 23 September 2025, 9:30 - 10:30
Speaker : Dr Marco Fritzsche (University of Oxford)
Venue: Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Headington OX3 7BN
Venue Details: Room A+B
Organisers: Dr Ricardo Fernandes (CAMS Oxford Institute), Dr Dannielle Wellington (CAMS Oxford Institute), Mimie Szyk (CAMS Oxford Institute)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 7 October 2025

Title TBC
Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
Date: 7 October 2025, 9:30 - 10:30
Speaker
Venue: Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Headington OX3 7BN
Venue Details: Room A+B
Organisers: Dr Ricardo Fernandes (CAMS Oxford Institute), Dr Dannielle Wellington (CAMS Oxford Institute), Mimie Szyk (CAMS Oxford Institute)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 21 October 2025

Title TBC
Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
Date: 21 October 2025, 9:30 - 10:30
Speaker
Venue: Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Headington OX3 7BN
Venue Details: Room A+B
Organisers: Dr Ricardo Fernandes (CAMS Oxford Institute), Dr Dannielle Wellington (CAMS Oxford Institute), Mimie Szyk (CAMS Oxford Institute)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 4 November 2025

Title TBC
Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
Date: 4 November 2025, 9:30 - 10:30
Speaker
Venue: Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Headington OX3 7BN
Venue Details: Room A+B
Organisers: Dr Ricardo Fernandes (CAMS Oxford Institute), Dr Dannielle Wellington (CAMS Oxford Institute), Mimie Szyk (CAMS Oxford Institute)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 18 November 2025

Title TBC
Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
Date: 18 November 2025, 9:30 - 10:30
Speaker
Venue: Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Headington OX3 7BN
Venue Details: Room A+B
Organisers: Dr Ricardo Fernandes (CAMS Oxford Institute), Dr Dannielle Wellington (CAMS Oxford Institute), Mimie Szyk (CAMS Oxford Institute)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 2 December 2025

Title TBC
Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
Date: 2 December 2025, 9:30 - 10:30
Speaker
Venue: Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Headington OX3 7BN
Venue Details: Room A+B
Organisers: Dr Ricardo Fernandes (CAMS Oxford Institute), Dr Dannielle Wellington (CAMS Oxford Institute), Mimie Szyk (CAMS Oxford Institute)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 16 December 2025

Title TBC
Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
Date: 16 December 2025, 9:30 - 10:30
Speaker
Venue: Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Headington OX3 7BN
Venue Details: Room A+B
Organisers: Dr Ricardo Fernandes (CAMS Oxford Institute), Dr Dannielle Wellington (CAMS Oxford Institute), Mimie Szyk (CAMS Oxford Institute)
Hosts: TBA