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 Molecular Haematology Unit
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)
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
