Name: Dr Mootaz Salman
DPAG, University of Oxford

Events this person is speaking at:

Friday 4 February 2022 (3rd Week, Hilary Term)

Fellows Lecture in Pairs: "Targeting metabolite-driven signalling pathways in the type 2 diabetic heart" and "Defining mechanisms of blood-brain barrier dysfunction in dementia using advanced organ-on-a-chip models”
Date: 4 February 2022, 13:00 - 14:00 (Friday, 3rd week, Hilary 2022)
Speaker s: Associate Professor Lisa Heather (DPAG, University of Oxford), Dr Mootaz Salman (DPAG, University of Oxford)
Venue: Sherrington Building, off Parks Road OX1 3PT
Venue Details: The Blakemore Lecture Theatre
Organisers: Dr Adam Packer (University of Oxford), Associate Professor Duncan Sparrow (DPAG, University of Oxford)
Host: Professor David Paterson (DPAG, University of Oxford)

Events this person is hosting:

Friday 27 January 2023 (2nd Week, Hilary Term)

Principles of astrogliopathology: Challenging common mythologies
Date: 27 January 2023, 13:00 - 14:00 (Friday, 2nd week, Hilary 2023)
Speaker : Professor Alexei Verkhratsky (University of Manchester)
Venue: Sherrington Building, off Parks Road OX1 3PT
Venue Details: Blakemore Lecture Theatre
Organisers: Dr Mootaz Salman (DPAG, University of Oxford), Dr Armin Lak (DPAG, University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Mootaz Salman (DPAG, University of Oxford)

Friday 12 May 2023 (3rd Week, Trinity Term)

Advanced imaging to visualize nuclear pore formation during cell division
Date: 12 May 2023, 13:00 - 14:00 (Friday, 3rd week, Trinity 2023)
Speaker : Gokul Upadhyayula, PhD (Assistant Professor of Molecular and Cell Biology, UC Berkeley, Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Investigator, Biophysicist Faculty Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)
Venue: Sherrington Library, off Parks Road OX1 3PT
Organisers: Dr Mootaz Salman (DPAG, University of Oxford), Dr Armin Lak (DPAG, University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Mootaz Salman (DPAG, University of Oxford)

Friday 19 May 2023 (4th Week, Trinity Term)

Form and fate: How shape influences human brain development and evolution
Date: 19 May 2023, 13:00 - 14:00 (Friday, 4th week, Trinity 2023)
Speaker : Dr Madeline Lancaster (MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology)
Venue: Sherrington Building, off Parks Road OX1 3PT
Venue Details: Blakemore Lecture Theatre
Organisers: Dr Mootaz Salman (DPAG, University of Oxford), Dr Armin Lak (DPAG, University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Mootaz Salman (DPAG, University of Oxford)

Tuesday 23 May 2023 (5th Week, Trinity Term)

Aquaporin Water Channels: From Atomic Structure to Clinical Medicine
Date: 23 May 2023, 16:00 - 17:00 (Tuesday, 5th week, Trinity 2023)
Speaker : Peter Agre, MD (Bloomberg Distinguished Professor and Director, Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute)
Venue: Sherrington Building, off Parks Road OX1 3PT
Venue Details: Blakemore Lecture Theatre
Organiser: Dr Mootaz Salman (DPAG, University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Mootaz Salman (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)

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)

Friday 2 February 2024 (3rd Week, Hilary Term)

Harnessing human hypothalamic platforms to find the next Ozempic
Date: 2 February 2024, 13:00 - 14:00 (Friday, 3rd week, Hilary 2024)
Speaker : Florian T. Merkle (University of Cambridge)
Venue: Sherrington Library, off Parks Road OX1 3PT
Venue Details: Sherrington Building
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)

Friday 9 February 2024 (4th Week, Hilary Term)

Rethinking the role of alpha-synuclein aggregation in the pathogenesis of Parkinson’s disease and synucleinopathies
Date: 9 February 2024, 13:00 - 14:00 (Friday, 4th week, Hilary 2024)
Speaker : Hilal Lashuel (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology)
Venue: Sherrington Library, off Parks Road OX1 3PT
Venue Details: Sherrington Building
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)

Friday 23 February 2024 (6th Week, Hilary Term)

Using chemogenetics to silence nociceptors and treat persistent pain
Date: 23 February 2024, 13:00 - 14:00 (Friday, 6th week, Hilary 2024)
Speaker : Professor David Bennett (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)
Hosts: Dr Mootaz Salman (DPAG, University of Oxford), Professor David Paterson (University of Oxford)

Friday 3 May 2024 (2nd Week, Trinity Term)

Blood-Brain Barrier Dynamics in Vascular Dementia: Unravelling the Tripartite Crosstalk between the Endothelium, Pericytes, and Microglia
Date: 3 May 2024, 13:00 - 14:00 (Friday, 2nd week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Dr Axel Montagne (University of Edinburgh)
Venue: Sherrington Library, off Parks Road OX1 3PT
Venue Details: Sherrington Building
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)

Friday 17 May 2024 (4th Week, Trinity Term)

Immune and inflammatory mechanisms in stroke
Date: 17 May 2024, 13:00 - 14:00 (Friday, 4th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Professor Stuart Allan (University of Manchester)
Venue: Sherrington Library, off Parks Road OX1 3PT
Venue Details: Sherrington Building
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)

Friday 24 May 2024 (5th Week, Trinity Term)

Neuroimmune signalling within and across brain borders regulating synaptic fate in neurodegeneration
Date: 24 May 2024, 13:00 - 14:00 (Friday, 5th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Dr Soyon Hong (UCL)
Venue: Sherrington Library, off Parks Road OX1 3PT
Venue Details: Sherrington Building
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)

Events this person is organising:

Friday 2 September 2022 (19th Week, Trinity Term)

Engineering extracellular microenvironment through Intravital 3D bioprinting
Date: 2 September 2022, 13:00 - 14:00 (Friday, 19th week, Trinity 2022)
Speaker : Professor Nicola Elvassore (Developmental Biology & Cancer Department, UCL GOS Institute of Child Health)
Venue: Sherrington Building, off Parks Road OX1 3PT
Venue Details: Blakemore Lecture Theatre
Organisers: Dr Mootaz Salman (DPAG, University of Oxford), Dr Armin Lak (DPAG, University of Oxford)
Host: Prof Francis Szele (DPAG, University of Oxford)

Friday 14 October 2022 (1st Week, Michaelmas Term)

Ηarnessing PTEN’s growth controlling potential in neuronal development and disease
Date: 14 October 2022, 13:00 - 14:00 (Friday, 1st week, Michaelmas 2022)
Speaker : Prof Dr Britta Eickholt (Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin)
Venue: Sherrington Building, off Parks Road OX1 3PT
Venue Details: Blakemore Lecture Theatre
Organisers: Dr Mootaz Salman (DPAG, University of Oxford), Dr Armin Lak (DPAG, University of Oxford)
Host: Professor Zoltan Molnar (DPAG, University of Oxford)

Friday 21 October 2022 (2nd Week, Michaelmas Term)

Cortical Layers in Context and Learning
Date: 21 October 2022, 13:00 - 14:00 (Friday, 2nd week, Michaelmas 2022)
Speaker : Professor Randy Bruno (DPAG, University of Oxford)
Venue: Sherrington Library, off Parks Road OX1 3PT
Organisers: Dr Mootaz Salman (DPAG, University of Oxford), Dr Armin Lak (DPAG, University of Oxford)
Host: Professor David Paterson (DPAG, University of Oxford)

Friday 4 November 2022 (4th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Mechanisms driving lipid droplet biogenesis during adipocyte differentiation
Date: 4 November 2022, 13:00 - 14:00 (Friday, 4th week, Michaelmas 2022)
Speaker : Associate Professor Robin Klemm (DPAG, University of Oxford)
Venue: Sherrington Library, off Parks Road OX1 3PT
Organisers: Dr Mootaz Salman (DPAG, University of Oxford), Dr Armin Lak (DPAG, University of Oxford)
Host: Professor Manuela Zaccolo MD (DPAG, University of Oxford)

Friday 11 November 2022 (5th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Fellows Lecture in Pairs: ‘Macrophage function in the regenerating heart’ and ‘Transposons diversify the wired- and wireless neural network of a complex brain’
Date: 11 November 2022, 13:00 - 14:00 (Friday, 5th week, Michaelmas 2022)
Speaker s: Dr Filipa Simões (DPAG, IDRM, University of Oxford), Dr Christoph D. Treiber (CNCB, DPAG, University of Oxford)
Venue: Sherrington Library, off Parks Road OX1 3PT
Organisers: Dr Mootaz Salman (DPAG, University of Oxford), Dr Armin Lak (DPAG, University of Oxford)
Host: Professor David Paterson (DPAG, University of Oxford)

Friday 18 November 2022 (6th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Optogenetic dissection of local and long-range connections in prefrontal circuits
Date: 18 November 2022, 13:00 - 14:00 (Friday, 6th week, Michaelmas 2022)
Speaker : Associate Professor Ofer Yizhar (Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel)
Venue: Sherrington Building, off Parks Road OX1 3PT
Venue Details: Blakemore Lecture Theatre
Organisers: Dr Mootaz Salman (DPAG, University of Oxford), Dr Armin Lak (DPAG, University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Adam Packer (University of Oxford)

Friday 25 November 2022 (7th Week, Michaelmas Term)

On the network influence of single interneurons from development into adulthood
Date: 25 November 2022, 13:00 - 14:00 (Friday, 7th week, Michaelmas 2022)
Speaker : Dr Rosa Cossart, INMED, INSERM (Aix-Marseille University)
Venue: Sherrington Building, off Parks Road OX1 3PT
Venue Details: Blakemore Lecture Theatre
Organisers: Dr Mootaz Salman (DPAG, University of Oxford), Dr Armin Lak (DPAG, University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Adam Packer (University of Oxford)

Friday 2 December 2022 (8th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Engineering extracellular microenvironment through Intravital 3D bioprinting
Date: 2 December 2022, 13:00 - 14:00 (Friday, 8th week, Michaelmas 2022)
Speaker : Professor Nicola Elvassore (Developmental Biology & Cancer Department, UCL GOS Institute of Child Health)
Venue: Sherrington Building, off Parks Road OX1 3PT
Venue Details: Blakemore Lecture Theatre
Organisers: Dr Mootaz Salman (DPAG, University of Oxford), Dr Armin Lak (DPAG, University of Oxford)
Host: Prof Francis Szele (DPAG, University of Oxford)

Friday 20 January 2023 (1st Week, Hilary Term)

Reconstructing Human Evolutionary History
Date: 20 January 2023, 13:00 - 14:00 (Friday, 1st week, Hilary 2023)
Speaker : Professor Bernard Wood (The George Washington University)
Venue: Sherrington Building, off Parks Road OX1 3PT
Venue Details: Blakemore Lecture Theatre
Organisers: Dr Mootaz Salman (DPAG, University of Oxford), Dr Armin Lak (DPAG, University of Oxford)
Host: Professor Zoltan Molnar (DPAG, University of Oxford)

Friday 27 January 2023 (2nd Week, Hilary Term)

Principles of astrogliopathology: Challenging common mythologies
Date: 27 January 2023, 13:00 - 14:00 (Friday, 2nd week, Hilary 2023)
Speaker : Professor Alexei Verkhratsky (University of Manchester)
Venue: Sherrington Building, off Parks Road OX1 3PT
Venue Details: Blakemore Lecture Theatre
Organisers: Dr Mootaz Salman (DPAG, University of Oxford), Dr Armin Lak (DPAG, University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Mootaz Salman (DPAG, University of Oxford)

Friday 3 February 2023 (3rd Week, Hilary Term)

Fellows Lecture in Pairs: 'Neuroproteomic approaches to identifying novel mechanisms of cognitive resilience in neurodegeneration’ and ‘Using high-throughput biology approaches to understand mitochondrial dysfunction in Parkinson’s’
Date: 3 February 2023, 13:00 - 14:00 (Friday, 3rd week, Hilary 2023)
Speaker s: Dr Becky Carlyle, ARUK Coordinator (University of Oxford), Dr Brent Ryan (University of Oxford )
Venue: Sherrington Library, off Parks Road OX1 3PT
Organisers: Dr Mootaz Salman (DPAG, University of Oxford), Dr Armin Lak (DPAG, University of Oxford)
Host: Professor David Paterson (DPAG, University of Oxford)

Friday 10 February 2023 (4th Week, Hilary Term)

Neural circuits underlying flexible behaviour
Date: 10 February 2023, 13:00 - 14:00 (Friday, 4th week, Hilary 2023)
Speaker : Dr Adil Khan (King's College, London)
Venue: Sherrington Building, off Parks Road OX1 3PT
Venue Details: Blakemore Lecture Theatre
Organisers: Dr Mootaz Salman (DPAG, University of Oxford), Dr Armin Lak (DPAG, University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Armin Lak (DPAG, University of Oxford)

Friday 24 February 2023 (6th Week, Hilary Term)

Fellows Lecture in Pairs: ‘Identifying druggable targets and exploring their therapeutic potential in complex iPSC-derived models of Parkinson’s’ and ‘Cooperation in the cortex-basal ganglia circuit’
Date: 24 February 2023, 13:00 - 14:00 (Friday, 6th week, Hilary 2023)
Speaker s: Dr Charmaine Lang (OPDC, DPAG, University of Oxford), Dr Andy Peters (DPAG, University of Oxford)
Venue: Sherrington Library, off Parks Road OX1 3PT
Organisers: Dr Mootaz Salman (DPAG, University of Oxford), Dr Armin Lak (DPAG, University of Oxford)
Host: Professor David Paterson (DPAG, University of Oxford)

Friday 3 March 2023 (7th Week, Hilary Term)

Detecting Death and Damage; Understanding Macrophage Migration in vivo
Date: 3 March 2023, 13:00 - 14:00 (Friday, 7th week, Hilary 2023)
Speaker : Will Wood (Centre for Inflammation Research, University of Edinburgh)
Venue: Sherrington Building, off Parks Road OX1 3PT
Venue Details: Blakemore Lecture Theatre
Organisers: Dr Mootaz Salman (DPAG, University of Oxford), Dr Armin Lak (DPAG, University of Oxford)
Host: Professor Paul Riley (DPAG, University of Oxford)

Friday 28 April 2023 (1st Week, Trinity Term)

Building, Maintaining, or Regenerating Brain Circuitry is Complex: Subtype- and Context-Dependent Subcellular Molecular Machinery in Cerebral Cortex
Date: 28 April 2023, 13:00 - 14:00 (Friday, 1st week, Trinity 2023)
Speaker : Professor Jeffrey D. Macklis (Max and Anne Wien Professor of Life Sciences, Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, Center for Brain Science, Harvard University, and DPAG Academic Visitor, University of Oxford)
Venue: Sherrington Library, off Parks Road OX1 3PT
Organisers: Dr Mootaz Salman (DPAG, University of Oxford), Dr Armin Lak (DPAG, University of Oxford)
Host: Professor Zoltan Molnar (DPAG, University of Oxford)

Friday 5 May 2023 (2nd Week, Trinity Term)

Subcellular-resolution electrophysiology with high-density microelectrode arrays (HD-MEAs)
Date: 5 May 2023, 13:00 - 14:00 (Friday, 2nd week, Trinity 2023)
Speaker : Andreas Hierlemann (Department Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zurich)
Venue: Sherrington Building, off Parks Road OX1 3PT
Venue Details: Blakemore Lecture Theatre
Organisers: Dr Mootaz Salman (DPAG, University of Oxford), Dr Armin Lak (DPAG, University of Oxford)
Host: Francis Szele (DPAG, University of Oxford)

Friday 12 May 2023 (3rd Week, Trinity Term)

Advanced imaging to visualize nuclear pore formation during cell division
Date: 12 May 2023, 13:00 - 14:00 (Friday, 3rd week, Trinity 2023)
Speaker : Gokul Upadhyayula, PhD (Assistant Professor of Molecular and Cell Biology, UC Berkeley, Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Investigator, Biophysicist Faculty Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)
Venue: Sherrington Library, off Parks Road OX1 3PT
Organisers: Dr Mootaz Salman (DPAG, University of Oxford), Dr Armin Lak (DPAG, University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Mootaz Salman (DPAG, University of Oxford)

Friday 19 May 2023 (4th Week, Trinity Term)

Form and fate: How shape influences human brain development and evolution
Date: 19 May 2023, 13:00 - 14:00 (Friday, 4th week, Trinity 2023)
Speaker : Dr Madeline Lancaster (MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology)
Venue: Sherrington Building, off Parks Road OX1 3PT
Venue Details: Blakemore Lecture Theatre
Organisers: Dr Mootaz Salman (DPAG, University of Oxford), Dr Armin Lak (DPAG, University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Mootaz Salman (DPAG, University of Oxford)

Tuesday 23 May 2023 (5th Week, Trinity Term)

Aquaporin Water Channels: From Atomic Structure to Clinical Medicine
Date: 23 May 2023, 16:00 - 17:00 (Tuesday, 5th week, Trinity 2023)
Speaker : Peter Agre, MD (Bloomberg Distinguished Professor and Director, Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute)
Venue: Sherrington Building, off Parks Road OX1 3PT
Venue Details: Blakemore Lecture Theatre
Organiser: Dr Mootaz Salman (DPAG, University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Mootaz Salman (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)

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)

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)

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)

Friday 19 January 2024 (1st Week, Hilary Term)

Curiouser and curiouser: regulating the remarkable dynamics inside killer T cells
Date: 19 January 2024, 13:00 - 14:00 (Friday, 1st week, Hilary 2024)
Speaker : Prof Gillian Griffiths (Cambridge Institute for Medical Research)
Venue Details: Blakemore Lecture Theatre, Sherrington Building
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 26 January 2024 (2nd Week, Hilary Term)

Metabo-epigenetic signalling in Heart Failure
Date: 26 January 2024, 13:00 - 14:00 (Friday, 2nd week, Hilary 2024)
Speaker : Prof Dr Johannes Backs (Heidelberg University Hospital)
Venue: Sherrington Library, off Parks Road OX1 3PT
Venue Details: Sherrington Building
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)

Friday 2 February 2024 (3rd Week, Hilary Term)

Harnessing human hypothalamic platforms to find the next Ozempic
Date: 2 February 2024, 13:00 - 14:00 (Friday, 3rd week, Hilary 2024)
Speaker : Florian T. Merkle (University of Cambridge)
Venue: Sherrington Library, off Parks Road OX1 3PT
Venue Details: Sherrington Building
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)

Friday 9 February 2024 (4th Week, Hilary Term)

Rethinking the role of alpha-synuclein aggregation in the pathogenesis of Parkinson’s disease and synucleinopathies
Date: 9 February 2024, 13:00 - 14:00 (Friday, 4th week, Hilary 2024)
Speaker : Hilal Lashuel (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology)
Venue: Sherrington Library, off Parks Road OX1 3PT
Venue Details: Sherrington Building
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)

Friday 23 February 2024 (6th Week, Hilary Term)

Using chemogenetics to silence nociceptors and treat persistent pain
Date: 23 February 2024, 13:00 - 14:00 (Friday, 6th week, Hilary 2024)
Speaker : Professor David Bennett (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)
Hosts: Dr Mootaz Salman (DPAG, University of Oxford), Professor David Paterson (University of Oxford)

Friday 1 March 2024 (7th Week, Hilary Term)

Iron in health and disease
Date: 1 March 2024, 13:00 - 14:00 (Friday, 7th week, Hilary 2024)
Speaker : Professor Domenico Girelli (University Hospital of Verona)
Venue: Sherrington Library, off Parks Road OX1 3PT
Venue Details: Sherrington Building
Organisers: Dr Mootaz Salman (DPAG, University of Oxford), Associate Professor Samira Lakhal-Littleton (DPAG, University of Oxford)
Host: Associate Professor Samira Lakhal-Littleton (DPAG, University of Oxford)

Friday 8 March 2024 (8th Week, Hilary Term)

Keeping mitochondria in shape: a matter of life and death
Date: 8 March 2024, 13:00 - 14:00 (Friday, 8th week, Hilary 2024)
Speaker : Professor Luca Scorrano (University of Padua, Italy)
Venue: Sherrington Library, off Parks Road OX1 3PT
Venue Details: Sherrington Building
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 26 April 2024 (1st Week, Trinity Term)

New views on cleared tissue and live dendrites
Date: 26 April 2024, 13:00 - 14:00 (Friday, 1st week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Professor Fritjof Helmchen (University of Zurich)
Venue: Sherrington Library, off Parks Road OX1 3PT
Venue Details: Sherrington Building
Organisers: Dr Mootaz Salman (DPAG, University of Oxford), Associate Professor Samira Lakhal-Littleton (DPAG, University of Oxford)
Host: Professor Randy Bruno (DPAG, University of Oxford)

Friday 3 May 2024 (2nd Week, Trinity Term)

Blood-Brain Barrier Dynamics in Vascular Dementia: Unravelling the Tripartite Crosstalk between the Endothelium, Pericytes, and Microglia
Date: 3 May 2024, 13:00 - 14:00 (Friday, 2nd week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Dr Axel Montagne (University of Edinburgh)
Venue: Sherrington Library, off Parks Road OX1 3PT
Venue Details: Sherrington Building
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)

Friday 10 May 2024 (3rd Week, Trinity Term)

Bradyarrhythmias: New mechanisms and treatments
Date: 10 May 2024, 13:00 - 14:00 (Friday, 3rd week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Dr Alicia D'Souza (Imperial College London)
Venue: Sherrington Library, off Parks Road OX1 3PT
Venue Details: Sherrington Building
Organisers: Dr Mootaz Salman (DPAG, University of Oxford), Associate Professor Samira Lakhal-Littleton (DPAG, University of Oxford)
Host: Professor David Paterson (University of Oxford)

Friday 17 May 2024 (4th Week, Trinity Term)

Immune and inflammatory mechanisms in stroke
Date: 17 May 2024, 13:00 - 14:00 (Friday, 4th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Professor Stuart Allan (University of Manchester)
Venue: Sherrington Library, off Parks Road OX1 3PT
Venue Details: Sherrington Building
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)

Friday 24 May 2024 (5th Week, Trinity Term)

Neuroimmune signalling within and across brain borders regulating synaptic fate in neurodegeneration
Date: 24 May 2024, 13:00 - 14:00 (Friday, 5th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Dr Soyon Hong (UCL)
Venue: Sherrington Library, off Parks Road OX1 3PT
Venue Details: Sherrington Building
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)