Name: Kay Levendale
University of Oxford, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine

Events this person is organising:

Tuesday 7 January 2025

Unlocking the potential of a pleiotropic cytokine
Date: 7 January 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Dr. Ian Hitchcock (Department of Biology, University of York)
Venue: MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Headington OX3 9DS
Venue Details: 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)
Host: Beth Psaila (WIMM)

Wednesday 8 January 2025

"Bookending” leukaemia: the Alpha and Omega of AML evolution.
Date: 8 January 2025, 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker : Prof Brian Huntly (University of Cambridge)
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: Professor Tom Milne (Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford)

Tuesday 21 January 2025

Stressed hematopoiesis yields somatic rescue and secondary leukemia
Date: 21 January 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Professor Jean Soulier (Saint-Louise Hospital, France)
Venue: MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Headington OX3 9DS
Venue Details: 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), Fiona Lambert (University of Oxford), Emma Butterfield (MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine)
Host: Professor Paresh Vyas (University of Oxford, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine)

Tuesday 4 February 2025

"The tyranny of choice during CRISPR-Cas genome editing"
Date: 4 February 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Professor Jacob Corn (ETH Zürich)
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), Kay Levendale (University of Oxford, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine)
Host: Grace Meaker (MRC WIMM)

Tuesday 4 March 2025

“Childhood Burkitt lymphoma – Starry sky to Moonshot”
Date: 4 March 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Dr Simon Bomken (Newcastle University)
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)
Host: Professor Tom Milne (Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford)

Tuesday 18 March 2025

“The causes and consequences of hematopoietic stem cell aging”
Date: 18 March 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Dr Michael Milsom (German Cancer Research Centre)
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)
Host: Dr Beth Psaila (MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford)

Tuesday 1 April 2025

Making ends meet: Repair fate mapping illegitimate recombination
Date: 1 April 2025, 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker : Dr Richard L. Frock (Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University)
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: Dr Ross Chapman (University of Oxford)

Understanding and intercepting somatic clonal evolution in blood
Date: 1 April 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Prof George Vassiliou (Cambridge Stem Cell 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), Beatriz Hirt-Font (University of Oxford, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine)
Host: Professor Paresh Vyas (University of Oxford, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine)

Tuesday 8 April 2025

From Stem Cells in Leukemia to Neurons in Pancreatic Cancer
Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
Status: This talk has been cancelled
Date: 8 April 2025, 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), Beatriz Hirt-Font (University of Oxford, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine)
Host: Professor Paresh Vyas (University of Oxford, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine)

Tuesday 22 April 2025

Exploring functional dependencies in very high risk acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
Date: 22 April 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Professor Jean-Pierre Bourquin
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)
Host: Anindita Roy (MRC WIMM, University of Oxford)

Tuesday 6 May 2025

Title TBC
Date: 6 May 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Professor Cristina Lo Celso (Imperial College, London)
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)
Host: Anindita Roy (MRC WIMM, University of Oxford)

Tuesday 17 June 2025

Title TBC
Date: 17 June 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Professor Sergio Quezada (University College London Cancer Institute)
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)
Host: Professor Paresh Vyas (University of Oxford, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine)

Tuesday 30 September 2025

Title TBC
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: 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)

Tuesday 14 October 2025

Title TBC
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: 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)