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Name: Alina Bovtenko
MRC Translational Immune Discovery Unit, University of Oxford
Events this person is organising:
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
Friday 10 October 2025
Vaccines targeting rabies and EBV's class III fusion proteins
Date: 10 October 2025, 9:15 - 10:15
Speaker
:
Dr Sandy Douglas (Jenner Institute, 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
Friday 17 October 2025
Quantitative imaging of immune cell-tissue dynamics at relevant spatiotemporal scales
Date: 17 October 2025, 9:15 - 10:15
Speaker
:
Dr Narain Karedla (Fritzsche 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
Friday 24 October 2025
Mapping the specificity of natural and engineered TCRs
Date: 24 October 2025, 9:15 - 10:15
Speaker
s:
Kristen Koopmans (Fernandes Group, University of Oxford),
Khuluud Hussein (Fernandes 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
Friday 31 October 2025
Developing next-generation vaccines against SARS-CoV-2: overcoming imprinting and improving breadth
Date: 31 October 2025, 9:15 - 10:00
Speaker
:
Alexander Sampson (Lambe 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
Friday 14 November 2025
Spatial mechano-transcriptomics: mapping mechanical forces and gene expression in tissues at single-cell resolution
Date: 14 November 2025, 9:15 - 10:15
Speaker
:
Dr Adrien Hallou (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
Friday 21 November 2025
Designing vaccine immunogens to maximise HLA-II presentation and increase help for antibody maturation
Date: 21 November 2025, 9:15 - 10:15
Speaker
:
Aure Aflalo (Borrow 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
Friday 28 November 2025
The nature of the early interactions of T cells with their targets
Date: 28 November 2025, 9:15 - 10:15
Speaker
:
Dr Mateusz Kotowski (Davis 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
Friday 5 December 2025
Characterising lung mucosal and systemic immune response in humans following inhalation of attenuated Mycobacterium bovis BCG using single cell sequencing.
Date: 5 December 2025, 9:15 - 10:15
Speaker
:
Shuailin Li (McShane 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
Friday 23 January 2026
Tickling T cells - how microbial metabolism moulds mucosal memory
Date: 23 January 2026, 9:15 - 10:15
Speaker
s:
Martin Lett (Klenerman Group, University of Oxford),
Natasha Fisher-Pearson (Johnson 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
Friday 30 January 2026
Peptide-specificity by NK and T cell receptors
Date: 30 January 2026, 9:15 - 10:15
Speaker
s:
Tanusya Murali (Sim Group, University of Oxford),
Beining Li (Sim Group, University of Oxford),
Emery Hoos (Sim 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
Friday 6 February 2026
Understanding the effects of resistant commensal bacteria in response to antibiotic treatment
Date: 6 February 2026, 9:15 - 10:15
Speaker
:
Dr Ffion Hammond (Powrie 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
Wednesday 11 February 2026
Diet-microbe-host interaction in early life: discovery of novel microbial therapies
Date: 11 February 2026, 13:30 - 14:30
Speaker
:
Professor Christopher Stewart (Newcastle University)
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)
Host:
Dr Agne Antanaviciute (MRC Translational Immune Discovery Unit)
Friday 13 February 2026
Discovery of potent neutralising antibodies that target deadly Nipah and Hendra henipaviruses
Date: 13 February 2026, 9:15 - 10:15
Speaker
:
Aiste Dijokaite-Guraliuc (Screaton 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
Friday 20 February 2026
Ancient variants die hard: Germline determinants of toxicity and survival following immune checkpoint blockade
Date: 20 February 2026, 9:15 - 10:15
Speaker
s:
Shawn Sun (Fairfax Group, University of Oxford),
Maksim Chan (Fairfax Group, University of Oxford),
Martin Little (Fairfax 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
Friday 27 February 2026
Outside the brain: how glial cells orchestrate tissue immunity
Date: 27 February 2026, 9:15 - 10:15
Speaker
:
Dr Franze Progatzky (University of Oxford - Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology)
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
Friday 6 March 2026
E=MHC2: Targeting HLA-E for immunotherapy of HPV-driven cancers
Date: 6 March 2026, 9:15 - 10:15
Speaker
:
Bas Peeters (McMichael and Gillespie 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
Friday 13 March 2026
Initiators and drivers of lung fibrosis - insights from spatial biology
Date: 13 March 2026, 9:15 - 10:15
Speaker
:
Dr Vishal Nathwani (Ho 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
Friday 20 March 2026
From polygenic scores to ancient variants: identifying germline determinants of clinical outcome to immune checkpoint blockade
Date: 20 March 2026, 9:15 - 10:15
Speaker
s:
Shawn Sun (Fairfax Group, University of Oxford),
Maksim Chan (Fairfax Group, University of Oxford),
Martin Little (Fairfax 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
Friday 1 May 2026
Uncovering structural determinants of peptide recognition by public and private T-cell receptors
Date: 1 May 2026, 9:15 - 10:15
Speaker
s:
Dr Maya Pidoux (Dong Group, University of Oxford),
Dr Caner Akil (Dong 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
