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Name: Fiona Lambert
University of Oxford, MRC Weatherall Institute of Medicine
Events this person is organising:
Thursday 22 June 2017
Glioblastomas: A Tale of Stem Cells, Dedifferentiation and Transdifferentiation
Date: 22 June 2017, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
:
Inder Verma (The Salk Institute)
Venue: MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Headington OX3 9DS
Venue Details: Seminar room
Organiser:
Fiona Lambert (University of Oxford, MRC Weatherall Institute of Medicine)
Host:
Professor Terence Rabbitts (MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford)
Thursday 22 June 2023
Lister Prize Presentation James Davies - Using base pair mapping of chromatin structure to interrogate genome function
Date: 22 June 2023, 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker
:
Dr James Davies (MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine)
Venue: MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Headington OX3 9DS
Organisers:
Fiona Lambert (University of Oxford, MRC Weatherall Institute of Medicine),
Sarah Butler (MRC, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medic one),
Penny Berry (University of Oxford, Department of Oncology, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine),
Kevin Clark (University of Oxford, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine),
Linda Roberts (University of Oxford, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine),
Anne Farmer (University of Oxford, NDM Experimental Medicine, RDM Investigative Medicine Division),
Liz Rose (University of Oxford, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine)
Host:
Prof Ketan Patel (University of Oxford)
Friday 22 September 2023
TBC
Date: 22 September 2023, 15:30 - 16:30
Speaker
:
Dr Jef Boeke (NYU Langone Medical Center)
Venue: MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Headington OX3 9DS
Organisers:
Fiona Lambert (University of Oxford, MRC Weatherall Institute of Medicine),
Sarah Butler (MRC, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medic one),
Penny Berry (University of Oxford, Department of Oncology, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine),
Kevin Clark (University of Oxford, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine),
Linda Roberts (University of Oxford, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine),
Anne Farmer (University of Oxford, NDM Experimental Medicine, RDM Investigative Medicine Division),
Liz Rose (University of Oxford, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine)
Host:
Dr Mira Kassouf (WIMM)
Wednesday 13 November 2024
Hematopoietic Stem Cells in Stress, Disease and Aging
Date: 13 November 2024, 11:30 - 12:30
Speaker
:
Dr Emmanuelle Passague (Columbia Stem Cell Initiative)
Venue: MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Headington OX3 9DS
Venue Details: 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:
Professor Paresh Vyas (University of Oxford, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine)
Tuesday 3 December 2024
CEBPA mutation disrupting the bZIP domain regulates the epi-transcriptomic landscape to enforce aberrant erythropoiesis and drive disease progression in Myelodysplastic syndromes
Date: 3 December 2024, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
:
Dr Paloma Garcia (Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, University of Birmingham)
Venue: MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Headington OX3 9DS
Venue Details: 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:
Giulia Orlando (University of Oxford)
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 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 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)
Friday 2 May 2025
Enhancer variation and chromatin topology, shaping faces in health and disease
Date: 2 May 2025, 10:45 - 11:45
Speaker
:
Hannah Long (Institute of Genetics and Cancer | The University of Edinburgh)
Venue: MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Headington OX3 9DS
Venue Details: Seminar Room
Organisers:
Yasmine Saito (Weatherall Institute, University of Oxford),
Fiona Lambert (University of Oxford, MRC Weatherall Institute of Medicine)
Host:
Professor Doug Higgs (MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine)
Tuesday 17 June 2025
Targeting Regulatory T cells in Cancer: Means, Mechanisms and New Therapies
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
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:
Professor Paresh Vyas (University of Oxford, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine)
Monday 7 July 2025
RNA-Lipid Nanoparticle Gene Therapies for Hemostatic Disorders
Date: 7 July 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
:
Professor Christian Kastrup (Versiti Blood Research Institute, Milwaukee)
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),
Fiona Lambert (University of Oxford, MRC Weatherall Institute of Medicine)
Hosts:
TBA
Tuesday 15 July 2025
Haematopoiesis across Scales: Transcriptional Control, Single Cell Landscapes & Population Dynamics
Date: 15 July 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
:
Professor Bertie Gottgens (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),
Emma Butterfield (MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine),
Fiona Lambert (University of Oxford, MRC Weatherall Institute of Medicine)
Host:
Professor Paresh Vyas (University of Oxford, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine)
Monday 29 September 2025
Unexpected Mutational Synergies in Cancer
Date: 29 September 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
:
Professor Reuben Harris (PROFESSOR AND CHAIR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY & STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SAN ANTONIO (UT Health) INVESTIGATOR, HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE (HHMI))
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:
Prof Ketan Patel (University of Oxford)
Tuesday 30 September 2025
Unexpected roles of DNA methylation in health and cancer
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:
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:
Anindita Roy (MRC WIMM, University of Oxford)
Tuesday 14 October 2025
Biology and Therapeutic Targeting of Cohesin-Mutant Myeloid Malignancies.
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:
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),
Emma Butterfield (University of Oxford, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine)
Host:
Anindita Roy (MRC WIMM, University of Oxford)
Monday 24 November 2025
Title TBC
Date: 24 November 2025, 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker
:
Dr Renata Basto (Institute Curie )
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:
Prof Ketan Patel (University of Oxford)
Tuesday 25 November 2025
Title TBC
Date: 25 November 2025, 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 20 January 2025
Title TBC
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 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)
