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Name: Niki Andrew
University of Oxford
Events this person is organising:
Tuesday 15 March 2016
The Glymphatic System
Date: 15 March 2016, 16:45 - 17:45
Speaker
:
Professor Maiken Nedergaard (University of Rochester Medical Center)
Venue: John Radcliffe Academic, Headington OX3 9DU
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 2
Organiser:
Niki Andrew (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Thursday 26 May 2016
Imaging and Neuroimaging Analysis: Utilities for Generating Useful Regional Anatomical Labels
Date: 26 May 2016, 16:30 - 18:30
Speaker
:
Professor Mark Jenkinson (University of Oxford)
Venue: John Radcliffe Academic, Headington OX3 9DU
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1
Organiser:
Niki Andrew (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Tuesday 28 February 2017
Detecting, tracking, and predicting motor neuron disease
Date: 28 February 2017, 16:30 - 18:00
Speaker
:
Professor Martin Turner
Venue: John Radcliffe Academic, Headington OX3 9DU
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1
Organiser:
Niki Andrew (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Wednesday 5 April 2017
Thomas Willis Lecture: Cell transplants to treat the 'disease' of chronic pain
Date: 5 April 2017, 16:45 - 17:45
Speaker
:
Professor Allan Basbaum (University of California San Francisco)
Venue: John Radcliffe Academic, Headington OX3 9DU
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1
Organiser:
Niki Andrew (University of Oxford)
Host:
Professor Irene Tracey (University of Oxford)
Thursday 17 May 2018
Computational model of action selection in the basal ganglia
Date: 17 May 2018, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
:
Dr Rafal Bogacz (University of Oxford)
Venue: John Radcliffe West Wing and Children's Hospital, Headington OX3 9DU
Venue Details: Seminar Rooms A/B, Level 6, West Wing
Organiser:
Niki Andrew (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Thursday 21 June 2018
Crossing the Valley of Death: From Gene to Preclinical Proof of Concept in Neuroscience Drug Discovery
Date: 21 June 2018, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
:
Professor Zameel Cader (Director of the Oxford Headache Centre and Director of StemBANCC, University of Oxford)
Venue: John Radcliffe West Wing and Children's Hospital, Headington OX3 9DU
Venue Details: Seminar Rooms A/B, Level 6
Organiser:
Niki Andrew (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Thursday 12 July 2018
The interplay between inflammation and neurodegeneration in progressive multiple sclerosis
Date: 12 July 2018, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
:
Professor Gabriele De Luca (University of Oxford)
Venue: John Radcliffe West Wing and Children's Hospital, Headington OX3 9DU
Venue Details: Seminar Rooms A/B, Level 6
Organiser:
Niki Andrew (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Thursday 26 July 2018
Why time does not heal all wounds: Chronic Pain
Date: 26 July 2018, 16:00 - 18:00
Speaker
:
Professor Rohini Kuner (Heidelberg University)
Venue: John Radcliffe West Wing and Children's Hospital, Headington OX3 9DU
Venue Details: Seminar Rooms A/B, Level 6
Organiser:
Niki Andrew (University of Oxford)
Host:
Professor Irene Tracey (University of Oxford)
Thursday 27 September 2018
MR-based computational neuroanatomy
Date: 27 September 2018, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
:
Saad Jbadbi (University of Oxford)
Venue: John Radcliffe West Wing and Children's Hospital, Headington OX3 9DU
Venue Details: Seminar Rooms A/B, Level 6
Organiser:
Niki Andrew (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Thursday 22 November 2018
CANCELLED: Why are some viruses persistent and why does it matter? Lessons learned from HIV-1
Date: 22 November 2018, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
:
Astrid Iversen (University of Oxford)
Venue: John Radcliffe West Wing and Children's Hospital, Headington OX3 9DU
Venue Details: Seminar Rooms A/B, Level 6
Organiser:
Niki Andrew (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Tuesday 11 December 2018
Retina: Practical Genetic Testing - an update
Date: 11 December 2018, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
:
Susan Downes (University of Oxford)
Venue: John Radcliffe West Wing and Children's Hospital, Headington OX3 9DU
Venue Details: Seminar Rooms A/B, Level 6
Organiser:
Niki Andrew (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Thursday 17 January 2019
Prodromal Parkinson's Disease and Rapid Eye Movement Sleep Behaviour Disorder
Date: 17 January 2019, 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker
:
Professor Ronald Postuma (University of Montreal)
Venue: John Radcliffe West Wing and Children's Hospital, Headington OX3 9DU
Venue Details: Seminar Rooms A/B, Level 6
Organiser:
Niki Andrew (University of Oxford)
Host:
Dr Michele Hu (Associate Professor & Consultant Neurologist, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford )
Thursday 31 January 2019
The Oxford Brain Bank: A Resource for Neuroscience Research
Date: 31 January 2019, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
:
Olaf Ansorge (University of Oxford)
Venue: John Radcliffe West Wing and Children's Hospital, Headington OX3 9DU
Venue Details: Seminar Rooms A/B, Level 6
Organiser:
Niki Andrew (University of Oxford)
Host:
Professor Kevin Talbot (University of Oxford)
Wednesday 13 February 2019
Stratifying Parkinson’s from prodromal to complex phase: the ODPC Discovery cohort
Date: 13 February 2019, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
:
Dr Michele Hu (Associate Professor & Consultant Neurologist, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford )
Venue: John Radcliffe West Wing and Children's Hospital, Headington OX3 9DU
Venue Details: Seminar Rooms A/B, Level 6, West Wing
Organiser:
Niki Andrew (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Thursday 7 March 2019
Inhibition and oscillations: exploring the physiology of human motor learning
Date: 7 March 2019, 16:30 - 17:30
Speaker
:
Dr Charlotte Stagg (University of Oxford)
Venue: John Radcliffe Academic, Headington OX3 9DU
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1
Organiser:
Niki Andrew (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Thursday 28 March 2019
Time, sleep and memory: How light affects our physiology and behaviour
Date: 28 March 2019, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
:
Professor Stuart Peirson (Associate Professor in the Nuffield Laboratory of Ophthalmology, University of Oxford)
Venue: John Radcliffe West Wing and Children's Hospital, Headington OX3 9DU
Venue Details: Seminar Rooms A/B, Level 6
Organiser:
Niki Andrew (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Thursday 23 May 2019
Pathogenic mechanisms and their clinical translation in Parkinson’s disease
Date: 23 May 2019, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
:
Dr George Tofaris (University of Oxford )
Venue: John Radcliffe West Wing and Children's Hospital, Headington OX3 9DU
Venue Details: Seminar Rooms A/B
Organiser:
Niki Andrew (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Thursday 20 June 2019
Cognitive impacts of cerebrovascular disease and acute illness: predicting dementia in real-world cohorts
Date: 20 June 2019, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
:
Dr Sarah Pendlebury
Venue: John Radcliffe West Wing and Children's Hospital, Headington OX3 9DU
Venue Details: Seminar Room A&B, Level 6
Organiser:
Niki Andrew (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Tuesday 24 September 2019
Perioperative Care & Cognition
Date: 24 September 2019, 10:30 - 11:30
Speaker
:
Professor Robert Sanders (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Venue: John Radcliffe West Wing and Children's Hospital, Headington OX3 9DU
Venue Details: Seminar Rooms A/B
Organiser:
Niki Andrew (University of Oxford)
Host:
Professor Andrew Farmery (University of Oxford)
Thursday 21 November 2019
Studying, Measuring and Altering Consciousness
Date: 21 November 2019, 9:00 - 17:00
Speaker
Various Speakers
Venue: Merton College, Merton Street OX1 4JD
Organiser:
Niki Andrew (University of Oxford)
Host:
Dr Katie Warnaby
Avoiding Critical Illness
Date: 21 November 2019, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
:
Dr Peter Watkinson (University of Oxford)
Venue: John Radcliffe West Wing and Children's Hospital, Headington OX3 9DU
Venue Details: Level 6, Seminar Rooms A/B
Organiser:
Niki Andrew (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Thursday 12 December 2019
How expectations influence the perception of pain
Date: 12 December 2019, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
:
Katja Wiech (University of Oxford)
Venue: John Radcliffe West Wing and Children's Hospital, Headington OX3 9DU
Venue Details: Seminar Rooms A/B, Level 6
Organiser:
Niki Andrew (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Thursday 30 January 2020
Using Genetics to Understand Neurological Disorders
Date: 30 January 2020, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
:
Associate Professor Andrea Németh (Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences)
Venue: John Radcliffe West Wing and Children's Hospital, Headington OX3 9DU
Venue Details: Seminar Rooms A/B, Level 6, West Wing
Organiser:
Niki Andrew (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Thursday 26 March 2020
Using myelinating cultures and other cell-based assays to unravel the inflammatory neuropathies
Date: 26 March 2020, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
:
Dr Simon Rinaldi (University of Oxford)
Venue: John Radcliffe West Wing and Children's Hospital, Headington OX3 9DU
Venue Details: Seminar Rooms A/B, Level 6
Organiser:
Niki Andrew (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Thursday 2 April 2020
Using myelinating cultures and other cell-based assays to unravel the inflammatory neuropathies
Date: 2 April 2020, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
:
Dr Simon Rinaldi (University of Oxford)
Organiser:
Niki Andrew (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Thursday 7 May 2020
Functional Imaging of the Human Brain: A Window into the Architecture of the Mind
Date: 7 May 2020, 16:30 - 17:30
Speaker
:
Professor Nancy Kanwisher (MIT)
Venue: John Radcliffe Academic, Headington OX3 9DU
Organiser:
Niki Andrew (University of Oxford)
Host:
Professor Heidi Johansen-Berg (University of Oxford)
Tuesday 19 May 2020
Two modelling approaches: Machine learning to predict diabetic polyneuropathy and a discrete-choice model for non-pharmaceutical interventions on COVID-19
Date: 19 May 2020, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
:
Giorgos Baskozos (University of Oxford)
Organiser:
Niki Andrew (University of Oxford)
Host:
Elizabeth Gray (University of Oxford)
Thursday 21 May 2020
What is the problem with diffusion MR data - and what do we do about it?
Date: 21 May 2020, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
:
Dr Jesper Andersson (University of Oxford)
Organiser:
Niki Andrew (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Thursday 16 July 2020
Interventions for improving chronic sleep disruption
Date: 16 July 2020, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
:
Dr Simon Kyle (University of Oxford)
Organiser:
Niki Andrew (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Thursday 15 October 2020
Understanding the wider health economics of stroke care
Date: 15 October 2020, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
:
Ramon Luengo-Fernandez (University of Oxford)
Organiser:
Niki Andrew (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Thursday 19 November 2020
Interfacing with the brain for therapy
Date: 19 November 2020, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
:
Huiling Tan (University of Oxford)
Organiser:
Niki Andrew (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Thursday 18 March 2021
From physiology to intervention in stroke and small vessel disease
Date: 18 March 2021, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
:
Dr Alastair Webb
Organiser:
Niki Andrew (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Thursday 27 May 2021
Individualising brain mapping: what neurosurgical patients teach us about brain organisation
Date: 27 May 2021, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
:
Natalie Voets
Organiser:
Niki Andrew (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Thursday 15 July 2021
Dynamic Neuromodulation
Date: 15 July 2021, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
:
Associate Prof. Hayriye Cagnan (University of Oxford)
Organiser:
Niki Andrew (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Thursday 21 October 2021
Academic Innovation: taking a lung monitoring device from invention to commercialisation
Date: 21 October 2021, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
:
Associate Prof. Phi Phan (University of Oxford)
Organiser:
Niki Andrew (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Thursday 18 November 2021
Using patient autoantibodies to better understand pain mechanisms
Date: 18 November 2021, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
:
Associate Prof. John Dawes (University of Oxford)
Organiser:
Niki Andrew (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Thursday 9 December 2021
The Changing Face of Brain Tumour Surgery
Date: 9 December 2021, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
:
Mr Puneet Plaha (Univeristy of Oxford )
Organiser:
Niki Andrew (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Thursday 24 March 2022
Pain: the good and the bad
Date: 24 March 2022, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
:
Professor Ben Seymour (University of Oxford)
Organiser:
Niki Andrew (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Thursday 12 May 2022
Brain Circuitry for Circadian Control of Physiology and Behaviour
Date: 12 May 2022, 17:00 - 18:00
Speaker
:
Professor Clifford Saper (Harvard Medical School)
Venue Details: https://zoom.us/j/91527794301 / Passcode: 543990
Organiser:
Niki Andrew (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Thursday 26 May 2022
Autism, autisms, or neurodevelopmental disorders
Date: 26 May 2022, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
:
Professor Jason Lerch (University of Oxford)
Organiser:
Niki Andrew (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Tuesday 25 April 2023
Combining Careers: Diverse pathways to academia
Date: 25 April 2023, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
:
Caroline Cake
Venue: John Radcliffe West Wing and Children's Hospital, Headington OX3 9DU
Venue Details: Seminar Rooms A/B, Level 6, West Wing
Organiser:
Niki Andrew (University of Oxford)
Host:
Dr Michele Hu (Associate Professor & Consultant Neurologist, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford )
Thursday 12 October 2023
Modelling the effect of the microenvironment on the malignant brain tumour, medulloblastoma
Date: 12 October 2023, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
:
Dr John Jacob (University of Oxford)
Venue: John Radcliffe West Wing and Children's Hospital, Headington OX3 9DU
Venue Details: Seminar Rooms A/B, Level 6, West Wing
Organiser:
Niki Andrew (University of Oxford)
Host:
Professor Kevin Talbot (University of Oxford)
Thursday 16 November 2023
The intersection of dementia and epilepsy: leading insights from NDCN
Date: 16 November 2023, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
:
Arjune Sen
Venue: John Radcliffe West Wing and Children's Hospital, Headington OX3 9DU
Venue Details: Seminar Rooms A/B, Level 6, West Wing
Organiser:
Niki Andrew (University of Oxford)
Host:
Professor Kevin Talbot (University of Oxford)
Thursday 7 December 2023
Towards a network-based understanding of Parkinson's disease symptoms and therapies
Date: 7 December 2023, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
:
Dr Ashwini Oswal (University of Oxford)
Venue: John Radcliffe West Wing and Children's Hospital, Headington OX3 9DU
Venue Details: Seminar Rooms A/B, Level 6, West Wing
Organiser:
Niki Andrew (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Thursday 22 February 2024
Syntax through synapses: A mechanism for symbolic cognition in prefrontal cortex
Date: 22 February 2024, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
:
Dr Sanjay Manohar
Venue: John Radcliffe West Wing and Children's Hospital, Headington OX3 9DU
Venue Details: Seminar Rooms A/B, Level 6, West Wing
Organisers:
Niki Andrew (University of Oxford),
Jacqueline Pumphrey (University of Oxford, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences)
Hosts:
TBA
Thursday 21 March 2024
From comparative anatomy to quantitative translational neuroscience
Date: 21 March 2024, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
:
Rogier Mars (University of Oxford)
Venue: John Radcliffe West Wing and Children's Hospital, Headington OX3 9DU
Venue Details: Seminar Rooms A/B, Level 6, West Wing
Organiser:
Niki Andrew (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Thursday 16 May 2024
Pathological profiling of alpha-synuclein aggregates in Parkinson's disease: the search for novel biomarkers and treatment avenues
Date: 16 May 2024, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
:
Professor Laura Parkkinen (University of Oxford)
Venue: John Radcliffe West Wing and Children's Hospital, Headington OX3 9DU
Venue Details: Seminar Rooms A/B, Level 6, West Wing
Organiser:
Niki Andrew (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Thursday 27 June 2024
Non-invasive blood flow imaging in the brain: novel methods and applications
Date: 27 June 2024, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
:
Thomas Okell (University of Oxford)
Venue: John Radcliffe West Wing and Children's Hospital, Headington OX3 9DU
Venue Details: Seminar Rooms A/B, Level 6, West Wing
Organiser:
Niki Andrew (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Thursday 17 October 2024
Towards closed-loop deep brain stimulation for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease
Date: 17 October 2024, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
:
Andrew Sharott (University of Oxford)
Venue: Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QU
Venue Details: Ground Floor, Main Seminar Room 1
Organiser:
Niki Andrew (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Thursday 7 November 2024
Understanding entrapment neuropathies and neuropathic pain: insights from bench to bedside
Date: 7 November 2024, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
:
Professor Annina Schmid (University of Oxford)
Venue: John Radcliffe West Wing and Children's Hospital, Headington OX3 9DU
Venue Details: Seminar Rooms A/B, Level 6, West Wing
Organiser:
Niki Andrew (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Thursday 5 December 2024
Brain Mechanisms of Breathlessness
Date: 5 December 2024, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
:
Kyle Pattinson (University of Oxford)
Venue: John Radcliffe West Wing and Children's Hospital, Headington OX3 9DU
Venue Details: Seminar Rooms A/B, Level 6, West Wing
Organiser:
Niki Andrew (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Thursday 27 February 2025
Movement in MRI, 7T Radio Frequency Fields, and Where They Meet
Date: 27 February 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
:
Aaron Hess (Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences)
Venue: John Radcliffe West Wing and Children's Hospital, Headington OX3 9DU
Venue Details: Seminar Rooms A/B, Level 6, West Wing
Organiser:
Niki Andrew (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Thursday 27 March 2025
Understanding and improving sleep after brain injury
Date: 27 March 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
:
Melanie Fleming (Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Oxford)
Venue: John Radcliffe West Wing and Children's Hospital, Headington OX3 9DU
Venue Details: Seminar Rooms A/B, Level 6, West Wing
Organiser:
Niki Andrew (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Thursday 15 May 2025
Utilising multi-omics to better understand painful and painless peripheral neuropathy
Date: 15 May 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
:
Associate Professor Georgios Baskozos (Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford)
Venue: John Radcliffe West Wing and Children's Hospital, Headington OX3 9DU
Venue Details: Seminar Rooms A/B, Level 6, West Wing
Organiser:
Niki Andrew (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Thursday 26 June 2025
If you have MOG antibodies what do you have?
Date: 26 June 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
:
Associate Professor Patrick Waters (Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford)
Venue: John Radcliffe West Wing and Children's Hospital, Headington OX3 9DU
Venue Details: Seminar Rooms A & B, Level 6, West Wing, John Radcliffe Hospital
Organiser:
Niki Andrew (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Thursday 27 November 2025
Title TBC
Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
Date: 27 November 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
:
Dr Alexander Thompson (University of Oxford)
Venue: John Radcliffe West Wing and Children's Hospital, Headington OX3 9DU
Venue Details: Seminar Rooms A/B, Level 6, West Wing, John Radcliffe Hospital
Organiser:
Niki Andrew (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA