Dunn School of Pathology Departmental Seminars

These seminars cover a wide range of topics including microbiology, immunology, cell biology, molecular biology, and pathology. Lectures are normally given in the Medical Sciences Teaching Centre, which is behind the Department, and are followed by refreshments in the Bridge Cafe in the Department. All are welcome.
Type: Seminar Series
Series organisers: Anton van der Merwe (Sir William Dunn School of Pathology), Chris Norbury (University of Oxford, Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, The Queen's College), Fumiko Esashi (University of Oxford, Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine), Jo Peel (University of Oxford, Sir William Dunn School of Pathology), Melissa Wright (Sir William Dunn School of Pathology)
Organising department: Sir William Dunn School of Pathology

Talks:

Friday 4 April 2025

The FG phase and transport selectivity through nuclear pores
Date: 4 April 2025, 14:00 - 15:00
Speaker : Prof Dirk Goerlich (Max Planck Institute)
Venue: Medical Sciences Teaching Centre, off South Parks Road OX1 3PL
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre
Organiser: Melissa Wright (Sir William Dunn School of Pathology)
Host: Prof Pedro Carvalho (Sir William Dunn School of Pathology)

Friday 11 April 2025

Mechanisms of co-translational folding and assembly of proteins
Date: 11 April 2025, 14:00 - 15:00
Speaker : Prof Bernd Bukau (University of Heidelberg)
Venue: Medical Sciences Teaching Centre, off South Parks Road OX1 3PL
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre
Organiser: Melissa Wright (Sir William Dunn School of Pathology)
Host: Dr Girish Mali (Dunn School of Pathology)

Friday 25 April 2025

Picky Eaters: How macrophages select targets for phagocytosis
Date: 25 April 2025, 14:00 - 15:00
Speaker : Dr Meghan Morrissey (UC Santa Barbara)
Venue: Medical Sciences Teaching Centre, off South Parks Road OX1 3PL
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre
Organiser: Melissa Wright (Sir William Dunn School of Pathology)
Host: Prof Omer Dushek (Sir William Dunn School of Pathology)

Wednesday 30 April 2025

Epigenetics and alternative splicing in spinal muscular atrophy
Date: 30 April 2025, 14:00 - 15:00
Speaker : Prof Albero Kornblihtt (Universidad de Buenos Aires)
Venue: Medical Sciences Teaching Centre, off South Parks Road OX1 3PL
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre
Organiser: Melissa Wright (Sir William Dunn School of Pathology)
Host: Prof Nick Proudfoot (Sir William Dunn School of Pathology)

Friday 9 May 2025

TBC
Date: 9 May 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Prof James Olzmann (UC Berkeley)
Venue: Medical Sciences Teaching Centre, off South Parks Road OX1 3PL
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre
Organiser: Melissa Wright (Sir William Dunn School of Pathology)
Host: Prof Pedro Carvalho (Sir William Dunn School of Pathology)

Friday 16 May 2025

TBC
Date: 16 May 2025, 14:00 - 15:00
Speaker : Prof Caroline Austin (Newcastle University)
Venue: Medical Sciences Teaching Centre, off South Parks Road OX1 3PL
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre
Organiser: Melissa Wright (Sir William Dunn School of Pathology)
Host: Prof Fumiko Esashi

Friday 23 May 2025

TBC
Date: 23 May 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Prof Kimberly A. Kline (University of Geneva)
Venue: Medical Sciences Teaching Centre, off South Parks Road OX1 3PL
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre
Organiser: Melissa Wright (Sir William Dunn School of Pathology)
Host: Prof Chris Tang (Sir William Dunn School of Pathology)

Friday 30 May 2025

Discovering new membrane proteins' functions with multi-scale molecular simulations
Date: 30 May 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Prof Stefano Vanni (University of Fribourg)
Venue: Medical Sciences Teaching Centre, off South Parks Road OX1 3PL
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre
Organiser: Melissa Wright (Sir William Dunn School of Pathology)
Host: Prof Pedro Carvalho (Sir William Dunn School of Pathology)

Friday 6 June 2025

TBC
Date: 6 June 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Prof Paul Kubes (Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary)
Venue: Medical Sciences Teaching Centre, off South Parks Road OX1 3PL
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre
Organiser: Melissa Wright (Sir William Dunn School of Pathology)
Host: Prof David R Greaves (Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford)

Editors: Anne Bowtell, Jo Peel, Fumiko Esashi, Anton van der Merwe, Melissa Wright