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DPAG Head of Department Seminar Series
Weekly seminars given on a Friday during term time in the Sherrington Large Lecture Theatre, Sherrington Building, Sherrington Road (off Parks Road) between 1pm and 2pm.
Type: Seminar Series
Series organisers:
Dr Mootaz Salman (DPAG, University of Oxford),
Dr Thomas Keeley (DPAG, University of Oxford)
Timing: Fridays at 1pm
Organising department: Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics (DPAG)
Talks:
Friday 17 October 2025
Neuromodulation of Brain States
Date: 17 October 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
:
Professor Luis de Lecea (Stanford University School of Medicine)
Venue: Sherrington Library, off Parks Road OX1 3PT
Venue Details: Sherrington Building
Organisers:
Dr Thomas Keeley (DPAG, University of Oxford),
Dr Mootaz Salman (DPAG, University of Oxford)
Host:
Prof. Vlad Vyazovskiy (Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Geneitcs, University of Oxford)
Friday 24 October 2025
Mitochondria in Neurons and Glia: Insights into Brain Function, Behavior, and Therapeutic Opportunities
Date: 24 October 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
:
Professor Carmen Sandi (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL))
Venue: Sherrington Library, off Parks Road OX1 3PT
Venue Details: Sherrington Building
Organisers:
Dr Thomas Keeley (DPAG, University of Oxford),
Dr Mootaz Salman (DPAG, University of Oxford)
Host:
Dr Mootaz Salman (DPAG, University of Oxford)
Friday 7 November 2025
Endocrine Stem Cells as Orchestrators of Organ Plasticity and Disease
Date: 7 November 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
:
Professor Cynthia Andoniadou (King’s College London)
Venue: Sherrington Library, off Parks Road OX1 3PT
Venue Details: Sherrington Building
Organisers:
Dr Thomas Keeley (DPAG, University of Oxford),
Dr Mootaz Salman (DPAG, University of Oxford)
Host:
Associate Professor Tammie Bishop (DPAG, University of Oxford)
Friday 14 November 2025
A mitochondria-lipid droplet stress pathway drives metabolic flexibility and cell survival
Date: 14 November 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
:
Associate Professor Robin Klemm (DPAG, University of Oxford)
Venue: Sherrington Library, off Parks Road OX1 3PT
Venue Details: Sherrington Building
Organisers:
Dr Thomas Keeley (DPAG, University of Oxford),
Dr Mootaz Salman (DPAG, University of Oxford)
Host:
Dr Tom Keeley (DPAG, University of Oxford)
Friday 21 November 2025
FGF21 signaling activation: Treating obesity at the expense of cardiac hypertrophy?
Date: 21 November 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
:
Professor Konstantinos Drosatos (University of Cincinnati College of Medicine)
Venue: Sherrington Library, off Parks Road OX1 3PT
Venue Details: Sherrington Building
Organisers:
Dr Thomas Keeley (DPAG, University of Oxford),
Dr Mootaz Salman (DPAG, University of Oxford)
Host:
Associate Professor Lisa Heather (DPAG, University of Oxford)
Friday 28 November 2025
The Neuroscience of Transgenerational Trauma: Just a Matter of Fa(c)t
Date: 28 November 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
:
Dr Ali Jawaid (Lukasiewicz PORT- Polish Center for Technology Development, Poland)
Venue: Sherrington Library, off Parks Road OX1 3PT
Venue Details: Sherrington Building
Organisers:
Dr Thomas Keeley (DPAG, University of Oxford),
Dr Mootaz Salman (DPAG, University of Oxford)
Host:
Dr Mootaz Salman (DPAG, University of Oxford)
Editors:
Nicole Harris,
Peter Belk,
Kiri Walden,
Hannah Simm
