Virtual immunology seminars
Talks:

Monday 29 September 2025

Supramolecular Structures that Drive Innate Immunity in DNA Sensing and Cancer
Date: 29 September 2025, 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker : Dr Hao Wu (Harvard Medical School)
Venue: NDM Building, Headington OX3 7FZ
Organiser: Marie-Laure Foisneau-Bates (University of Oxford)
Host: Prof Xin Lu (Ludwig Cancer Research, Oxford Branch)

Derailed Cellular Choreography in the Skin Ulcer Niche: Roadblocks to Repair
Date: 29 September 2025, 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker : Dr Jenna Cash (University of Edinburgh)
Venue: Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, Headington OX3 7FY
Venue Details: Kennedy Lecture Theatre
Organiser: Magdalena Gross
Host: Dr Adrien Hallou (University of Oxford)

Thursday 2 October 2025

Collaborating with Apollo Therapeutics: bridging the gap from Academia to Pharma - first steps on the translation from bench to bedside
Date: 2 October 2025, 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker : Dr (Kay Penicud)
Venue: IMS-Tetsuya Nakamura Building, Roosevelt Dr, Headington OX3 7TY
Venue Details: Ground Floor Seminar Room
Organisers: Medical Sciences Division Business Partnerships Office (University of Oxford), Elizabeth Covey-Crump (MSD Business Partnerships Office), Sheena Lee (MSD Business Partnerships Office)
Host: Elizabeth Covey-Crump (MSD Business Partnerships Office)

Friday 3 October 2025

Hidden secrets of bacterial predation in soils: from molecular mechanisms to ecosystems
Date: 3 October 2025, 14:00 - 15:00
Speaker : Prof Tam Mignot (CNRS, Paris)
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 Kevin Foster (University of Oxford)

Monday 6 October 2025

Epithelial barrier homeostasis and response to infections
Date: 6 October 2025, 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker : Dr Francesco Boccellato (Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, University of Oxford)
Venue: Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, Headington OX3 7FY
Venue Details: Kennedy Lecture Theatre
Organiser: Magdalena Gross
Hosts: TBA

A chemical approach toward creating life
Date: 6 October 2025, 14:15 - 15:15
Speaker : Prof Sheng Ding (Tsinghua University)
Venue: NDM Building, Headington OX3 7FZ
Organiser: Marie-Laure Foisneau-Bates (University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Skirmantas Kriaucionis (Ludwig Cancer Research)

Tuesday 7 October 2025

Wnt mutation selection in colitis-associated colorectal cancer: What, When and Why?
Date: 7 October 2025, 9:30 - 10:30
Speaker : Professor Simon Leedham (University of Oxford)
Venue: Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Headington OX3 7BN
Venue Details: Room A+B
Organisers: Dr Ricardo Fernandes (CAMS Oxford Institute), Dr Dannielle Wellington (CAMS Oxford Institute), Mimie Szyk (CAMS Oxford Institute)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 9 October 2025

Regeneration at your fingertips
Date: 9 October 2025, 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker : Dr Mekayla Storer (University of Cambridge)
Venue: NDM Building, Headington OX3 7FZ
Organiser: Marie-Laure Foisneau-Bates (University of Oxford)
Host: Prof Richard White (Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research)

Monday 13 October 2025

B cell immunity to mucosal antigens
Date: 13 October 2025, 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker : Dr Mauro Gaya (Luminy Center for Immunology)
Venue: Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, Headington OX3 7FY
Venue Details: Kennedy Lecture Theatre
Organiser: Katie Roberts (University of Oxford)
Host: Prof Tal Arnon (Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology)

Inside the Black Box: a Look Behind the Scenes of Scientific Publishing
Date: 13 October 2025, 14:00 - 15:00
Speaker : Dr Richard Hodge (Senior Editor, PLOS Biology)
Venue: Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, South Parks Road OX1 3RE
Venue Details: EPA Seminar room
Organiser: Melissa Wright (Sir William Dunn School of Pathology)
Host: Prof Jordan Raff (Sir William Dunn School of Pathology)

Tuesday 14 October 2025

Epigenetic memory of 3D genome and Polycomb states in cell physiology and cancer
Date: 14 October 2025, 13:30 - 14:30
Speaker : Dr Giacomo Cavalli (Université de Montpellier)
Venue: Old Road Campus Research Building, Headington OX3 7DQ
Venue Details: Seminar room ORCRB-1
Organiser: Marie-Laure Foisneau-Bates (University of Oxford)
Host: Prof Yang Shi (University of Oxford)

Thursday 16 October 2025

Insights into the invisible phase of systemic cancer: Genomic evolution and phenotypic plasticity of the metastatic seed
Date: 16 October 2025, 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker
Venue: NDM Building, Headington OX3 7FZ
Organiser: Marie-Laure Foisneau-Bates (University of Oxford)
Host: Prof Colin Goding (Ludwig Cancer Research, University of Oxford)

Thursday 23 October 2025

The Epigenetic Hallmarks of Cancer
Date: 23 October 2025, 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker : Dr Manel Esteller (Leukaemia Research Institute, Barcelona)
Venue: NDM Building, Headington OX3 7FZ
Organiser: Marie-Laure Foisneau-Bates (University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Parinaz Mehdipour (Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, University of Oxford)

TGLU Talks: (Title TBC) by Professor Prof Marco Carbone from University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan
Date: 23 October 2025, 16:30 - 18:30
Speaker : Professor Prof Marco Carbone (University of Milano-Bicocca)
Venue Details: TBC
Organisers: Professor Holm Uhlig (University of Oxford), Dr Emma Culver
Host: Dr Emma Culver

Monday 27 October 2025

Spatial Proteomics Relates Metabolic T Cell Flexibility to Successful Cancer Immunotherapy
Date: 27 October 2025, 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker : Dr Felix Hartmann (German Cancer Research Center)
Venue: Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, Headington OX3 7FY
Venue Details: Kennedy Lecture Theatre
Organiser: Magdalena Gross
Host: Professor Christopher Buckley (Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, University of Oxford)

Tuesday 28 October 2025

Title TBC
Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
Date: 28 October 2025, 9:30 - 10:30
Speaker
Venue: Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Headington OX3 7BN
Venue Details: Room A+B
Organisers: Dr Ricardo Fernandes (CAMS Oxford Institute), Dr Dannielle Wellington (CAMS Oxford Institute), Mimie Szyk (CAMS Oxford Institute)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 30 October 2025

Dr Elisa Vilardo - title TBA
Date: 30 October 2025, 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker : Dr Elisa Vilardo (University of Vienna)
Venue: NDM Building, Headington OX3 7FZ
Organiser: Marie-Laure Foisneau-Bates (University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Francesco Boccellato (Max Planck Institute for Infectious Biology)

Brainomix 360: AI-powered imaging software for patient diagnosis and treatment decisions
Date: 30 October 2025, 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker s: Dr Zoe Woodhead (Brainomix), Dr Giacomo Benvenuti (Brainomix)
Venue: IMS-Tetsuya Nakamura Building, Roosevelt Dr, Headington OX3 7TY
Venue Details: Ground Floor Seminar Room
Organisers: Eneida Parizotto (University of Oxford), Sheena Lee (MSD Business Partnerships Office), Medical Sciences Division Business Partnerships Office (University of Oxford)
Host: Eneida Parizotto (University of Oxford)

Friday 31 October 2025

Precise RNA targeting and manipulation
Date: 31 October 2025, 10:15 - 11:15
Speaker : Dr Chengqi Yi (Peking University)
Venue: NDM Building, Headington OX3 7FZ
Organiser: Marie-Laure Foisneau-Bates (University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Chunxiao Song (Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, University of Oxford)

TBC
Date: 31 October 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Prof Bernadette Carol (University of Bristol)
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)

Thursday 6 November 2025

From Guardians to Foes: Cancer-induced host remodelling and neutrophil plasticity drive tumour necrosis
Date: 6 November 2025, 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker : Dr Jose Adrover (The Francis Crick Institute)
Venue: NDM Building, Headington OX3 7FZ
Organiser: Marie-Laure Foisneau-Bates (University of Oxford)
Host: Prof Richard White (Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research)

Tuesday 11 November 2025

Title TBC
Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
Date: 11 November 2025, 9:30 - 10:30
Speaker
Venue: Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Headington OX3 7BN
Venue Details: Room A+B
Organisers: Dr Ricardo Fernandes (CAMS Oxford Institute), Dr Dannielle Wellington (CAMS Oxford Institute), Mimie Szyk (CAMS Oxford Institute)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 13 November 2025

Dr Claire Shannon-Lowe - title TBA
Date: 13 November 2025, 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker : Dr Claire Shannon-Lowe (University of Birmingham)
Venue: NDM Building, Headington OX3 7FZ
Organiser: Marie-Laure Foisneau-Bates (University of Oxford)
Host: Prof Xin Lu (Ludwig Cancer Research, Oxford Branch)

Friday 14 November 2025

TBC
Date: 14 November 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Prof Fadil Bidmos (Imperial College, London)
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)

Monday 17 November 2025

Prof Olivera J. Finn - title TBA
Date: 17 November 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Prof Olivera J. Finn (University of Pittsburgh)
Venue: NDM Building, Headington OX3 7FZ
Organiser: Marie-Laure Foisneau-Bates (University of Oxford)
Host: Prof Xin Lu (Ludwig Cancer Research, Oxford Branch)

Friday 21 November 2025

TBC
Date: 21 November 2025, 14:00 - 15:00
Speaker : Prof Jeremy Luban (University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School (UMCMS))
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 Geoff Smith (Dunn School of Pathology)

Tuesday 25 November 2025

Title TBC
Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
Date: 25 November 2025, 9:30 - 10:30
Speaker
Venue: Richard Doll Building, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre
Organisers: Dr Ricardo Fernandes (CAMS Oxford Institute), Dr Dannielle Wellington (CAMS Oxford Institute), Mimie Szyk (CAMS Oxford Institute)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 27 November 2025

Prof Kim Midwood - title TBA
Date: 27 November 2025, 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker : Prof Kim Midwood (The Kennedy Institute)
Venue: NDM Building, Headington OX3 7FZ
Organiser: Marie-Laure Foisneau-Bates (University of Oxford)
Host: Prof Xin Lu (Ludwig Cancer Research, Oxford Branch)

Friday 28 November 2025

TBC
Date: 28 November 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Prof Nicola Veitch (University of Glasgow)
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: Ms Clare De'ath (Sir William Dunn School of Pathology)

Thursday 4 December 2025

Industry Insghts Seminar - Novo Nordisk
Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
Date: 4 December 2025, 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker : Jo Holbrook (Novo Nordisk)
Venue: IMS-Tetsuya Nakamura Building, Roosevelt Dr, Headington OX3 7TY
Venue Details: Ground floor Seminar Room
Organisers: Eneida Parizotto (University of Oxford), Sheena Lee (MSD Business Partnerships Office), Medical Sciences Division Business Partnerships Office (University of Oxford)
Host: Eneida Parizotto (University of Oxford)

Friday 5 December 2025

TBC
Date: 5 December 2025, 14:00 - 15:00
Speaker : Dr Ian Wilson (Scripps Research, USA)
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 Ervin Fodor (Sir William Dunn School of Pathology)

Tuesday 9 December 2025

Title TBC
Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
Date: 9 December 2025, 9:30 - 10:30
Speaker
Venue: Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Headington OX3 7BN
Venue Details: Room A+B
Organisers: Dr Ricardo Fernandes (CAMS Oxford Institute), Dr Dannielle Wellington (CAMS Oxford Institute), Mimie Szyk (CAMS Oxford Institute)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 16 December 2025

Title TBC
Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
Date: 16 December 2025, 9:30 - 10:30
Speaker
Venue: Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Headington OX3 7BN
Venue Details: Room A+B
Organisers: Dr Ricardo Fernandes (CAMS Oxford Institute), Dr Dannielle Wellington (CAMS Oxford Institute), Mimie Szyk (CAMS Oxford Institute)
Hosts: TBA

This list contains talks from the following series:
2022 - Oxford Festival of Open Scholarship
CAMS Oxford Institute Seminars
Centre for Personalised Medicine Seminars
Commercialisation workshops
Covid Conversations
Developing a Medical Device: turning your idea into a successful commercial product that’s improving detection, diagnosis or treatment
Dunn School of Pathology Departmental Seminars
Dunn School of Pathology Research Seminars
Entrepreneur in Residence Masterclass Series 2022
Immunology, Brain and Behaviour
Industry Insight Seminar Series
Jenner Seminars
Kennedy Institute Seminars
Ludwig Institute Seminar Series
Medawar Infectious Diseases Forum
MRC TIDU Friday Morning Lab Meetings
MRC TIDU Wednesday Seminar Series
MSD Business Partnerships Drop-in sessions
Oxford-Immunocore seminar series
Oxford Immunology Symposium 2021
Oxford SARS-CoV-2 Lecture Series
Sparking Collaboration Across Departments
TGLU Seminars
Tropical Medicine Global Health Seminars
Tropical Medicine Seminars
WHG Equality, Diversity, & Inclusion (EDI) Seminar Series
WIMM MONDAY SEMINARS