Immunology, infection and inflammation seminars
Description: Seminars of interest to the immunology, infection and inflammation community
Talks:

Thursday 20 November 2025

The multilayered identity of B cell memory
Date: 20 November 2025, 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker : Dr Vassilis Glaros (The Karolinska Institute)
Venue: Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, Headington OX3 7FY
Venue Details: Kennedy Lecture Theatre
Organiser: Tess Lawless
Hosts: TBA

Friday 21 November 2025

Designing vaccine immunogens to maximise HLA-II presentation and increase help for antibody maturation
Date: 21 November 2025, 9:15 - 10:15
Speaker : Aure Aflalo (Borrow Group, University of Oxford)
Venue: MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Headington OX3 9DS
Venue Details: WIMM Seminar room
Organisers: Alina Bovtenko (MRC Translational Immune Discovery Unit, University of Oxford), Renata Sojka (MRC Translational Immune Discovery Unit, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

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

Adapting food systems to climate change: lessons from aquaculture in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta
Date: 25 November 2025, 12:30 - 13:30
Speaker : Dr Dao Minh Hai (College of Aquaculture and Fisheries, Can Tho University)
Venue: Oxford Martin School, 34 Broad Street OX1 3BD
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre (and Online)
Organiser: Oxford Martin School (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 26 November 2025

Title TBC
Date: 26 November 2025, 11:30 - 12:30
Speaker : Daniel Goldhill (Royal Veterinary College)
Venue: Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QU
Venue Details: 20-026 seminar room 1
Organiser: Dr Antoni Wrobel (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Navigating the chaos: Trump, Putin, the rise of populism and the end of the rules-based international order
Date: 26 November 2025, 17:00 - 18:15
Speaker s: Lord Darroch of Kew (House of Lords), Kathy Harvey (Associate Dean, MBA and Executive Degrees, Saïd Business School)
Venue: Oxford Martin School, 34 Broad Street OX1 3BD
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre (and Online)
Organiser: Oxford Martin School (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 27 November 2025

New Medicines towards malaria elimination
Date: 27 November 2025, 10:15 - 11:00
Speaker : Dr Cristina Donini (Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV), Geneva)
Venue: Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, Headington OX3 7FY
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre
Organiser: Lisbeth Soederberg (University of Oxford, Jenner Institute)
Hosts: TBA

An introduction to the UK Civil Service and routes from academia into science policy
Date: 27 November 2025, 14:00 - 15:00
Speaker : Dr Helena Dodd (FCDO, UK Government)
Venue: Big Data Institute, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF
Venue Details: Lower Ground Seminar Room 1
Organiser: Jane Itzhaki (Training and Career Development Lead)
Host: Jane Itzhaki (Training and Career Development Lead)

Friday 28 November 2025

The nature of the early interactions of T cells with their targets
Date: 28 November 2025, 9:15 - 10:15
Speaker : Dr Mateusz Kotowski (Davis Group, University of Oxford)
Venue: MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Headington OX3 9DS
Venue Details: WIMM Seminar room
Organisers: Alina Bovtenko (MRC Translational Immune Discovery Unit, University of Oxford), Renata Sojka (MRC Translational Immune Discovery Unit, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Embedding Equity, Diversity and Inclusion into Biosciences Undergraduate Curricula through Staff-Student Partnerships
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)

Tuesday 2 December 2025

University of Oxford Nanopore Users Group Meeting
Date: 2 December 2025, 11:00 - 12:30
Speaker Various Speakers
Venue: Old Road Campus,
Venue Details: Meeting Room B, Centre for Human Genetics
Organiser: Alexandra Noble (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 3 December 2025

Title TBC
Date: 3 December 2025, 11:30 - 12:30
Speaker : Teresa Thurston (Dunn School)
Venue: Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QU
Venue Details: 20-026 seminar room 1
Organiser: Dr Antoni Wrobel (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

PSI seminar: ‘Vaccine Development Evaluation Centre (VDEC): Countermeasure development to licensure in support of pandemic preparedness’ presented by Dr Bassam Hallis
Date: 3 December 2025, 12:00 - 13:30
Speaker : Dr Bassam Hallis (UK Health Security Agency)
Venue Details: Hybrid event. MS Teams or Institute of Developmental and Regenerative Medicine (IDRM), Old Road Campus, University of Oxford.
Organisers: James Hay (Wellcome Trust Early Career Fellow), Ksenia Ananyeva (University of Oxford)
Host: Pandemic Sciences Institute

From Diabetes to Methodology to PPI - lessons learned on the way!
Date: 3 December 2025, 12:45 - 14:00
Speaker
Venue: Churchill OCDEM 2, Headington OX3 7LE
Venue Details: Robert Turner Lecture Theatre
Organiser: Ana McIntyre (University of Oxford)
Host: Professor Amanda Adler (University of Oxford)

Friday 5 December 2025

Characterising lung mucosal and systemic immune response in humans following inhalation of attenuated Mycobacterium bovis BCG using single cell sequencing.
Date: 5 December 2025, 9:15 - 10:15
Speaker : Shuailin Li (McShane Group, University of Oxford)
Venue: MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Headington OX3 9DS
Venue Details: WIMM Seminar room
Organisers: Alina Bovtenko (MRC Translational Immune Discovery Unit, University of Oxford), Renata Sojka (MRC Translational Immune Discovery Unit, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Antibody and receptor recognition of emerging human pathogens
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)

Monday 8 December 2025

Oxford Centre for Cancer Early Detection and Prevention Symposium
Date: 8 December 2025, 9:00 - 18:30
Speaker Various Speakers
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Organisers: Dr Ester Gea-Mallorqui (University of Oxford), Dr Francoise Howe (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Decoding adaptive immunity in tissues
Date: 8 December 2025, 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker : Dr Sophia Liu (Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT, and Harvard)
Venue: Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, Headington OX3 7FY
Venue Details: Kennedy Lecture Theatre
Organiser: Tess Lawless (Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology)
Host: Professor Calliope Dendrou (University of Oxford)

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

Wednesday 10 December 2025

Directing the proteome through the RNA cap
Date: 10 December 2025, 14:30 - 15:30
Speaker : Prof Victoria Cowling (CRUK Scotland Institute)
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)

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

Thursday 15 January 2025

Dr Michelle Percharde - Title TBA
Date: 15 January 2026, 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker : Dr Michelle Percharde (Imperial College)
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)

Thursday 22 January 2025

From models to modules: co-development and the ‘lego-like’ logic of the embryo
Date: 22 January 2026, 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker : Dr Naomi Moris (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)

Thursday 29 January 2025

Dr Andrea Alimonti - Title TBA
Date: 29 January 2026, 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker : Dr Andrea Alimonti (ETH Zurich)
Venue: NDM Building, Headington OX3 7FZ
Organiser: Marie-Laure Foisneau-Bates (University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Francesco Boccellato (University of oxford)

Thursday 5 February 2025

Dr Helen Rowe - Title TBA
Date: 5 February 2026, 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker : Dr Helen Rowe (Queen Mary University of London)
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)

Data Engineers meeting
Date: 5 February 2026, 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker s: Vincent Straub (University of Oxford), Dr Yurika Sakai (University of Oxford)
Venue: Big Data Institute, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF
Venue Details: Seminar Room 1
Organiser: Sumeeta Maheshwari (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 11 February 2025

Diet-microbe-host interaction in early life: discovery of novel microbial therapies
Date: 11 February 2026, 13:30 - 14:30
Speaker : Professor Christopher Stewart (Newcastle University)
Venue: MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Headington OX3 9DS
Venue Details: WIMM Seminar room
Organisers: Alina Bovtenko (MRC Translational Immune Discovery Unit, University of Oxford), Renata Sojka (MRC Translational Immune Discovery Unit, University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Agne Antanaviciute (MRC Translational Immune Discovery Unit)

Thursday 12 February 2025

Dr Elizabeth Patton - title TBA
Date: 12 February 2026, 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker : Dr Elizabeth Patton (University of Edinburgh)
Venue: NDM Building, Headington OX3 7FZ
Organiser: Marie-Laure Foisneau-Bates (University of Oxford)
Host: Professor Richard White (Oxford Ludwig Institute)

Thursday 19 February 2025

Understanding and Mitigating Cancer Cell Plasticity: Approaches to Inhibit Metastasis and Enhance Therapeutic Efficacy
Date: 19 February 2026, 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker : Prof Chris Marine (VIB - KU Leuven Center for Cancer Biology)
Venue: NDM Building, Headington OX3 7FZ
Organiser: Marie-Laure Foisneau-Bates (University of Oxford)
Host: Professor Richard White (Oxford Ludwig Institute)

Thursday 26 February 2025

Prof Johanna Olweus - Title TBA
Date: 26 February 2026, 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker : Prof Johanna Olweus (Oslo University Hospital)
Venue: NDM Building, Headington OX3 7FZ
Organiser: Marie-Laure Foisneau-Bates (University of Oxford)
Host: Prof Xin Lu (Ludwig Cancer Research, Oxford Branch)

Thursday 12 March 2025

Cellular senescence as a therapeutic target
Date: 12 March 2026, 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker : Dr Jesus Gil (MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences)
Venue: NDM Building, Headington OX3 7FZ
Organiser: Marie-Laure Foisneau-Bates (University of Oxford)
Host: Prof Xin Lu (Ludwig Cancer Research, Oxford Branch)

Friday 13 March 2025

Epigenetic Mechanisms of Histone Mutations in Cancer
Date: 13 March 2026, 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker : Dr Jennifer Spangle (Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University)
Venue: NDM Building, Headington OX3 7FZ
Organiser: Marie-Laure Foisneau-Bates (University of Oxford)
Host: Prof Yang Shi (University of Oxford)

Thursday 19 March 2025

Dr Elsa Bernard - Title TBA
Date: 19 March 2026, 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker : Dr Elsa Bernard (Gustave Roussy Institute)
Venue: NDM Building, Headington OX3 7FZ
Organiser: Marie-Laure Foisneau-Bates (University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Bethan Psaila (Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research)

Monday 23 March 2025

European Phagocyte Workshop 2026
Date: 23 March 2026, 13:00 - 19:30
Speaker : Various (See programme)
Venue: Keble College, Parks Road OX1 3PG
Organiser: Professor Irina Udalova (Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology)
Host: Professor Irina Udalova (Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology)

Tuesday 24 March 2025

Prof Kim Midwood - Title TBA
Date: 24 March 2026, 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker : Prof Kim Midwood (Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, NDORMS, University of Oxford, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7FY)
Venue: NDM Building, Headington OX3 7FZ
Organiser: Marie-Laure Foisneau-Bates (University of Oxford)
Host: Prof Xin Lu (Ludwig Cancer Research, Oxford Branch)

Thursday 26 March 2025

Dr Kasper Fugger - Title TBA
Date: 26 March 2026, 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker : Dr Kasper Fugger (The Francis Crick Institute)
Venue: NDM Building, Headington OX3 7FZ
Organiser: Marie-Laure Foisneau-Bates (University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Skirmantas Kriaucionis (Ludwig Cancer Research)

This list contains talks from the following series:
2022 - Oxford Festival of Open Scholarship
AIMday
BDI seminars
Botnar Seminar Series
BRC3 Gastroenterology and Mucosal Immunity Theme Seminars
CAMS Oxford Institute Seminars
Centre for Personalised Medicine Seminars
Dunn School of Pathology Departmental Seminars
Dunn School of Pathology Research Seminars
Entrepreneur in Residence Masterclass Series 2022
Experimental Medicine TGU Seminars
Immunology, Brain and Behaviour
Infection and Disease Processes Seminars
Infection and Disease Processes Seminar Series
Infectious Disease 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
NDM Seminar Series
OCDEM Wednesday Seminar Series
OUCAGS Forum
Oxford GCRF Seminars
Oxford Martin School Events
Pandemic Sciences Institute seminar series
Peter Medawar Building Seminars
TGLU Seminars
The Hill Expert-in-Residence Programme 2017
Tropical Medicine Global Health Seminars
Tropical Medicine Seminars
WHG High Profile Seminars
WIMM MONDAY SEMINARS