Talks of interest to the Nuffield Department of Women's & Reproductive Health
Description: This collection contains talks covering topics relevant to the research areas of Women’s & Reproductive Health.
Talks:

Tuesday 20 January 2025

Let's get physical: Understanding cellular mechanics and competition in pre-leukaemic cells.
Date: 20 January 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Professor David Kent (University of York)
Venue: MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Headington OX3 9DS
Venue Details: WIMM Seminar Room
Organisers: Kay Levendale (University of Oxford, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine), Emma Butterfield (MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine), Fiona Lambert (University of Oxford, MRC Weatherall Institute of Medicine)
Host: Professor Adam Mead (Molecular Haematology Unit, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine)

Preventive health policies in Slovenia
Date: 20 January 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Valentina Prevolnik Rupel (Minister of Health of the Republic of Slovenia)
Venue: Richard Doll Building, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre
Organisers: Joanna Blaszczyk (NDPH, University of Oxford), Sam Morris (NDPH, University of Oxford), Michael Turner (NDPH, University of Oxford), Dr Michelle Goonasekera (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

DPAG Special Seminar: From Bagram Airfield to Baghdad and back again— a US military doctor’s experience in two wars
Date: 20 January 2026, 16:15 - 17:15
Speaker : Professor Dean Winslow (Stanford)
Venue: Sherrington Library, off Parks Road OX1 3PT
Venue Details: Sherrington Building
Organisers: TBA
Host: Associate Professor Samira Lakhal-Littleton (DPAG, University of Oxford)

Wednesday 21 January 2025

Lunchtime Lab Talks: Tech Transfer & Consulting Support session given by Oxford University Innovation
Date: 21 January 2026, 12:15 - 13:15
Speaker Various Speakers
Venue: Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Headington OX3 7BN
Venue Details: Rooms A&B or join on MS Teams: https://teams.microsoft.com/dl/launcher/launcher.html?url=%2F_%23%2Fl%2Fmeetup-join%2F19%3Ameeting_MDNlODg2NDMtYjc3YS00NmVjLWFjYjktYTUyODhhZTc2MzMz%40thread.v2%2F0%3Fcontext%3D%257b%2522Tid%2522%253a%2522cc95de1b-97f5-4f93-b4ba-fe68b852cf91%2522%252c%2522Oid%2522%253a%2522faee8eaf-f9bf-478e-9151-5bbfc3b39a0f%2522%257d%26anon%3Dtrue&type=meetup-join&deeplinkId=3acda77e-478c-48dd-a979-55011f7dbf55&directDl=true&msLaunch=true&enableMobilePage=true&suppressPrompt=true
Organisers: TBA
Host: Professor Holm Uhlig (University of Oxford)

Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence in medical education and diagnostics
Date: 21 January 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Dr. Abhi Ghosh (University of Oxford)
Venue: John Radcliffe Academic, Headington OX3 9DU
Venue Details: NDCLS Seminar Room, Level 4
Organiser: Dr. Arlene Glasgow (University of Oxford)
Host: Prof Deborah Gill (University of Oxford )

Myelin Plasticity: a New Neural Circuit Modifier for Opioid Reward
Date: 21 January 2026, 15:00 - 16:00
Speaker : Dr Belgin Yalçın (Stanford University)
Venue Details: This is a virtual event; please contact events@dpag.ox.ac.uk for Teams Link
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: Professor Stephanie Cragg (DPAG, University of Oxford), Associate Professor Armin Lak (University of Oxford)

Thursday 22 January 2025

Necrophagy, DaNGeRous indigestion and immunity to cancer
Date: 22 January 2026, 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker : Professor Caetano Reis e Sousa (Francis Crick Institute)
Venue: MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Headington OX3 9DS
Venue Details: Seminar Room
Organiser: Yasmine Saito (Weatherall Institute, University of Oxford)
Host: Professor Oliver Bannard (MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine)

Lunch & Learn: Data Visualization for Discovery
Date: 22 January 2026, 15:00 - 16:00
Speaker : Zan Armstrong
Venue Details: Online (please visit the booking url to register)
Organisers: TBA
Host: Associate Professor Becky Carlyle (DPAG, University of Oxford)

Friday 23 January 2025

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Date: 23 January 2026, 9:15 - 10:15
Speaker : Klenerman 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

Hypoxia and cerebral perfusion in the mammalian brain
Date: 23 January 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Dr Isabel Christie (University of Sheffield)
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)

Sunday 25 January 2025

Title TBC
Date: 25 January 2026, 12:30 - 13:30
Speaker : Prof Marc Dewey (Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin)
Venue: John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington OX3 9DU
Venue Details: Seminar Room B, Level 6 West Wing
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 27 January 2025

Oxford Centre for Haematology Annual Meeting
Date: 27 January 2026, 10:00 - 15:00
Speaker Various Speakers
Venue: MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Headington OX3 9DS
Venue Details: Seminar Room
Organiser: Dr Michael Desborough
Hosts: TBA

The importance of family-based sampling for biobanks
Date: 27 January 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Prof Neil Davies (UCL)
Venue: Richard Doll Building, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre
Organisers: Joanna Blaszczyk (NDPH, University of Oxford), Sam Morris (NDPH, University of Oxford), Michael Turner (NDPH, University of Oxford), Dr Michelle Goonasekera (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 28 January 2025

Lunchtime Lab Talks: Parks & Bull Groups
Date: 28 January 2026, 12:30 - 13:30
Speaker Various Speakers
Venue: Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Headington OX3 7BN
Venue Details: Rooms A&B or join on MS Teams: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_NjNiMWJhMjktOWI1Yy00NTUyLTg5OGYtMGQ4M2NiYWJiNjQ2%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22cc95de1b-97f5-4f93-b4ba-fe68b852cf91%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22faee8eaf-f9bf-478e-9151-5bbfc3b39a0f%22%7d
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: Dr Katherine Bull (Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics), Tom Parks (University of Oxford)

Lunch & Learn: Getting into Teaching at Oxford
Date: 28 January 2026, 12:30 - 13:30
Speaker s: Associate Professor Helen Christian (University of Oxford), Professor Robert Wilkins (University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online (please visit booking url to register)
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 29 January 2025

Breaking the Silence: How Transcriptional Surveillance by HUSH Guards the Genome from Reverse Genetic Flow
Date: 29 January 2026, 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker : Professor Paul Lehner (Cambridge Institute of Therapeutic Immunology and Infectious Disease, University of Cambridge)
Venue: MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Headington OX3 9DS
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Organiser: Yasmine Saito (Weatherall Institute, University of Oxford)
Host: Prof Simon Davis (MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford)

Approaches to exploring and measuring suicidality in pregnant and postnatal women - PERINATAL MENTAL HEALTH SEMINAR SERIES
Date: 29 January 2026, 14:30 - 15:30
Speaker
Venue: Richard Doll Building, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF
Venue Details: Rosemary Rue Teaching Rooms, Richard Doll Building, Old Road Campus, Oxford, OX3 7LF
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Friday 30 January 2025

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Date: 30 January 2026, 9:15 - 10:15
Speaker : Sim 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

HDRUK Oxford: Clinical Trials and Health Systems Data Masterclass
Date: 30 January 2026, 12:00 - 16:30
Speaker s: Professor Ly-Mee Yu (Primary Care Clinical Trials Unit), Associate Professor Marion Mafham (Oxford Population Health), Professor David Preiss (Oxford Population Health), Dr Charlie Harper (Oxford Population Health, University of Oxford), Ms Lucy Cureton (Primary Care Clinical Trials Unit)
Venue: Richard Doll Building, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF
Venue Details: Lecture theatre
Organiser: Natasha Sahgal (University of Oxford)
Hosts: Natasha Sahgal (University of Oxford), Sumeeta Maheshwari (University of Oxford)

From nutrients to neurons: How brain-body interactions guide dietary decisions
Date: 30 January 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Dr Carlos Ribeiro (Champalimaud Foundation, Portugal)
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)

Monday 2 February 2025

Title TBC
Date: 2 February 2026, 14:00 - 15:30
Speaker : Dr Mariane Bertagnolli (McGill University, Montreal)
Venue: John Radcliffe Hospital - Main Building, Headington OX3 9DU
Venue Details: Hybrid: CCRF boardroom and Teams
Organiser: Yvonne Kenworthy (CCRF, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Git & Github Fundamentals:Version Control for Beginners
Date: 2 February 2026, 15:00 - 16:00
Speaker : Dr Mcebisi Ntleki (University of Oxford)
Venue: Big Data Institute, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF
Venue Details: Seminar room 1
Organiser: Sumeeta Maheshwari (University of Oxford)
Host: Professor Thomas Nichols (University of Oxford)

Tuesday 3 February 2025

What can ancient DNA tell us about the evolution of disease susceptibility?
Date: 3 February 2026, 9:30 - 10:30
Speaker : Evan Irving-Pease (University of Oxford)
Venue: Big Data Institute, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF
Venue Details: Seminar room 1
Organiser: Sumeeta Maheshwari (University of Oxford)
Hosts: Dr Nicky Whiffin (University of Oxford), Duncan Palmer (University of Oxford)

What can ancient DNA tell us about the evolution of disease susceptibility?
Date: 3 February 2026, 9:30 - 10:30
Speaker : Evan Irving-Pease (University of Oxford)
Venue: Big Data Institute, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF
Venue Details: Seminar room 1
Organiser: Sumeeta Maheshwari (University of Oxford)
Hosts: Dr Nicky Whiffin (University of Oxford), Duncan Palmer (University of Oxford)

Title TBC
Date: 3 February 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Prof Patrick Mark (University of Glasgow)
Venue: Richard Doll Building, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre
Organisers: Joanna Blaszczyk (NDPH, University of Oxford), Sam Morris (NDPH, University of Oxford), Michael Turner (NDPH, University of Oxford), Dr Michelle Goonasekera (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 4 February 2025

Using Hospital Episode Statistics Admitted Patient Care(HESAPC) data for research
Date: 4 February 2026, 11:00 - 13:30
Speaker s: Dr Charlie Harper (Oxford Population Health, University of Oxford), Raph Goldacre (Oxford Population Health)
Venue: Big Data Institute, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF
Venue Details: Seminar room 0
Organiser: Sumeeta Maheshwari (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 5 February 2025

Is it acceptable to restrict patients’ welfare for physicians’ profit motive?
Date: 5 February 2026, 10:30 - 12:00
Speaker : Dr Julia Koenig (University hospital Heidelberg)
Venue: Richard Doll Building, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF
Venue Details: Richard Doll Lecture Theatre
Organiser: Aileen Mooney (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Using experimental Medicine and pre-clinical models to understand human immunity
Date: 5 February 2026, 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker : Professor Menna Clatworthy (University of Cambridge)
Venue: MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Headington OX3 9DS
Venue Details: Seminar Room
Organiser: Yasmine Saito (Weatherall Institute, University of Oxford)
Host: Professor Oliver Bannard (MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine)

Dissecting and targeting metastatic plasticity
Date: 5 February 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Dr Karuna Ganesh (Sloan Kettering Institute)
Venue: MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Headington OX3 9DS
Venue Details: WIMM Seminar Room
Organisers: Beatriz Hirt-Font (University of Oxford, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine), Emma Butterfield (MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine), Fiona Lambert (University of Oxford, MRC Weatherall Institute of Medicine)
Host: Prof Ketan Patel (University of Oxford)

Friday 6 February 2025

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Date: 6 February 2026, 9:15 - 10:15
Speaker : Dr Ffion Hammond (Powrie 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

How brain barriers orchestrate CNS immune privilege
Date: 6 February 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Professor Britta Engelhardt (University of Bern)
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)

Wednesday 11 February 2025

Lunchtime Lab Talks: Mentzer & Fowler Groups
Date: 11 February 2026, 12:30 - 13:30
Speaker Various Speakers
Venue: Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Headington OX3 7BN
Venue Details: Rooms A&B or join on MS Teams: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_ZGY5N2MxNGUtMGNlNy00ZGQ0LTlhNDQtY2M2OGQwMDNkOTY3%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22cc95de1b-97f5-4f93-b4ba-fe68b852cf91%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22faee8eaf-f9bf-478e-9151-5bbfc3b39a0f%22%7d
Organiser: Isabel Schmidt (University of Oxford, Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics)
Host: Dr Alex Mentzer

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)

Title TBC
Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
Date: 11 February 2026, 14:00 - 15:00
Speaker : Dr Ben Goldacre (Dept of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford)
Venue: Big Data Institute, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF
Venue Details: Seminar room 0
Organisers: Aiden Doherty (University of Oxford), Dr Anya Topiwala (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 12 February 2025

Oncogenic and Anti-oncogenic mutants in normal epithelia
Date: 12 February 2026, 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker : Professor Phil Jones (Wellcome Sanger Institute)
Venue: MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Headington OX3 9DS
Venue Details: Seminar Room
Organiser: Yasmine Saito (Weatherall Institute, University of Oxford)
Host: Professor Paresh Vyas (University of Oxford, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine)

Friday 13 February 2025

TBC
Date: 13 February 2026, 9:15 - 10:15
Speaker : Screaton 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

Regulating CNS Fluid Flow to Halt Swelling and Slow Neurodegeneration
Date: 13 February 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Professor Roslyn M Bill (Aston University)
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: Professor David Paterson (DPAG, University of Oxford)

Thursday 19 February 2025

Serotonergic modulation of hippocampal-thalamic circuit excitability
Date: 19 February 2026, 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker : Professor Sharon Swanger (Virginia Tech)
Venue: Sherrington Library, off Parks Road OX1 3PT
Venue Details: Sherrington Building
Organisers: TBA
Host: Professor Randy Bruno (DPAG, University of Oxford)

Friday 20 February 2025

TBC
Date: 20 February 2026, 9:15 - 10:15
Speaker : Fairfax 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

Monday 23 February 2025

A Gentle Introduction to Python
Date: 23 February 2026, 9:00 - 10:00
Speaker : Matthieu Miossec (University of Oxford)
Venue: Big Data Institute, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF
Venue Details: Seminar room 0
Organiser: Sumeeta Maheshwari (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 24 February 2025

The cause(s) of autism spectrum disorder
Date: 24 February 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Prof Stephan Sanders (University of Oxford)
Venue: Richard Doll Building, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre
Organisers: Joanna Blaszczyk (NDPH, University of Oxford), Sam Morris (NDPH, University of Oxford), Michael Turner (NDPH, University of Oxford), Dr Michelle Goonasekera (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 25 February 2025

Lunchtime Lab Talks: O'Callaghan & Beagrie Groups
Date: 25 February 2026, 12:30 - 13:30
Speaker Various Speakers
Venue: Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Headington OX3 7BN
Venue Details: Rooms A&B or join on MS Teams: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_NGJlMWYyZDktOWEwNS00YjE0LWFkMjgtNDZjYTI3NTMyYmY4%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22cc95de1b-97f5-4f93-b4ba-fe68b852cf91%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22faee8eaf-f9bf-478e-9151-5bbfc3b39a0f%22%7d
Organiser: Isabel Schmidt (University of Oxford, Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics)
Hosts: Dr Rob Beagrie (University of Oxford), Prof Chris O'Callaghan (WIMM, HIU)

Thursday 26 February 2025

Combining Machine Learning (ML) with Medical Statistics - A Worked Example
Date: 26 February 2026, 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker s: Dr Lei Clifton (University of Oxford), Greg Simond (University of Oxford), Dr Joshua Fieggen (University of Oxford)
Venue: Big Data Institute, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF
Venue Details: Seminar room 0
Organisers: Sumeeta Maheshwari (University of Oxford), Sumeeta Maheshwari (University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Lei Clifton (University of Oxford)

Dissecting complex immune disease mechanisms through context-specific gene regulation and T cell morphodynamics
Date: 26 February 2026, 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker : Dr Gosia Trynka (Wellcome Sanger Institute - Cambridge)
Venue: MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Headington OX3 9DS
Venue Details: Seminar Room
Organiser: Yasmine Saito (Weatherall Institute, University of Oxford)
Host: Professor James Davies (MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine)

Friday 27 February 2025

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Date: 27 February 2026, 9:15 - 10:15
Speaker : Progatzky 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

Sugar and Starvation: Metabolic Strategies Across Evolutionary Extremes
Date: 27 February 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Professor Nicolas Rohner (University of Münster)
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 Mathilda Mommersteeg (DPAG University of Oxford)

Monday 2 March 2025

VS Code for Python Development: A Complete Beginner's Guide
Date: 2 March 2026, 3:00 - 04:00
Speaker : Dr Mcebisi Ntleki (University of Oxford)
Venue: Big Data Institute, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF
Venue Details: Seminar room 0
Organiser: Sumeeta Maheshwari (University of Oxford)
Host: Professor Thomas Nichols (University of Oxford)

Tuesday 3 March 2025

Rethinking Fertility: Social Forces, Genetic Signals and Population Health
Date: 3 March 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Prof. Melinda Mills (University of Oxford)
Venue: Richard Doll Building, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre
Organisers: Joanna Blaszczyk (NDPH, University of Oxford), Sam Morris (NDPH, University of Oxford), Michael Turner (NDPH, University of Oxford), Dr Michelle Goonasekera (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 4 March 2025

IDEU Symposium 2026
Date: 4 March 2026, 9:30 - 17:00
Speaker
Venue Details: Lecture theatre
Organiser: Professor Angela Brueggemann (Oxford Population Health)
Host: Professor Angela Brueggemann (Oxford Population Health)

Lunchtime Lab Talks: Handunnetthi & Cornall Groups
Date: 4 March 2026, 12:30 - 13:30
Speaker : Dr Mukta Deobagkar-Lele (Cornall Group, University Of Oxford)
Venue: Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Headington OX3 7BN
Venue Details: Rooms A&B or join on MS Teams: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_YzIyZDhlZTEtOGQ4MC00MTcxLWI0MTEtMGU2NDM0Y2I5NmI5%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22cc95de1b-97f5-4f93-b4ba-fe68b852cf91%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22faee8eaf-f9bf-478e-9151-5bbfc3b39a0f%22%7d
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: Dr Lahiru Handunnetthi (University of Oxford), Professor Richard Cornall (University of Oxford)

Thursday 5 March 2025

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Date: 5 March 2026, 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker : Dr Martin Pule (University College London)
Venue: MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Headington OX3 9DS
Venue Details: Seminar Room
Organiser: Yasmine Saito (Weatherall Institute, University of Oxford)
Host: Professor Simon Davis (Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine)

Friday 6 March 2025

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Date: 6 March 2026, 9:15 - 10:15
Speaker s: McMichael Group (University of Oxford), Gillespie 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

From Riches to Rags: the nuclear genome in megakaryocytes and platelets
Date: 6 March 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Professor Beth Psaila (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)

Tuesday 10 March 2025

R Code Clinic: Variant Annotation Using Bioconductor, Tuesday 10 March 2026
Date: 10 March 2026, 9:00 - 10:00
Speaker : Dr. Ana-Marija Krizanac (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

Mortality impacts of rainfall and sea level rise
Date: 10 March 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Tom Bearpark (Princeton University)
Venue: Richard Doll Building, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre
Organisers: Joanna Blaszczyk (NDPH, University of Oxford), Sam Morris (NDPH, University of Oxford), Michael Turner (NDPH, University of Oxford), Dr Michelle Goonasekera (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 11 March 2025

Lunchtime Lab Talks: Carroll & Fowler Groups
Date: 11 March 2026, 12:30 - 13:30
Speaker Various Speakers
Venue: Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Headington OX3 7BN
Venue Details: Rooms A&B or join on MS Teams: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_OTljMjAzMTEtMjkzNi00NWRhLWFhN2MtOGFkNjE0MWVhNjQz%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22cc95de1b-97f5-4f93-b4ba-fe68b852cf91%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22faee8eaf-f9bf-478e-9151-5bbfc3b39a0f%22%7d
Organiser: Isabel Schmidt (University of Oxford, Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics)
Hosts: Sybille Marchese (University of Oxford), Steph Fowler (University of Oxford), Professor Miles Carroll (University of Oxford)

Thursday 12 March 2025

Optimising T-cell antigen sensitivity by engineering extracellular receptor/ligand sizes
Date: 12 March 2026, 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker : Omer Dushek (University of Oxford, Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, Wolfson College)
Venue: MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Headington OX3 9DS
Venue Details: Seminar Room
Organiser: Yasmine Saito (Weatherall Institute, University of Oxford)
Hosts: Prof Simon Davis (MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford), Oliver Bannard

Friday 13 March 2025

TBC
Date: 13 March 2026, 9:15 - 10:15
Speaker : Ho 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

SIR CHARLES SHERRINGTON PRIZE LECTURE: Using vision to understand the brain
Date: 13 March 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Professor Tony Movshon (NYU)
Venue: Sherrington Building, off Parks Road OX1 3PT
Venue Details: Blakemore Lecture Theatre
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: Professor David Paterson (DPAG, University of Oxford), Professor Andrew King (University of Oxford)

Monday 16 March 2025

TBC
Date: 16 March 2026, 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker : Dr Bjoern Schwer (University of California)
Venue: MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Headington OX3 9DS
Venue Details: Seminar Room
Organiser: Yasmine Saito (Weatherall Institute, University of Oxford)
Host: Professor Ross Chapman (Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine)

Tuesday 17 March 2025

Title TBC
Date: 17 March 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Dr Elsa Bernard (Gustave Roussy)
Venue: MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Headington OX3 9DS
Venue Details: WIMM Seminar Room
Organiser: Kay Levendale (University of Oxford, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine)
Hosts: TBA

Oncogenic Cooperation of MLL1-ENL in a Primary Human Ex Vivo Model.”
Date: 17 March 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Sophie Kreissig (LMU Munich)
Venue: MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Headington OX3 9DS
Venue Details: Seminar Room
Organisers: Beatriz Hirt-Font (University of Oxford, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine), Emma Butterfield (MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine), Fiona Lambert (University of Oxford, MRC Weatherall Institute of Medicine)
Host: Professor Paresh Vyas (University of Oxford, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine)

Monday 23 March 2025

Title TBC
Date: 23 March 2026, 14:00 - 15:30
Speaker : Prof Pensée Wu (Keele University, Staffordshire)
Venue: John Radcliffe Hospital - Main Building, Headington OX3 9DU
Venue Details: Hybrid: CCRF boardroom and Teams
Organiser: Yvonne Kenworthy (CCRF, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 31 March 2025

Title TBC
Date: 31 March 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Professor Andreas Trumpp (German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg)
Venue: MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Headington OX3 9DS
Venue Details: WIMM Seminar Room
Organisers: Kay Levendale (University of Oxford, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine), Emma Butterfield (MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine), Fiona Lambert (University of Oxford, MRC Weatherall Institute of Medicine), Beatriz Hirt-Font (University of Oxford, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine), Emma Butterfield (University of Oxford, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine)
Host: Professor Paresh Vyas (University of Oxford, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine)

Tuesday 14 April 2025

Title TBC
Date: 14 April 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Dr Els Mansell (Erasmus MC, Netherlands)
Venue: MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Headington OX3 9DS
Venue Details: WIMM Seminar Room
Organisers: Beatriz Hirt-Font (University of Oxford, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine), Emma Butterfield (MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine), Fiona Lambert (University of Oxford, MRC Weatherall Institute of Medicine)
Host: Dr Adam Mead

Tuesday 28 April 2025

Therapeutic targeting of epigenetic enzymes in haematological malignancies
Date: 28 April 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Professor Tim Somervaille (Cancer Research UK, Manchester Institute)
Venue: MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Headington OX3 9DS
Venue Details: WIMM Seminar Room
Organisers: Kay Levendale (University of Oxford, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine), Emma Butterfield (MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine), Fiona Lambert (University of Oxford, MRC Weatherall Institute of Medicine), Beatriz Hirt-Font (University of Oxford, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine), Emma Butterfield (University of Oxford, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine)
Host: Professor Paresh Vyas (University of Oxford, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine)

What is data cosmopolitanism?
Date: 28 April 2026, 14:00 - 15:30
Speaker : Jon Rueda (President’s Cabinet and the Ethics in Research Department, Spanish National Research Council)
Venue: Big Data Institute, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF
Venue Details: Lower Ground Seminar Room 0 OR Zoom
Organiser: Olivia Lush (University of Oxford)
Host: The Ethox Centre

Personalised Medicine: A Primary Care Perspective
Date: 28 April 2026, 17:30 - 18:30
Speaker : Professor Trish Greenhalgh (University of Oxford)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: L2
Organiser: Thea Perry (Centre for Personalised Medicine)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 29 April 2025

Lunchtime Lab Talks: Taylor Group (second group TBC)
Date: 29 April 2026, 12:30 - 13:30
Speaker Various Speakers
Venue Details: Rooms A&B or join on MS Teams: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_NDhhZmIyOTUtMDhlZi00YThjLWJiMGEtZDkyNzQ0MWNhMzEz%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22cc95de1b-97f5-4f93-b4ba-fe68b852cf91%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22faee8eaf-f9bf-478e-9151-5bbfc3b39a0f%22%7d
Organiser: Isabel Schmidt (University of Oxford, Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics)
Host: Professor Jenny Taylor (Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics)

Thursday 30 April 2025

TBC
Date: 30 April 2026, 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker : Professor Florent Ginhoux (Gustave Roussy)
Venue: MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Headington OX3 9DS
Venue Details: Seminar Room
Organiser: Yasmine Saito (Weatherall Institute, University of Oxford)
Host: Professor Oliver Bannard (MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine)

Thursday 7 May 2025

TBC
Date: 7 May 2026, 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker : Dr Alex Cagan (University of Cambridge)
Venue: MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Headington OX3 9DS
Venue Details: Seminar Room
Organiser: Yasmine Saito (Weatherall Institute, University of Oxford)
Host: Professor Hal Drakesmith (MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine)

Monday 11 May 2025

Title TBC
Date: 11 May 2026, 14:00 - 15:30
Speaker : Anna Stanhewicz (University of Iowa)
Venue: John Radcliffe Hospital - Main Building, Headington OX3 9DU
Venue Details: Hybrid: CCRF boardroom and Teams
Organiser: Yvonne Kenworthy (CCRF, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 13 May 2025

Lunchtime Lab Talks: Knight & Milosevic Groups
Date: 13 May 2026, 12:30 - 13:30
Speaker Various Speakers
Venue: Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Headington OX3 7BN
Venue Details: Rooms A&B or join on MS Teams: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_OWNlOTdjZGMtYjIyYi00ZDE4LWI5MzQtM2Q5NDAxMTZlZGE2%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22cc95de1b-97f5-4f93-b4ba-fe68b852cf91%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22faee8eaf-f9bf-478e-9151-5bbfc3b39a0f%22%7d
Organiser: Isabel Schmidt (University of Oxford, Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics)
Hosts: Dr Ira Milosevic (University of Oxford), Prof Julian Knight

Thursday 14 May 2025

TBC
Date: 14 May 2026, 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker : Dr Jussi Taipale (University of Cambridge)
Venue: MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Headington OX3 9DS
Venue Details: Seminar Room
Organiser: Yasmine Saito (Weatherall Institute, University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Charlotte George (CCB, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine)

Tuesday 19 May 2025

Extracellular Magnesium and T Cell Function: Implications for Cancer Immunotherapy
Date: 19 May 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Jonas Loetscher (University of Basel)
Venue: MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Headington OX3 9DS
Venue Details: Seminar Room
Organisers: Beatriz Hirt-Font (University of Oxford, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine), Emma Butterfield (MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine), Fiona Lambert (University of Oxford, MRC Weatherall Institute of Medicine)
Host: Professor Adam Mead (Molecular Haematology Unit, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine)

Thursday 21 May 2025

TBC
Date: 21 May 2026, 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker : Professor Jan Hoeijmakers (University of Cologne)
Venue: MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Headington OX3 9DS
Venue Details: Seminar Room
Organiser: Yasmine Saito (Weatherall Institute, University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Ignacio Torrecilla (MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine)

Tuesday 2 June 2025

Title TBC
Date: 2 June 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Alba Rodriguez Meira, PhD (Dana Farber Cancer Institute Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard)
Venue: MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Headington OX3 9DS
Venue Details: WIMM Seminar Room
Organisers: Kay Levendale (University of Oxford, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine), Beatriz Hirt-Font (University of Oxford, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine), Emma Butterfield (MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine), Fiona Lambert (University of Oxford, MRC Weatherall Institute of Medicine)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 3 June 2025

Lunchtime Lab Talks: Uhlig & Lang Groups
Date: 3 June 2026, 12:30 - 13:30
Speaker Various Speakers
Venue: Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Headington OX3 7BN
Venue Details: Rooms A&B or join on MS Teams: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_MGE5NWU1MjktZjVmMC00MTU1LTk0NjEtNDRiMjk3YTAzY2Rh%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22cc95de1b-97f5-4f93-b4ba-fe68b852cf91%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22faee8eaf-f9bf-478e-9151-5bbfc3b39a0f%22%7d
Organiser: Isabel Schmidt (University of Oxford, Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics)
Hosts: Charmaine Lang (University of Oxford), Prof Holm Uhlig (Nuffield Department of Medicine)

Thursday 4 June 2025

TBC
Date: 4 June 2026, 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker : Professor Chiara Bonini (San Raffaele Scientific Institute)
Venue: MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Headington OX3 9DS
Venue Details: Seminar Room
Organiser: Yasmine Saito (Weatherall Institute, University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Mara Cenerenti (MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine)

Thursday 11 June 2025

TBC
Date: 11 June 2026, 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker : Dr Ton Schumacher (Netherlands Cancer Institute)
Venue: MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Headington OX3 9DS
Venue Details: Seminar Room
Organiser: Yasmine Saito (Weatherall Institute, University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Mara Cenerenti (MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine)

Thursday 18 June 2025

TBC
Date: 18 June 2026, 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker : Dr Dirk Schubeler (Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research)
Venue: MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Headington OX3 9DS
Venue Details: Seminar Room
Organiser: Yasmine Saito (Weatherall Institute, University of Oxford)
Host: Professor Doug Higgs (MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine)

Wednesday 24 June 2025

Lunchtime Lab Talks: Mentzer & Beagrie Groups
Date: 24 June 2026, 12:30 - 13:30
Speaker Various Speakers
Venue Details: Rooms A&B or join on MS Teams: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_MDgyOTQ0NDMtZTQxYy00YmNhLWI4ZDgtNDJhMDQ3ZWUyZWZh%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22cc95de1b-97f5-4f93-b4ba-fe68b852cf91%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22faee8eaf-f9bf-478e-9151-5bbfc3b39a0f%22%7d
Organiser: Isabel Schmidt (University of Oxford, Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics)
Hosts: Dr Rob Beagrie (University of Oxford), Dr Alex Mentzer

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Women in Science