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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:

Monday 9 February 2026

Lunch & Learn: CVs for Industry
Date: 9 February 2026, 12:30 - 13:30
Speaker : Claire Chesworth (University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online (please visit booking url to register)
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 11 February 2026

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)

Extracting features from electronic health records with shared open tools: ehrQL and OpenSAFELY
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 2026

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)

Proteomic Discovery in Cognitive Resilience to Alzheimer’s Disease
Date: 12 February 2026, 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker : Associate Professor Becky Carlyle (DPAG, University of Oxford)
Venue: Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Headington OX3 7BN
Venue Details: Meeting room A
Organisers: TBA
Host: Ira Milosevic (University of Oxford)

Friday 13 February 2026

Discovery of potent neutralising antibodies that target deadly Nipah and Hendra henipaviruses
Date: 13 February 2026, 9:15 - 10:15
Speaker : Aiste Dijokaite-Guraliuc (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)

Tuesday 17 February 2026

Analysis of R-loop forming regions identifies RNU2-2 and RNU5B-1 as neurodevelopmental disorder genes
Date: 17 February 2026, 9:30 - 10:30
Speaker : Professor Siddhartha Banka (University of Manchester)
Venue: Big Data Institute, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF
Venue Details: Seminar room 0
Organiser: Sumeeta Maheshwari (University of Oxford)
Hosts: Dr Nicky Whiffin (University of Oxford), Duncan Palmer (University of Oxford)

From Lizards to Humans - Amniote embryogenesis in the light of evolution
Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
Date: 17 February 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Dr Antonia Weberling (University of Oxford)
Venue Details: This event is hybrid
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 19 February 2026

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)

New Technologies Are Changing the Face of Medicine
Date: 19 February 2026, 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker : Fiona Marshall, PhD (President, Biomedical Research at Novartis)
Venue: MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Headington OX3 9DS
Venue Details: Seminar Room
Organiser: Yasmine Saito (Weatherall Institute, University of Oxford)
Host: Prof Simon Davis (MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford)

Friday 20 February 2026

Ancient variants die hard: Germline determinants of toxicity and survival following immune checkpoint blockade
Date: 20 February 2026, 9:15 - 10:15
Speaker s: Shawn Sun (Fairfax Group, University of Oxford), Maksim Chan (Fairfax Group, University of Oxford), Martin Little (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 2026

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 2026

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

NDWRH Seminar Student Session 1
Date: 24 February 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker s: Xintong Li (NDWRH, University of Oxford), Maisy Higgs (NDWRH, University of Oxford), Jared Suruky (NDWRH, University of Oxford), Xinyue Guo (NDWRH, University of Oxford), Shubham Narwal (NDWRH, University of Oxford), Luveon Tang (NDWRH, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: This event is hybrid
Organiser: Michael Suttie (NDWRH, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 25 February 2026

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 2026

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)

Dissecting the role of microglia in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis using multicellular human iPSC models
Date: 26 February 2026, 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker : Bjorn Vahsen (Postdoctoral Researcher and Fulford Junior Research Fellow, NDCN)
Venue: Wellcome Building, Headington OX3 7JX
Venue Details: Meeting room A
Organisers: TBA
Host: Martina Hallegger (University of Oxford)

Orexin/hypocretin knockout impairs mouse visual perception, processing and plasticity, and disrupts development of the cortical subplate
Date: 26 February 2026, 16:00 - 17:00
Speaker : Dr Cornelia Schöne (University of Göttingen)
Venue: Sherrington Building, off Parks Road OX1 3PT
Venue Details: Florence Buchanan Lecture Theatre
Organisers: TBA
Host: Prof Zoltan Molnar (Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford)

Friday 27 February 2026

TBC
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 2026

VS Code for Python Development: A Complete Beginner's Guide
Date: 2 March 2026, 11:00 - 12:00
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 2026

Assessing Representativeness and Bias in Large Prospective Biobanks: Insights from Our Future 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

NDWRH Seminar Student Session 2
Date: 3 March 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker s: Jordan O'Donnell (NDWRH, University of Oxford), Alexandra Wong (NDWRH, University of Oxford), Skye Clarkson (NDWRH, University of Oxford), Sahana Narayan (NDWRH, University of Oxford), Emily Robertson (NDWRH, University of Oxford), Aria Hariadi (NDWRH, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: This event is hybrid
Organiser: Michael Suttie (NDWRH, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 4 March 2026

IDEU Symposium: 4-5 March 2026
Date: 4 March 2026, 9:30 - 17:00
Speaker Various Speakers
Venue: Richard Doll Building, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF
Venue Details: Richard Doll Building Lecture theatre
Organiser: Professor Angela Brueggemann (Oxford Population Health)
Host: Professor Angela Brueggemann (Oxford Population Health)

Lunchtime Lab Talks: Cornall & Handunnetthi 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 2026

TBC
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)

Title TBC
Date: 5 March 2026, 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker : Prof. Carlo Rinaldi (University of Oxford)
Venue: Wellcome Building, Headington OX3 7JX
Venue Details: Meeting room A
Organisers: TBA
Host: Martina Hallegger (University of Oxford)

Friday 6 March 2026

TBC
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 2026

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

AI 2026: The new researcher workbench
Date: 10 March 2026, 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker : Dominik Lukes (University of Oxford)
Venue: Big Data Institute, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF
Venue Details: Seminar room 0
Organiser: Sumeeta Maheshwari (University of Oxford)
Host: Sumeeta Maheshwari (University of Oxford)

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 2026

Lunchtime Lab Talks: Carroll & Irving-Pease 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: Evan Irving-Pease (University of Oxford), Professor Miles Carroll (University of Oxford)

Thursday 12 March 2026

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

DPAG Anatomy Seminar: Beyond the fixative: “Teaching Anatomy at the Interface of Science, Regulation and Learning Outcomes"
Date: 12 March 2026, 12:15 - 13:15
Speaker : Dr Niels Hammer (Medical University of Graz)
Venue: Sherrington Building, off Parks Road OX1 3PT
Venue Details: Florence Buchanan Lecture Theatre
Organiser: Sharmila Rajendran (DPAG, University of Oxford)
Host: Sharmila Rajendran (DPAG, University of Oxford)

Friday 13 March 2026

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 2026

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 2026

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)

Improving Heart Failure Risk Prediction Using Electronic Health Records and Deep Learning
Date: 17 March 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Zhengxian Fan (NDWRH, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: This event is hybrid
Organiser: Michael Suttie (NDWRH, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 18 March 2026

Lunchtime Lab Talks: Carter & Groups
Date: 18 March 2026, 12:30 - 13:30
Speaker s: Michael Carter (University of Oxford), Dr Gavin Band (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_YjRhMmNjNTItOGMzNS00ZjQ3LTgxYmEtMjE2YjQxYjJiNGE3%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: Michael Carter (University of Oxford), Dr Gavin Band (University of Oxford )

Thursday 19 March 2026

Investigating the cervical lymphatic system in ageing and dementia
Date: 19 March 2026, 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker : Irene Mattioli (University of Oxford)
Venue: Wellcome Building, Headington OX3 7JX
Venue Details: Meeting room A
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Monday 23 March 2026

Cardiovascular disease and Women’s Health
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

Thursday 26 March 2026

Dysregulated RNA splicing in neuromuscular diseases and development of potential combination therapeutics
Date: 26 March 2026, 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker : Professor Andrew Burgland (University of Albany)
Venue: Sherrington Building, off Parks Road OX1 3PT
Venue Details: Florence Buchanan Lecture Theatre
Organisers: TBA
Host: Dr Megan Goodwin (University of Oxford)

Tuesday 31 March 2026

From Stem Cells in Leukemia to Neurons in Pancreatic Cancer
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: 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 2026

Targeting mitochondria in hematopoiesis
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 2026

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 2026

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 2026

Using experimental Medicine and pre-clinical models to understand human immunity
Date: 30 April 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)

Tuesday 5 May 2026

Direct-to-Consumer Medical Testing: Exploring Opportunities & Challenges
Date: 5 May 2026, 9:30 - 17:30
Speaker s: Professor Anneke Lucassen (University of Oxford), John Powell (NDPCHS, University of Oxford), Dr Helen O'Neill (University College London), Mark Bartlett (StoreGene), Dr Sharon Dixon (University of Oxford), Prof. Tim Child (University of Oxford), Dr Rachel Horton (University of Oxford), Dr Alberto Giubilini (The Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics), Professor Anthony Harnden (University of Oxford)
Venue: St Anne's College, Woodstock Road OX2 6HS
Venue Details: Tsuzuki Lecture Theatre
Organiser: Thea Perry (Centre for Personalised Medicine)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 7 May 2026

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 2026

Role of Dysregulated Angiotensin II Signaling in Maternal Microvascular Dysfunction After Preeclampsia
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 2026

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 2026

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 2026

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 2026

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 2026

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 2026

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 2026

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)

Tuesday 9 June 2026

Targeting leukemia stem cells
Date: 9 June 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Prof Claudia Lengerke (Universität Tüubingen)
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)

Thursday 11 June 2026

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 2026

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 2026

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

Tuesday 7 July 2026

Therapeutic targeting of epigenetic enzymes in haematological malignancies
Date: 7 July 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)

Monday 20 July 2026

Title TBC
Date: 20 July 2026, 14:00 - 15:00
Speaker : Owen Vaughan (University College London)
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 17 November 2026

Decoding cancer aneuploidy: From tumor evolution to therapeutic opportunities
Date: 17 November 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Prof Uri Ben-David (Tel Aviv University)
Venue: MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Headington OX3 9DS
Venue Details: 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)
Host: Professor Beth Psaila (University of Oxford)

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