Department of Biochemistry Seminars
Description: Talks in the main Seminar Room, Department of Biochemistry
Talks:

Thursday 22 January 2025

NeuralBind: Synthetic data augmentation for binding affinity prediction via co-folding
Date: 22 January 2026, 14:00 - 15:00
Speaker : Dr Wei-Tse Hsu (University of Oxford)
Venue: Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QU
Venue Details: DCHB 20-026 Seminar Room 1
Organiser: Eden Gage (University of Oxford)
Host: Eden Gage (University of Oxford)

Monday 26 January 2025

‘Enteric viral infections promote systemic accelerated aging in Drosophila’
Date: 26 January 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Carla Saleh, PhD, Professor (Department of Virology, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France)
Venue: Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QU
Venue Details: Seminar Room 2, Room 20-138
Organiser: Jessica Barnes (Department of Biochemistry)
Host: Professor Petros Ligoxygakis (Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford)

Tuesday 27 January 2025

“Mechanisms of Chromosome Organisation and Segregation in Mitosis and Meiosis”
Date: 27 January 2026, 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker : Professor Adele Marston (Professor of Cell Biology & Wellcome Investigator; Director, Wellcome Discovery Research Platform for Hidden Cell Biology; Director, Centre for Cell Biology, University of Edinburgh)
Venue: Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QU
Venue Details: Seminar Room 1, Room 20-026
Organiser: Sarah-jane Scard (Department of Biochemistry)
Hosts: Professor Rob Klose (Department of Biochemistry), Professor Francis Barr (Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford )

Thursday 29 January 2025

Title TBC
Date: 29 January 2026, 14:00 - 15:00
Speaker
Venue: Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QU
Venue Details: DCHB 20-026 Seminar Room 1
Organiser: Eden Gage (University of Oxford)
Host: Eden Gage (University of Oxford)

Friday 30 January 2025

Spatial organization, dynamics and behaviour of single bacterial cells in complex communities
Date: 30 January 2026, 10:00 - 11:00
Speaker : Marcelo Nollmann (Center for Structural Biology, INSERM/CNRS, University de Montpellier)
Venue: Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QU
Venue Details: Seminar Room 2 (Room 20-138)
Organiser: Professor Ben Berks (Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford)
Host: Professor Ben Berks (Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford)

Tuesday 3 February 2025

"The Protein Dance – from Experiments to AI Predictions"
Date: 3 February 2026, 16:00 - 17:00
Speaker : Professor Dorothee Kern (Professor of Biochemistry, HHMI Investigator, The Scripps Research Institute, CA)
Venue: Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QU
Venue Details: Seminar Room 2, Room 20-138
Organiser: Sarah-jane Scard (Department of Biochemistry)
Hosts: Professor Simon Newstead (Dept. of Biochemistry, University of Oxford), Professor Francis Barr (Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford )

Thursday 5 February 2025

Title TBC
Date: 5 February 2026, 14:00 - 15:00
Speaker : Dr Astrid Brandner (University of Oxford)
Venue: Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QU
Venue Details: DCHB 20-026 Seminar Room 1
Organiser: Eden Gage (University of Oxford)
Host: Eden Gage (University of Oxford)

Monday 9 February 2025

'Building the Outer Membrane of Diderm Bacteria: How does BAM do it?'
Date: 9 February 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Professor Sheena Radford (School of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds)
Venue: Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QU
Venue Details: Seminar Room 2, Room 20-138
Organisers: Sarah-jane Scard (Department of Biochemistry), Jessica Barnes (Department of Biochemistry)
Host: Professor Ben Berks (Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford)

Thursday 12 February 2025

Title TBC
Date: 12 February 2026, 14:00 - 15:00
Speaker : Dr Florencia Klein Rocha (University of Oxford)
Venue: Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QU
Venue Details: DCHB 20-026 Seminar Room 1
Organiser: Eden Gage (University of Oxford)
Host: Eden Gage (University of Oxford)

Monday 16 February 2025

Title TBC
Date: 16 February 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Professor Helen Walden (Professor of Structural Biology, Head of School (Molecular Biosciences), University of Glasgow)
Venue: Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QU
Venue Details: Seminar Room 2, Room 20-138
Organiser: Jessica Barnes (Department of Biochemistry)
Host: Dr. Paul Elliott (Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford)

Thursday 19 February 2025

Title TBC
Date: 19 February 2026, 14:00 - 15:00
Speaker : Nikolai Juraschko (University of Oxford)
Venue: Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QU
Venue Details: DCHB 20-026 Seminar Room 1
Organiser: Eden Gage (University of Oxford)
Host: Eden Gage (University of Oxford)

Monday 23 February 2025

‘Mechanisms of mRNA packaging and export’
Date: 23 February 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Dr Clemens Plaschka (Research Institute of Molecular Pathology, Austria)
Venue: Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QU
Venue Details: Seminar Room 2, Room 20-138
Organiser: Jessica Barnes (Department of Biochemistry)
Host: Professor Neil Brockdorff (Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford )

Thursday 26 February 2025

Title TBC
Date: 26 February 2026, 14:00 - 15:00
Speaker : Robert Clark (University of Oxford)
Venue: Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QU
Venue Details: DCHB 20-026 Seminar Room 1
Organiser: Eden Gage (University of Oxford)
Host: Eden Gage (University of Oxford)

Monday 2 March 2025

Title TBC
Date: 2 March 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Prof Keith Matthews (University of Edinburgh)
Venue: Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QU
Venue Details: Seminar Room 2, Room 20-138
Organiser: Jessica Barnes (Department of Biochemistry)
Host: Dr Clinton Lau (Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford)

Thursday 5 March 2025

Title TBC
Date: 5 March 2026, 14:00 - 15:00
Speaker : Nithishwer Mouroug Anand (University of Oxford)
Venue: Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QU
Venue Details: DCHB 20-026 Seminar Room 1
Organiser: Eden Gage (University of Oxford)
Host: Eden Gage (University of Oxford)

Monday 9 March 2025

Title TBC
Date: 9 March 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Dr Diana Fusco (Dept of Physics, University of Cambridge)
Venue: Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QU
Venue Details: Seminar Room 2, Room 20-138
Organiser: Jessica Barnes (Department of Biochemistry)
Host: Professor Stephan Uphoff (Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford)

Thursday 12 March 2025

Title TBC
Date: 12 March 2026, 14:00 - 15:00
Speaker : Mingyu Qin (University of Oxford)
Venue: Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QU
Venue Details: DCHB 20-026 Seminar Room 1
Organiser: Eden Gage (University of Oxford)
Host: Eden Gage (University of Oxford)

Thursday 19 March 2025

Title TBC
Date: 19 March 2026, 14:00 - 15:00
Speaker
Venue: Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QU
Venue Details: DCHB 20-026 Seminar Room 1
Organiser: Eden Gage (University of Oxford)
Host: Eden Gage (University of Oxford)

Thursday 23 April 2025

Title TBC
Date: 23 April 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Prof. Dr. Cristina Paulino (Heidelberg University)
Venue: Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QU
Venue Details: Seminar Room 2, Room 20-138
Organiser: Jessica Barnes (Department of Biochemistry)
Host: Professor Elena Seiradake (Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford)

Part II Talks - Title TBC
Date: 23 April 2026, 14:00 - 15:00
Speaker
Venue: Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QU
Venue Details: TBC
Organiser: Eden Gage (University of Oxford)
Host: Eden Gage (University of Oxford)

Monday 27 April 2025

Title TBC
Date: 27 April 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Dr Iva Tchasovnikarova (The Gurdon Institute, University of Cambridge)
Venue: Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QU
Venue Details: Seminar Room 2, Room 20-138
Organiser: Jessica Barnes (Department of Biochemistry)
Host: Prof. Rob Klose (Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford)

Thursday 30 April 2025

Title TBC
Date: 30 April 2026, 14:00 - 15:00
Speaker : Eden Gage (University of Oxford)
Venue: Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QU
Venue Details: TBC
Organiser: Eden Gage (University of Oxford)
Host: Eden Gage (University of Oxford)

Thursday 7 May 2025

Title TBC
Date: 7 May 2026, 14:00 - 15:00
Speaker : Kyle Vaccaro (University of Oxford)
Venue: Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QU
Venue Details: TBC
Organiser: Eden Gage (University of Oxford)
Host: Eden Gage (University of Oxford)

Monday 11 May 2025

Title TBC
Date: 11 May 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Professor Sonja Lorenz (Max Planck Institute, Germany)
Venue: Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QU
Venue Details: Seminar Room 2, Room 20-138
Organiser: Jessica Barnes (Department of Biochemistry)
Host: Dr. Paul Elliott (Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford)

Thursday 14 May 2025

Title TBC
Date: 14 May 2026, 14:00 - 15:00
Speaker
Venue: Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QU
Venue Details: TBC
Organiser: Eden Gage (University of Oxford)
Host: Eden Gage (University of Oxford)

Monday 18 May 2025

Title TBC
Date: 18 May 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Dr Gautam Dey (EMBL)
Venue: Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QU
Venue Details: Seminar Room 2, Room 20-138
Organiser: Jessica Barnes (Department of Biochemistry)
Host: Professor Lothar Schermelleh (Dept. of Biochemistry, University of Oxford)

Thursday 21 May 2025

Title TBC
Date: 21 May 2026, 14:00 - 15:00
Speaker : Aleksandr Kovalenko (University of Oxford)
Venue: Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QU
Venue Details: TBC
Organiser: Eden Gage (University of Oxford)
Host: Eden Gage (University of Oxford)

Thursday 28 May 2025

Title TBC
Date: 28 May 2026, 14:00 - 15:00
Speaker
Venue: Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QU
Venue Details: TBC
Organiser: Eden Gage (University of Oxford)
Host: Eden Gage (University of Oxford)

Monday 1 June 2025

Title TBC
Date: 1 June 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Professor Geert Kops (Hubrecht Institute, Oncode Institute, University Medical Centre Utrecht)
Venue: Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QU
Venue Details: Seminar Room 2, Room 20-138
Organiser: Jessica Barnes (Department of Biochemistry)
Host: Professor Lars Jansen (Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford)

Thursday 4 June 2025

Title TBC
Date: 4 June 2026, 14:00 - 15:00
Speaker
Venue: Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QU
Venue Details: TBC
Organiser: Eden Gage (University of Oxford)
Host: Eden Gage (University of Oxford)

Monday 8 June 2025

Title TBC
Date: 8 June 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Professor Edith Heard (Chief Executive Officer, The Francis Crick Institute)
Venue: Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QU
Venue Details: Seminar Room 2, Room 20-138
Organiser: Jessica Barnes (Department of Biochemistry)
Host: Professor Neil Brockdorff (Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford )

Thursday 11 June 2025

Title TBC
Date: 11 June 2026, 14:00 - 15:00
Speaker
Venue: Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QU
Venue Details: TBC
Organiser: Eden Gage (University of Oxford)
Host: Eden Gage (University of Oxford)

Thursday 18 June 2025

Title TBC
Date: 18 June 2026, 14:00 - 15:00
Speaker
Venue: Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QU
Venue Details: TBC
Organiser: Eden Gage (University of Oxford)
Host: Eden Gage (University of Oxford)

Thursday 25 June 2025

Title TBC
Date: 25 June 2026, 14:00 - 15:00
Speaker
Venue: Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QU
Venue Details: TBC
Organiser: Eden Gage (University of Oxford)
Host: Eden Gage (University of Oxford)