Guest seminars in MBB
The MBB Guest Seminars are presented by distinguished speakers on research in molecular biology.
Seminar programme for academic year 2012-2013
AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK): structural and functional studies on the cells
Steve Gamblin
NIMR, Mill Hill
Wednesday October 3rd at 1:00 pm in MBB F2
Third Krebs Memorial Lecture
The generation of new form, function and organelles in bacteria
Martin Warren
University of Kent
Wednesday October 17th at 1:00 pm in MBB F2
How to power chromosome movement
Andrew McAinsh
University of Warwick
Wednesday October 24th at 1:00 pm in MBB F2
Using the low complexity Drosophila system as a model to identify mediators of human disease
Martin Zeidler
University of Sheffield
Wednesday November 7th at 1:00 pm in MBB F2
The Ferdinand Memorial Lecture
DNA Repair: protecting the blueprint of life
Steve West FRS
LRI, CRUK London
Wednesday November 14th at 4:00 pm in MBB F2
Nuclear export of mRNA and its integration into the gene expression pathway
Murray Stewart
University of Cambridge
Wednesday November 21st at 1:00 pm in MBB F2
Micro-RNAs in health and disease
Dimitris Lagos
University of York
Wednesday November 28th at 1:00 pm in MBB F2
Cancelled
Nigel Minton
University of Nottingham
Wednesday December 5th at 1:00 pm in MBB F2
Pervasive antisense transcription and non-coding RNAs in the S.cerevisiae genome
Jane Mellor
University of Oxford
Wednesday December 12th at 1:00 pm in MBB F2
Application of genomics to understand Clostridium difficile transmission and disease
Trevor Lawley
Sanger Centre
Wednesday January 23rd at 1:00 pm in MBB F2
Population genomics, quantitative genetics, and adaptation in microbes
Ed Louis
University of Nottingham
Wednesday January 30th at 1:00 pm in MBB F2
Merkel cell polyomavirus, the most recently discovered human tumour virus : identifying virus-host cell interactions required for virus replication and pathogenesis
Adrian Whitehouse
University of Leeds
Wednesday February 6th at 1:00 pm in MBB F2
The Bioline lecture
Tracking down bone metastasis genes in breast cancer
Paul Shore
University of Manchester
Wednesday February 13th at 1:00 pm in MBB F2
5th Alan Roper Memorial Lecture (postponed to May 8 due to illness)
The genetic time machine: archaeogenetics and human ancestry
Martin Richards
University of Leeds
Wednesday February 27th at 4:00 pm in MBB F2 (note later time than normal)
3rd West Riding Lecture
Avoidance of immune responses in the meningococcus: a hot topic
Christoph Tang
University of Oxford
Wednesday March 6th at 1:00 in MBB F2
Extraordinary hybrids and the role of epigenetics: lessons from tomato and other plants
Sir David Baulcombe FRS
University of Cambridge
Wednesday April 24 CANCELLED
MBB Society Lecture
Keratins, rare diseases and wound healing
Birgit Lane
A*STAR, University of Singapore
Wednesday May 1st at 1:00 pm in Lecture Theatre 2, Alfred Denny Building
5th Alan Roper Memorial Lecture (rescheduled from Feb 27)
The genetic time machine: archaeogenetics and human ancestry
Martin Richards
University of Leeds
Wednesday May 8th at 4:00 pm in MBB F2 (note later time than normal)