External and Internal Seminar Programme 2018/2019
The Department of Biomedical Science runs a lively and exciting external and internal departmental seminar programme. Topics presented represent the wide-range of research interests within the department and are presented by experts in particular areas.
Seminars are held on Mondays at 12.00 noon (unless stated) in the Conference Room (room A225), A Floor, Alfred Denny building.
If you have any questions regarding our programme, please contact Wendy Howard.
2018/2019 Programme:
Monday 22nd October
1.00 pm, Lecture Theatre F02, Firth Court
Dr Jörg Mansfeld, Biotechnology Centre, TU Dresden (BIOTEC)
"UFMylation for life: How a ubiquitin-like modification regulates the cell cycle and proliferation"
Host: Professor Liz Smythe
Friday 26th October 2018
3.00 pm, Richard Roberts Auditorium
Physiological Society GL Brown Prize Lecture 2017-18
Professor Andrew Parker, University of Oxford
"Seeing depth with two eyes: the binocular physiology of 3D space"
Host: Dr Anton Nikolaev
Monday 29th October 2018
Dr James Wakefield, University of Exeter
"How to build a mitotic spindle: The role of the Augmin complex"
Host: Prof David Strutt
Monday 5th November 2018
Professor Nancy Papalopulu, University of Manchester
"A quantitative, dynamic and single-cell analysis of cell state transitions during neurogenesis"
Host: Dr Andy Furley
Monday 12th November 2018
Please note: the Seminar due to be given by Professor Nancy Papalopulu has been rescheduled to take place on Monday 5th November.
Monday 19th November 2018
Dr Gonzalo de Polavieja, Champalimaud Foundation, Lisbon
"How useful is deep learning in the study of animal behavior?"
Host: Prof Mikko Juusola
Monday 26th November 2018
Dr James Sharpe, EMBL Barcelona
Title to be announced
Host: Dr Matthew Towers
Monday 3rd December 2018
Dr Emily Eden, University College London
"Lines of communication: the role of lysosomal membrane contact sites in cholesterol homeostasis"
Host: Dr Andrew Peden
Monday 10th December 2018
Dr Steffen Scholpp, University of Exeter
"Intercellular Wnt trafficking in vertebrates"
Host: Dr Freek van Eeden
Monday 14th January 2019
Professor Sarah Walmsley, University of Edinburgh
"Hypoxia and neutrophilic inflammation"
Host: Mr Jonathon Coates
Monday 28th January 2019
Dr Ben Steventon, University of Cambridge
"Comparative Multi-cellular Dynamics of Neuromesodermal Progenitors"
Host: Dr Anestis Tsakiridis
Monday 21st January 2019
Professor Bruce Turnbull, University of Leeds
"Re-engineering bacterial toxins for new purposes"
Host: Prof Bazbek Davletov
Monday 11th February 2019
Dr Neil Vargesson, University of Aberdeen
"Thalidomide-induced embryopathy: mechanistic insights"
Host: Miss Holly Stainton
Monday 18th February 2019
Dr Anna Andreou, Headache Research Lab, King's College London
Title to be announced
Host: Dr Bazbek Davletov
Monday 25th February 2019
Professor David Bennett, University of Oxford
"Pain as a channelopathy"
Host: Dr Liz Seward
Monday 4th March 2019
Professor Catherina Becker, University of Edinburgh
"Successful Spinal Cord Repair in Zebrafish"
Host: Dr Vincent Cunliffe
Monday 18th March 2019
Professor Matteo Carandini, University College London
"Local and global neural correlates of vision, action, and reward"
Host: Dr Andrew Lin
Monday 25th March 2019
Professor Adam Mead, University of Oxford
"Unravelling cancer stem cell heterogeneity in myeloproliferative neoplasms"
Host: Dr Martin Zeidler
Monday 15th April 2019
Professor Andreas Thum, University of Leipzig
Title to be announced
Host: Dr Anthi Apostolopoulou
Monday 17th June 2019
Professor Irene Miguel-Aliaga, Imperial College London
"Sex differences in intestinal plasticity"
Host: Dr Kyra Campbell