MRC Biostatistics Unit Seminars

Virtual Seminar: “Including expert knowledge in genomic selection through intuitive tree-based joint priors”

Ingeborg Hem, Norwegian University of Science and Technology.

Virtual Seminar .

Thursday 16 April 2020, 14:00-15:00

ARClub Talks

CANCELLED: Girls and women on the autism spectrum

Dr William Mandy, Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, University College London.

Large Meeting Room (groundfloor), Douglas House, 18B, Trumpington Road.

Wednesday 22 April 2020, 10:30-11:30

Evolution and Development Seminar Series

The role of FoxN3 in the development of the chondrocranium and associated head muscles in the African Clawed-frog, Xenopus laevis

Lennart Olsson, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Wednesday 22 April 2020, 13:00-14:00

Parasitology Seminars

Chromatin structure changes are essential for development and evolution of the human parasite Schistosoma mansoni

Prof Christoph Grunau, University of Perpignan Via Domitia.

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Wednesday 22 April 2020, 16:00-17:00

Lectures in Cancer Biology and Medicine

Biological and Clinical Features of High Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer

These talks are aimed at first year PhD students but all are welcome to attend.

Dr James Brenton, CRUK Cambridge Institute.

Clinical School Lecture Theatre 2.

Thursday 23 April 2020, 09:30-10:30

Plant Sciences Departmental Seminars

Plant Sciences Departmental Seminar

Abdelhafid Bendahmane, Universite Paris Saclay.

Department of Plant Sciences, Large Lecture Theatre.

Thursday 23 April 2020, 13:00-14:00

Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute (CRUK CI) Seminars in Cancer

**** This seminar has been cancelled ****

Jim Norman, Cancer Research UK Beatson Institute.

CRUK CI Lecture Theatre.

Thursday 23 April 2020, 13:00-14:00

Cambridge Society for the Application of Research (CSAR)

CSAR online webinar. From Medicine to Hamburgers. Cell and tissue culture applied to sustainable production of food meat.

Professor Mark Post, Maastricht University..

Location: Your choice. See CSAR website or emails for joining information..

Monday 27 April 2020, 19:30-21:00

Parasitology Seminars

Title to be confirmed

Dr Vicky Hunt, Department of Biology & Biochemistry, University of Bath.

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Wednesday 29 April 2020, 16:00-17:00

Lectures in Cancer Biology and Medicine

Epidemiology of Ovarian Cancer

These talks are aimed at first year PhD students but all are welcome to attend.

Professor Paul Pharoah, Professor of Genetic Epidemiology .

Clinical School Lecture Theatre 2.

Thursday 30 April 2020, 09:30-10:30

Plant Sciences Departmental Seminars

Plant Sciences PostDoc talk

An-Shan Hsiao, Paszkowski group.

Department of Plant Sciences, Large Lecture Theatre.

Thursday 30 April 2020, 13:00-13:30

Foster Talks

The role of sensory inputs in generating and sustaining cognitive maps

Francesca Cacucci, UCL.

Physiology Lecture Theatre, Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, Physiology Building, Downing Site.

Thursday 30 April 2020, 16:00-17:00

Cambridge Natural History Society

TO BE ADJOURNED - AGM

AGM WILL BE ADJOURNED

AGM.

David Attenborough Building, New Museums Site, Pembroke St., Cambridge, CB2 3QZ.

Thursday 30 April 2020, 18:45-19:00

Seminars on Quantitative Biology @ CRUK Cambridge Institute

Title to be confirmed

Dr Sarah McClelland from Barts Cancer Institute in London.

CRUK CI Lecture Theatre (Room 001).

Monday 04 May 2020, 13:00-14:00

Cambridge Society for the Application of Research (CSAR)

CSAR online webinar. Dieselgate: The Inside Story

John German, International Council on Clean Transportation.

Location: Your choice. See CSAR website or emails for joining information..

Monday 04 May 2020, 19:30-21:00

Parasitology Seminars

Cholinergic regulation of immunity to gastrointestinal nematode parasites

Prof Murray Selkirk, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Imperial College London.

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Wednesday 06 May 2020, 16:00-17:00

Lectures in Cancer Biology and Medicine

The role of transcription factors in cancer

These talks are aimed at first year PhD students but all are welcome to attend.

Prof Jason Carroll, CRUK Cambridge Institute.

Clinical School Lecture Theatre 2.

Thursday 07 May 2020, 09:30-10:30

Plant Sciences Departmental Seminars

Plant Sciences PostDoc talk

Greg Reeves, Hibberd group.

Department of Plant Sciences, Large Lecture Theatre.

Thursday 07 May 2020, 13:00-13:30

Foster Talks

Mechanisms of lineage specification in human embryos

Kathy Niakan, Francis Crick Institute, London.

Physiology Lecture Theatre, Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, Physiology Building, Downing Site.

Thursday 07 May 2020, 16:00-17:00

Early Science and Medicine

Affect and empiricism in the early modern Arctic

Anne Goldgar (King's College London).

Seminar Room 1, Department of History and Philosophy of Science.

Tuesday 12 May 2020, 17:00-18:30

Parasitology Seminars

Title to be confirmed

Dr Paul McVeigh, School of Biological Sciences, Queen's University, Belfast.

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Wednesday 13 May 2020, 16:00-17:00

Lectures in Cancer Biology and Medicine

Treatment of kidney cancer

These talks are aimed at Masters and first year PhD students but all are welcome to attend.

Mr Grant Stewart, Cambridge University Hospitals.

Clinical School Lecture Theatre 2.

Thursday 14 May 2020, 09:30-10:30

Plant Sciences Departmental Seminars

Plant Sciences PostDoc talk

Joiselle Ferndandes, Henderson group.

Department of Plant Sciences, Large Lecture Theatre.

Thursday 14 May 2020, 13:00-13:30

Genetics Seminar

Title to be confirmed

Hosts: Ben Steventon and Michael Imbeault

Dr Kim Judge, Wellcome Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge .

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Department of Genetics, Downing Site.

Thursday 14 May 2020, 14:00-15:00

Foster Talks

Mechanobiology of cell shape control

Ewa Paluch, PDN Department, Cambridge.

Physiology Lecture Theatre, Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, Physiology Building, Downing Site.

Thursday 14 May 2020, 16:00-17:00

Cambridge Society for the Application of Research (CSAR)

CSAR online webinar. Climate Repair: Refreezing the Arctic

Sir David King, The Centre for Climate Repair, University of Cambridge.

Location: Your choice! See email reminders or "Attending Lectures" for details of how to join in..

Monday 18 May 2020, 19:30-21:00

ARClub Talks

Title to be confirmed

Dr. Kate Baker, MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge.

Large Meeting Room (groundfloor), Douglas House, 18B, Trumpington Road.

Wednesday 20 May 2020, 10:30-11:30

Parasitology Seminars

Title to be confirmed

Professor Tim Gilberger, Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg.

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Wednesday 20 May 2020, 16:00-17:00

Lectures in Cancer Biology and Medicine

Paediatric Malignancies

These talks are aimed at Masters and first year PhD students but all are welcome to attend.

Dr Amos Burke, Clinical Consultant - Department of Paediatric Haematology, Oncology and Palliative Care.

Clinical School Lecture Theatre 2.

Thursday 21 May 2020, 09:30-10:30

Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute (CRUK CI) Seminars in Cancer

Title to be confirmed

Ramanujan S Hegde.

CRUK CI Lecture Theatre.

Thursday 21 May 2020, 13:00-14:00

Gurdon Institute Seminar Series

Genetic conflicts shape meiosis, centromeres, and species

Hosted by: Hansong Ma & Eric Miska

Harmit Malik, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, USA.

Biochemistry Lecture Theatre, Sanger Building, Tennis Court Road.

Tuesday 26 May 2020, 11:30-12:30

Lectures in Cancer Biology and Medicine

Artificial Intelligence for identifying novel therapeutic targets, biomarkers and drug repositioning opportunities

These talks are aimed at Masters and first year PhD students but all are welcome to attend.

Dr Namshik Han, Head of Computational Biology ( Milner Therapeutics Institute).

Clinical School Lecture Theatre 2.

Thursday 28 May 2020, 09:30-10:30

Genetics Seminar

Title to be confirmed

Host: Richard Durbin

Professor Mark Blaxter, Wellcome Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge .

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Department of Genetics, Downing Site.

Thursday 28 May 2020, 14:00-15:00

Cambridge Society for the Application of Research (CSAR)

CSAR online webinar. Sportable: the story behind the world's first smart rugby ball

Dr. Pete Husemeyer, Sportable.

Location: Your choice! See email reminders or "Attending Lectures" for details of how to join in..

Monday 01 June 2020, 19:30-21:00

MRC LMB Seminar list

Designer tissues: synthetic, living and hybrid materials

Hagan Bayley, Professor of Chemical Biology, University of Oxford.

Max Perutz Lecture Theatre, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology.

Tuesday 02 June 2020, 11:00-12:00

Lectures in Cancer Biology and Medicine

The clinical and biological basis of prostate cancer - from diagnosis to personalised therapy

These talks are aimed at Masters and first year PhD students but all are welcome to attend.

Mr Vincent Gnanapragasam, Department of Surgery, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Clinical School Lecture Theatre 2.

Thursday 04 June 2020, 09:30-10:30

ARClub Talks

Title to be confirmed

Speaker to be confirmed.

Large Meeting Room (groundfloor), Douglas House, 18B, Trumpington Road.

Wednesday 10 June 2020, 10:30-11:30

MRC LMB Seminar list

Kendrew LMB Seminar Series: Title tbc

Jonathan Weissman,Professor Department of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, UCSF.

Max Perutz Lecture Theatre, Medical Research Council (MRC) (MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biol.

Thursday 11 June 2020, 00:00-00:00

Lectures in Cancer Biology and Medicine

The promise of proton therapy in Paediatric tumours

These talks are aimed at first year PhD students but all are welcome to attend.

Dr Thankamma Ajithkumar, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Clinical School Lecture Theatre 2.

Thursday 11 June 2020, 09:30-10:30

Lectures in Cancer Biology and Medicine

Understanding Myc Transcription

These talks are aimed at Masters and first year PhD students but all are welcome to attend.

Dr Catherine Wilson, Lecturer, Department of Pharmacology (University of Cambridge).

Clinical School Lecture Theatre 2.

Thursday 18 June 2020, 09:30-10:30

ARClub Talks

Title to be confirmed

Speaker to be confirmed.

Large Meeting Room (groundfloor), Douglas House, 18B, Trumpington Road.

Wednesday 24 June 2020, 10:30-11:30

Lectures in Cancer Biology and Medicine

Lung Cancer: Part 1. Patient pathway and intervention. Part 2. Lung Cancer: Futurescape

These talks are aimed at Masters and first year PhD students but all are welcome to attend.

Dr Robert Rintoul -Clinical Consultant, Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute and Dr Frank McCaughan-Wellcome Trust Intermediate Clinical Fellow / Honorary Consultant,Department of Biochemistry School of Clinical Medicine .

Clinical School Lecture Theatre 2.

Thursday 25 June 2020, 09:30-10:30

Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute (CRUK CI) Seminars in Cancer

Title to be confirmed

Marica Haigis, Harvard Medical School.

CRUK CI Lecture Theatre.

Thursday 25 June 2020, 13:00-14:00

Lectures in Cancer Biology and Medicine

The biology and fundamental management of colorectal cancer

These talks are aimed at Masters and first year PhD students but all are welcome to attend.

Mr Simon Buczacki, Dept Haematology (University of Cambridge).

Clinical School Lecture Theatre 2.

Thursday 02 July 2020, 09:30-10:30

Lectures in Cancer Biology and Medicine

Viral Oncology

These talks are aimed at Masters and first year PhD students but all are welcome to attend.

Professor John Doorbar, Department of Pathology.

Clinical School Lecture Theatre 2.

Thursday 09 July 2020, 09:30-10:30

Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute (CRUK CI) Seminars in Cancer

Title to be confirmed

Carolyn Bertozzi, Stanford University.

CRUK CI Lecture Theatre.

Thursday 17 September 2020, 13:00-14:00

MRC LMB Seminar list

LMB Seminar Series: Title tbc

Nieng Yan, Professor of Molecular Biology, Princeton University.

Max Perutz Lecture Theatre, Medical Research Council (MRC) (MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biol.

Monday 21 September 2020, 00:00-00:00

Gurdon Institute Seminar Series

The Anne McLaren Lecture

Hosted by: Steve Jackson & Hansong Ma

Titia de Lange, Director, Anderson Center for Cancer Research, Rockefeller University, New York, USA.

To be confirmed.

Tuesday 13 October 2020, 11:30-12:30

Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute (CRUK CI) Seminars in Cancer

Title to be confirmed

Clare Isacke, The Institute of Cancer Research.

CRUK CI Lecture Theatre.

Thursday 15 October 2020, 13:00-14:00

Lectures in Cancer Biology and Medicine

Tumour structure and nomenclature

These talks are aimed at Masters and first year PhD students but all are welcome to attend.

Dr Paul Edwards, Emeritus Reader in Cancer Biology.

Clinical School Lecture Theatre 2.

Thursday 22 October 2020, 09:30-10:30

Lectures in Cancer Biology and Medicine

Overview of the core ideas in cancer research

These talks are aimed at Masters and first year PhD students but all are welcome to attend.

Dr Paul Edwards, Emeritus Reader in Cancer Biology.

Clinical School Lecture Theatre 2.

Thursday 29 October 2020, 09:30-10:30

Gurdon Institute Seminar Series

Title to be confirmed

Hosted by: Gurdon Institute Postdoc Association (GIPA)

Kikuë Tachibana, Institute of Molecular Biotechnology, Vienna, Austria.

To be confirmed.

Tuesday 03 November 2020, 11:30-12:30

Lectures in Cancer Biology and Medicine

The mutations that drive cancer

These talks are aimed at Masters and first year PhD students but all are welcome to attend.

Dr Paul Edwards, Emeritus Reader in Cancer Biology.

Clinical School Lecture Theatre 2.

Thursday 05 November 2020, 09:30-10:30

Lectures in Cancer Biology and Medicine

Introduction to the biology of metastasis

These talks are aimed at Masters and first year PhD students but all are welcome to attend.

Dr Sakari Vanharanta, MRC Cancer Unit .

Clinical School Lecture Theatre 2.

Thursday 12 November 2020, 09:30-10:30

Lectures in Cancer Biology and Medicine

Introduction to the biology of metastasis

These talks are aimed at Masters and first year PhD students but all are welcome to attend.

Dr Sakari Vanharanta, MRC Cancer Unit .

Clinical School Lecture Theatre 2.

Thursday 12 November 2020, 09:30-10:30

Gurdon Institute Seminar Series

Title to be confirmed

Hosted by: Gurdon Institute Postdoc Association (GIPA)

Fabian Theis, Institute of Computational Biology, Helmholtz Zentrum, Munich, Germany.

To be confirmed.

Wednesday 18 November 2020, 11:30-12:30

Lectures in Cancer Biology and Medicine

Cancer metabolism, a hallmark of cancer

These talks are aimed at Masters and first year PhD students but all are welcome to attend.

Dr Christian Frezza, MRC Cancer Unit.

Clinical School Lecture Theatre 2.

Thursday 19 November 2020, 09:30-10:30

Lectures in Cancer Biology and Medicine

Cancer metabolism, a hallmark of cancer

These talks are aimed at Masters and first year PhD students but all are welcome to attend.

Dr Christian Frezza, MRC Cancer Unit.

Clinical School Lecture Theatre 2.

Thursday 19 November 2020, 09:30-10:30

Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute (CRUK CI) Seminars in Cancer

Title to be confirmed

Wendy Bickmore, University of Edinburgh.

CRUK CI Lecture Theatre.

Thursday 19 November 2020, 13:00-14:00

Lectures in Cancer Biology and Medicine

DNA repair: from mechanistic insights to therapeutic applications in cancer

These talks are aimed at Masters and first year PhD students but all are welcome to attend.

Professor Steve Jackson, The Gurdon Institute.

Clinical School Lecture Theatre 2.

Thursday 26 November 2020, 09:30-10:30

Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute (CRUK CI) Seminars in Cancer

Title to be confirmed

Amos Tanay, Weizmann Institute of Science.

CRUK CI Lecture Theatre.

Thursday 10 December 2020, 13:00-14:00