Computational Neuroscience

Computational Neuroscience Journal Club

Kris Jensen and Marine Schimel.

Online on Zoom.

Tuesday 07 April 2020, 15:00-16:30

Lectures in Cancer Biology and Medicine

DNA repair: from mechanistic insights to therapeutic applications in cancer

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

Professor Steve Jackson, The Gurdon Institute.

Clinical School Lecture Theatre 2.

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

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

Computer Laboratory Systems Research Group Seminar

Title to be confirmed

Shruti Tople (MSR).

FW26, Computer Laboratory, William Gates Building.

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

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

CUED Control Group Seminars

Bakshi's Lab Presentation

Somenath Bakshi, University of Cambridge.

Cambridge University Engineering Department, Seminar Room JDB.

Thursday 23 April 2020, 14:00-15:00

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

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

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

Information Engineering Distinguished Lecture Series

Title to be confirmed

Prof Mustafa Khammash.

Department of Engineering - LT1.

Thursday 07 May 2020, 14:00-15:00

Computer Laboratory Systems Research Group Seminar

Title to be confirmed

Rohit Verma (Computer Lab).

FW26, Computer Laboratory, William Gates Building.

Thursday 07 May 2020, 15:00-16:00

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

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

Signal Processing and Communications Lab Seminars

Challenges and Opportunities in Computational Imaging and Sensing

Prof. Pier Luigi Dragotti, Imperial College London.

JDB Seminar Room, CUED.

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

NLIP Seminar Series

Title to be confirmed

Maria Liakata (University of Warwick/Alan Turing Institute).

FW26, Computer Laboratory.

Friday 15 May 2020, 12:00-13:00

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

CUED Control Group Seminars

TBD

Cyrus Mostajeran, University of Cambridge.

Cambridge University Engineering Department, TBD.

Thursday 21 May 2020, 14:00-15:00

Computer Laboratory Systems Research Group Seminar

Performance in the age of Cloud Computing

Diana Andreea Popescu (Computer Lab).

FW26, Computer Laboratory, William Gates Building.

Thursday 21 May 2020, 15:00-16:00

Information Engineering Distinguished Lecture Series

A mathematical theory of deep neural networks

Prof. Helmut Bolcskei, ETH Zurich.

Department of Engineering - LT1.

Friday 22 May 2020, 12:00-13:00

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

CUED Control Group Seminars

TBD

Fulvio Forni, University of Cambridge.

Cambridge University Engineering Department, Seminar Room JDB.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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