MRC LMB Seminar Series

LMB Seminar - Mechanisms of Translational Control: From Viral Hijacking to Codon-Dependent mRNA Surveillance - In person only

Takuhiro Ito, RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences.

In person in the Max Perutz Lecture Theatre (CB2 0QH) .

Monday 01 September 2025, 11:00-12:00

MRC LMB Seminar Series

LMB Seminar - The structures and mechanisms that maintain ciliary proteostasis - In person only

Alan Brown, Harvard Medical School.

In person in the Max Perutz Lecture Theatre (CB2 0QH) .

Monday 15 September 2025, 11:00-12:00

MRC LMB Seminar Series

LMB Seminar - Ribosome Upside Down: Co-translational Protein Biogenesis at the Tunnel Exit - In person only

Nenad Ban - ETH Zürich.

In person in the Max Perutz Lecture Theatre (CB2 0QH) .

Wednesday 17 September 2025, 11:00-12:00

MRC LMB Seminar Series

LMB Seminar - Title TBC

Hiroaki Suga - The University of Tokyo.

In person in the Max Perutz Lecture Theatre (CB2 0QH) and via Zoom link https://mrc-lmb-cam-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/96488916942?pwd=BpCGRwD8hD8ec89yfaJ0yKPmV3o6lv.1.

Monday 29 September 2025, 11:00-12:00

MRC LMB Seminar Series

LMB Seminar - Title TBC

Bonnie Bassler, Princeton University.

In person in the Max Perutz Lecture Theatre (CB2 0QH) and via Zoom link https://mrc-lmb-cam-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/99006584805?pwd=yFgF0P1zMvOJEKkOES4eNPpntaUodk.1.

Monday 13 October 2025, 11:00-12:00

Cambridge Philosophical Society

Our Chiral Universe

Professor David Tong.

Bristol-Myers Squibb Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Monday 13 October 2025, 18:00-19:00

Theory of Condensed Matter

Title to be confirmed

Arijeet Pal, UCL.

Seminar Room 3, RDC.

Thursday 16 October 2025, 14:00-15:15

Physics and Chemistry of Solids Group

Using nuclear imaging, numerical simulation, and lightweight AI to optimise industrial systems

Kit Windows-Yule, School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Birmingham.

Seminar Room West, Room A0.015, Ray Dolby Centre, Cavendish Laboratory.

Thursday 16 October 2025, 15:00-16:00

Cambridge Society for the Application of Research (CSAR)

Artificial Intelligence in Radiotherapy

Professor Raj Jena, Clinical Professor, Data Science & Machine Learning in Radiotherapy, University of Cambridge Department of Oncology.

Location: Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, and Zoom.

Monday 20 October 2025, 19:30-21:00

Hills Coffee Talks

Title TBC

Dr. Weiyang Wang (University of Chinese Academy of Sciences).

TBC.

Tuesday 21 October 2025, 11:15-12:00

Theory of Condensed Matter

Title to be confirmed

Prof. Felix Flicker (Bristol).

Seminar Room 3, RDC.

Thursday 23 October 2025, 14:00-15:30

Physics and Chemistry of Solids Group

Additive manufacture

Paul Hooper, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College.

Seminar Room West, Room A0.015, Ray Dolby Centre, Cavendish Laboratory.

Thursday 23 October 2025, 15:00-16:00

Cambridge Philosophical Society

Reflections on dementia research and ageing societies

Professor Carol Brayne CBE - Cambridge Institute of Public Health.

Bristol-Myers Squibb Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Monday 27 October 2025, 18:00-19:00

Theory of Condensed Matter

Electronic response to ion projectiles traversing matter from first principles

Prof. Emilio Artacho (Cambridge & Nanogune).

Seminar Room 3, RDC.

Thursday 30 October 2025, 14:00-15:30

MRC LMB Seminar Series

LMB Seminar - Title TBC

David Klenerman, University of Cambridge.

In person in the Max Perutz Lecture Theatre (CB2 0QH) and via Zoom link https://mrc-lmb-cam-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/94171771196?pwd=LbKuOThopk72DktYw3WJWcjBOGlKgG.1.

Monday 03 November 2025, 11:00-12:00

Genetics Seminar

Title to be confirmed

Host – Kate Baker

Professor Benoit Marteyn from Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology (IBMC), University of Strasbourg.

Biffen Lecture theatre and Zoom.

Thursday 06 November 2025, 14:00-15:00

HEP phenomenology joint Cavendish-DAMTP seminar

Parton showers beyond leading colour

Jeffrey R. Forshaw (Manchester U.).

Ray Dolby Centre, Seminar Room - North (Floor: 0 A0.019).

Friday 07 November 2025, 16:00-17:00

Physics and Chemistry of Solids Group

Nanoscale thermodynamics

Andrew Briggs, Department of Materials, The University of Oxford.

The Cluster Room, A0.022, Ray Dolby Centre, Cavendish Laboratory.

Thursday 13 November 2025, 15:00-16:00

Cambridge Society for the Application of Research (CSAR)

CSAR Lecture: Biopharmaceutical Development - The Journey from Molecule to Medicine

Professor Nicholas Darton, Associate Director of Biopharmaceutical Development at AstraZeneca, Honorary Professor of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology at the University of Nottingham.

Location: Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, and Zoom.

Monday 17 November 2025, 19:30-21:00

Genetics Seminar

Title to be confirmed

Host - Ritwick Sawarkar

Dr Germano Cecere from Department of Developmental and Stem Cell Biology, Institut Pasteur, Paris.

Biffen Lecture theatre and Zoom.

Thursday 20 November 2025, 14:00-15:00

Physics and Chemistry of Solids Group

Challenges and opportunities in understanding the dynamic behaviour of engineering materials under complex loading paths

Antonio Pellegrino, Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Bath.

Seminar Room West, Room A0.015, Ray Dolby Centre, Cavendish Laboratory.

Thursday 20 November 2025, 15:00-16:00

Genetics Seminar

Title to be confirmed

Host - Charlotte Houldcroft

Dr Katrina Lythgoe from Department of Biology, University of Oxford.

Biffen Lecture theatre and Zoom.

Thursday 27 November 2025, 14:00-15:00

Theory of Condensed Matter

Title to be confirmed

Andres Perez Fadon, Imperial College.

Seminar Room 3, RDC.

Thursday 04 December 2025, 14:00-15:15

Genetics Seminar

Title to be confirmed

Host - Lin Wang

Professor Aleksandra Walczak from Laboratoire de physique, l’École Normale Supérieure, Paris.

Biffen Lecture theatre tbc and Zoom.

Thursday 22 January 2026, 14:00-15:00

Darwin College Lecture Series

Title to be confirmed

Professor Hans Slabberkoorn, Leiden University.

Lady Mitchell Hall, Sidgwick Avenue.

Friday 23 January 2026, 17:30-18:30

Genetics Seminar

Title to be confirmed

Host - Aylwyn Scally

Dr James DiFrisco from The Francis Crick Institute, London.

Biffen Lecture theatre tbc and Zoom.

Thursday 29 January 2026, 14:00-15:00

Darwin College Lecture Series

Title to be confirmed

Dr Carole Pegg, University of Cambridge.

Lady Mitchell Hall, Sidgwick Avenue.

Friday 30 January 2026, 17:30-18:30

Cambridge Philosophical Society

Emergent laws in structural vibration with application to the design of engineering systems

Emeritus Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge.

Bristol-Myers Squibb Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Monday 02 February 2026, 18:00-19:00

Darwin College Lecture Series

Title to be confirmed

Dr Ibrahim Baltagi, Lebanese American University.

Lady Mitchell Hall, Sidgwick Avenue.

Friday 06 February 2026, 17:30-18:30

Genetics Seminar

Title to be confirmed

Host – Antoine Hocher

Dr Tom Williams from Bristol Palaeobiology Research Group, University of Bristol.

Biffen Lecture theatre tbc and Zoom.

Thursday 12 February 2026, 14:00-15:00

Darwin College Lecture Series

Song in the Ancient World: Echoes of Religion and Resistance

Dr Matthew Gordley, Carlow University.

Lady Mitchell Hall, Sidgwick Avenue.

Friday 13 February 2026, 17:30-18:30

Cambridge Philosophical Society

What insect-watching can tell us about the evolution of animal behaviour

Dr William Foster.

Bristol-Myers Squibb Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Monday 16 February 2026, 18:00-19:00

Darwin College Lecture Series

Title to be confirmed

Dr Carola Darwin, Royal College of Music.

Lady Mitchell Hall, Sidgwick Avenue.

Friday 20 February 2026, 17:30-18:30

Genetics Seminar

Title to be confirmed

Hosts – Ben Steventon and Alex Cagan

Professor Richard White from Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, University of Oxford.

Biffen Lecture theatre tbc and Zoom.

Thursday 26 February 2026, 14:00-15:00

Darwin College Lecture Series

Title to be confirmed

Professor Conny Aerts, KU Leuven.

Lady Mitchell Hall, Sidgwick Avenue.

Friday 27 February 2026, 17:30-18:30

Cambridge Philosophical Society

What is Digital Identity all about?

Professor Jon Crowcroft. Computer Lab, at the University of Cambridge.

Bristol-Myers Squibb Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Monday 02 March 2026, 18:00-19:00

Darwin College Lecture Series

Title to be confirmed

Professor Issa Boulos, University of Chicago.

Lady Mitchell Hall, Sidgwick Avenue.

Friday 06 March 2026, 17:30-18:30

Genetics Seminar

Title to be confirmed

Host - Marco Geymonat

Dr Simonetta Piatti from Centre de Recherche en Biologie Cellulaire de Montpellier.

Biffen Lecture theatre tbc and Zoom.

Thursday 12 March 2026, 14:00-15:00

Darwin College Lecture Series

Title to be confirmed

Richard Morrison, The Times.

Lady Mitchell Hall, Sidgwick Avenue.

Friday 13 March 2026, 17:30-18:30

Cambridge Philosophical Society

Evaluating scientific papers, and their authors, at the Royal Society of London, c.1780-1980

Professor Aileen Fyfe, University of St Andrews.

Bristol-Myers Squibb Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Monday 16 March 2026, 18:00-19:00

Genetics Seminar

Title to be confirmed

Host - Ben Steventon

Professor Rebecca Heald, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California, Berkeley.

Biffen Lecture theatre tbc and Zoom.

Thursday 30 April 2026, 14:00-15:00