Sainsbury Laboratory Seminars


2011-02-22 16:00: The timing of cell divisions underlies developmental patterning in Arabidopsis (Dr Adrienne Roeder, California Institute of Technology)

2011-04-18 16:00: Plant Organs Regeneration: Measuring Self-Organisation (Dr Giovanni Sena, New York University)

2011-04-27 14:00: The Future of Plant Science (Heads of 5 Plant Research Institutes in East Anglia)

2011-08-15 16:00: Specification of New Cell Populations in Arabidopsis Root (Dr Miguel Moreno-Risueno - Duke University)

2011-08-16 16:00: Imaging Structure and Function in Biological Systems (Dr James A.J. Fitzpatrick, Waitt Advanced Biophotonics Center, Salk Institute for Biological Studies)

2011-08-19 16:00: Chemical and Genetic Dissection of ABA Signaling (Dr Sean Cutler, University of California, Riverside, Department of Botany and Plant Sciences)

2011-08-25 10:00: 3D  and  4D  Image  Visualization  &  Analysis - Workshop with IMARIS (Dr Delisa Gracia, Bitplane)

2011-09-05 00:00: The Sainsbury Laboratory Computational Workshop (Speaker to be confirmed)

2011-09-19 16:00: PINs and Knots: Auxin-transport mediated patterning in the grasses (Devin O’Connor, University of California, Berkeley, Department of Plant & Microbial Biology)

2011-10-03 16:00: Building a wall: Genetics of exine formation in Arabidopsis pollen (Dr Anna Dobrista, University of Chicago, Department of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology)

2011-10-05 09:00: Real-time PCR Training Course (Chris Maddren - LifeTech Field Application Scientist)

2011-10-10 16:00: Stochastic signal encoding strategies in cells (James Locke, Department of Biology, California Institute of Technology)

2011-10-11 16:00: Exploring the dynamics of stem cell maintenance in the shoot apical meristem through computational models (Vijay Chikarmane, California Institute of Technology)

2011-10-17 16:00: Evolution of gene content in cellular organisms, viruses and in the Last Universal Common Ancestor (Dr Arcady Mushegian, Director of Bioinformatics Center, Stowers Institute for Medical Research)

2011-10-18 16:00: Similarity measures, similarity searches, and network inferences on genome-wide datasets (Dr Arcady Mushegian, Director of Bioinformatics Center, Stowers Institute for Medical Research)

2011-12-05 16:00: From cell-specific genome expression to specific cell fate determination (Dr Yuling Jiao, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences)

2012-01-24 14:00: How to change your fate - The control of flowering time in plants (Dr Katja Jaeger, John Innes Centre)

2012-02-01 16:00: It takes two to tango: Hormones and transcription factors in shoot meristem control (Professor Jan Lohmann)

2012-02-22 16:00: Design of Light Perception Networks: Learning from Nature (Dr Christian Fleck, University of Freiburg)

2012-03-06 16:00: RNA Biology of Plant Embryos (Dr Michael Nodine, Whitehead Institute, MIT)

2012-04-02 14:30: Indeterminate1: transcriptional and metabolite changes associated with the autonomous floral transition in maize (Viktoriya Coneva, University of Guelph, Canada)

2012-04-11 16:00: Understanding the mechanical cell wall: Towards a mechano-molecular framework of cell and tissue growth in plants (Dr Siobhan Braybrook, Institute of Plant Sciences, Berne)

2012-04-19 16:00: Clonal deletion analysis and cell death in the root stem cell niche (Guy Wachsman, Technion Institute)

2012-04-24 16:00: Qualitative Analysis of Patterns Induced by Active Transport and Auxin (Dr Etienne Farcot, CIRAD / UMR AGAP, Virtual Plants, Montpellier)

2012-05-01 16:00: Plant pathogen effectors as probes to elucidate plant processes (Dr Sebastian Schornack, Sainsbury laboratory, John Innes Centre Norwich)

2012-05-14 12:15: The Arabidopsis immune system and root microbiome (Professor Jeff Dangl, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill)

2012-05-22 13:30: How cell walls mechanically control growth (Dr Siobhan Braybrook, University of Bern)

2012-05-22 14:10: Finding love: Intercellular communication during plant reproduction (Dr Sharon Kessler, University of Zurich)

2012-05-22 14:50: DNA methylation dynamics during sexual reproduction in Arabidopsis thaliana (Dr Pauline Jullien, ETH Zürich)

2012-05-22 15:50: Plant pathogen effectors as probes to elucidate plant processes (Dr Sebastian Schorack, The Sainsbury Laboratory, Norwich)

2012-05-22 16:30: Positional information by differential endocytosis splits auxin response to drive Arabidopsis root meristem growth (Dr Emanuele Scacchi, University of Lausanne)

2012-05-23 09:00: Can we make Arabidopsis into Striga? (Dr Yuichiro Tsuchiya, University of Toronto)

2012-05-23 09:40: A novel carotenoid-derived molecule functions in periodic root branching (Dr Jaimie van Norman, Duke University)

2012-05-23 10:20: Smoke and mirrors: The curious connection between post-fire germination and shoot branching regulation (Dr David Nelson, University of Georgia)

2012-05-23 11:20: Hormonal networks in plant development: Fundamentally simple? (Dr Tom Bennett, University of Cambridge Department of Plant Sciences)

2012-05-23 12:00: Quantifying leaf morphology: perspectives on development, environmental regulation, and natural variation in leaf shape and size (Dr Daniel Chitwood, University of California, Davis)

2012-05-23 13:30: Adaptation to the environment in Arabidopsis thaliana (Dr Angela Hancock, University of Vienna)

2012-05-23 14:10: The footprint of mating system shift and colonization on the genome of a young species (Dr Daniel Koenig, Max Planck Institute)

2012-05-23 14:50: Scratching the surface: Evolutionary developmental genetics of the land plant cuticle (Dr Sam Brockington, University of Cambridge Department of Plant Sciences)

2012-06-12 14:30: The role of temperature and HOS1 in seed dormancy control (Sarah Kendall, University of Exeter, Penfield lab)

2012-06-15 15:00: The Same or Different? Control of flowering time in the model legume Medicago (Professor Jo Putterill, University of Auckland)

2012-06-18 14:30: The impact of heritable DNA methylation (Sandra Cortijo, Université Paris Sud 11, V. Colot lab)

2012-07-12 16:00: Functions for some evolutionarily conserved transcription regulators in rice inflorescence and flower development (Dr. Usha Vijayraghavan, Department of Microbiology & Cell Biology, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore)

2012-07-26 16:00: Towards a quantitative mechanical model of plant cells and tissues (Richard Smith, University of Bern Department of Plant Sciences)

2012-08-21 09:00: Computational Biology Workshop (Jill Harrison, Department of Plant Sciences, Cambridge)

2012-08-21 10:00: Computational Biology Workshop (Vijay Chickarmane, Caltech)

2012-08-22 09:00: Computational Biology Workshop (Julio Saez-Rodriguez, EBI)

2012-08-22 10:00: Computational Biology Workshop (Richard Morris, JIC)

2012-08-23 09:00: Computational Biology Workshop (Markus Grebe, UPSC)

2012-08-23 10:00: Computational Biology Workshop (Malcolm Bennett, Nottingham)

2012-08-24 09:00: Computational Biology Workshop (Enrico Scarpella, U Alberta)

2012-08-24 10:00: Computational Biology Workshop (Przemek Prusinkiewicz, Calgary)

2012-08-27 09:15: Computational Biology Workshop (Phil Wigge, SLCU, Cambridge)

2012-08-27 10:15: Computational Biology Workshop (James Locke, SLCU, Cambridge)

2012-08-28 09:15: Computational Biology Workshop (Petros Koumoutsakos, ETH Zurich)

2012-08-28 10:15: Computational Biology Workshop (Olivier Hamant, ENS-Lyon)

2012-08-29 09:15: Computational Biology Workshop (Christophe Godin, INRIA and Jan Traas, ENS-Lyon)

2012-08-29 10:15: Computational Biology Workshop (Richard Smith, Bern)

2012-08-30 09:15: Computational Biology Workshop (Eric Mjolsness, UCI)

2012-08-30 10:15: Computational Biology Workshop (Alistair Middleton, Heidelberg)

2012-08-31 09:15: Computational Biology Workshop (Jim Haseloff, Plant Sciences, Cambridge)

2012-08-31 10:15: Computational Biology Workshop (Ray Goldstein, DAMTP, Cambridge)

2012-10-10 16:00: Connecting sugar-sensing with Arabidopsis meristem activation (Professor Xuelin Wu, University of Southern California, LA)

2012-10-29 16:00: Epigenetic reprogramming during sexual reproduction in plants (Fred Berger, Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, Singapore)

2012-11-07 16:00: Grass Cell Walls: Investigating the Molecular Mechanism of (1,3;1,4)-β- Glucan Biosynthesis etcetera (Professor Tony Bacic, The University of Melbourne)

2012-11-09 11:00: Integrated Circuits in Plants (Prof Ben J.G. Scheres, Plant Systems Biology Group,  Wageningen University & Research Centre)

2012-11-21 16:00: Characterising receptor complexes and endosomal proteomes during plant defence responses (Dr Alex Jones,The Sainsbury Laboratory, Norwich Research Park)

2012-12-12 16:00: Regulation of cellulose synthesis - the cytoskeleton, trafficking and beyond (Dr Staffan Persson, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology)

2012-12-13 14:00: A novel regulator of shoot stem cell proliferation in Arabidopsis (Dr Christoph Schuster, Centre for Organismal Studies (COS) Heidelberg)

2012-12-13 16:00: All-atom Monte Carlo approach to protein dynamics and interactions (Steffan Wallin,  Assistant Professor Computational Biology and Biological Physics, Lund University)

2013-03-27 14:00: Beyond symmetry and asymmetry: Complexity and the stability of ecological networks (Dr Anje-Margriet Neutel, Biosphere Complexity Analyst, British Antarctic Survey)

2013-04-03 14:00: Microbial pathogen effectors modulate plant development and plant-insect interactions (Dr Saskia A. Hogenhout, Department of Disease and Stress Biology, The John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park)

2013-04-10 14:00: The plant circadian clock in the lab and the field (Dr Seth Davis, Department of Plant Developmental Biology, Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research)

2013-04-16 16:00: Epigenetics and transgenerational inheritance (Prof Jerzy Paszkowski, Laboratory of Plant Genetics, University of Geneva)

2013-04-19 14:00: Mechanics dictates the differentiation switch in the heart: how to choose between the muscle and blood vessel? (Andre Levchenko, Johns Hopkins University )

2013-04-24 14:00: Life on the edge: transcription factors that regulate organ boundaries in Arabidopsis (Patricia Springer,  Department of Botany and Plant Sciences,  Center for Plant Cell Biology,  University of California Riverside)

2013-05-01 14:00: Jasmonates from top to bottom – functions in development and biotic interactions of plants  (Bettina Hause, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Halle, Germany)

2013-05-08 14:00: From gravitropism to dynamical posture control: proprioception in plants (Bruno Moulia, Research Director, INRA)

2013-05-15 14:00: Modelling Notch-mediated cellular decision making (Professor Nick Monk, University of Sheffield)

2013-05-21 13:10: The “Endless Forms”: Genetics, Development, and Evolution of Flower Colour and Shape (Dr Yaowu Yuan, University of Connecticut)

2013-05-21 13:50: Uncovering the genomic landscape of speciation through population-level resequencing of two Aquilegia species (Dr Daniele Filiault, Gregor Mendel Institute of Molecular Plant Biology)

2013-05-21 14:30: Adaptation and its genetic basis in plants  (Dr Marco Todesco, University of British Columbia)

2013-05-21 15:30: The blossoms and the roots of developmental evolution in genotype-phenotype maps (Dr Ulises Rosas, New York University)

2013-05-21 16:10: Genome-wide association study of drought tolerance in A.thaliana  (Dr Artur Korte, Gregor Mendel Institute of Molecular Plant Biology)

2013-05-21 16:50: Shifting protein-protein interactions in the evolution of the grasses: when, how, and why?  (Dr Madelaine Bartlett, Brigham Young University)

2013-05-22 09:30: Using evolutionary sequence variation to make inferences about protein structure and function (Dr Lucy Colwell, Harvard University)

2013-05-22 10:10: Rewiring cell fate decisions to uncover MAPK specificity in the stomatal lineage (Dr Diego Wengier, Stanford University)

2013-05-22 11:10: Applying system metabolism to improve synthetic metabolism (Dr Arren Bar-Even, Weizmann Institute of Science)

2013-05-22 11:50: Mechanical regulation of morphogenesis at the shoot apex (Dr Naomi Nakayama, ENS, Lyon)

2013-05-22 13:30: Stochasticity and regulation in plant tissue growth  (Dr Karen Alim, Harvard University)

2013-05-22 14:10: Endodermal cell responses and size control regulate lateral root formation (Dr Joop Vermeer, University of Lausanne)

2013-05-22 14:50: Morphogenetic mechanisms underlying germinal and somatic fate acquisition in maize anthers (Tim Kelliher, Stanford University)

2013-05-22 15:50: Unravelling the calcium machinery responsible for the nucleoplasmic calcium oscillation in legume symbioses  (Dr Myriam Charpentier, John Innes Centre)

2013-05-22 16:30: Intracellular Protein Transport in Plants  (Dr Michael Sauer, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna)

2013-05-29 14:00: Tipping Points in Social, Economic and Biological Systems (Dr Philip Garnett, Tipping Points Project, Department of Anthropology, Durham University)

2013-06-05 14:00: The SnRK1 signaling pathway – connecting environmental stress and plant growth (Dr Elena Baena González, Plant Stress Signaling, Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal )

2013-06-12 14:00: Bioimaging across scale: from cells to embryos (Dr. Lars Hufnagel, European Molecular Biology Laboratory - EMBL )

2013-07-10 14:00: Structural variability in plant genomes. The case of Cucurbits. (Professor Pere Puigdomènech. Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics. CSIC-IRTA-UAB_UB. Barcelona. Spain)

2013-07-17 16:00: OPDA perception and signalling - a novel plant regulatory network (Dr Andrea Chini, Department of Plant Molecular Genetics, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid)

2013-07-31 14:00: Universal mechanisms mediating the early response of plant roots to environmental stresses (Professor Xu Jian)

2013-08-01 16:00: Understanding plant development - a computational morphodynamics approach (Henrik Jönsson, Department of Astronomy and Theoretical Physics Lund University)

2013-08-19 14:00: Title to be confirmed (David Rand, University of Warkick)

2013-08-19 15:15: A novel gradient forming mechanism for the PLT gradient mantains stable root zonation dynamics during fast tropic responses (Kirsten ten Tusscher)

2013-08-20 09:15: Specificity and cross-talk in the cytokinin perception network (Vijay Chickarmane, California Institute of Technology)

2013-08-20 10:00: Compressible components reveal network architectures (Sebastian Ahnert (University of Cambridge))

2013-08-20 11:15: Transcriptional regulation of lineage commitment: computational mdeling on the stochastic nature of cell fate decisions (Jose Teles, University College London)

2013-08-21 09:15: Reduced models of circadian clock networks (Ozgur Akman, University of Exeter)

2013-08-21 10:00: Using large dataset analysis to reveal temperature  and light dependent changes in clock  network topology (Anthony Hall, University of Liverpool )

2013-08-21 11:15: An update model of the Arabidopsis circadian clock (Carl Troein, Lund University)

2013-08-22 09:15: Modeling stem cell population dynamics in the C. elegans germline (Hillel Kugler, Microsoft Research)

2013-08-22 10:00: Programming languages for synthetic biological systems (Andrew Phillips, Microsoft Research )

2013-08-22 11:15: Plant reprogramming using DNA binding domains with custom sequence specificity (Sebastian Schornack (University of Cambridge))

2013-08-23 09:15: Auxin signalling and transport in leaf venation (Enrico Scarpella University of Alberta)

2013-08-23 10:00: Adding a dimension to embryogenesis: the role of auxin in cell division (Pierre Barbier de Reuille, University of Bern)

2013-08-23 11:15: The rewardsand pitfalls of computational modelling (Graeme Mitchison, University of Cambridge)

2013-08-26 14:00: The Vleaf plataform for modelling the molecular and mechanistic basis of organ growth regulation (Gerrit Beemster, University of Antwerp)

2013-08-26 15:30: Cytokinin signaling in shoot and root of Arabidopsis thaliana (Christian Fleck, Wageningen UR)

2013-08-27 09:15: The mechanical identity of stem cells in Arabidopsis (Arezki Boudaoud, ENS-Lyon)

2013-08-27 10:00: Modeling plant cells in 3D (Richard Smith, Max Planck Institute Cologne)

2013-08-27 11:15: Biomechanical analysis of stalk failure in maize (Douglas Cook, NYU Abu Dhabi)

2013-08-28 09:15: The groovy side of biomechanics (Olivier Hamant, ENS-Lyon)

2013-08-28 10:00: Why are they fractal? The interplay between geometry and physics in the development of plant form (Przemyslaw Prusinkiewicz, University of Calgary)

2013-08-28 11:15: Title to be confirmed (Jan Trass, ENS-Lyon/Christophe Godin INRIA)

2013-08-29 09:15: Modeling the mechanics of cellular expansion (Rosemary Dyson, University of Birmingham)

2013-08-29 10:00: Modelling multicellular mechanics in root growth (Oliver Jensen, University of Manchester)

2013-08-29 11:15: Multiscale Cell Based Modelling of Tissues (James Osborne, University of Oxford )

2013-08-30 09:15: The mechanics of growth in walled cell (KC Huang, Stanford University)

2013-08-30 10:00: Material properties and higher-order structure of the cell nucleus define new stem cell phenotypes (Kevin Chalut, university of Cambridge)

2013-08-30 11:15: Title to be confirmed (Eric Mijolsness, University of California Irvine)

2013-09-09 16:00: The role of RNA silencing in Arabidopsis defence against the fungal pathogen Verticillium (Mireille van Damme- Postdoc at Wageningen UR)

2013-09-10 16:00: Investigating the molecular bases of plant quantitative disease resistance using Arabidopsis natural variation (Sylvain Raffaele (INRA, Toulouse))

2013-09-12 16:00: Genetic control of vascular development in plants (Prof Ykä Helariutta, Research Director, University of Helsinki )

2013-09-16 16:00: New Insights into Shade Avoidance and Gene Expression Evolution in Arabidopsis and Tomato (Dr Julin Maloof, University of California-Davis)

2013-09-17 16:00: A clockwork green: understanding the plant circadian clock and its outputs (Dr Stacey Harmer, University of California-Davis)

2013-09-20 14:00: Two penetration-specific RXLR effectors from Phytophthora parasitica interfere with plant development and hormone physiology (E. Evangelisti, Université de Nice Sophia Antipolis)

2013-10-21 16:00: Light and hormonal control of plant development: Application of the knowledge gained in Arabidopsis to crops. (Salomé Prat Spanish National Centre for Biotechnology (Centro Nacional de Biotecnología, CNB))

2013-11-04 16:00: The Plant Immune System and Root Microbiome (Prof. Jeff L. Dangl.John N. Couch Professor.HHMI and Dept. of Biology.Carolina Center for Genome Sciences)

2013-11-06 13:00: On time delivery - the challenge of intracellular transport logistics (Anja Geitmann, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Montreal)

2013-12-03 11:00: Plant - microbe interactions: when evolution joins the party (Pierre-Marc Delaux, University of Wisconsin, Madison; USA)

2014-02-19 16:00: Plant steroids act as Decision-Making molecules at the interface of growth and defences  (Youssef Belkhadir, Atlas Genomics)

2014-03-26 16:00: Pattern recognition receptors: From the cell surface to endosomal trafficking (Silke Robatzke, The Sainsbury Laboratory, Norwich Research Park)

2014-03-31 16:00: Understanding and engineering salinity tolerance in crop plants (Mark Tester, King Abdullah University of Science & Technology, Saudi Arabia)

2014-04-01 11:00: Reorientations of polarity fields during the generation of 3D outgrowths (Katie Abley, JIC)

2014-04-02 16:00: A quantitative biodiversity theory in the lab: r, K, niches, trade-offs, bacteria ignoring the competitive exclusion principle…and antimicrobials. (Robert Beardmore, Exeter University)

2014-04-09 16:00: Talking with the neighbours: Understanding spatial accommodation in plant development ( Joop E.M. Vermeer, Department of Plant Molecular Biology (DBMV), University of Lausanne)

2014-04-16 16:00: To grow or not to grow - auxin-dependent differential growth regulation (Jürgen Kleine-Vehn, Universität für Bodenkultur Wien (BOKU))

2014-04-23 16:00: ABC Transporters involved in phytohormone transport  (Enrico Martinoia, Institute of Plant Biology, University of Zurich, Zollikerstrasse 107, 8008 Zurich, Switzerland)

2014-04-30 16:00: On the origins of mycorrhizal symbioses (Martin Bidartondo, Division of Biology, Imperial College London & The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew)

2014-05-07 16:00: Seeing the invisible - UV-B perception and signalling in plants (Roman Ulm, Department of Botany and Plant Biology, University of Geneva)

2014-05-14 16:00: Evolution and development of early land plant rooting systems (Prof Liam Dolan, Sherardian Professor of Botany, University of Oxford)

2014-05-16 13:00: Genetic and epigenetic diversity of maize: A plant breeding perspective (Antoni Rafalski, DuPont-Pioneer, Wilmington, Delaware, USA)

2014-05-16 16:00:  Food Security, Biotechnology and Genetic Modification-A Mature Conversation (Professor Ottoline Leyser (Director of the Sainsbury Laboratory) Professor Andy Stirling (Professor of Science and Technology Policy, University of Sussex) Doctor Emmanuel Okogbenin (Director of Technical Operations, African Agricultural Technology Founda)

2014-05-17 14:00: The Transformational Role of Plants in Meeting the Zero Hunger Challenge (Professor M S Swaminathan)

2014-05-21 16:00: RNA: self vs non-self (Eric Miska, Gurdon Institute, University of Cambridge)

2014-05-28 16:00: Light, temperature and plant development (Keara Franklin, University of Bristol)

2014-06-04 16:00: Microtubule array patterning in the axially growing hypocotyl cell (Sidney Shaw, Indiana Molecular Biology Institute, Department of Biology, Indiana University, Bloomington)

2014-06-10 16:00: Taking QTL mapping in multiparental populations to the next dimension: searching for epistasis ( Dr Emma Huang, CSIRO, Australia)

2014-06-11 16:00: Manipulating plant cell wall polysaccharide synthesis to understand cell wall architecture  (Paul Dupree, Biochemistry, University of Cambridge)

2014-06-18 16:00: Morphodynamics of lateral root formation in Arabidopsis thaliana (Alexis Maizel, University of Heidelberg)

2014-06-19 14:30: Engineering crops for resistance to disease and tolerance of environmental stress (Pamela C. Ronald, The Genome Center, University of California, Davis)

2014-06-25 16:00: Redox sensing and communication, synchronizing two genomes in response to light (Åsa Strand, Department of Plant Physiology, Umeå University)

2014-07-02 16:00: License to kill: The acquisition of cell death competency during plant development (Moritz K. Nowack, VIB Department of Plant Systems Biology, Ghent University)

2014-07-09 16:00: Epigenetic regulation by trxG and PcG in Arabidopsis (Professor Zinmay Renee Sung, Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California, Berkeley)

2014-07-16 16:00: Epigenetic control of cellular reprogramming in Arabidopsis (Keiko Sugimoto, Cell Function Research Team Leader, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science)

2014-07-22 14:20: Steering (or not) towards light: Flagellar photoresponse in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii (Kyriacos Leptos, University of Cambridge)

2014-07-22 15:05: Resource-aware auxin signalling in Arabidopsis? (Micha Hersch, University of Lausanne)

2014-07-22 16:10: Computational modelling of growth regulation by auxin responses during gravitropism (John Fozard, Nottingham University)

2014-07-22 16:55: A simple model of the interaction between tropisms and perceptions (Renaud Bastien, Harvard University)

2014-07-23 09:30: Root microbiome assembly: the search for host modulation factors (Sur Herrera Paredes, University of North Carolina)

2014-07-23 10:35: Extending Plants - a novel method to understand the mechanics of development (Sarah Robinson, University of Bern)

2014-07-23 11:20: Mechanotransductive activation of mesoderm invagination triggered by stochastic apex cell pulsations in early Drosophila embryos (Démosthène Mitrossilis, Institut Curie, Paris)

2014-07-23 13:30: Quantitative Investigation of Transcription Dynamics in Development and Growth (Adam Corrigan, University College, London)

2014-07-23 14:15: Transcription Factor Kinetics in Living Cells (Petter Hammar, Uppsala University)

2014-07-23 15:20: A theoretical approach to investigate how boundaries are shaped in developing tissues (Maryam Aliee, ENS-Lyon)

2014-07-30 16:00: Planar and outer membrane polarity in the Arabidopsis root epidermis (Markus Grebe,  Institute for Biochemistry and Biology, University of Potsdam)

2014-08-19 16:00: Cell-type resolution epigenomes reveal a unique DNA methylation state within the Arabidopsis root meristem (Ryan Lister, The University of Western Australia)

2014-10-01 16:00: Plant cell biology: endocytosis and cell signalling (Dr Clara Sanchez Rodriguez, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology)

2014-10-15 16:00: Self organising developmental systems and evolution (Dr Tom Bennett, Sainsbury Laboratory University of Cambridge)

2014-10-27 16:00: A close look at the master regulators: imaging phytohormones at high-resolution in vivo (Dr Alexander Jones, Carnegie Institution for Science)

2014-11-05 10:00: Dynamics of stem cell signalling pathways in plant meristems (Professor Rüdiger Simon, Heinrich-Heine University)

2014-11-05 16:00: Ad-ab boundaries: Organisers of plant development (Dr Marcus Heisler, European Molecular Biology Laboratory)

2014-11-12 16:00: Science from a sheet of paper (Dr Tadashi Tokieda, University of Cambridge)

2014-11-21 14:00: MAPK networks in Arabidopsis cell fate decisions: should I stay or should I go? (Dr Diego Wengier, Stanford University)

2014-11-25 16:00: From proteins to plants: Using algorithmic information theory to study biological evolution and development (Dr Sebastian Ahnert, Cavendish Laboratory University of Cambridge)

2015-01-26 15:00: Seasonal flowering in annual and perennial plants (Professor George Coupland (Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research))

2015-03-02 13:30: Molecular dissection of CLE signaling pathways in Arabidopsis (Professor Shinichiro Sawa, Kumamoto University)

2015-03-25 16:00: Control of Arabidopsis Petal Growth (Professor Vivian Irish, Yale University)

2015-04-28 16:00: Mechanisms for encoding integrated calcium signatures in plants (Dr Myriam Charpentier, John Innes Centre)

2015-04-29 16:00: The genomics of adaptation in plants: moving from model to non-model species (Dr Daniele Filiault, Gregor Mendel Institute)

2015-05-15 16:30: The Future of Sustainable Agriculture:Land Share or Land Sparing? (Panel discussion)

2015-05-16 14:00: Feeding the world without costing the eart: How can agriculture and biodiversity coexist? (Professor Andrew Balmford (Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge))

2015-05-21 16:00: The Evolution of RNA Polymerases IV and V: Understanding the Rise of Silencing in Plants (Rebecca Mosher, University of Arizona)

2015-05-27 16:00: Root Growth: fixed processes, flexible boundaries (Professor Tobias Baskin, UMass Amherst)

2015-05-29 14:00: Molecular mechanisms of phenotypic variation and evolvability (Dr Christine Queitsch, University of Washington)

2015-06-17 16:00: Connecting Biology to Mathematics by way of Symbolic Computing (Professor Eric Mjolsness, Leverhulme visiting Professor)

2015-06-24 16:00: Hormonal control of growth and patterning in the plant embryo (Professor Dolf Weijers)

2015-07-20 16:00: Making the right connections: graft formation in Arabidopsis (Charles Melnyk, Sainsbury Laboratory)

2015-07-23 16:00: Genes lost and found: Comparative developmental genetics in Brachypodium and Arabidopsis (Devin O'Connor)

2015-08-24 14:30: Cell complexes: A general mathematical framework for modelling development in 1, 2 and 3 dimensions (Professor Przemyslaw Prusinkiwicz (Department of Computer Science, University of Calgary))

2015-08-24 15:30: The emergence of positional information in ensembles of mouse ES cells (Professor Alfonso Martinez Arias ( Department of Genetics, University of Cambridge))

2015-08-25 09:00: Systematic approaches to the design and modelling of plant growth (Dr Jim Haseloff (University of Cambridge))

2015-08-25 10:00: Cell-based patterning in developing tissues (Professor Marta Ibanes (University of Barcelona))

2015-08-25 13:00: Spatial and temporal control in cell cycle regulation (Dr Silvia Santos (Imperial College London))

2015-08-25 14:00: The interplay between cell morphology and cell-cell signaling (Dr David Sprinzak (Tel Aviv University))

2015-08-26 09:00: Integrated models of cytoskeleton driven morphogenetic processes  (Dr Francois Nedelec ( EMBL, Heidelberg, Germany))

2015-08-26 10:00: The long and the short of it: modelling cytoskeletal dynamics in plants and beyond (Professor Bela Mulder (Amsterdam University))

2015-08-26 13:00: The endoplasmic reticulum acts as a gatekeeper to control nuclear auxin uptake (Professor Christian Fleck (Wageningen University))

2015-08-27 09:00: Title to be confirmed (Professor Henrik Jonsson (Sainsbury Laboratory, University of Cambridge))

2015-08-27 10:00: The importance of cellular variability in generating regular plant organs (Professor Adrienne Roeder)

2015-08-27 13:00: Molecular control of cellular collectives  (Dr Hyun Youk (Delft University of Technology))

2015-08-27 14:00: Spatio-temporal organization of bacterial biofilms (Dr Jordi Garcia-Ojalvo (University Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona))

2015-08-28 09:00: Separation of activation and repression in transcriptional networks  (Dr Carl Troein)

2015-08-28 10:00: Geometry of universal unfoldings and development: a case study after Corson and Siggia and discussion (Professor David Rand (University of Warwick))

2015-09-30 16:00: Unlocking plant intercellular channels: towards a mechanistic understanding of cell wall regulation around plasmodesmata (Yoselin Benitez Alfonso, University of Leeds)

2015-11-04 16:00: From bud set to bud break: molecular regulators of winter dormancy in trees (Isabel Marta Allona Alberich, Technical University of Madrid)

2015-11-25 16:00: Non-genetic inheritance of phenotype in mammals (Anne Ferguson-Smith (University of Cambridge))

2016-01-13 16:00: "Although the holes were rather small/ They had to count them all": An integrative analysis of cellular architecture and leaf function (Andrew Flemming, University of Sheffield (Sabbatical visitor at SLCU))

2016-01-27 16:00: Remodeling root cells for AM symbiosis’ (Maria Harrison, Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research)

2016-02-03 16:00: Genetic and epigenetic control of mobilomes : exploring the diversity of extrachromosomal circular DNA in plants  (Marie Mirouze, University of Perpignan, France)

2016-02-24 16:00: Expression homeostasis during DNA replication (Naama Barkai, Weizmann Institute of Science)

2016-02-25 10:00: Brassinosteroids, stem cell development and the power of Modulate Quiescence in Plants (Ana Caño Delgado, CRAG-CSIC, Barcelona, Spain)

2016-03-09 16:00: Noise and periodic patterns of morphogenesis in phyllotaxis. (Teva Vernoux, ENS Lyon)

2016-03-16 14:00: Mapping main and interacting QTLs within the arabidopsis multiparent RIL (AMPRIL) population (Dr Korbinian Schneeberger, Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Cologne, Germany)

2016-03-23 16:00: Evolution of sequence-specific anti-silencing by transposable elements in Arabidopsis (Tetsuji Kakutani, National Institute of Genetics)

2016-03-30 16:00: Unraveling chromatin dynamics during development (Miguel de Lucas, Durham University)

2016-04-18 13:00: Stressed! How plants cope through dynamic growth responses (Jose Dinneny, Carnegie Institution for Science)

2016-04-27 16:00: Legume-Rhizobia symbiosis:microbial signalling tacked on to root developmental program (Simona Radutoiu, Aarhus University)

2016-04-29 14:00: Temperature sensing in plant development (Dr Philip Wigge ( Sainsbury Laboratory))

2016-05-11 16:00: Symmetry breaking and multi-functionality – artificial vs. biological morphogenesis (Stoyan Smoukov (University of Cambridge))

2016-05-17 16:00: “Programmable” Ecosystems: Engineered Environments for the Study of Biosystems Development (Ludovico Cademartiri, Iowa State University)

2016-05-18 16:00: MscS-Like Mechanosensitive Ion Channels as Modular Sensors and Reporters of Membrane Tension (Elizabeth Haswell, Washington University in St. Louis (SLCU Sabbatical Visitor))

2016-05-25 16:00: Supergenes, Sex and Sociality (Laurent Keller, University of Lausanne)

2016-06-20 13:00: The endodermis as a checkpoint for nutrients (Marie Barberon, University of Lausanne)

2016-06-24 14:00: CANCELLED Circadian clock function and organisation in Arabidopsis thaliana (Paloma Mas, Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics (CRAG-CSIC))

2016-09-28 16:00: Live and let die – Arabidopsis interactions with fungal pathogens (Volker Lipka, Georg-August-University Goettingen)

2016-10-19 16:00: Elucidating and re-wiring gene regulatory networks mediating plant defence (Professor Katherine Denby, University of York)

2016-11-01 14:00: Beyond the rainbow: understanding the multiscale mechanisms of petal patterning  (Edwige Moyroud, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge)

2016-11-03 14:00: The influence of flowering behaviour on plant architecture in perennials  (Maria Albani, Botanical Institute, Cologne Biocenter, University of Cologne)

2016-11-08 14:00: Building and maintaining memory: transcriptional repressors and chromatin modifiers in plant developmental switches (Julia Questa, John Innes Centre, Norwich)

2016-11-10 10:00: Deciphering the role of cell wall signalling in plant development  (Sebastian Wolf, Centre for Organismal Studies, Heidelberg University)

2017-01-25 16:00: Molecular mechanisms of MADS-domain transcription factor function- an integrated approach  (Dr Chloe Zubieta (Biosciences and Biotechnology Institute of Grenoble))

2017-02-22 16:00: Small RNAs as morphogen-like signals in plant development (Professor Marja Timmermans (University of Tuebingen))

2017-03-20 11:00: Understanding nodulation for engineering nitrogen fixing cereals (Prof. Giles Oldroyd (John Innes Centre))

2017-03-22 16:00: CANCELLED Thorsten Hamman (Norwegian University of Science and Technology)- Cell wall surveillance: How do plant cells monitor integrity? (Thorsten Hamman (Norwegian University of Science and Technology))

2017-04-19 16:00: Flower development: from morphodynamics to morphomechanics. (Prof Jan Traas (ENS Lyon))

2017-04-26 16:00: The evolution of meiosis in response to genome duplication and environment in Arabidopsis arenosa  (Kirsten Bomblies (John Innes Centre))

2017-06-28 16:00: Cellular Dynamics and Signaling Molecules in Pollen Tube Guidance (Dr Tetsuya Higashiyama, Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (ITbM), Nagoya University Japan)

2017-06-29 11:00: Histone variants are essential for transmission of epigenetic information (Dr Frederic Berger, The Gregor Mendel Institute of Molecular Plant Biology, Vienna)

2017-07-26 16:00: New technologies to characterize bacterial two-component systems and repurpose them as sensors for synthetic biology applications (Jeff Tabor (Rice University))

2017-10-25 16:00: Katie Field - Symbiotic options for the conquest of land (Dr Katie Field, University of Leeds)

2017-11-29 16:00: The evolution of photosynthetic efficiency (Steve Kelly (University of Oxford))

2018-01-24 16:00: CANCELLED - Evolution discovers routes to exploit Brownian motion, thermal noise and structural fluctuations in protein signalling and allostery (Professor Tom McLeish (Durham University))

2018-02-19 09:30: Dynamics of Microbial Communities (Knut Drescher (MPI))

2018-02-26 09:30: Genotype-phenotype maps: from abstract models to protein structure and plant development (Sebastian Ahnert (SLCU))

2018-02-27 09:15: Theory of Cytoskeleton-driven Mechanisms (Francois Nedelec (EMBL Heidelberg))

2018-02-28 16:00:  Auxin and cytokinin regulation of root architecture - antagonism or synergy (Eva Benkova (IST Austria))

2018-03-05 09:30: Uncoupling the processes of development (Dr Sarah Robinson, University of Bern)

2018-03-07 16:00: Evolution and Engineering of Plant-Microbe Symbioses (Jean-Michel Ané (University of Wisconsin - Madison))

2018-03-14 09:00: Deciphering the stochastic kinetics of gene regulation (Ido Golding (Baylor College of Medicine))

2018-04-25 16:00: Auxin, glucosinolates, and drought tolerance: What's the connection? (Mark Estelle (University of California - San Diego) )

2018-04-30 13:00: Extracellular Vesicles as Key Mediators of Plant-Microbe Interactions (Roger Innes (Indiana University))

2018-05-11 14:00: Making a pore: Signaling and transcription-factor control of stomatal development (Keiko Torii (University of Washington))

2018-09-12 13:30: Evo-devo origami: using carnivorous plants to understand 3D morphogenesis (Dr Christopher Whitewoods (John Innes Centre))

2018-09-14 11:00: Uncoupling the processes of development  (Dr Sarah Robinson (University of Bern) )

2018-09-24 11:00: Mechanics and dynamics of cell to cell adhesion in plants (Dr Stéphane Verger (École Normale Supérieure de Lyon, France))

2018-09-25 15:15: Balancing acts in the control of plant cell reprogramming (Dr Momoko Ikeuchi (RIKEN Centre for Sustainable Resource Science))

2018-09-26 16:00: Harnessing sexual and asexual seed formation for increased seed yield (Dr Anna Koltunow (CSIRO Agriculture and Food))

2018-10-02 12:30: Understanding the Evolution of Seed Plant Reproductive Adaptations Through a Fern (Dr Andrew Plackett (Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge))

2018-10-31 16:00: Thermomorphogenesis signaling - Translation of temperature stimuli into plant growth (Dr Marcel Quint (MLU Halle-Wittenberg))

2018-11-28 16:00: Cellular Trajectories in Root Regeneration (Professor  Kenneth D. Birnbaum, New York University)

2019-01-24 16:00: A resurrected scenario: single gain and massive loss of nitrogen-fixing root nodules (Dr ir. René Geurts, Wageningen University & Research)

2019-02-27 16:00: Root damage and immune responses at cellular resolution (Niko Geldner (Université de Lausanne))

2019-03-15 13:00: Mechanistic studies of purinergic signaling in plants (Professor Gary Stacey, University of Missouri)

2019-03-27 16:00: If walls could talk: the evolution and adaptations of plant and algal cell walls (Dr Zoë Popper, School of Natural Sciences, Institute for Environment, Marine and Energy, NUI Galway)

2019-04-24 16:00: A rule based approach to Development (Kim Sneppen (Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen))

2019-05-29 16:00: Reprogramming plant cells for endosymbiotic infection (Fernanda de Carvalho-Niebel (The Laboratory of Plant-Microbe Interactions, INRA-CNRS, Toulouse))

2019-07-03 16:00: Host-induced gene silencing vs RNA silencing suppressors - another battleground in host-pathogen arms race (Wenbo Ma (UC Riverside))

2019-07-24 16:00: Live imaging of nascent mesoderm across gastrulation highlights cell-environment interdependence (Dr Isabelle Migeotte, IRIBHM, Université Libre de Bruxelles)

2019-07-31 16:00: Swarm Engineering Across Scales: From Nanoparticles to Robots (Dr Sabine Hauert, University of Bristol)

2019-08-19 13:00: Symposium on CRISPR/CAS editing in crops (Professor Kan Wang (Iowa State University), Prof Wendy Harwood (John Innes), Dr Emma Wallington (NIAB))

2019-09-25 14:00: Calculating Timescales in Evolution: Optimisation, Ergodicity and Genotype-Phenotype Maps (Professor Thomas McLeish (University of York))

2019-10-30 14:00: The genetic basis for leaf development and diversity: from understanding to reconstructing  ( Prof Miltos Tsiantis (Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research))

2019-11-27 14:00: Learning new biology from genome-wide maps of regulatory elements (Shao-shan Carol Huang (New York University))

2020-01-22 14:00: Cryptic variation and evolvability in a simple molecular system (Professor Andreas Wagner (University of Zurich))

2020-01-28 14:00: Rapid auxin responses get their due, and other hormone tales (Professor Mark Estelle (University of California San Diego))

2020-02-17 09:00: How do plants sense temperature? (Dr Rea L. Antoniou-Kourounioti (JIC))

2020-02-18 09:00: Overcoming Bottlenecks in Plant Gene Editing (Professor Dan Voytas (Minnesota State University). This seminar is organised on behalf of the Plant Sciences Department.)

2020-02-26 14:00: Principles of biochemical computations at criticality (Dr Aneta Koseska (Max Planck Institute))

2020-02-27 10:30: Adapting shoot morphology to seasons and climates (Jo Hepworth (JIC))

2020-02-27 15:30: Coordination of root development via shoot-derived light and temperature signals (Dr Kasper van Gelderen (Utrecht University))

2020-03-12 15:00: Reading Epigenetic Marks: Downstream of DNA Methylation and Beyond (Dr Jake Harris, UCLA)

2020-03-13 10:00: How is vegetative maturation coordinated between the shoot apical meristem and leaf primordia? (Dr Jim Fouracre, University of Pennsylvania)

2020-03-25 14:00: CANCELLED: Can cell wall polysaccharide structure influence plant development? (Prof Paul Dupree (University of Cambridge, Department of Biochemistry))

2020-11-23 16:45: Fighting climate change using plants: It takes a global village to solve a global problem (Joanne Chory (Salk Institute for Biological Studies))

2020-11-25 14:00: Modelling GA dynamics in growing plant organs (Leah Band (University of Nottingham) )

2020-12-11 09:00: Origin and evolution of the alternation of generations in land plants (John Bowman (Monash University))

2020-12-14 13:00: The Fourth Perspective: Evolution and Organismal Agency (Johannes Jaeger (D'Alembert Research Chair 2020/21, Institut d'Études Avancées (IEA) Paris; Associate Faculty, Complexity Science Hub (CSH) Vienna))

2021-01-15 10:00: Evolutionary dynamics of innovation  (Enrico Colizzi (Origins Centre and Mathematical Institute Leiden University) )

2021-01-18 10:00: High Spatial and Temporal Resolution Imaging of Clathrin Mediated Endocytosis Accessory Proteins in Arabidopsis (Alex Johnson Institute of Science and Technology, Austria)

2021-01-19 15:30: Molecular bonsai and synthetic virology: How a new class of RNA virus-based vectors can enable rapid reprogramming of plants  (Arjun Khakhar (University of Minnesota))

2021-01-21 10:00: Modelling the evolution of developmental processes  (Renske Vroomans (Utrecht University))

2021-02-24 13:00: Chemical-biology approaches to control small-molecules in plants (Roy Weinstain (Tel Aviv University))

2021-03-31 13:00: Selective autophagy mediated cellular quality control in plants (Yasin Dagdas - GMI - Gregor Mendel Institute of Molecular Plant Biology)

2021-04-28 13:00: Adding a piece to the leaf epidermis puzzle: towards a better understanding of cell shape acquisition (Stéphanie Robert - Umea Plant Science Centre - Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences)

2021-06-09 13:00: Electrical signalling in a wounded plant (Professor Edward Farmer (University of Lausanne))

2021-08-23 13:00: Mechanism and Models of Stomata/Mesophyll Form and Function (Professor Andrew Fleming, Chair of Plant Science, University of Sheffield)

2021-10-20 13:00: Anionic phospholipids across scales: from plasma membrane nanodomains to plant development  (Yvon Jaillais - ENS Lyon)

2021-10-21 13:00:  Epigenetic Reprogramming in Plant Germlines (Dr Xiaoqi Feng (JIC))

2021-10-27 15:00: The 4th dimension of transcriptional networks: TIME (Professor Gloria Coruzzi, Center for Genomics & Systems Biology (New York University))

2021-10-28 09:30: Cellular dynamics and regulation of cambium stem cells during plant secondary Growth (Dongbo Shi, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Japan)

2021-11-08 13:00: Predictive models of plant cell division and expansion (Jacque Dumais (Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez))

2021-11-10 13:00: Flattening the Curve: Mechanoperception in Plant Cell and Developmental Biology (Elizabeth Haswell (Washington University in St. Louis))

2021-11-12 13:00: How plant cells measure themselves, and why it matters (Robert Sablowski (John Innes Centre))

2022-02-23 15:00: A stylish story of carpel evolution. (Cristina Ferrandiz, Institute for Plant Molecular and Cell Biology (IBMCP))

2022-03-31 13:00: The dependence of plant cell wall assembly and function on polysaccharide structure (Professor Paul Dupree (Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge))

2022-09-13 14:30: The Evo-Devo of Multicellularity.  (Karl Niklas (Cornell University))

2022-10-26 14:30: The End –– and the innumerable ways to reach it (Yaowu Yuan, University of Connecticut)

2022-10-27 13:00: Understanding genome regulation during seed germination (Mathew G. Lewsey (Centre for AgriBioscience at La Trobe University))

2022-10-31 13:00: Active Matter and Transport in Living Cells (Michael Shelley (Center for Computational Biology, Flatiron Institute))

2023-01-10 11:00: Arrested development. Stomatal patterning during embryogenesis and the developmental blocks that prevent progress. (Margot Smit (Stanford, HHMI))

2023-01-16 10:00: How do Cell Walls Drive Growth and Development (Henry Temple (University of Cambridge))

2023-01-17 11:00: Deciphering Molecular and Cellular Dynamics of Invasive Growth Across Developmental Contexts (Dorothee Stoeckle (University of Zurich))

2023-01-20 10:00: Getting to the root of symbiotic nodule developments in legumes (Katharina Schiessl (SLCU))

2023-01-25 10:00: Should I stay or should I grow? Coordinating hormones to make decisions (Annalisa Rizza (SLCU))

2023-01-27 11:00: Plant development in complex environments (Scott Hayes (Wageningen University & Research))

2023-02-06 15:00: Publishing in Communications Biology and other journals in the Nature Portfolio (David Favero, Nature Communications)

2023-02-17 11:00: Scaling the wall in leaf development: from structure to function  (Andrew Fleming (The University of Sheffield))

2023-03-03 11:00: Auxin - an universal synchronizer in plants and beyond. (Krzysztof Wabnik (UPM))

2023-03-29 14:00: Exploring the regulatory universe of Retinoblastoma function in DNA damage response (Arp Schnittger (University of Hamburg))

2023-05-31 14:00: Decision Making in Plant Roots: a role for microtubules in sugar sensing and salt stress (Geoffrey Wasteneys (The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada))

2023-07-11 14:00: Ground rules for flexible leaf development (Dominique Bergmann (Stanford University))

2023-10-05 14:00: Not all that is repetitive is a clock; Elucidating early steps of lateral root formation (Professor Kirsten ten Tusscher, Utrecht University, Netherland)

2023-11-06 14:00: Single-Cell and Spatial Dissection of Plant-Microbe Interactions  (Tatsuya Nobori, PhD Salk Institute for Biological Studies)

2023-12-13 14:00: Understanding Transcription in Plants (Professor Lucia Strader)

2024-01-26 13:00: Branching Out Seminar Series: Lewis Dartnell - 'Astrobiology and Science Writing' (Lewis Dartnell)

2024-02-22 13:00: Branching Out Seminar Series: Darren Croft (Darren Croft)

2024-02-28 14:00: Dr Angela Hay - Creating an Explosion (Dr Angela Hay)

2024-03-14 13:00: Branching Out Seminar Series - The curse of scale, more cells more rouges, and the impossibility of whales: somatic evolution across the tree of life (Alex Cagan)

2024-03-27 14:00: Evolution of multisensory integration in plants (Prof. Miguel A. Blázquez - Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Plantas (CSIC-UPV))

2024-04-24 14:00: On using mathematical 'snakes' to study the effects of cell divisions on auxin patterning in plant roots (Etienne Farcot- University of Nottingham)

2024-08-12 10:00: Supercharging the Soil: Harnessing the Phytomicrobiome for Plant Health (Samuel Martins)

2024-11-27 14:00: Molecular Signals in and from Parasitic Plants (Dr Thomas Spallek Plant Biotic Interactions Group, Albrecht-von-Haller Institute, University of Göttingen, Germany)

2024-12-06 13:00: Branching Out Seminar Series - Feeding the world without costing the earth (Andrew Balmford - University of Cambridge, Professor of Conservation Science)

2025-03-19 14:00: Cell edges: from polarity to growth control (Dr Charlotte Kirchhelle - ENS de Lyon)

2025-04-30 14:00: Unravelling the complexity of root stem cell niche regulation through multi-scale models (Dr Monica Garcia Gomez, Assistant Professor, Utrecht University)

2025-06-25 14:00: Stomatal mechanics: the role of wall structure and shape in cell function (Professor Andrew Fleming, University of Sheffield)

2025-07-21 14:00: Starve or Share? Legume phosphate status is fundamental for root nodule symbiosis (Dr Oswaldo Valdes-Lopez, Functional Genomics of Legumes UNAM. Mexico)

2025-09-24 14:00: Advancing Neuroinclusion: Best Practices Round Table (  Dr Kelsey J.R.P Byers (John Innes Centre), Dr Amanda Brunton (CCTL, University of Cambridge), Dr Julie Bailey (University of Cambridge) and Dr Kate Hughes (Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge))

2025-10-29 14:00: Sensing light direction in flowering plants (Professor Christian Fankhauser, University of Lausanne)

2025-11-26 14:00: Hormonal diversity drives pea pod development (Lars Østergaard, Oxford University)

2026-01-28 14:00: Friends, neighbours and enemies: cell-to-cell communication in times of stress (Professor Christine Faulkner, John Innes Centre)

2026-02-04 14:00: What controls the cleavage pattern of the Fucus embryo? (Dr Bénédicte Charrier, Institute of Functional Genomics at Lyon (IGFL))

2026-02-18 14:00: Cell fate specification and tissue patterning through the lens of cell to cell communication (Professor Magdalena Bezanilla, Dartmouth College)

2026-04-29 14:00: External Seminar - Michael Raissig TBC (Professor Michael Raissig, University of Bern)

2026-05-27 14:00: External Seminar - Hilde Nelissen TBC (Hilde Nelissen, Ghent University)

2026-06-17 14:00: External Seminar - Fay-Wei Li TBC (Fay-Wei Li, Cornell University)

2026-10-21 14:00: External Seminar - Jenn Brophy TBC (Jenn Brophy, Stanford University)