A spatiotemporal malignant cell trajectory underlies tumour heterogeneity in glioblastoma

Dr Omer Bayraktar.

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Friday 12 April 2024, 13:00-14:00

A spatiotemporal malignant cell trajectory underlies tumour heterogeneity in glioblastoma

Omer Bayraktar, Wellcome Sanger Institute.

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Friday 12 April 2024, 13:00-14:00

Controlling the cell cycle

Paul Nurse, Francis Crick Institute.

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The development and evolution of the mammalian jaw joint

Neil Anthwal, Kings College London.

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The presomitic mesoderm as a platform to integrate morphogenesis and mechanotransduction

Alessandro Mongera, University College London.

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Friday 23 February 2024, 13:00-14:00

Drosophila AP patterning: networks, dynamics, evolution, and robustness

Erik Clark, Department of Genetics.

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Friday 09 February 2024, 13:00-14:00

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Hansong Ma, University of Birmingham.

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New models to study human embryo implantation and early development

Dr. Peter Rugg-Gunn, Babraham Institute.

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Friday 01 December 2023, 13:00-14:00

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Dr. Michalis Barkoulas, Imperial College London.

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Friday 24 November 2023, 13:00-14:00

Circuit basis of learning and decision-making

Dr. Marta Zlatic, MRC, Laboratory of Molecular Biology.

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Friday 10 November 2023, 13:00-14:00

Zebrafish trunk neural crest: an in vivo model to understand cell migration under physiological mechanical stress

Dr. Elena Scarpa, Department of Phhysiology, Development and Neuroscience.

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Friday 03 November 2023, 13:00-14:00

The presomitic mesoderm as a platform to integrate morphogenesis and mechanotransduction

Dr. Alessandro Mongera, University College London.

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Friday 27 October 2023, 13:00-14:00

Physical patterning of the cytosol in giant cells

Prof. Amy Gladfelter, Duke University.

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Friday 13 October 2023, 13:00-14:00

Mechanisms and function of de novo DNA methylation in placental development reveals an essential role for DNMT3B

Dr. Courtney Hanna, Department of Physiology, Development and Neurosience.

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Friday 09 June 2023, 13:00-14:00

Molecular mechanisms of oocyte specification in female germline cysts

Dr. Dmitry Nashchekin, Gurdon Institute .

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Progenitor niches in the developing pancreas: regulation of cell fate and beyond

Prof. Francesca Spagnoli, Kings College London.

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Friday 26 May 2023, 13:00-14:00

Temporal development and maturation of CSF-producing choroid plexus organoids

Dr. Laura Pellegrini, Kings College London/ MRC LMB.

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Friday 19 May 2023, 13:00-14:00

Sticky proteins and moving genomes: a single-molecule perspective of pluripotent cell differentiation

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Friday 12 May 2023, 13:00-14:00

Decision making without genes?

Prof Jonathan Chubb, Laboratory For Molecular Cell Bology UCL.

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Friday 05 May 2023, 13:00-14:00

Form and function during early heart development

Richard Tyser, Wellcome-MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute.

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Friday 10 March 2023, 13:00-14:00

Tumor initiation through aberrant differentiation

Walid Khaled, Wellcome-MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute.

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Friday 03 March 2023, 13:00-14:00

Encoding and decoding morphogen gradients

Jean-Paul Vincent, Crick Institute, London.

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Friday 24 February 2023, 13:00-14:00

New tricks for Rac and Rho, even after 30 years

Denise Montell, University of California Santa Barbara, US.

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Friday 17 February 2023, 13:00-14:00

Human fetal cortex tissue models to understand human brain development and injury

Katie Long, Centre for Developmental Neurobiology, Kings College London.

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Friday 27 January 2023, 13:15-14:00

Influence of antidepressants on craniofacial development

Marcia Gaete, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.

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Friday 20 January 2023, 13:15-14:00

Epigenetic resetting during human germline development

Wolfram Gruhn, Gurdon Institute.

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Friday 02 December 2022, 13:15-14:00

Fit for this world - cellular properties are set during critical periods of development

Matthias Landgraf, Department of Zoology.

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Friday 18 November 2022, 13:15-14:00

Protein synthesis regulation and metabolic switches during stem cell differentiation in Drosophila

Felipe Karam Teixeira, Department of Genetics, University of Cambridge.

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Friday 11 November 2022, 13:15-14:00

Spatio-temporal control of microtubule mechanics during epithelial morphogenesis

Maja Matis, University of Muenster, Germany.

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Friday 04 November 2022, 13:15-14:00

Timescales in development: the tempo across and within species

Teresa Rayon, Babraham Institute.

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Friday 28 October 2022, 13:15-14:00

Biofabrication and material interfaces for life science applications

Yan Yan Shery Huang, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge.

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Friday 14 October 2022, 13:15-14:00

Adherens junctions, mechanotransduction and intra-epithelial communication

Alpha Yap, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.

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Friday 07 October 2022, 13:15-14:00

Investigating Human Foetal Blood Development at the Single-Cell Level

Ana Cvejic, Department of Haematology, University of Cambridge.

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Friday 10 June 2022, 13:15-14:00

Protein synthesis regulation and metabolic switches during stem cell differentiation in Drosophila

Felipe Karam Teixeira, Department of Genetics, University of Cambridge.

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Friday 27 May 2022, 13:15-14:00

Neurogenic transcription factors in development and cancer

Roberta Azzarelli Wellcome, MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute University of Cambridge.

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Friday 20 May 2022, 13:15-14:00

Dynamic buffering of extracellular chemokine to enable robust adaptation during directed tissue migration

Mie Wong, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University College London.

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Friday 13 May 2022, 13:15-14:00

Cells in gels: identification of Plakoglobin as an evolutionary conserved mechanosensitive regulator of naïve pluripotency

Timo Kohler, Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge.

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Friday 06 May 2022, 13:15-14:00

Age-dependent regenerative mechanisms in the brain

Sumru Bayin, Wellcome/Cancer Research UK Gurdon Institute, University of Cambridge.

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Friday 29 April 2022, 13:15-14:00

Cellular mechanisms of embryonic development and embryo-maternal interactions during implantation

Ivan Bedzhov, Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine, Muenster, Germany.

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Friday 18 March 2022, 13:15-14:00

Mechanisms of organismal stress resistance in C. elegans

Rebecca Taylor, Neurobiology Division, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge.

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Friday 11 March 2022, 13:15-14:00

Coordinating cell fate decisions and tissue shape changes during mammalian development

Marta Shahbazi, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge.

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Friday 04 March 2022, 13:15-14:00

Dynamics of starvation-induced and selective autophagy in mammalian cells

Nicholas Ktistakis, Babraham Institute.

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Friday 25 February 2022, 13:15-14:00

In vivo exploration of biomolecular condensates in early Drosophila development

Tim Weil, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge.

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Friday 18 February 2022, 13:15-14:00

Signalling dynamics of neutrophil migration at sites of tissue damage

Milka Sarris, Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge.

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Friday 11 February 2022, 13:15-14:00

Cell surface fluctuations regulate early embryonic lineage sorting

Kevin Chalut, Wellcome - MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute.

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Friday 04 February 2022, 13:15-14:00

Asymmetric nuclear division in neural stem cells generates sibling nuclei that differ in size, envelope composition, and chromatin organization

Chantal Roubinet, Postdoctoral Fellow Buzz Baum Lab, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology.

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Friday 19 November 2021, 13:15-14:00

Towards a cellular and molecular understanding of mammalian anterior patterning

Shankar Srinivas, University of Oxford.

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Friday 12 November 2021, 13:15-14:00

Zooming into the sarcomere: from single molecules to molecular forces

Frank Schnorrer, Institut de Biologie du Développement de Marseille.

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Friday 05 November 2021, 13:15-14:00

Wnt gradients: how they form and their role in tissue morphogenesis

Ian McGough, Babraham Institute, Cambridge.

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Friday 29 October 2021, 13:15-14:00

A finger on the pulse of regeneration

Mekayla Storer, Wellcome - MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute, University of Cambridge.

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Friday 22 October 2021, 13:15-14:00

Building the human lungs: lessons from organoids

Dr Emma Rawlins (University of Cambridge).

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Friday 15 October 2021, 13:15-14:00

Genetic and developmental basis of morphological variation in cichlid fishes

Emília Santos, Dept. of Zoology, University of Cambridge.

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Friday 11 June 2021, 13:15-14:00

CANCELLED: Replication control during the cell cycle and development

Philip Zegerman, The Gurdon Institute, Cambridge.

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Friday 04 June 2021, 13:15-14:00

Exploiting divergent biology of two fission yeasts to understand membrane function

Snezhana Oliferenko, The Francis Crick Institute.

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Friday 28 May 2021, 13:15-14:00

From Signals to Chromatin: Germ layer specification in mouse

Sebastian Arnold, Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg, Germany.

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Friday 21 May 2021, 13:15-13:55

Human hypothalamic neurons for studying obesity and its relevance to neurodegeneration

Florian Merkle, WT-MRC Institute of Metabolic Science, University of Cambridge.

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Friday 14 May 2021, 13:15-13:55

New roles for Golgi-derived PI(4)P-containing vesicles in mitochondrial division

Julien Prudent, MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit, Cambridge.

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Friday 07 May 2021, 13:15-14:00

Gut induced vascular plasticity drives stem cell adaptation during intestinal regeneration

Julia Cordero, Institute of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow.

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Friday 12 March 2021, 13:15-13:55

Continued development: the plasticity of adult organs

Irene Miguel-Aliaga, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Imperial College London.

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Friday 05 March 2021, 13:15-13:55

Understanding the structure-function relationships in asymmetric stem cell division

Mayu Inaba, Department of Cell Biology, University of Connecticut.

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Friday 26 February 2021, 13:15-13:55

Antagonistic effects of ionising radiation in cell competition

David Fernandez-Antoran, The Gurdon Institute, University of Cambridge.

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Friday 19 February 2021, 13:15-13:55

Fluorogenetic Interrogation of Chromatin Position Effects

Iva Tchasovnikarova, The Gurdon Institute, University of Cambridge.

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Friday 12 February 2021, 13:15-13:55

Mechanisms of membrane protein biogenesis

Ramanujan S. Hegde, MRC Labortory of Molecular Biology.

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Friday 05 February 2021, 13:15-13:55

Enhancers get ERKed around by chromatin remodellers during lineage commitment

Brian Hendrich, MRC Stem Cell Institute, Dept. of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge.

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Friday 27 November 2020, 13:15-13:55

Re-generating the principles of appendage regeneration in the single-cell era

Can Aztekin, The Gurdon Institute, Cambridge.

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Friday 20 November 2020, 13:15-13:55

Chromatin remodelling determines cell-type specific Notch activity in the developing mouse brain

Jelle van den Ameele, MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit, Cambridge.

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Friday 13 November 2020, 13:15-13:55

Epithelial-mesenchymal cell plasticity during normal development and cancer progression

Kyra Campbell, Dept. of Biomedical Science, University of Sheffield.

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Friday 06 November 2020, 13:15-13:55

Imaging and reconstructing mouse development at the cellular level using light-sheet microscopy

Kate McDole, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge.

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Friday 30 October 2020, 13:15-13:55

Towards predicting gene expression from DNA sequence

Jussi Taipale, Dept. of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 06 March 2020, 13:15-13:55

Haematopoietic stem cell-niche interactions change during ageing and age-related myeloproliferative disorders

Simón Méndez-Ferrer, Welcome-MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute and NHSBT.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 28 February 2020, 13:15-13:55

Dissecting tissue mechanics in the early chicken embryo

Fengzhu Xiong, The Gurdon Institute, University of Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 21 February 2020, 13:15-13:55

The mechanical regulation of brain development

Kristian Franze, PDN, University of Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 14 February 2020, 13:15-13:55

Repairing DNA damage in developing germ cells

Gerry Crossan, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 07 February 2020, 13:15-13:55

Mechanics and mechanisms of tube morphogenesis

Katja Röper, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 31 January 2020, 13:15-13:55

CANCELLED: Epithelial cell plasticity during tissue morphogenesis and cancer metastasis

Kyra Campbell Bateson Centre, University of Sheffield.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 29 November 2019, 13:15-13:55

Nuclear topology organisation and cell cycle regulation of the first transcription in the embryo

Ferenc Mueller Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, University of Birmingham.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 22 November 2019, 13:15-13:55

Dendritic Cell Migration at Various Scales

Ana-Maria Lennon-Duménil Institut Curie, Paris, France.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 15 November 2019, 13:15-13:55

"CAPs in the niche" A new in vivo labelling system reveals parenchymal cells in the lung metastatic niche with stem cell features

Luigi Ombrato The Francis Crick Institute, London.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 08 November 2019, 13:15-13:55

How to build a primate: Towards a synthetic model of primate embryogenesis

Thorsten Edwin Boroviak PDN, University of Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 01 November 2019, 13:15-13:55

Epigenetic remodelling enables adult liver regeneration and organoid formation

Luigi Aloia The Gurdon Institute, University of Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 25 October 2019, 13:15-13:55

Mechanical scaling in blood platelets

François Nédélec Sainsbury Laboratory, University of Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 18 October 2019, 13:15-13:55

How to build a primate: Towards a synthetic model of primate embryogenesis

Thorsten Edwin Boroviak PDN, University of Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Tuesday 01 October 2019, 13:15-13:55

Timing of the first lineage segregation in the early mouse embryo

Meng Zhu, PDN, University of Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 31 May 2019, 13:15-13:55

Study of pioneer factor concentration, chromatin binding kinetics & cell-to-cell variability during genomeawakening

Dimitrios Papadopoulos, Institute of Genetics & Molecular Medicine, University of Edinburgh.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 24 May 2019, 13:15-13:55

Linking physical gut remodelling to stem cell divisions in Drosophila

Golnar Kolahgar, PDN, University of Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 17 May 2019, 13:15-13:55

Stem cell dynamics define clone fixation and spread in human colonic epithelium

Doug Winton, Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 10 May 2019, 13:15-13:55

Cyclin B1 and the spindle assembly check point: A 15 year odyssey

Jonathon Pines, The Institute of Cancer Research, University of London.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 03 May 2019, 13:15-13:55

Epithelial Morphogenesis: from cell to tissue dynamics

Yohanns Bellaïche, Institut Curie, Paris, France.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 08 March 2019, 13:15-13:55

Dynamic receipt of the BMP signal in the Drosophila ovary

Hilary Ashe, Division of Cell Matrix Biology & Regenerative Medicine, University of Manchester.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 01 March 2019, 13:15-13:55

Cross-talk between cell mechanics, cell shape and cell fate

Ewa Paluch, MRC LMCB, University College London & PDN, University of Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 22 February 2019, 13:15-13:55

Using phosphoproteomics to study context-specific signalling

Evangelia Petsalaki, EMBL-EBI, Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 15 February 2019, 13:15-13:55

RNA methylation as a new epigenetic mark in cancer

Isaia Barbieri, Dept. of Pathology, University of Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 08 February 2019, 13:15-13:55

Gastruloids: a pluripotent stem cell-based model of early mammalian development

Naomi Moris, Dept. of Genetics, University of Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 01 February 2019, 13:15-13:55

Epigenetic reprogramming in the mouse germ line: what have we learnt?

Petra Hajkova, MRC London Institute of Medical Sciences.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 23 November 2018, 13:15-13:55

Escape from pluripotency

Austin Smith, Stem Cell Institute, University of Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 16 November 2018, 13:15-13:55

Polarized endosome dynamics during asymmetric cell division

Emmanuel Derivery, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 09 November 2018, 13:15-13:55

Time to wake up: Regulation of Neural Stem Cell Quiescence and Reactivation

Andrea Brand, The Gurdon Institute, University of Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 02 November 2018, 13:15-13:55

Constructing the mammalian embryo in vitro: from single stem cells to gastrulation

Berna Sozen, Dept. of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 26 October 2018, 13:15-13:55

Using Drosophila to understand mitochondrial biology and mechanisms of neurodegeneration

Alex Whitworth, MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit, Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 19 October 2018, 13:15-13:55

Mechanisms controlling homeostasis in mammalian epidermis

Fiona Watt, Centre for Stem Cells & Regenerative Medicine, King's College London.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 12 October 2018, 13:15-13:55

Building and Breaking Epithelial tubes: an Optogenetic approach

Clare Buckley, PDN, University of Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 01 June 2018, 13:15-13:55

Hedgehog signalling in immune cells

Maike de la Roche, Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 25 May 2018, 13:15-13:55

Signals regulating cell fates and cell movements in the vertebrate embryo

Sergei Sokol, Icahn School of Medicine Mount Sinai, New York.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 18 May 2018, 13:15-13:55

Self-organization and patterning of sensory organs in Drosophila

François Schweisguth, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 11 May 2018, 13:15-13:55

Tracing the Transitions from Pluripotency to Germ Cell Fate with CRISPR Screening

Ufuk Günesdogan, University of Göttingen, Germany.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 04 May 2018, 13:15-13:55

Organoid systems to study the maternal-fetal dialogue of early pregnancy

Margherita Turco, Centre for Trophoblast Research, University of Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 09 March 2018, 13:15-13:55

The genetic framework of germline stem cell development

Karam Teixeira, Dept. of Genetics, University of Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 02 March 2018, 13:15-13:55

A unifying theory of branching morphogenesis

Edouard Hannezo, Institute of Science and Technology, Austria.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 23 February 2018, 13:15-13:55

Primary liver tumor organoids: a new pre-clinical model for drug sensitivity analysis

Laura Broutier, The Gurdon Institute, University of Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 16 February 2018, 13:15-13:55

Modulating developmental signals allows establishment of cultures of expanded potential stem cells

Liu Pentao, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 09 February 2018, 13:15-13:55

Cell polarity remodelling by the RASSF protein family

Nic Tapon, The Francis Crick Institute, London.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 02 February 2018, 13:15-13:55

Mechanisms of filopodia regulation

Jenny Gallop, Wellcome Trust/Cancer Research UK Gurdon Institute.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 24 November 2017, 13:15-13:55

Decoding the Notch signal

Sarah Bray, PDN, University of Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 17 November 2017, 13:15-13:55

Cartilage by 3D bioprinting of iPS cells

Stina Simonsson, Institute of Biomedicine, Göteborg (Sweden).

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 10 November 2017, 13:15-13:55

Detecting death and damage: understanding macrophage migration in Drosophila

Will Wood, School of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Bristol.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 03 November 2017, 13:15-13:55

Building a young brain on Old shoulders: A story on the most primitive ventricular brain

Elia Benito-Gutiérrez, Dept. of Zoology, University of Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 27 October 2017, 13:15-13:55

Gill arch serial homology and the origin of jawed vertebrates

Andrew Gillis, Dept. of Zoology, University of Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 20 October 2017, 13:15-13:55

Cell polarity and local condensation of biomolecular condensates

Anthony A. Hyman, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden (Germany).

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 13 October 2017, 13:15-13:55

A battle for mitochondrial DNA transmission

Hansong Ma, The Gurdon Institute, Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 09 June 2017, 13:15-13:55

Ascl1 control of neural stem cell homeostasis in the developing and adult brain

Noelia Urban, The Francis Crick Institute, London.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 02 June 2017, 13:15-13:55

Assembly of embryonic and extra-embryonic stem cells to mimic embryogenesis in vitro

Sarah Harrison, PDN, University of Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 26 May 2017, 13:15-13:55

Bridging Crumb-mediated polarity and Hippo-mediated growth by Spectrin-bound PP2A

Graham Thomas, Center for Celluar Dynamics, PennState.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 19 May 2017, 13:15-13:55

Dissecting the functional heterogeneity of human hematopoietic stem cells

Elisa Laurenti, Dept. of Haematology, University of Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 12 May 2017, 13:15-13:55

Variable epigenetic silencing of the repeat genome: implications for non-genetic inheritance

Anne Ferguson-Smith, Dept. of Genetics, University of Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 05 May 2017, 13:15-13:55

Human embryogenesis and the first trimester intrauterine environment

Graham Burton, Centre for Trophoblast Research, PDN, University of Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 10 March 2017, 13:15-13:55

Transcription as a driver of epigenetic transitions during oocyte development

Gavin Kelsey, Babraham Institute, Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 03 March 2017, 13:15-13:55

Highlights from the “Deciphering the Mechanisms of Developmental Disorders (DMDD) consortium” – novel insights into gene function during embryogenesis

Myriam Hemberger, Babraham Institute, Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 24 February 2017, 13:15-13:55

Exploring the mechanisms of haematopoietic lineage progression at the single-cell level

Ana Cvejic, Dept. of Haematology, University of Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 17 February 2017, 13:15-13:55

Pluripotency at the multicellular level

Marta Shahbazi, PDN, University of Cambridge .

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 10 February 2017, 13:15-13:55

Post-transcriptional control of gene expression in brain development and cancer

Eugene Makeyev, Dept. of Developmental Neurobiology, King’s College London.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 03 February 2017, 13:15-13:55

Coping with a stressful start in life

Alex Gould The Francis Crick Institute, London.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 02 December 2016, 13:15-13:55

Lung Stem Cell Niche in Health and Disease

Joo-Hyeon Lee Stem Cell Institute, University of Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 25 November 2016, 13:15-13:55

"Why is the intestinal epithelia particularly susceptible to transformation by oncogenic APC mutations?"

Marc de la Roche, Biochemistry department, Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 18 November 2016, 13:15-13:55

Domain architecture in the Drosophila genome

Rob White PDN, University of Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 11 November 2016, 13:15-13:55

"Shaping cell contacts during tissue morphogenesis"

Pierre-Francois Lenne, IBDM, CNRS & Aix-Marseille Université, France.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 04 November 2016, 13:15-13:55

"Patterns and logic of actomyosin planar polarisation during Drosophila axis extension"

Benedicte Sanson, PDN department, Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 28 October 2016, 13:15-13:55

“Shaping Cells and Tissues: from Embryonic Development to Synthetic Biology”

Stefano de Renzis, EMBL, Heidelberg.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 21 October 2016, 13:15-13:55

Cell fate imbalance in the Oesophageal Epithelium: mutant cell competition

Maria Alcolea Stem Cell Institute, Cambridge .

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 03 June 2016, 13:15-13:55

Balancing forces during mitosis: from molecular motors up to tissue mechanics

Sarah Woolner, Faculty of life sciences, University of Manchester.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 27 May 2016, 13:15-13:55

Building integrin adhesions in development and evolution

Nick Brown Dept. of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 20 May 2016, 13:15-13:55

Dissecting mammalian 3D genome architecture with Capture Hi-C

Stefan Schoenfelder (Fraser lab) Babraham Institute, Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 13 May 2016, 13:15-13:55

Division versus differentiation in development and disease

Anna Philpott, Dept. of Oncology, University of Cambridge, Hutchison/ MRC Research Centre, Cambridge .

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 06 May 2016, 13:15-13:55

Pair-rule patterning in Drosophila: how does it work, and what does it tell us about short-germ segmentation

Erik Clark (Akam lab) Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 04 March 2016, 13:15-13:55

Live imaging and genetic analyses of transformed cell extrusion from the zebrafish embryonic epithelium

Masazumi Tada Dep. of Cell & Developmental Biology, UCL, London.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 26 February 2016, 13:15-13:55

Period and pattern in the embryo

Andrew Oates The Francis Crick Institute, London.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 19 February 2016, 13:15-13:55

Two for the price of one: twinning – the ultimate regeneration

Claudio Stern, Dep. of Cell & Developmental Biology, UCL, London.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 12 February 2016, 13:15-13:55

Using outbred genetics to explore Drosophilia development

Ewan Birney, EMBL-EBI, Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 05 February 2016, 13:15-13:55

TF-mediated epigenetic memory in ES cells

Pablo Navarro, Institut Pasteur Dep. of Developmental and Stem Cell Biology, Paris, France.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 29 January 2016, 13:15-13:55

Roles and mechanisms of the drivers of reprogramming

Jose Silva, Centre for Stem Cell Research, University of Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 22 January 2016, 13:15-13:55

Comparative analyses of neuromesodermal progenitor dynamics in vivo

Ben Steventon, Department of Genetics, University of Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 27 November 2015, 13:15-13:55

Building a Platform for Cell Division

Paul Conduit, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 20 November 2015, 13:15-13:55

The origin of Metazoa, a genomics and cell biology approach…or why things are never ever so simple

Iñaki Ruiz-Trillo, CSIC-UPF and Univeristy of Barcelona.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 13 November 2015, 13:15-13:55

The 6th element of DNA: Identification of methyl deoxyadenosines in higher eukaryotes

Magdalena Koziol (Gurdon lab), Gurdon Institute, Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 06 November 2015, 13:15-13:55

Cerebral organoids: human brain development modelled in a dish

Madeline Lancaster, MRC LMB, Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 30 October 2015, 13:15-13:55

Inflammation in repair and cancer

Paul Martin Department of Physiology & Biochemistry, Bristol University.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 23 October 2015, 13:15-13:55

Statistical models of gene regulation in the fly embryo

Nicholas Luscombe The Francis Crick Institute, London.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 16 October 2015, 13:15-13:55

Converting temporal information into spatial information in an early vertebrate embryo

Caroline Hill, The Francis Crick Institute - Lincoln's Inn Fields Laboratory, London.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 29 May 2015, 13:15-13:55

Plant Developmental Plasticity: How and Why?

Ottoline Leyser, Sainsbury Laboratory, University of Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 22 May 2015, 13:15-13:55

On growth and form: gastrulation and axis formation by stem cells in the Amniote embryo

Octavian Voiculescu, PDN, University of Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 15 May 2015, 13:15-13:55

Navigating through tissue mazes: how leukocytes find their way to functional destinations

Milka Sarris, PDN, University of Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 08 May 2015, 13:15-13:55

Trafficking and regulation of Wnt proteins in developing epithelia

Jean-Paul Vincent, The Francis Crick Institute - NIMR, London.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 01 May 2015, 13:15-13:55

Cellular strategies for airway epithelial maintenance

Emma Rawlins, Gurdon Institute, University of Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 24 April 2015, 13:15-13:55

Programming and reprogramming to the trophoblast lineage

Myriam Hemberger, Babraham Institute, Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 27 February 2015, 13:15-13:55

Transcriptional networks in the developing Xenopus embryo

Jim Smith, MRC National Institute for Medical Research London.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 20 February 2015, 13:15-13:55

The collective cell biology of organ formation

Darren Gilmour, European Molecular Biology Laboratory Heidelberg, Germany.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 13 February 2015, 13:15-13:55

Capturing pluripotency form early mammalian embryos

Jenny Nichols, Centre for Stem Cell Research, University of Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 06 February 2015, 13:15-13:55

Genome-wide loss-of-function screening using the CRISPR-Cas9 system

Kosuke Yusa Wellcome, Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 30 January 2015, 13:15-13:55

Cell-based modelling of epithelial morphogenesis: towards an integrative approach

Alexander Fletcher, Wolfson Centre for Mathematical Biology, University of Oxford.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 23 January 2015, 13:15-13:55

Polarization of ciliated node cells along the anterior-posterior axis by graded expression of Wnts and their inhibitors

Hiroshi Hamada, Osaka University, Japan.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 16 January 2015, 13:15-13:55

Hedgehog signalling and cell polarity in killer lymphocytes

Gillian Griffiths, Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, University of Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 05 December 2014, 13:15-13:55

Single molecule studies of mRNA localisation and motor activation

Simon Bullock, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 28 November 2014, 13:15-13:55

Order out of chaos - how does membrane traffic help organise the cell?

Sean Munro, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 21 November 2014, 13:15-13:55

Unreliable organizers: Canalization and robustness in C. elegans vulva development

Jeroen van Zon, FOM Institute for Atomic and Molecular Physics (AMOLF), Amsterdam.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 14 November 2014, 13:15-13:55

A blueprint for cell fate: Network biology applied to stem cell engineering

Samantha Morris (George Daley lab), Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 07 November 2014, 13:15-13:55

The Zebrafish Mutation Project

Derek Stemple, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 31 October 2014, 13:15-13:55

Bridging cell-cell contact and cell fate in the early mouse embryo

Chuen Yan Leung (Zernicka-Goetz lab), PDN, University of Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 24 October 2014, 13:15-13:55

Good night and good luck: the role of sleep in dementia

Damian Crowther, Department of Genetics, University of Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 30 May 2014, 13:15-13:55

Mechanisms controlling primary germ layers specification in human

Ludovic Vallier, Centre for Stem Cell Research, University of Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 23 May 2014, 13:15-13:55

A bistable transcriptional switch modulated by signalling drives the choice between embryonic and extraembryonic cell fate

Christian Schroeter, Department of Genetics, University of Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 16 May 2014, 13:15-13:55

Going round in circles: development of the zebrafish vestibular system

Tanya Whitfield, MRC Centre for Developmental and Biomedical Genetics, University of Sheffield.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 09 May 2014, 13:15-13:55

Liver and pancreas Stem/progenitor cells and organoid cultures

Meritxell Huch, Gurdon Institute, University of Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 02 May 2014, 13:15-13:55

Getting in Shape: in vivo and in silico studies of tissue mechanics in growth control

Yanlan Mao, MRC Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology, University College London.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 25 April 2014, 13:15-13:55

Arc stress: a novel mechanism for epithelial bending

Jeremy Green, Department of Craniofacial Development, King’s College London.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 07 March 2014, 13:15-13:55

The role of pituitary stem cells in homeostasis and tumour formation

Cynthia Andoniadou, Department of Craniofacial Development, King’s College London.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 28 February 2014, 13:15-13:55

Molecular mechanisms of Wnt signalling

Mariann Bienz, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 21 February 2014, 13:15-13:55

Extrinsic forces and cell shape changes in gastrulation

Bénédicte Sanson, Dept. of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 14 February 2014, 13:15-13:55

The development and evolution of vertebrate electroreceptors

Clare Baker, Dept. of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 07 February 2014, 13:15-13:55

Axis specification in Drosophila: mRNA transport and translational control

Timothy Weil, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 31 January 2014, 13:15-13:55

CANCELLED: Getting in Shape: in vivo and in silico studies of tissue mechanics in growth control

Yanlan Mao, MRC Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology, University College London.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 24 January 2014, 13:15-13:55

Molecular alchemy: How to make one cell type into another

David Tosh, Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Bath.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 29 November 2013, 13:15-13:55

The sins of your maternal grandparents: Transgenerational epigenetic effects of folate metabolism on development

Erica Watson, Centre for Trophoblast Research, University of Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 22 November 2013, 13:15-13:55

Patterning ensembles of mouse ES cells: the embryo redux

Alfonso Martinez Arias, Department of Genetics, University of Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 15 November 2013, 13:15-13:55

Drosophila p53, growth control and metabolism

Marco Milan, Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB), Barcelona.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 08 November 2013, 13:15-13:55

Nuclear actin and nuclear actin-binding protein as new players in embryonic development and reprogramming

Kei Miyamoto, Gurdon Institute, University of Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 01 November 2013, 13:15-13:55

Chiefs call in the Reserves: Differentiated Troy+ Chief cells act as ‘Reserve’ stem cells to generate all lineages of the stomach epithelium

Bon-Kyoung Koo, Centre for Stem Cell Research, University of Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 25 October 2013, 13:15-13:55

Self-organization of pluripotent cells to establish the mouse embryo

Magdalena Zernicka-Goetz, Gurdon Institute, University of Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 31 May 2013, 13:15-13:55

A genomic survey of the machineries that control & link cell shape, microtubules & cell cycle progression

Rafael Carazo Salas, Gurdon Institute, University of Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 24 May 2013, 13:15-13:55

Organ morphogenesis: Cell movement and communication in liver development

Elke Ober, MRC National Institute for Medical Research, London.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 17 May 2013, 13:15-13:55

Nutrient sensing in the central brain of Drosophila larvae controls feeding behavior

Pierre Léopold, Institute of Biology Valrose, University of Nice, France.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 10 May 2013, 13:15-13:55

A fine balance: Self-renewal and differentiation of single stem cells amidst tumour heterogeneity

David Kent, Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, University of Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 03 May 2013, 13:15-13:55

Regulation of neural and intestinal stem cell differentiation

Axel Behrens, CR-UK London Research Institute, Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 26 April 2013, 13:15-13:55

Chromatin organisation in embryonic stem cells

Peter Rugg-Gunn, Babraham Institute, Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 01 March 2013, 13:15-13:55

Using bacterial pathogens to explore immunity and development in the nematode C. elegans

Jonathan Hodgkin, Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 22 February 2013, 13:15-13:55

Coping with life changing events: Stem cells, regeneration, and plasticity

Robin Lovell-Badge, MRC National Institute for Medical Research, London.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 15 February 2013, 13:15-13:55

Cytoplasmic streaming in the female germline and stem cell fate in the male germline of Drosophila

Isabel Palacios, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 08 February 2013, 13:15-13:55

Transcriptional Control of Cell Fate Choice in Blood Stem Cells

Bertie Gottgens, Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, University of Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 01 February 2013, 13:15-13:55

Spindle orientation and cell division in Drosophila epithelial cells

Dan Bergstrahl, Gurdon Institute, University of Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 25 January 2013, 13:15-13:55

Dissecting the role of stem cells in tissue development and maturation

Kim Jensen, Centre for Stem Cell Research, University of Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 18 January 2013, 13:15-13:55

Functional nuclear organization of the genome: from cell populations to single cell analyses

Peter Fraser, Babraham Institute.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 23 November 2012, 13:15-13:55

Decoding the Notch signal

Sarah Bray, PDN, University of Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 16 November 2012, 13:15-13:55

How variable clones build an invariant retina

Benjamin Simons, Cavendish Laboratory/ Gurdon Institute, University of Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 09 November 2012, 13:15-13:55

The role of Dicer and miRNAs in regulating neural stem cell multipotency

Therese Andersson, Gurdon Institute, University of Cambridge..

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 02 November 2012, 13:15-13:55

Dissection of the cellular and molecular hierarchy of the bronchioalveolar epithelium in homeostasis and disease

Juan-Jose Ventura, Centre for Stem Cell Research, University of Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 26 October 2012, 13:15-13:55

Balancing cell potency and specification in stem cells and in the early embryo

Veronique Azuara, Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 19 October 2012, 13:15-13:55

Deciphering gene regulatory circuitry underlying early steps of neural crest development

Tatjana Sauka-Spengler, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 12 October 2012, 13:15-13:55

A quantitative view of gene expression levels

Sarah Teichmann, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 25 May 2012, 13:15-13:55

Finding the correct pairing partner during meiosis: events inside and outside the nucleus

Enrique Martinez-Perez, MRC Clinical Sciences Centre, Imperial College London.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 18 May 2012, 13:15-13:55

Transcriptional and post-transcriptional mechanisms regulating epidermal stem cell fate

Michaela Frye, Centre for Stem Cell Research, University of Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 11 May 2012, 13:15-13:55

Molecules of touch and taste sensation

William Schafer, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 04 May 2012, 13:15-13:55

Interactions between stem cells and their niche in mammalian epidermis

Fiona Watt, Centre for Stem Cell Research, University of Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 27 April 2012, 13:15-13:55

Roles of ADAM family metalloproteases in cardiovascular development

Atsuko Sehara-Fujisawa, Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences, Kyoto University, Japan.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 20 April 2012, 13:15-13:55

The roles of the interaction between the APC/C and the centrosome in the cell cycle and development in Drosophila

Yuu Kimata, Genetics, University of Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 02 March 2012, 13:15-13:55

Mapping Morphogenesis

Richard Adams, PDN, University of Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 24 February 2012, 13:15-13:55

A histone marks embryonic differentiation and acts as an epigenetic barrier to reprogramming

Vincent Pasque (Gurdon lab), Gurdon Institute, University of Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 17 February 2012, 13:15-13:55

Nanoscale Tools for the Silencing of Genes in the Brain

Kostas Kostarelos, The School of Pharmacy, University of London.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 10 February 2012, 13:15-13:55

SHiPSCs, Naïve Human Pluripotent Stem Cells?

Pentao Liu, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 03 February 2012, 13:15-13:55

Embryonic enigmas: geminin regulation and function in stem cells

Ron Laskey, Hutchison/MRC Research Centre, Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 27 January 2012, 13:15-13:55

Heart development and ageing

Thomas Brand, Heart Science Centre, Imperial College London.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 25 November 2011, 13:15-13:55

Anterior-posterior axis specification in the mammalian embryo

Tristan Rodriguez, MRC Clinical Sciences Centre, Imperial College London.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 18 November 2011, 13:15-13:55

What does smooth muscle development tell us about vascular disease susceptibility?

Christine Cheung, Anne McLaren Laboratory for Regenerative Medicine, University of Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 11 November 2011, 13:15-13:55

Regulation of neuronal growth in a developing motor system – a Drosophila dendrite perspective

Matthias Landgraf, Zoology, University of Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 04 November 2011, 13:15-13:55

A fly's-eye view of epithelial polarity

Franck Pichaud, MRC Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology, University College London.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 28 October 2011, 13:15-13:55

Understanding cell shape: reconstituting actin polymerisation at the membrane-cytosol interface

Jenny Gallop, Gurdon Institute, University of Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 21 October 2011, 13:15-13:55

Taking shape: morphogenesis of Drosophila renal tubules

Helen Skaer, Zoology, University of Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 14 October 2011, 13:15-13:55

Map3k4 and Sry in mammalian sex determination

Andy Greenfield, MRC Harwell.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 10 June 2011, 13:15-13:55

Actin + oocyte: Old love - new affairs

Melina Schuh, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 03 June 2011, 13:15-13:55

Coincidence, cause & consequence: How can we know in developmental gene regulation?

Boris Adryan, Systems Biology Centre, University of Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 27 May 2011, 13:15-13:55

Genomics and development of the myriapod Strigamia maritima: an outgroup for comparison with insects and crustaceans

Michael Akam, Zoology, University of Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 20 May 2011, 13:15-13:55

Cilia in development and disease

Dominic Norris, MRC Harwell.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 13 May 2011, 13:15-13:55

Dissecting mRNA localisation mechanisms during Drosophila development

Simon Bullock, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 06 May 2011, 13:15-13:55

Exploring the origin of leaves

Jill Harrison Plant, Sciences University of Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 11 March 2011, 13:15-13:55

The Planar Cell Polarity pathway in lung development and disease

Charlotte Dean, MRC Harwell.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 04 March 2011, 13:15-13:55

Morphogenesis of the adult abdominal epidermis of Drosophila: A matter of constriction and migration

Marcus Bischoff, Zoology University of Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 25 February 2011, 13:15-13:55

Different flavours of myosin function drive tubulogenesis in the fly embryo

Katja Röper, PDN University of Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 18 February 2011, 13:15-13:55

Transcriptional control of stem cell fate: keeping cells in the zone

Brian Hendrich, Centre for Stem Cell Research University of Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 11 February 2011, 13:15-13:55

The complex life of small RNAs

Eric Miska, Gurdon Institute University of Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 04 February 2011, 13:15-13:55

Control of tissue growth by the Hippo signalling pathway in Drosophila

Nic Tapon, LRI Lincoln's Inn Fields Laboratories London.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 28 January 2011, 13:15-13:55

Your inner frog - Can clues from evolution unlock the molecular development of the cerebellum?

Richard Wingate, MRC Centre for Developmental Neurobiology, King’s College London.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 26 November 2010, 13:15-13:55

Regulation of chromatin organization and epigenetic modifications in embryonic stem cells

Anton Wutz, Centre for Stem Cell Research, University of Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 19 November 2010, 13:15-13:55

The regulation of skeletal muscle development by signaling molecules and microRNAs

Andrea Münsterberg, Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 12 November 2010, 13:15-13:55

Coordinated regulation of cell divisions, migration and differentiation in the developing mouse brain

Francois Guillemot, Division of Molecular Neurobiology, National Institute for Medical Research.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 05 November 2010, 13:15-13:55

Hox targets in Drosophila

Rob White, PDN, University of Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 29 October 2010, 13:15-13:55

Tracking cell and cytoskeletal behaviour to understand tissue morphogenesis in fish and fly embryos

Guy Blanchard, PDN, University of Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 22 October 2010, 13:15-13:55

Modelling early human cell fate decisions using pluripotent stem cells

Roger Pedersen, The Anne McLaren Laboratory for Regenerative Medicine, University of Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 15 October 2010, 13:15-13:55

Cell wars: competition through growth factor signalling

Eugenia Piddini, Gurdon Institute University of Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 04 June 2010, 13:15-13:55

Region-specific regulation of neurogenesis by mir-9

Nancy Papalopulu, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 28 May 2010, 13:15-13:55

Control of tissue size and shape in Drosophila

Barry Thompson, LRI Lincoln's Inn Fields Laboratories London.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 21 May 2010, 13:15-13:55

Epigenetic reprogramming in the mouse germ line: the repair connection

Petra Hajkova, MRC Clinical Sciences Centre Imperial College London.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 14 May 2010, 13:15-13:55

Epigenetic mechanisms in mammalian neurogenesis

Rick Livesey, Gurdon Institute University of Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 07 May 2010, 13:15-13:55

Dissecting the role of signalling inhibition during the induction of pluripotency

Jose Silva, Wellcome Trust Centre for Stem Cell Research University of Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 30 April 2010, 13:15-13:55

Fine-tuning BMP signaling during cell fate specification

Kristi Wharton, Brown University.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 23 April 2010, 13:15-13:55

Coupling organelle capacity to the cell's needs

David Ron, Institute of Metabolic Sciences, University of Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 05 March 2010, 13:15-13:55

Lung epithelial progenitor cells in development and repair

Emma Rawlins, Gurdon Institute, University of Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 26 February 2010, 13:15-13:55

Shaping and patterning the embryo: Gastrulation in higher vertebrates

Octavian Voiculescu, PDN, University of Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 19 February 2010, 13:15-13:55

The development of brain asymmetry - from genes to circuits

Steve Wilson, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University College London.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 12 February 2010, 13:15-13:55

The role of Gata3 in the emergence of hematopoietic stem cells - a link between the hematopoietic and sympathetic nervous system

Katrin Ottersbach, Cambridge Institute for Medical Research.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 05 February 2010, 13:15-13:55

Epigenetic signatures of stem-cell identity - CANCELLED

Veronique Azuara, Institute of Reproductive and Developmental Biology, Imperial College.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 29 January 2010, 00:00-00:00

What are the cells in the developing vertebrate retina doing?

Bill Harris, PDN, University of Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 22 January 2010, 13:15-13:55

Molecular control of axon pathfinding in the visual system

Robert Hindges, MRC Neurobiology Unit, King's College London.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 27 November 2009, 13:15-13:55

Establishing and manipulating pluripotency in the early embryo

Jenny Nichols, Stem Cell Institute, University of Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 20 November 2009, 13:15-13:55

Developmental programming of the placenta

Abby Fowden, PDN, University of Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 13 November 2009, 13:15-13:55

Balancing self-renewal and differentiation in the Drosophila nervous system

Andrea Brand, Gurdon Institute, University of Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 06 November 2009, 13:15-13:55

The role of transcriptional regulators in extraembryonic cell-fate decisions

Kathy Niakan, Centre for Trophoblast Research, University of Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 30 October 2009, 13:15-13:55

The long and short of Hox non-coding RNAs

Matthew Ronshaugen, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 23 October 2009, 13:15-13:55

Hedgehog signalling and myogenesis in the zebrafish

Philip Ingham, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology Singapore.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 16 October 2009, 13:15-13:55

The imprinted atypical Notch ligand Dlk1 and the regulation of adult neurogenesis

Anne Ferguson-Smith - PDN, University of Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 05 June 2009, 13:15-13:55

Insect gut feelings: development and function of visceral neurons in Drosophila

Irene Miguel-Aliaga - Zoology, University of Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 29 May 2009, 13:15-13:55

Division versus differentiation in the embryonic nervous system

Anna Philpott - Department of Oncology, University of Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 22 May 2009, 13:15-13:55

Taking a Shot at neuronal growth in Drosophila

Andreas Prokop - Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell-Matrix Research, University of Manchester.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 15 May 2009, 13:15-13:55

Genetic Specification of Neuronal Circuitry: How Are Different Types of Neurons Made in the Vertebrate Spinal Cord?

Katharine Lewis - PDN University of Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 08 May 2009, 13:15-13:55

Integrins: force-responsive connectors for morphogenesis

Nick Brown, The Gurdon Institute, University of Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 01 May 2009, 13:15-13:55

How does smell turn into behaviour?

Gregory Jefferis - Division of Neurobiology LMB Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 06 March 2009, 13:15-13:55

Regulatory logic for cell specification during early embryogenesis

Paola Oliveri - University College London.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 27 February 2009, 13:15-13:55

Sex Determination Mechanisms in Zebrafish

John Postlethwait - Institute of Neuroscience University of Oregon.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 20 February 2009, 13:15-13:55

Differential chromatin marking of introns and expressed exons by H3K36me3

Julie Ahringer - The Gurdon Institute University of Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 13 February 2009, 13:15-13:55

Molecular basis of development and degeneration of sensory hair cells in deafness

Karen Steel - Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute Hinxton, Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 06 February 2009, 13:15-13:55

Intercellular signalling and intracellular transport during axis specification in Drosophila

Isabel Palacios - Department of Zoology University of Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 30 January 2009, 13:15-13:55

Regulation of Dpp signalling in Drosophila

Hilary Ashe - Faculty of Life Sciences University of Manchester.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 23 January 2009, 13:15-13:55

Transcriptional networks in vertebrate mesoderm formation

Fiona Wardle - Dept of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience University of Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 28 November 2008, 13:15-13:55

In vivo analysis of morphogenesis in cultured imaginal discs: A new role for Myosin II

Luis M. Escudero - MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 21 November 2008, 13:15-13:55

How to build a bridal chamber: development of the thalamus

Steffen Scholpp - MRC Centre for Developmental Biology King’s College Londo.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 14 November 2008, 13:15-13:55

Non-catalytic roles for the maintenance methyltransferase, XDnmt1, in development and disease

Richard Meehan - MRC Human Genetics Unit Western Gen Hospital Edinburgh.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 07 November 2008, 13:15-13:55

Wnt signalling and cell fate decisions in stem cell populations

Penny Hayward - Dept of Genetics University of Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 31 October 2008, 13:15-13:55

Modelling the vertebrate melanocyte - how exactly do neural crest cells go black?

Robert Kelsh - Dept of Biology and Biochemistry University of Bath.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 24 October 2008, 13:15-13:55

Mechanisms controlling cell fate specification of pluripotent stem cells

Ludovic Vallier - Dept of Surgery Laboratory of Regenerative Medicine University of Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 17 October 2008, 13:15-13:55

Genetic regulation of musculoskeletal development in zebrafish

Henry Roehl - Centre for Developmental and Biomedical Genetics, University of Sheffield.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 06 June 2008, 13:15-13:55

Pax genes and neurogenic placode identity

Clare Baker - PDN, University of Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 30 May 2008, 13:15-13:55

How to tinker a haltere instead of a wing: probing downstream targets of Hox genes in Drosophila

Tassos Pavlopoulos - University of Cambridge, Dept. Zoology.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 23 November 2007, 13:15-13:55

Dissecting the molecular basis of cranial muscle development in the zebrafish

Robert Knight - Kings College London.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 16 November 2007, 13:15-13:55

Rosalind Franklin Seminar: Transcriptional networks during development - dissecting the logics

Eileen Furlong - EMBL, Heidelberg.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 09 November 2007, 13:15-13:55

Neural induction requires simultaneous inhibition of both Smad1 and Smad2 signals during gastrulation

Chenbei Chang - University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 02 November 2007, 13:15-13:55

Combining classical and modern techniques in C. elegans to solve mechanisms of morphogenesis

Bob Goldstein - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 26 October 2007, 13:15-13:55

Semaphorins, glia and keeping motor neurons in position

Matthieu Vermeren - University of Cambridge, Dept. Physiology, Development & Neuroscience.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 19 October 2007, 13:15-13:55

Getting to the bottom of the Drosophila posterior

Daniel St. Johnston - University of Cambridge, The Gurdon Institute.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 12 October 2007, 13:15-13:55

The homeobox gene Hex has essential roles during liver development.

Clifford Bogue, Yale University/ Gurdon Institute..

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 09 March 2007, 13:15-13:55

Conserved mechanisms regulating lineage commitment during vertebrate gastrulation.

Josh Brickman, Institute for Stem Cell Research, Edinburgh..

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 02 March 2007, 13:15-13:55

Liver formation in zebrafish - Wnt and BMP signalling in organ specification.

Elke Ober, NIMR, Mill Hill.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 23 February 2007, 13:15-13:55

Genetic control of brain development in Drosophila.

Frank Hirth, MRC Centre for Neurodegeneration Research, KCL.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 16 February 2007, 13:15-13:55

The transcription factor SRF directs developmental and adult brain plasticity.

Alfred Nordheim, University of Tuebingen..

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 09 February 2007, 13:15-13:55

Genome-wide approaches to the identification and characterization of JAK/STAT pathways regulators in Drosophila and Human systems.

Martin Zeidler, University of Sheffield..

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 02 February 2007, 13:15-13:55

The Self-Renewing Intestinal Epithelium and its Neoplasms: Cellular and Developmental Issues.

William Dove, McArdle Laboratories, Wisconsin, USA.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 17 November 2006, 13:15-13:55

Cell biological parameters that modulate the range of Wingless in Drosophila epithelia.

Jean Paul Vincent, NIMR, Mill Hill.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 10 November 2006, 13:15-13:55

In vivo calcium imaging during zebrafish somite and muscle

Canceled

Caroline Brennan, Queen Mary University of London.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 03 November 2006, 13:15-13:55

Neurodegeneration, membrane traffic and BMP signaling in Drosophila.

Cahir O'Kane, Dept. of Genetics.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of.

Friday 27 October 2006, 13:15-13:55