Morphogenesis Seminar Series

Mechano-chemical feedbacks in plant regeneration

Kalika Prasad (Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune, India).

Online.

Monday 30 January 2023, 14:30-15:30

Behaviour, Ecology & Evolution Seminar Series

Seeing through the noise: how fish use visual information to navigate in challenging conditions

This talk is hybrid - email the organisers for a Zoom link

Cait Newport, University of Oxford.

Part II Lecture Theatre and online via Zoom - contact organiser for details.

Tuesday 31 January 2023, 13:00-14:00

Evolution and Development Seminar Series

Unravelling 3-dimensional growth in plants

Dr Laura Moody (University of Oxford).

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Wednesday 01 February 2023, 13:00-14:00

Plant Sciences Departmental Seminars

Soil microbiomes and one Health

Professor Marcel van der Heijden, University of Zurich, Switzerland.

Online only.

Thursday 02 February 2023, 12:15-13:45

Statistics

Counterfactual fairness

Joshua Loftus (London School of Economics).

MR12, Centre for Mathematical Sciences.

Friday 03 February 2023, 14:00-15:00

Behaviour, Ecology & Evolution Seminar Series

Is it the weather or the neighbours? The role of the physical and biotic environment in determining biodiversity distributions.

This talk is hybrid - email the organisers for a Zoom link

Regan Early, Centre for Ecology and Conservation, University of Exeter, UK.

Part II Lecture Theatre and online via Zoom - contact organiser for details.

Tuesday 07 February 2023, 13:00-14:00

Plant Sciences Departmental Seminars

Molecular insights into abiotic and biotic factors shaping diatom ecophysiology and signalling

Dr Katherine Helliwell, University of Exeter, UK.

Online / Plant Sciences LLT for Department members only.

Thursday 09 February 2023, 12:15-13:45

Statistics

The Kalman-Bucy filter revisited: Mean-field equations & duality

Joint Statistics and CCIMI Seminar (exact time TBC)

Sebastian Reich (University of Potsdam).

MR12, Centre for Mathematical Sciences.

Friday 10 February 2023, 00:00-00:00

Morphogenesis Seminar Series

Cephalo-pelvic integration in hybrid mouse models and implications for human obstructed labour

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82089026611?pwd=L2FyclJFL2lYR0J3SFBDbHQyUFp6UT09 

Eva Zaffarini (McCaig Institute, University of Calgary).

Online.

Monday 13 February 2023, 14:30-15:30

Morphogenesis Seminar Series

Title to be confirmed

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82089026611?pwd=L2FyclJFL2lYR0J3SFBDbHQyUFp6UT09 

Maria Paraskevi Kotini (Biozentrum, Basel Switzerland).

Online.

Monday 13 February 2023, 14:30-15:30

Behaviour, Ecology & Evolution Seminar Series

The evolution of a sexually selected syndrome in Mediterranean wall lizards

This talk is hybrid - email the organisers for a Zoom link

Dr Nathalie Feiner, Lund University.

Part II Lecture Theatre and online via Zoom - contact organiser for details.

Tuesday 14 February 2023, 13:00-14:00

Evolution and Development Seminar Series

The origins of land plant complexity: interpreting development in the Devonian

Dr Sandy Hetherington (University of Edinburgh).

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Wednesday 15 February 2023, 13:00-14:00

Plant Sciences Departmental Seminars

Bumblebees' floral preferences are shaped by rapid valuation of sensory nectar properties

Dr Fei Peng, Visiting Researcher, Glover Group, Department of Plant Sciences.

Online / Plant Sciences LLT for Department members only.

Thursday 16 February 2023, 12:15-13:45

Statistics

Parameterizing and Simulating from Causal Models

Robin Evans (University of Oxford).

MR12, Centre for Mathematical Sciences.

Friday 17 February 2023, 14:00-15:00

Morphogenesis Seminar Series

Building and Breaking the Neural Tube

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82089026611?pwd=L2FyclJFL2lYR0J3SFBDbHQyUFp6UT09 

Clare Buckley (PDN, University of Cambridge) .

Online.

Monday 20 February 2023, 14:30-15:30

Plant Sciences Departmental Seminars

Circadian regulation of sunflower development

Professor Stacey Harmer, UC Davies, USA.

Online / Plant Sciences LLT for Department members only.

Thursday 23 February 2023, 12:15-13:45

Statistics

Stochastic Causal Programming for Bounding Treatment Effects

Ricardo Silva (UCL).

MR12, Centre for Mathematical Sciences.

Friday 24 February 2023, 14:00-15:00

Morphogenesis Seminar Series

On the specification of leaf dorsiventrality

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82089026611?pwd=L2FyclJFL2lYR0J3SFBDbHQyUFp6UT09 

Agata Burian (University of Silesia in Katowice) .

Online.

Monday 27 February 2023, 14:30-15:30

Behaviour, Ecology & Evolution Seminar Series

Modern views on the diversity, functional disparity, and structure of Cambrian ecosystems

This talk is hybrid - email the organisers for a Zoom link

Karma Nanglu, Harvard University.

Part II Lecture Theatre and online via Zoom - contact organiser for details.

Tuesday 28 February 2023, 13:00-14:00

Evolution and Development Seminar Series

The developmental origin of colour patterns in birds

Dr Marie Manceau (College De France).

Online.

Wednesday 01 March 2023, 13:00-14:00

Plant Sciences Departmental Seminars

Unravelling the molecular mechanism of petal spot initiation in sexually deceptive South African daisy Gorteria diffusa.

Dr Udhaya Ponraj, Glover Group, Department of Plant Sciences.

Online / Plant Sciences LLT for Department members only.

Thursday 02 March 2023, 12:15-13:45

Statistics

TBC

Mona Azadkia (London School of Economics).

MR12, Centre for Mathematical Sciences.

Friday 03 March 2023, 14:00-15:00

Morphogenesis Seminar Series

Life and death of cells a mystery solved through biomechanics

Lakshmi Balasubramaniam (Gurdon Institute, University of Cambridge) .

Online.

Monday 06 March 2023, 14:30-15:30

Morphogenesis Seminar Series

Tissue stress anisotropy and neighbour compression combine in mitosis to orient epithelial cell divisions

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82089026611?pwd=L2FyclJFL2lYR0J3SFBDbHQyUFp6UT09 

Guy Blanchard, PDN, University of Cambridge.

Online.

Monday 06 March 2023, 14:30-15:30

Behaviour, Ecology & Evolution Seminar Series

Birds on a tree: Progress and challenges of whole-genome phylogenomics

This talk is hybrid - email the organisers for a Zoom link

Josefin Stiller, University of Copenhagen.

Part II Lecture Theatre and online via Zoom - contact organiser for details.

Tuesday 07 March 2023, 13:00-14:00

Evolution and Development Seminar Series

Biomechanical control of Clytia jellyfish regeneration

Dr Chiara Sinigaglia (Observatoire Océanologique de Banyuls-sur-Mer).

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Wednesday 08 March 2023, 13:00-14:00

Plant Sciences Departmental Seminars

Plant Sciences Seminar

Professor Teresa Fitzpatrick, University of Geneva, Switzerland.

Online / Plant Sciences LLT for Department members only.

Thursday 09 March 2023, 12:15-13:45

Statistics

Statistical Challenges in Genetic Analysis of Biobank Data

Note unusual time

Hongyu Zhao (Yale University).

MR12, Centre for Mathematical Sciences.

Friday 10 March 2023, 16:00-17:00

Behaviour, Ecology & Evolution Seminar Series

Freshwater salinization: From Ecology & Evolution to Real-World Solutions

This talk is hybrid - email the organisers for a Zoom link

Dr Rick Relyea, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI).

Part II Lecture Theatre and online via Zoom - contact organiser for details.

Tuesday 14 March 2023, 13:00-14:00

Plant Sciences Departmental Seminars

Unraveling the molecular evolution of betalain-producing enzymes to boost their industrial application

Dr Alejandra Guerrero Rubio, Brockington Group, Department of Plant Sciences.

Online / Plant Sciences LLT for Department members only.

Thursday 16 March 2023, 12:15-13:45

Plant Sciences Departmental Seminars

Plant Sciences Seminar

Professor Richard Buggs, Queen Mary University, UK.

Online / Plant Sciences LLT for Department members only.

Thursday 04 May 2023, 12:15-13:45

Plant Sciences Departmental Seminars

Plant Sciences Seminar

Professor Zachary Lipmann, Cold Spring Harbour, USA.

Online / Plant Sciences LLT for Department members only.

Thursday 11 May 2023, 12:15-13:45

Plant Sciences Departmental Seminars

Plant Sciences Seminar

Professor Jane Parker, Max Planck Institute, Germany.

Online / Plant Sciences LLT for Department members only.

Thursday 18 May 2023, 12:15-13:45

Plant Sciences Departmental Seminars

Plant Sciences Seminar

Dr Cristina Sales, Department of Plant Sciences.

Online / Plant Sciences LLT for Department members only.

Thursday 25 May 2023, 12:15-13:45

Plant Sciences Departmental Seminars

Plant Sciences Seminar

Professor Enrico Coen, John Innes Centre, UK.

Online / Plant Sciences LLT for Department members only.

Thursday 01 June 2023, 12:15-13:45

Plant Sciences Departmental Seminars

Plant Sciences Seminar

Dr Eva Herrero Serrano, Department of Plant Sciences.

Online / Plant Sciences LLT for Department members only.

Thursday 08 June 2023, 12:15-13:45