Lectures in Cancer Biology and Medicine

DNA repair: from mechanistic insights to therapeutic applications in cancer

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

Professor Steve Jackson, The Gurdon Institute.

to be advised.

Thursday 26 November 2020, 09:30-10:30

Chaucer Club

The interpersonal function of emotional expressions

Julie Grezes (Laboratoire de Neurosciences Cognitive & Computationnelles).

Zoom - see MRC CBU website (https://www.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/seminar-information/chaucer-club/) for details.

Thursday 26 November 2020, 14:00-15:00

Cambridge Neuroscience Interdisciplinary Seminars

Generation Covid-19: Should the fetus be worried?

Dr. Topun Austin (Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust) & Dr Sarah Lloyd-Fox (Dept. of Psychology) .

Register on Zoom - link in abstract.

Tuesday 01 December 2020, 16:00-17:00

SciSoc – Cambridge University Scientific Society

Tips and Tricks for Inventing the Future

Last talk of term

Mr David A. Homfray CEng CPhys FInstP FRAS FBIS, Former Head of Engineering Realisation Group at the UK Atomic Energy Authority/Culham Centre for Fusion Energy .

Google Meets.

Tuesday 01 December 2020, 18:00-19:30

Medical Staff Round

Title to be confirmed

Speaker to be confirmed.

William Harvey Lecture Theatre.

Wednesday 02 December 2020, 13:00-13:30

Medical Staff Round

Title to be confirmed

Speaker to be confirmed.

William Harvey Lecture Theatre.

Wednesday 02 December 2020, 13:30-14:00

Lectures in Cancer Biology and Medicine

Cancer stem cells, evolution and heterogeneity

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

Professor Brian Huntly, Department of Haematology.

to be advised.

Thursday 03 December 2020, 09:30-10:30

Chaucer Club

Working Memory 2.0

Earl Miller (Massachusetts Institute of Technology).

Zoom - see MRC CBU website (https://www.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/seminar-information/chaucer-club/) for details.

Thursday 03 December 2020, 14:00-15:00

Cambridge Neuroscience Interdisciplinary Seminars

Social deprivation, coping and drugs: a bad cocktail in the COVID-19 era: evidence from preclinical studies

Dr. David Belin.

Register on Zoom - link in abstract.

Tuesday 08 December 2020, 16:00-17:00

Medical Staff Round

Title to be confirmed

Presenter: Frances Hall.

William Harvey Lecture Theatre.

Wednesday 09 December 2020, 13:00-13:30

Medical Staff Round

Title: The Long and Winding Road

Presenters: Dr Dhupal Patel & Dr Kat Sharrocks.

William Harvey Lecture Theatre.

Wednesday 09 December 2020, 13:30-14:00

Lectures in Cancer Biology and Medicine

Exploring the role of the tumour microenvironment: what do the other cells do?

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

Dr Jacqui Shields, MRC Cancer Unit.

to be advised.

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

Medical Staff Round

Christmas Quiz

Quiz Master: Professor Stephen Sawcer.

William Harvey Lecture Theatre.

Wednesday 16 December 2020, 13:00-14:00

Lectures in Cancer Biology and Medicine

Systemic anti-cancer therapy

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

Dr Gary Doherty, Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

Online (see Google Meet link below).

Thursday 17 December 2020, 10:00-11:00

Medical Staff Round

HOLIDAY BREAK

HOLIDAY BREAK.

William Harvey Lecture Theatre.

Wednesday 23 December 2020, 13:00-14:00

Computational and Systems Biology

Bioinformatic analysis of T-cell antigen receptors as a novel diagnostic test for coeliac disease/ gluten sensitivity

Dr Elizabeth Soilleux (University of Cambridge).

Webinar (via Zoom online)- link to follow.

Wednesday 20 January 2021, 14:00-15:00

Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute (CRUK CI) Seminars in Cancer

Title to be confirmed

Jason Lewis, MSKCC.

On Zoom.

Thursday 21 January 2021, 13:00-14:00

Computational and Systems Biology

Computational image analysis for coeliac disease diagnosis

Dr Julian Gilbey (University of Cambridge).

Webinar (via Zoom online)- link to follow.

Wednesday 27 January 2021, 14:00-15:00

Computational and Systems Biology

Computational Biology in Drug Discovery

Philippe Sanseau (GSK).

Webinar (via Zoom online)- link to follow.

Wednesday 03 February 2021, 14:00-15:00

Computational and Systems Biology

Title to be confirmed

Dr Arun Prasad Pandurangan.

Webinar (via Zoom online)- link to follow.

Wednesday 10 February 2021, 14:00-15:00

Computational and Systems Biology

Regulation of gene expression and genome organisation

Prof. Julie Ahringer (The Gurdon Institute, University of Cambridge).

Webinar (via Zoom online)- link to follow.

Wednesday 17 February 2021, 14:00-15:00

Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute (CRUK CI) Seminars in Cancer

Title to be confirmed

Mara Sherman, OHSU.

On Zoom.

Thursday 25 February 2021, 13:00-14:00

Computational and Systems Biology

The genomes of transmissible cancers

Prof. Elizabeth Murchison (University of Cambridge).

Webinar (via Zoom online)- link to follow.

Wednesday 03 March 2021, 14:00-15:00

Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute (CRUK CI) Seminars in Cancer

Title to be confirmed

Shirley Liu, Dana Farber.

On Zoom.

Thursday 18 March 2021, 13:00-14:00

Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute (CRUK CI) Seminars in Cancer

Title to be confirmed

Please note this seminar is on a Friday

Jim Norman, Cancer Research UK Beatson Institute.

CRUK CI Lecture Theatre.

Friday 23 April 2021, 13:00-14:00

Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute (CRUK CI) Seminars in Cancer

Title to be confirmed

Ramanujan S Hegde, MRC LMB.

CRUK CI Lecture Theatre.

Thursday 20 May 2021, 13:00-14:00

Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute (CRUK CI) Seminars in Cancer

Title to be confirmed

Marcia Haigis, Harvard Medical School.

CRUK CI Lecture Theatre.

Thursday 17 June 2021, 13:00-14:00

Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute (CRUK CI) Seminars in Cancer

Title to be confirmed

Nikolaus Rajewsky, MDC Berlin.

CRUK CI Lecture Theatre.

Thursday 02 September 2021, 13:00-14:00

Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute (CRUK CI) Seminars in Cancer

Title to be confirmed

Senthil Muthaswamy, Harvard.

CRUK CI Lecture Theatre.

Thursday 16 September 2021, 13:00-14:00

Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute (CRUK CI) Seminars in Cancer

Title to be confirmed

Elizabeth M Jaffee, John Hopkins.

On Zoom.

Thursday 14 October 2021, 13:00-14:00

Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute (CRUK CI) Seminars in Cancer

Title to be confirmed

Amos Tanay, Weizmann Institute of Science.

CRUK CI Lecture Theatre.

Thursday 18 November 2021, 13:00-14:00

Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute (CRUK CI) Seminars in Cancer

Title to be confirmed

Andy Minn, University of Pennsylvania.

Zoom.

Thursday 16 December 2021, 13:00-14:00