Seminars
We host a variety of seminars and events. Our departmental seminars take place on Thursdays at 12pm in the main Seminar Room, and both MRC TIDU and MRC MHU host their own seminar series. Other seminars include our Careers Seminar Series, run by our Postdoc Association.
Our MRC WIMM DPhil Course is compulsory for MRC WIMM students and open to other members of the University.
Upcoming Seminars
Genetically driven epigenetic regulation of mTOR and its modulation by vitamin C in sepsis
Friday, 08 May 2026, 9.15am to 10.15am
Speaker(s): Dr Ping Zhang, Knight Group
Department: Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine (Unit)
Series: MRC TIDU Friday Morning Lab Meetings
Towards predicting gene expression from sequence
Thursday, 14 May 2026, 12pm to 1pm
Speaker(s): Dr Jussi Taipale
Department: Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine (Unit)
Series: WIMM THURSDAY SEMINARS
T cell shapeshifting during immune surveillance
Friday, 15 May 2026, 9.15am to 10.15am
Speaker(s): Edward Jenkins, Dustin Group
Department: Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine (Unit)
Series: MRC TIDU Friday Morning Lab Meetings
Extracellular Magnesium and T Cell Function: Implications for Cancer Immunotherapy
Tuesday, 19 May 2026, 1pm to 2pm
Speaker(s): Jonas Loetscher
Department: Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine (Unit)
Series: Molecular Haematology Unit, WIMM
DNA damage, cancer and aging and the unexpected impact of nutrition and gene length
Thursday, 21 May 2026, 12pm to 1pm
Speaker(s): Professor Jan Hoeijmakers
Department: Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine (Unit)
Series: WIMM THURSDAY SEMINARS