Seminar series
The Seminar Series attracts distinguished scientists from around the world working in the fields of genetics, molecular medicine and cancer research, and whose research complements that being done at the Institute of Genetics and Cancer.
Sessions are open to all within CMVM, University of Edinburgh - Please contact seminars@igc.ed.ac.uk for more information.
Unless stated, seminars take place on Thursdays at 1pm in the IGC Lecture Theatre
2023
RNP condensate disassembly and neurodegeneration: Exploring the role of low-complexity sequences
Tuesday 23 May 2023 at 1:00pm (E4 Seminar Room)
Purusharth Rajyaguru
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Host: Pragya Mittal
Modelling early embryo development using human naïve pluripotent stem cells
Thursday 25th May
Dr Ge Guo
Living Systems Institute, University of Exeter
Host – Jenny Nichols
Ubiquitination in brain cancers pathogenesis and radiotherapy
Monday 29th May, 2-3pm (so not the usual 1-2)
Professor Vincenzo D'Angiolella
Host: Professor Margaret Frame & Professor Charlie Gourley
Silencing retrotransposons, from DNA to RNA methylation and back
Thursday 1st June
Professor Deborah BOURC'HIS
Institut Curie
Host: Duncan Sproul
Title - TBC
Thursday 8th June
Mariya Moosajee
UCL-Crick
Host – Chloe Stanton
Genetic causes and modifiers of parkinsonism
Thursday 15th June
Christine Klein
Lubeck, Germany
Host – Cathy Abbott
Title - TBC
Thursday 22nd June
Nathalie Spassky
IBENS-ENS, Paris
Host – Emma Hall
Title - TBC
Thursday 29th June
Kim Jenson
University of Copenhagen
Host: Kevin Myant
Title - TBC
Thursday 5th October
Professor Andrew Beggs
University of Birmingham
Host: Professor Val Brunton