College of Medicine & Veterinary Medicine

EBRC Seminar Series - Autumn 2011

Weekly seminars held at the Roslin Institute Auditorium.

Intrinsic and extrinsic cues regulating vascular development during embryogenesis

 

Wednesday 21 September 2011, 3.00pm

Wednesday 21 September 2011, 4.00pm

Jumping genes: somatic retrotransposition alters the genetic identity of mammalian cells

The speaker is Dr Geoff Faulkner, The Roslin Institute.

Wednesday 28 September 2011, 3.00pm

Wednesday 28 September 2011, 4.00pm

Role of platelets and platelet microparticles in inflammatory arthritis

The speaker is Dr Eric Boilard, Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, CHUL, Quebec, CA. The host is Valerie Garceau.

Wednesday 5 October 2011, 3.00pm

Wednesday 5 October 2011, 4.00pm

Identification of mammary stem cells and their use for the production and secretion of transgenes in milk

The speaker is Dr Mario Baratta, University of Turin. The host is Xavier Donadeu.

Wednesday 12 October 2011, 3.00pm

Wednesday 12 October 2011, 4.00pm

Systems Investigation of macrophage interferon antiviral response

The speaker is Dr Peter Ghazal, Division of Pathway Medicine, University of Edinburgh. The host is Tom Freeman.

Wednesday 26 October 2011, 3.00pm

Wednesday 26 October 2011, 4.00pm

Discovery of sRNA-mediated gene regulation in Salmonella Typhimurium

The speaker is Dr Jay Hinton Trinity College, Dublin. The host is Dave Gally.

Wednesday 2 November 2011, 4.00pm

Wednesday 2 November 2011, 5.00pm

Genome-wide association study in Brazilian families with visceral leishmaniasis

The speaker is Dr Heather Cordell. The host is Albert Tenesa.

Wednesday 9 November 2011, 4.00pm

Wednesday 9 November 2011, 5.00pm

Redox signalling in the regulation of cell survival and death

The speaker is Dr Tom Cotter, Department of Biochemistry, University College, Cork. The host is David Hume.

Wednesday 16 November 2011, 4.00pm

Wednesday 16 November 2011, 5.00pm

ADDITIONAL SEMINAR: CNS remyelination: from biology to therapy

The speaker is Professor Robin Franklin, Professor of Neuroscience, University of Cambridge. The host is David Hume.

Monday 21 November 2011, 4.00pm

Monday 21 November 2011, 5.00pm

Glycan recognition and invasion in Eimeria parasites

The speaker is Dr Fiona Tomley, IAH, Compton.

Wednesday 23 November 2011, 4.00pm

Wednesday 23 November 2011, 5.00pm

Cattle NK cells are controlled by a unique receptor repertoire

The speaker is Dr John Hammond, IAH Compton. The host is Jayne Hope.

Wednesday 30 November 2011, 4.00pm

Wednesday 30 November 2011, 5.00pm

β-defensins: modulators of immunity and their potential as therapeutics

The speaker is Julia Dorin, MRC Human Genetics Unit. The host is Ian Dunn.

Wednesday 7 December 2011, 4.00pm

Wednesday 7 December 2011, 5.00pm

Environmental contaminants and reproductive development

The speaker is Richard Lea, University of Nottingham. The host is Cheryl Ashworth.

Wednesday 14 December 2011, 4.00pm

Wednesday 14 December 2011, 5.00pm

For confirmation of dates/times email Sheelagh Strachan: