College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences

 

Forthcoming MVLS SEMINARS 2013
Date Location Time Speaker Institution Title Organisers
30 Sept  Room C222/223 BHF GCRC  12 noon  Professor Harry W. Schroeder  University of Alabama, Birmingham, USA  "Common Variable Immune Deficiency - a disease of antibody repertoire dysregulation encompassing both autoimmunity and immune deficiency"  Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation (Immunobiology) 
02 Oct Robertson Trust Lecture Theatre 12 noon Dr Joao Pedro de Magalhaes University of Liverpool "Cancer and aging: dangerous ties and overlapping mechanisms" The Beatson Institute for Cancer Research
02 Oct McCall Building, Garscube Campus 4:00pm Dr Sandy Murray Marine Scotland "Epidemiology and control of viruses affecting Scottish aquaculture" Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine
02 Oct Ilay Lecture Theatre, Garscube Campus 1:00pm Professor Daniel Perez University of Maryland, USA "Of men, pigs, birds and … flu" MRC- University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research
03 Oct Room 1115, Adam Smith Building 1:00pm Dr Nicola Stanley-Wall University of Dundee "Stop swimming to initiate stick down - Bacillus subtilis biofilms" Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation
Host: Dr Dan Walker
04 Oct Room C222/223 BHF GCRC 1:30pm Dr Adam Greenstein Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, Manchester "The role of perivascular adipose tissue in obesity related hypertension" Institute of Cardiovascular & Medical Sciences
Host: Professor Rhian Touyz
04 Oct Seminar Room, Level 5, 58 Hillhead Street 3:30pm Dr Penny Lewis University of Manchester "Sleep, consolidation, and semantic memory" Institute of Neuroscience and Psychology
Host: Joachim Gross

 

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The third of these lectures will be held on Wednesday 25 September at 12.30pm in the Gannochy Lecture Theatre, Wolfson Medical School Building.

A buffet lunch will be served in the Atrium from 12pm.

Speaker 1:

Professor Pat Monaghan
Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health & Comparative Medicine - Regius Chair of Zoology.
“Bad Beginnings and Timely Ends: Developmental Conditions, Telomeres and Longevity”
Speaker 2:

Professor Christoph Kayser
Institute of Neuroscience and Psychology - Chair in Integrative Neuroscience.
“Neural Oscillations as Mechanisms for Sensory Encoding and the Gating of Perception”
Chairs: Professor Dan Haydon and Professor Paddy O’Donnell