Upcoming Seminars
Event Date: Tuesday 14th Apr 2026
Dr Matthew Birket – Using human pluripotent stem cells to model conditions affecting the heart – a focus on Fabry disease
Event Date: Tuesday 21st Apr 2026
Dr Sandra Vranic – Using human pluripotent stem cells to model conditions affecting the heart – a focus on Fabry disease
Event Date: Tuesday 28th Apr 2026
Dr Silke Brix – Prediction Modelling in ANCA Associated Vasculitides
Event Date: Tuesday 12th May 2026
Dr Adam Jackson – Collaborative Seminar with Advances in BioSciences @ The Michael Smith Building
Event Date: Tuesday 19th May 2026
Dr Beth Lawrence – Dissecting the roles of microtubule-associated proteins in neuronal development and disease
Event Date: Tuesday 26th May 2026
Dr Rob Harkness – RCC1 neuropathy: Expanding the phenotype and using iPSC-derived motor neurons to model disease.
Event Date: Tuesday 2nd Jun 2026
Prof. Samra Turajlić (Director – Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute)
Event Date: Tuesday 16th Jun 2026
Dr Helen Parker (Senior Postdoctoral Research Associate, The University of Manchester)
Previous Seminars
Event Date: Tuesday 24th Mar 2026
Dr Sonam Gurung – Messenger RNA (mRNA) therapy in inherited metabolic disorders
Event Date: Tuesday 10th Mar 2026
Prof Giulio Cossu – Ex vivo gene therapy for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Event Date: Tuesday 17th Feb 2026
Dr Juan Quintana – Using pre-clinical models to understand the role of adaptive immune cells in brain development and resilience
Event Date: Tuesday 10th Feb 2026
Dr Richard Collins – What can high resolution CryoEM do and what can it do for you?
Event Date: Tuesday 3rd Feb 2026
Dr Joan Chang – Collagen-I in rare diseases – new dynamical insights
Event Date: Tuesday 27th Jan 2026
Dr Thomas Wright – Studying rare conditions using UK primary care electronic health records: past, present and future
Event Date: Tuesday 28th Oct 2025
Dr Daniel Erskine’s talk on Neuropathology-driven drug discovery in metachromatic leukodystrophy
Event Dates: Tuesday 7th Oct 2025 - Tuesday 14th Apr 2026
Dr Antony Adamson’s Talk on Functional Characterisation and Validation of Disease-Associated Variants
Event Dates: Tuesday 30th Sep 2025 - Thursday 2nd Oct 2025
Prof David Brough’s talk on Drug development in NF2 (vestibular schwannomas) on Tues 30th Sept 2025
Event Dates: Tuesday 23rd Sep 2025 - Tuesday 30th Sep 2025
Dr Pat McKiernan’s talk on Liver Transplantation in Rare Conditions on Tues 23rd Sept 2025
Event Dates: Tuesday 2nd Sep 2025 - Thursday 4th Sep 2025
Dr Duncan Henderson’s Talk To The TTO on Tues 2nd Sept 2025
Event Dates: Tuesday 17th Jun 2025 - Friday 27th Jun 2025
Dr Kerry Montgomery’s talk on “Exploring reproductive decision-making for individuals with conditions affecting appearance. The role of stigma in decision-making” on Tues 17th June 2025
Event Dates: Tuesday 10th Jun 2025 - Thursday 12th Jun 2025
Prof David Viskochil’s talk on “The NF1 gene: A 35-year Perspective” Tues 10th June
Event Dates: Tuesday 3rd Jun 2025 - Saturday 7th Jun 2025
Professor Ang Davies & Norina Gasteiger’s talk on Co-designing “Gene” a smartphone app for genetics education with the British Pakistani community on Tues 3rd June 2025
Event Dates: Tuesday 20th May 2025 - Thursday 22nd May 2025
Dr Pawel Grzechnik’s talk on “Watch your step: antisense oligonucleotides acting outside of genes” on Tues 20th May 2025
Event Dates: Tuesday 13th May 2025 - Friday 16th May 2025
Professor Gregory Radick talk on Mendel’s Peas as Exemplar or Exception? New Light from An Old Debate on Tues 13th May 2025
Event Dates: Tuesday 6th May 2025 - Friday 9th May 2025
Christopher Smith’s talk on Intellectual property, commercialisation, and protection on Tues 6th May 2025
Event Date: Tuesday 29th Apr 2025
Dr Anna Shawcross talk on Cystic fibrosis – times have changed! Tues 29th April 2025
Event Dates: Tuesday 18th Mar 2025 - Friday 21st Mar 2025
Dr Janine Lamb’s talk on Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies; exploring genetic risk factors and pathogenesis on Tues 18th March 2025
Event Date: Tuesday 11th Mar 2025
Leah Gilman’s talk on How Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing is Changing the Landscape of Donor Conception on Tues 11th March 2025
Event Date: Tuesday 4th Mar 2025
Dr Videha Sharma’s talk on Digital innovation and AI in healthcare – opportunities and challenges on Tues 4th March 2025
Event Date: Tuesday 18th Feb 2025
Dr Shilpa Garg’s talk on Unlocking the genomic secrets of complex diseases: High-resolution methods on Tues 18th Feb 2025
Event Dates: Tuesday 28th Jan 2025 - Thursday 30th Jan 2025
Mr Mike Haley’s talk on Deconstructing and targeting the tumour microenvironment in neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2) on Tues 28 Jan 2025
Event Date: Tuesday 10th Dec 2024
Professor Phil Hopkins talk on Incidental RYR1 findings on Whole Genome Sequencing on Tues 10th Dec 2024
Event Dates: Tuesday 3rd Dec 2024 - Thursday 5th Dec 2024
Dr Alexandra Davies talk on Spatial Proteomics To Reveal Therapeutic Targets For Genetic Neurological Diseases on Tues 3rd Dec 2024
Event Dates: Tuesday 26th Nov 2024 - Thursday 28th Nov 2024
Dr Joseph Bateman’s talk on Neurodevelopmental causes of mTOR pathway diseases on Tues 26th Nov 2024
Event Dates: Tuesday 19th Nov 2024 - Thursday 21st Nov 2024
Dr Alisdair McNeill & Dr Jade Howard talk on MND Predictive Genetics on Tues 19th Nov 2024
Event Dates: Tuesday 5th Nov 2024 - Thursday 7th Nov 2024
Prof D. Gareth Evans’ talk on NF2-related Schwannomatosis on Tues 5th Nov 2024
Event Dates: Tuesday 29th Oct 2024 - Thursday 31st Oct 2024
Lena Afeyan’s talk on Venture creation and financing models to accelerate development in rare disease on Tues 29th Oct 2024
Event Date: Wednesday 25th Sep 2024
Prof David Van Heel talk on Genes & Health: a British Bangladeshi and Pakistani cohort for your research on Tues 24th Sept 2024
Event Date: Tuesday 3rd Sep 2024
Dr Balasubramanian’s talk on Skeletal Dysplasia on Tues 2nd Sept 2024
Event Date: Tuesday 23rd Jul 2024
Professor John Sayer Talk on Renal Ciliopathies on Tues 23rd July 2024
Event Date: Tuesday 16th Jul 2024