Spring Half Day Seminar
The Spring Half Day Seminars are held annually, and are organised by the CTR NGFs, covering the excellent research carried out across the CTR.
The seminars are set up for CTR Members only. Details and registration information will be shared over email.
2023 Half Day Away:
24th May 2023, 2pm – 5:30pm
The Postdoc Centre at Eddington, 105 Eddington Pl, Cambridge CB3 1AS
Programme to be announced in April 2023.
Organising Committee: Claire Senner, Priscilla Day-Walsh, Giulia Avellino, Andreea Cristian
2022 Programme:
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1:00 – 1:05 |
Welcome and housekeeping Dr Claire Senner
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1:05 – 1:15 |
Opening remarks - Prof Kathy Niakan (Director of Centre for Trophoblast Research) |
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1:15 – 1:45
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Opening keynote – Establishing the epigenome in human development and pluripotency Dr Peter Rugg-Gunn (Babraham Institute) Chair: Dr Claire Senner |
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Session 1: Molecular mechanisms of early mammalian development and recent technological advances. Chairs: Giulia Avellino and Dr Claire Senner |
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Lineage tracing using light sheet live imaging microscopy Dr Ahmed Abdelbaki (Francis Crick Institute)
Cells in gels: Identifying novel regulators of early embryonic development Dr Timo Kohler (Department of Biochemistry)
DNA methylation and its essential role in placental development Dr Courtney Hanna (Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience)
Single cell transcriptomic analysis elucidates the course of murine trophoblast stem cell differentiation Dr Dafina Angelova (Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology) |
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2:45 – 3:15 |
Coffee Break |
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Session 2: Reproductive physiology and disease. Chairs: Emma Siragher and Dr Irving Aye |
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3:15 – 3:30
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Maternal spleen-liver axis inflammation during obese pregnancy and placental nutrient sensing Cindy Zhang (Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience)
Mitochondrial respiratory function in placentas from high altitude pregnancy Jenna Armstrong (Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience)
Identifying key pathways and gene networks in the placenta of women with gestational diabetes mellitus Morgan Phillips (Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience)
Characterization of a subset of tissue resident NK cells in ovarian cancer ascites with anti-tumor properties Dr Elin Bernson (Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology) |
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4:15 – 4:30 |
Break |
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4:30 – 5:00 |
Closing keynote – Developmental Programming - A life scientific Prof Abby Fowden (Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience) Chair: Dr Irving Aye |
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5:00 |
Closing remarks Dr Irving Aye
Food and drinks to follow |
Organising Committee: Nick Burton, Irving Aye, Claire Senner, Simon Tunster, Vicente Perez-Garcia, Courtney Hanna.