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.
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2024 Half Day Away - details will be released to members in January 2024.
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2023 Half Day Away:
24th May 2023, 2pm – 5:30pm
The Postdoc Centre at Eddington, 105 Eddington Pl, Cambridge CB3 1AS
Organising Committee: Claire Senner, Priscilla Day-Walsh, Giulia Avellino, Andreea Cristian
Travel and Accessibility
Eddington Accessibility & Travel Information | Postdoc Academy (cam.ac.uk)
Parking:
Madingley Road Park & Ride, Lansdowne Rd, off Madingley Road, CB3 0EZ. Free parking for drivers up to 18 hours. 5 min. walk from Eddington.
Limited parking on site. Parking charges apply 8am-6pm Monday to Friday. The majority of spaces have a maximum stay of 2 hours and no return within 1 hour. There is disabled parking on site for Blue Badge holders. (Eddington access and parking information: https://www.postdocacademy.cam.ac.uk/postdoc-centres/eddington-access-information
Draft Programme:
A downloadable PDF of our draft programme is available here.
2:00 – 2:10 Welcome and housekeeping
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2:00 |
Kathy Niakan: Welcome and housekeeping |
2:10 – 3:30 Session 1: Chaired by Claire Senner and Giulia Avellino
| 2:10 | Opening keynote - Mathew Van de Pette: Developmental and Reproductive Toxicology (DART)- a realistic concern or a storm in a teacup? |
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2:30 |
Clara Munger: Investigating embryonic disc and amnion formation by microgel culture and spatial mapping |
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2.45 |
Cherlyn Tan: Non-CpG Methylation in the Placenta
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3.00 |
Antonio Galvao: Impaired decidualisation in obese mice is associated with the upregulation of leptin signalling modulators Socs3 and Ptpn2 |
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3.15 |
Emma Siragher: The placenta in adverse maternal environments; exploring how hypoxia and food restriction limit fetal growth |
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3.30 |
Laura Woods: Reintroducing CTR Bioinformatics
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3:35 - 3:50 Tea & coffee break
3:50 – 4:50 Session 2: Chaired by Priscilla Day-Walsh and Andreea Cristian
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3.50 |
Qian Li: Reciprocal interactions between KIR+ uterine NK cells and HLA-C+ extravillous trophoblast promote successful placentation |
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4.05 |
Jorge Lopez-Tello: Placental function and fetal brain development are controlled by maternal gut Bifidobacterium |
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4.20 |
Francesca Gaccioli: Placental Group B Streptococcus (GBS): an unrecognised cause of fetal morbidity? |
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4.35
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Ulla Sovio: Maternal serum biomarkers and the risk of spontaneous preterm birth |
4:50 - 5:00 Refreshment break
5:00 – 5:30 Closing Keynote
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5.00 |
Ashley Moffett: From First Trimester to Term |
5:30 Pizza & drinks