2025-2026 Recent Seminars
Please check this page every week from September for news of our seminars.
School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology Seminar Series
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Speaker
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Prof Martin Bushell, Professor of Cancer Biology, University of Glasgow and Scotland Institute (Beatson Institute for Cancer Research). Martin Bushell's research focuses on RNA and Translational Control in Cancer.
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Title
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DDX6 is required to regulate ribosome traffic to control co-translational assembly of protein complexes.
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Venue
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WGB 107
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Time
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Wednesday 29th July 2026 @ 2:00pm
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Host
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Dr. Martina Yordanova
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School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology Seminar Series
| Speaker |
Dr Yensi Flores Bueso |
| Title |
AI-Driven Protein Design and the Research Cultures That Enable It
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| Venue |
BHSC G06 |
| Time |
Wednesday 25th February 2026 @ 1:00pm |
| Host |
Dr. Kellie Dean |
School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology Seminar Series
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Dr Janna Luessing, Centre for Chromosome Biology, University of Galway |
| Title |
Elucidating ATR function through naturally occurring mutations |
| Venue |
WGB 405 |
| Time |
Wednesday 11th February 2026 @ 1:00pm |
| Host |
Dr. Martina Yordanova |
School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology Seminar Series
| Speaker |
Prof Andreas Grabrucker, Bernal Institute of University of Limerick |
| Title |
Wired with Zinc: Ion Dynamics in Neuronal Communication |
| Venue |
WGB 405 |
| Time |
Wednesday 10th December 2025 @ 1:00pm |
| Host |
Dr. Paul Young |
School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology Seminar Series
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Dr Alan Costello, Principal Investigator, Biological Engineering Group, NIBRT |
| TITLE |
“Evolving RNA for new roles in cellular translation” |
| VENUE |
WGB 405 |
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Wednesday, 5th November 2025 @ 1pm |
| HOST |
Dr Paul Young |
School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology Seminar Series
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Prof. Orla O’Sullivan, Adjunct Professor, School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, and Senior Computational Biologist, Teagasc. |
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“A role for multi-omic data in health and disease” |
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WGB 405 |
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Wednesday, 15th October 2025 @ 1pm |
| HOST |
Prof. Justin McCarthy |
School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology Seminar Series
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Professor Nikolai Slavov, Northeastern University, and Founding Director of Parallel Squared Technology Institute |
| TITLE |
"Secrets of the human proteome: from protein variation to biological functions" |
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WGB G15 |
| TIME |
Friday, 10th October 2025 @ 1pm |
| HOST |
Prof. Pasha Baranov |