WHRI Seminar Series

Upcoming seminars:  

Friday 24th April 2026, 12:30 - 13:30 (Ad Hoc Seminar)
“Decoding splenic-derived neutrophils in sepsis", Presented by Prof Mark Looney, MD from the University of California San Francisco (UCSF). Hosted by Prof Sussan Nourshargh (CMR).

Previous seminars:  

Monday 16th March 2026
“Mini-puberty, nitric oxide, and developmental disorder interactions", Presented by Dr Konstantina Chachlaki, Lille Neuroscience & Cognition, University of Lille, France. Hosted by Dr Carles Gaston-Massuet (Endo) & Dr Sasha Howard (Endo).

Monday 16th February 2026
"Mechanisms of necrotic cell debris clearance from injury sites in vivo", presented by Prof. Pedro Marques, Molecular Immunology Lab, KU Leuven, Belgium. Hosted by Dr Paul Imbert (CMR).

Friday 23rd January 2026
"The Brain Vascular function and dysfunction: from the pial vasculature to the delicate capillaries", presented by Dr Mohamad El Amki, Neurology Department, University of Zurich. Hosted by Prof Sussan Nourshaugh (CMR).

Monday 19th January 2026
"Novel therapeutic options for Adrenocortical Carcinoma: Insight from mouse models", Presented by Dr Pierre Val, Genetics Reproduction and Development Institute, CNRS France. Hosted by Prof Leonardo Guasti (Endo).

Monday 10th November 2025
"Are platelets a double-edged sword in cancer biology?", presented by Dr Marta Smeda, Jagiellonian Centre for Experimental Therapeutics (JCET). Hosted by Dr Neil Dufton (CMR).

Monday 22^nd September 2025 (Ad Hoc Seminar)
“Chameleons in the body: diversity and specificity of microvascular endothelial cells", presented by Prof Ulrich von Adrian, Harvard Medical School and Ragon Institute. Hosted by Prof Antal Rot (Microvascular Research).

Contact

For further information please contact the seminar organiser. 

Dr Neil Dufton (Centre for Microvascular Research)
Email: n.dufton@qmul.ac.uk