Lectures and seminars

A deep evolutionary history of miRNAs?

12:00 - 13:00 11 June 2014
Gene Regulation and Cellular Biotechnology - Spring Seminar Series 2014

A neural circuit model of the oculomotor integrator: theory for optogenetic dissection

13:00 - 14:00 11 June 2014
The oculomotor integrator (OI) in the hindbrain transforms incoming horizontal eye movement commands into position signals to maintain stable eye fixations after saccades. Previous…

Ageing, hearing loss and acoustics: can we improve communication in noisy environments like waiting rooms?

13:00 - 16:00 11 June 2014
MICRA Public Seminar 14.00 16.00, Free networking lunch from 13.00 Speakers and presentations: Dr Tim Wilding (Lecturer in Audiology, University of Manchester) and Dr Bill Davies…

Research Matters: Pretty pictures and parameters - understanding statistics using graphics (Research Counts)

12:00 - 13:00 11 June 2014
Using statistics effectively in education involves applying a range of analyses to model many different types of data; linear models for variables measured on a continuous scale (eg.…

A novel nuclear role for the mitochondrial hydroxylase Clk-1 in C elegans / The Runx/CBFbeta transcription factor complex drives Epithelial to Mesenchyme Transition in metatastic breast cancer cells

13:30 12 June 2014
Robert Barnes, (Whitmarsh Lab) Gillian Ran, (Shore Lab)

Epsin: a conserved multifaceted protein linking endocytosis and signaling

15:00 - 16:00 12 June 2014
One off Seminar hosted by Prof Martin Lowe

How the mouse gets its tail: role of neuromesodermal stem cell-like progenitors in axis elongation

14:00 - 15:00 13 June 2014
This seminar is part of the Manchester Tissue Regeneration & Stem Cell Network seminar series. …

Developing proposals for Research for Patient Benefit: A Research Design Service North West seminar

12:00 - 14:00 16 June 2014
'''Host:''' Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences '''About the event:''' This seminar is one of a series organised by the Research Design Service North West (RDS NW) to highlight…

Technological persistence through the sailing-ship effect: some considerations for policy

16:00 - 17:30 17 June 2014
The “sailing-ship effect” is the process whereby an existing (incumbent) technology is improved when a new, usually more powerful one, comes into existence. There does not exist any…

Dalton Nuclear Institute - seminar on: 'High Power Laser Applications in Nuclear Research'

13:30 - 14:30 18 June 2014
Dalton Nuclear Institute are hosting Dr Carmen Garcia Perez from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology - Institute for Nuclear Waste Disposal. Dr Carmen Garcia Perez will be giving…

Developing and using videos to enhance teaching

13:00 - 14:00 18 June 2014
This seminar is part of the Teaching and Learning seminar series. …

Flip teaching the classroom

13:00 - 14:00 18 June 2014
This seminar is part of the Teaching and Learning seminar series. …

Synthetic promoters for custom designed gene regulation

12:00 - 13:00 18 June 2014
Gene Regulation and Cellular Biotechnology - Spring Seminar Series 2014

Transcriptome sequencing identifies a panel of inducible, novel long non-coding RNAs / Lipoprotein lipase, a novel target for melanoma therapy

13:00 - 14:00 19 June 2014
Karol Nowicki-Osuch, (Sharrocks Lab) Hannah Johnston, (Hurlstone Lab)

Big Data and new approaches to Aanalysing BME political and economic participation

14:00 - 16:00 20 June 2014
Richard Webber and Trevor Phillips present new approaches to Big Data and the analysis of BME political and economic participation.

Social-emotional learning and mindfulness-dohsahou for improved emotional regulation

10:00 - 12:00 20 June 2014
Professor Akira Miyazaki will provide information about the Japanese context and research on social-emotional learning in Japan. He will then present his work on improving emotional…

To be confirmed

13:00 - 14:00 20 June 2014
Centre for Endocrinology and Diabetes Seminar Series

Professor Peter Stansby is appointed as the inaugural Osborne Reynolds Professor in Fluid Mechanics

15:30 - 17:30 24 June 2014
A celebration to mark the appointment of Professor Peter Stansby FREng as the inaugural Osborne Reynolds Professor of Fluid Mechanics. Light refreshments will be served and memorabilia…

Developing Age-Friendly Cities and Communities: Australian and UK Perspectives

13:00 - 16:00 25 June 2014
Developing Age-Friendly Cities and Communities: Australian and UK Perspectives From MICRA and Cities@Manchester 2.00pm-4.00pm, Free networking lunch from 1.00pm Speakers: Hal…

Research Matters: Practical sustainability - what can be learned through inter-generational action research?

12:00 - 13:00 25 June 2014
It is 7 years since the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) produced its report on Skills Needs in the Environment Sector and since then it has become evident – from the Inter-governmental…

Sustainable Consumption Institute Seminar: Dr Ritsuko Ozaki

16:00 - 17:30 25 June 2014
The UK Government launched the Code for Sustainable Homes in 2006, requiring housing developers to incorporate technologies intended to reduce carbon and create energy renewal into…

Targeting macrophage-mediated inflammatory signalling in melanoma / eIF3d regulates the mTOR pathway, cell growth and proliferation

13:30 26 June 2014
Helen Young, (Hurlstone Lab) Pablo Binder Saldana, (Whitmarsh Lab)

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