Seminars

Topics presented represent the wide range of research interests within the school and are presented by experts in particular areas.

Every effort is made to keep to the scheduled programme, but changes do have to be made sometimes.

If you have any questions regarding our programme, please contact biosciences@sheffield.ac.uk.

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Programme

Area: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Date	Title/Research Area	Speaker	Venue and time	Host
Monday 5th February	Genomic fruits from the Darwin Tree of Life project	Dr Alex Twyford	Alfred Denny LT02 1pm - 2pm	Luke Dunning
Tuesday 6th February	Exploring phenotypic and transcriptomic responses of Heliconius butterflies to temperature across altitudes and between species	Angel Nguyen	Arts Tower LT2 1pm - 2pm	Nicola Nadeau
Wednesday 14th February	Molecular genetics of Rhizobia-legume interactions	Professor Phil Poole	Firth Court F01 1pm - 2pm	Ellie Harrison
Monday 19th February	A seminar in three crises	Dr Nathalie Cooper	Alfred Denny LT02 1pm - 2pm	Thomas Guillerme

Area: Plants, Photosynthesis and Soil

Date	Title	Speaker	Venue and time	Host
Monday 5th February	The Road Less Travelled – Translating Discovery into Product: Lessons from the Rothamsted Omega-3 Project	Professor Johnathan Napier	Hicks Building LT6 12pm - 1pm	Julie Gray
Monday 12th February	Improving the Carbon-Benson-Bassham cycle for future crop production	Professor Christine Raines	Alfred Denny LT02 1pm - 2pm	Jessica Dunn
Tuesday 20th February	Entangled lives - how fungi make our World	Dr Merlin Sheldrake	Hicks LT1 1pm - 2pm	Katie Field

Area: Molecular Microbiology: Biochemistry to Disease

Date	Title	Speaker	Venue and time	Host
Thursday 22nd February	One system to rule them all: the type 9 secretion system and vesicle production in the periodontal pathogen P. gingivalis	Dr James Garnett	The Dental School Lecture Theatre 1pm - 2pm	Rebecca Corrigan

Area: Molecular and Cellular Biology & Development, Regeneration and Neurophyiology

Date	Title	Speaker	Venue and time	Host
Friday 9th February	Novel regulators of SNAP25 dynamic S-acylation	Dr Jennifer Greaves	Alfred Denny Conference Room 1pm - 2pm	Andrew Peden
Wednesday 14th February	Maternal anaemia during early pregnancy is a new risk factor for offspring congenital heart disease	Dr Duncan Sparrow	Alfred Denny Conference Room 1pm - 2pm	Emily Noel
Wednesday 28th February	Generation of periodic patterns in the skin	Dr Denis Headon	Alfred Denny Conference Room 1pm - 2pm	Anestis Tsakiridis/ Alex Fletcher

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The Annual Margaret Savigear Lectures

The Margaret Savigear Lectures acknowledge the importance of role models to the next generation of scientists by explicitly increasing the visibility of women biologists and celebrates the importance of mentors.

Upcoming events

Date	Title	Speakers	Venue and time
13 March 2023	The Annual Margaret Savigear Lectures, 2023	Dr Melissah Rowe, Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW) and Professor Jane Langdale, University of Oxford	1.00pm - 4.15pm, Council Room, Firth Court

Past events

Date	Title	Speakers	Venue and time
7 March 2022	The Annual Margaret Savigear Lectures, 2022	Dr Laura Ross, University of Edinburgh, and Dr Bala Chaudhary, Dartmouth College, USA.	Watch again (University login needed)

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#Inspire lecture series

The Biosciences #Inspire lecture series champions excellent scientists from minority or marginalised groups in the biosciences. Its goal is to promote discussions about the issues that impact these groups, so that we might create a more inclusive working and learning environment, where everyone feels represented.

Upcoming events

Date	Title	Speaker	Venue and time	Find out more
19 February 2024	Supporting People and Teams in Research and Innovation	Dr Nikolay Ogryzko (Talent Programme Manager, UKRI talent team)	Alfred Denny Conference Room 12:00-1:00pm	Further details here

Past events

Date	Title	Speaker	Find out more
17 January 2023	Identifying the causes and understanding the consequences of bias in evolution and academia	Dr Tiffany Taylor	Listen again (University login needed)
7 June 2022	Bullying and harassment in academia	Professor Serena Nik-Zainal, University of Cambridge	Listen again (University login needed)
10 May 2022	Disabled in the field: navigating nature as a disabled scientist.	Dr Kelsey Byers, the John Innes Centre	Listen again (University login needed)
19 October 2021	The Circuitous Journey of My PhD: Reflections on Mental Health, Vulnerability, and Cultivating Empathy in Academic Science to celebrate World Mental Health Awareness Day 2021.	Dr Mikel Haggadone, University of Michigan Medical School	Listen again (University login needed)
15 June 2021	From biodiversity to biologists' diversity to celebrate Pride Month 2021.	Dr Jeremy Yoder, California State University Northridge	Listen again (University login needed)
16 March 2021	Breaking barriers? Ethnicity and socioeconomic background impact on early career progression to celebrate International Women's Day 2021.	Professor Zenobia Lewis, the University of Liverpool	Listen again (University login needed)
20 October 2020	Delivering Diversity & Inclusivity in STEM Curricula: Becoming a Student–Ready Faculty to celebrate Black History Month 2020.	Professor Bugewa Apampa, Birmingham City University	Listen again (University login needed)

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Other biosciences seminars are hosted by the Imagine: Imaging Life project and the Florey Institute.