Thu 16 Oct 14:00: Understandable language models
Abstract not available
- Speaker: Jim Magnusson (U. of Connecticut and BCBL)
- Thursday 16 October 2025, 14:00-15:00
- Venue: MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, 15 Chaucer Road, Cambridge - Lecture Theatre.
- Series: Chaucer Club; organiser: Vicky Collins.
Thu 09 Oct 14:00: Neural and computational mechanisms of conscious visual perception in humans
Abstract not available
- Speaker: Biyu He (NYU)
- Thursday 09 October 2025, 14:00-15:00
- Venue: MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, 15 Chaucer Road, Cambridge - Lecture Theatre.
- Series: Chaucer Club; organiser: Vicky Collins.
Tue 14 Oct 11:00: Title to be confirmed
Abstract not available
- Speaker: Mary Slipper, Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge
- Tuesday 14 October 2025, 11:00-12:00
- Venue: Ray Dolby Center -- Seminar Room: D2.002 .
- Series: Cavendish HEP Seminars; organiser: Dr Paul Swallow.
Wed 15 Oct 14:30: Linnett Lecture: Reaction-Driven Formation of Novel Active Sites on Catalytic Surfaces
Adsorption of reactants and reaction intermediates on solid catalytic surfaces can lead to significant changes of the surface structure, including, as shown in high-pressure Scanning Tunneling Microscopy (STM) experiments, ejection of metal atoms and formation of metal clusters while the reaction is taking place. Depending on the specific system, these clusters provide new, more favorable reaction paths than the typically considered active sites. In this talk, we will attempt to provide a more realistic picture of the catalyst’s surface and its active sites as a function of reaction conditions and the identity of reactants and that of key intermediates. Surface structure sensitivity, alloying, adsorbate coverage, and nanoparticle size effects will be discussed. These phenomena are directly related to nanoparticle sintering and have important consequences for catalyst stability. Insights derived from our analysis can inform the design of new catalysts with improved activity, selectivity, and stability characteristics.
- Speaker: Professor Manos Mavrikakis
- Wednesday 15 October 2025, 14:30-15:30
- Venue: Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry.
- Series: Theory - Chemistry Research Interest Group; organiser: Lisa Masters.
Wed 05 Nov 14:30: Remembering the Lab in Computational Molecular Material Discovery
We have been developing computational software towards assisting in the discovery of molecular materials with targeted structures and properties. While initially we have focused upon porous molecular materials, we will also address the ways in which our approach is generalisable to other molecular materials and their applications, including as organic semiconductors or for photocatalysis. Our evolutionary algorithm automates the assembly of hypothetical molecules from a library of precursors. Our approach has already suggested promising targets that have been synthetically realised. We have also examined the application of both supervised machine learning and explainable graph neural networks for the rapid prediction of porous molecules’ properties. Finally, we have trained a model (the Materials Precursor Score, MPScore) to guide our predictions to select materials that have a high chance of being synthesisable in the laboratory. We will also discuss our experimental work to gather data for improved models. Our EPSRC AI hub for Chemistry’s (AIchemy) goals and research will also be discussed.
- Speaker: Professor Kim Jelfs, Imperial College London
- Wednesday 05 November 2025, 14:30-15:30
- Venue: Unilever Lecture Theatre, Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry.
- Series: Theory - Chemistry Research Interest Group; organiser: Lisa Masters.
Thu 25 Sep 13:00: The impact of cellular senescence within a human inflammatory tissue environment Note unusual time
Hosted by Professor Ravindra Gupta, Professor of Clinical Microbiology, CITIID , Department of Medicine
Note unusual time
- Speaker: Professor Arne Akbar, Professor of Immunology Aging, Rheumatology and Regenerative Medicine, University College London
- Thursday 25 September 2025, 13:00-14:00
- Venue: Lecture Theatre, Jeffrey Cheah Biomedical Centre, Cambridge Biomedical Campus.
- Series: Cambridge Immunology Network Seminar Series; organiser: Liat Churley.
Thu 13 Nov 14:00: Title to be confirmed
Abstract not available
- Speaker: Prof. Felix Flicker (Bristol)
- Thursday 13 November 2025, 14:00-15:30
- Venue: Seminar Room 3, RDC.
- Series: Theory of Condensed Matter; organiser: Bo Peng.
Wed 24 Sep 15:00: The role of mitochondrial transcriptional processes in modulating human health and disease
Mitochondrial dysfunction is implicated in a wide range of human diseases, yet its causal role and the reasons for tissue-specific manifestations remain poorly understood. Here we show, using large-scale genetic and transcriptomic data, that nuclear regulation of mitochondrial gene expression contributes to complex trait biology. Our analyses reveal tissue-dependent mechanisms linking mitochondrial processes to disease risk and highlight opportunities for understanding and potentially targeting mitochondrial contributions to human health.
- Speaker: Dr Alan Hodgkinson, King's College London
- Wednesday 24 September 2025, 15:00-16:00
- Venue: MRC MBU, Level 7 Lecture Theatre, The Keith Peters Building, CB2 0XY.
- Series: MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit Seminars; organiser: Penny Peck.
Thu 12 Feb 16:00: Title to be confirmed
Hosting: Maike de la Roche, CRUK
- Speaker: James Arnold, King's College London
- Thursday 12 February 2026, 16:00-17:00
- Venue: Lecture Theatre, Jeffrey Cheah Biomedical Centre, Cambridge Biomedical Campus.
- Series: Cambridge Immunology Network Seminar Series; organiser: Liat Churley.
Thu 29 Jan 16:00: Title to be confirmed
Hosting: Georg Petaku, Babraham Institute
- Speaker: Prof John Tregoning, Professor of Vaccine Immunology, Imperial College London
- Thursday 29 January 2026, 16:00-17:00
- Venue: Lecture Theatre, Jeffrey Cheah Biomedical Centre, Cambridge Biomedical Campus.
- Series: Cambridge Immunology Network Seminar Series; organiser: Liat Churley.
Thu 25 Sep 13:00: Title to be confirmed Note unusual time
Hosted by Professor Ravindra Gupta, Professor of Clinical Microbiology, CITIID , Department of Medicine
Note unusual time
- Speaker: Professor Arne Akbar, Professor of Immunology Aging, Rheumatology and Regenerative Medicine, University College London
- Thursday 25 September 2025, 13:00-14:00
- Venue: Lecture Theatre, Jeffrey Cheah Biomedical Centre, Cambridge Biomedical Campus.
- Series: Cambridge Immunology Network Seminar Series; organiser: Liat Churley.
Thu 04 Dec 13:00: Title to be confirmed Note unusual time
Hosting: Maike de la Roche, CRUK
Note unusual time
- Speaker: Clair Gardiner, Professor in Immunology, Trinity College Dublin
- Thursday 04 December 2025, 13:00-14:00
- Venue: Clifford Allbutt Lecture Theatre, Clifford Allbutt Building.
- Series: Cambridge Immunology Network Seminar Series; organiser: Liat Churley.
Thu 20 Nov 16:30: Title to be confirmed Note unusual time
Hosted by LMB
Note unusual time
- Speaker: Andres Pichlmair, TUM School of Medicine and Health, Technical University of Munich / DZIF, German Center for Infection Research
- Thursday 20 November 2025, 16:30-17:30
- Venue: Lecture Theatre, Jeffrey Cheah Biomedical Centre, Cambridge Biomedical Campus.
- Series: Cambridge Immunology Network Seminar Series; organiser: Liat Churley.
Mon 03 Nov 14:00: Title to be confirmed
Abstract not available
- Speaker: Diego Cordoba, ICMAT
- Monday 03 November 2025, 14:00-15:00
- Venue: Lecture Room 2 in the gatehouse at INI.
- Series: Partial Differential Equations seminar; organiser: Zoe Wyatt.
Mon 27 Oct 14:00: Title to be confirmed
Abstract not available
- Speaker: Matilde Gianocca, ETH
- Monday 27 October 2025, 14:00-15:00
- Venue: Lecture Room 2 in the gatehouse at INI.
- Series: Partial Differential Equations seminar; organiser: Zoe Wyatt.
Mon 20 Oct 14:00: Title to be confirmed
Abstract not available
- Speaker: Gabriele Benomio, GSSI
- Monday 20 October 2025, 14:00-15:00
- Venue: Lecture Room 2 in the gatehouse at INI.
- Series: Partial Differential Equations seminar; organiser: Zoe Wyatt.
Mon 06 Oct 14:00: Title to be confirmed
Abstract not available
- Speaker: Tarek Elgindi, Duke University
- Monday 06 October 2025, 14:00-15:00
- Venue: Lecture Room 2 in the gatehouse at INI.
- Series: Partial Differential Equations seminar; organiser: Zoe Wyatt.
Thu 13 Nov 16:30: Title to be confirmed Note unusual time
Hosting: Tim Halim, CRUK
Note unusual time
- Speaker: Prof Mark Cragg, Professor in Experimental Cancer Biology, University of Southampton
- Thursday 13 November 2025, 16:30-17:30
- Venue: Lecture Theatre, Jeffrey Cheah Biomedical Centre, Cambridge Biomedical Campus.
- Series: Cambridge Immunology Network Seminar Series; organiser: Liat Churley.
Thu 02 Oct 15:30: Title to be confirmed Note unusual time
Hosting: Dr Chrysa Kapeni, CRUK
Note unusual time
- Speaker: Stacey Kigar, CRUK
- Thursday 02 October 2025, 15:30-16:30
- Venue: Lecture Theatre, Jeffrey Cheah Biomedical Centre, Cambridge Biomedical Campus.
- Series: Cambridge Immunology Network Seminar Series; organiser: Liat Churley.
Wed 15 Oct 14:30: Linnett Lecture: Reaction-driven formation of novel active sites on catalytic surfaces
Adsorption of reactants and reaction intermediates on solid catalytic surfaces can lead to significant changes of the surface structure, including, as shown in high-pressure Scanning Tunneling Microscopy (STM) experiments, ejection of metal atoms and formation of metal clusters while the reaction is taking place. Depending on the specific system, these clusters provide new, more favorable reaction paths than the typically considered active sites. In this talk, we will attempt to provide a more realistic picture of the catalyst’s surface and its active sites as a function of reaction conditions and the identity of reactants and that of key intermediates. Surface structure sensitivity, alloying, adsorbate coverage, and nanoparticle size effects will be discussed. These phenomena are directly related to nanoparticle sintering and have important consequences for catalyst stability. Insights derived from our analysis can inform the design of new catalysts with improved activity, selectivity, and stability characteristics.
- Speaker: Professor Manos Mavrikakis
- Wednesday 15 October 2025, 14:30-15:30
- Venue: Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry.
- Series: Theory - Chemistry Research Interest Group; organiser: Lisa Masters.