Tuesday 24 May 2016

• 12:00 - OSPREA open day
  Professor Lawrence Impey (Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust), Mr Christian Becker (University of Oxford), Dr Katy Vincent (University of Oxford)

Tuesday 6 December 2016

• 09:30 - MitOX 2016
  Various Speakers

Tuesday 23 May 2017

• 14:00 - Automatic Gestational Age Estimation with Small Sample Deep Learning
  Mercedes Torres Torres (University Of Nottingham)

Tuesday 4 July 2017

• 13:00 - The effects of pregnancy complications on fetal and neonatal cardiovascular development
  Dr. Christina Aye (University of Oxford)

Tuesday 11 July 2017

• 13:00 - "Protein CoAlation: a novel post-translational modification in redox regulation"
  Professor Ivan Gout (University College London)

Tuesday 18 July 2017

• 13:00 - Mitochondrial dysfunction in the development of neonatal hypoxic-ischaemic brain injury
  Dr Claire Thorton (King’s College London.)

Tuesday 12 September 2017

• 13:00 - Follicular environment and oocyte maturation: roles of local peptides and steroids
  Prof. José Buratini (São Paulo State University)

Tuesday 19 September 2017

• 13:00 - A systematic review of the methodological quality of studies aimed at creating gestational weight gain charts
  Dr Corah Ohadike (University of Oxford )

Tuesday 3 October 2017

• 13:00 - Seminal fluid extracellular vesicles (SF-EVs): an influence on endometrial receptivity? - Helena Rodriguez Caro, DPhil student, NDOG
  TBA

Friday 27 October 2017

• 12:45 - Maximising collaborative research between India and the UK: Needs and opportunities in light of India’s new national health policy
  If you would like to attend this event, please email premjith.cheruvath@georgeinstitute.ox.ac.uk by Friday 20 October
  Professor Robyn Norton (The George Institute for Global Health), Professor Vivekanand Jha (The George Institute for Global Health India), Dr Shahid Jameel (The Wellcome Trust/DBT India Alliance), Professor Dame Caroline Watkins (Professor ofUniversity of Central Lancashire), Professor Kara Hanson (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine), Professor Ajit Lalvani (Imperial College London), Professor Maarten De Vos (University of Oxford), Dr Siddharth Arora (University of Oxford), Profesor Stephen Kennedy (Professor of Reproductive Medicine, University of Oxford), Professor Daniel Anthony (University of Oxford)

Monday 30 October 2017

• 09:00 - 2nd Signal Processing and Monitoring (SPaM) in Labour Workshop (30th October - 1st November)
  TBA

Tuesday 31 October 2017

• 13:00 - What are the consequences of variability in mitochondria content? Francisco José Iborra from Centro Nacional de Biotecnología (CSIC), Madrid.
  Francisco José Iborra (Centro Nacional de Biotecnología (CSIC), Madrid. )

Tuesday 14 November 2017

• 13:00 - How does chemotherapy drug exposure affect subsequent fertility? (Norah Spears Professor of Reproductive Physiology, Biomedical Sciences, University of Edinburgh)
  Prof. Norah Spears ( University of Edinburgh)

Tuesday 21 November 2017

• 13:00 - An Introduction to Research Ethics
  Dr Helen Barnby-Porritt (Research Ethics Manager (Medical Sciences), Research Services)

Friday 1 December 2017

• 09:30 - MitOX 2017 - A one day meeting on the role of mitochondria in Health and Disease.
  TBA

Tuesday 5 December 2017

• 13:00 - "Self-monitoring of blood pressure before and after pregnancy". Speakers: Prof Richard McManus, Dr Katherine Tucker and Dr Lisa Hinton, Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences
  Prof Richard McManus (University of Oxford ), Dr Katherine Tucker (University of Oxford), Dr Lisa Hinton (University of Oxford)

Tuesday 13 February 2018

• 13:00 - Dr. Adam Watkins, Assistant Professor of Reproductive Biology, University of Nottingham. "From Gamete to Grandad: The Paternal Programming of Offspring Health."
  Dr. Adam Watkins (University of Nottingham)

Tuesday 20 March 2018

• 13:00 - “The obesity epidemic: Could it be an egg issue?”
  Dr. Kelle Moley (Washington University, St. Louis, USA)

Tuesday 3 April 2018

• 13:00 - “Ca2+ signals at fertilization and mitochondrial function in mammalian eggs.” Prof Karl Swann, School of Biosciences, Cardiff University
  TBA

Tuesday 10 April 2018

• 13:00 - “The role of genome editing technology for research and as a tool to correct genetic disease in human preimplantation embryos.” Nada Kubikova, 2nd year DPhil student, Nuffield Department of Women's & Reproductive Health.
  TBA

Tuesday 24 April 2018

• 13:00 - “Pregnancy weight trajectories and offspring adiposity." Dr. Elizabeth Widen, Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Texas, Austin. (Organsised by the Nuffield Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology).
  TBA

Thursday 3 May 2018

• 09:00 - “Advancing mitochondrial disease diagnosis” Dr. Ryan Davis, University of Sydney - hosted by the Nuffield Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
  Dr. Ryan Davis (University of Sydney)

Tuesday 10 July 2018

• 13:00 - Is two always better than one? The role of gonadotrophin receptor oligomerisation in reproductive physiology.”
  Dr. Kim Jonas, Lecturer in Reproductive Physiology ( St George's University of London)

Tuesday 17 July 2018

• 13:00 - "Exploring the factors associated with brain structural changes in women with endometriosis-associated pain”. Miriam Szabó, Undergraduate visiting student (guest of Dr. Katy Vincent, Nuffield Department of Women's & Reproductive Health)
  TBA

Thursday 30 August 2018

• 13:00 - Tackling key challenges in neonatal care in Kenya - a role for research? (Neonatal Paediatric Grand Round Meeting)
  Professor Mike English (University of Oxford)

Tuesday 11 September 2018

• 13:00 - A genome-wide association study for susceptibility to myopia identifies PIK3CG-PRKAR2B locus and lipid metabolism.
  Prof Shea-ping Yip (Hong Kong Polytechnic University)

Thursday 13 September 2018

• 17:00 - "Fertility on ice: fertility preservation for adults and children" Free Public Lecture (Examination Schools, University of Oxford)
  Prof Allan Pacey MBE (University of Sheffield), Dr Suzannah Williams (Nuffield Dept of Women's & Reproductive Health, University of Oxford )

Friday 14 September 2018

• 09:00 - 2nd UK Fertility Preservation Conference (St. Anne’s College, University of Oxford)
  Prof Kirsi Jahnukainen (University of Helsinki, Finland), Prof Karla Hutt (Monash University, Australia), Dr Ephia Yasmin (University College London Hospitals NHS FoundationTrust, UK), Dr Geoffrey Maher ( University of Oxford, UK), Dr James Barrett (Gender Identity Clinic and Imperial College, London,UK), Prof Evelyn Telfer (University of Edinburgh, UK), Prof James Turner (The Francis Crick Institute, UK), Prof Cesar Diaz Garcia ( IVI UK), Dr Stine Gry Kristenses ( Laboratory of Reproductive Biology, Copenhagen, Denmark), Prof Melanie Davies ( University College London Hospitals, UK), Prof Jackson Kirkman-Brown MBE (University of Birmingham, UK), Dr Suzannah Williams (Nuffield Dept of Women's & Reproductive Health, University of Oxford )

Friday 21 September 2018

• 13:00 - Differential miRNomes in PBMCs and plasma EVs from UK biobanked ME samples. Prof Elisa Oltra, Universidad Católica de Valencia San Vicente Mártir
  Prof Elisa Oltra (Universidad Católica de Valencia San Vicente Mártir)

Tuesday 25 September 2018

• 13:00 - Transmission of mtDNA mutations – Prevention and patterns
  Dr. Suzanne C.E.H. Sallevelt (Maastricht University Medical Centre+ (MUMC+), the Netherlands)

Tuesday 16 October 2018

• 13:00 - ‘Germline and Pluripotency’
  Dr Harry Leitch (Germline and Pluripotency Group MRC London Institute of Medical Sciences (LMS) Imperial College Faculty of Medicine)

Tuesday 23 October 2018

• 13:00 - ‘Mapping the female reproductive tissue one cell at a time”
  Dr Roser Vento-Tormo (The Sanger Institute, Cambridge.)

Tuesday 30 October 2018

• 13:00 - “Targeting micrometastasis for the treatment of ovarian cancer" Prof Ahmed Ahmed (Professor of Gynaecological Oncology, NDWRH)
  Professor Ahmed Ahmed (University of Oxford )

Tuesday 13 November 2018

• 13:00 - Endometriosis - Course of a Common Condition. Professor Christian Becker, NDWRH, Co-Director of the Oxford Endometriosis CaRe Centre.
  Professor Christian Becker (University of Oxford, Nuffield Department of Women's & Reproductive Health)

Tuesday 20 November 2018

• 13:00 - “Using functional genomics to understand patient heterogeneity within disease and in response to treatment”. (Dr Emma Davenport, Wellcome Sanger Institute, Cambridge)
  Dr Emma Davenport (Group Leader, Human Genetics, Wellcome Sanger Institute, Cambridge)

Tuesday 11 December 2018

• 13:00 - “Preimplantation genetics: at the intersection of diagnostics, biology and controversy.”
  Prof Dagan Wells (University of Oxford, Nuffield Dept of Women's & Reproductive Health)

Tuesday 22 January 2019

• 13:00 - ‘Mapping the female reproductive tissue one cell at a time”
  Dr Roser Vento-Tormo ( The Sanger Institute, Cambridge))

Tuesday 29 January 2019

• 13:00 - ‘Genetic and Epigenetic Regulation of Human Germline Development’.
  Dr Walfred Tang (Wellcome Trust Cancer Research UK Gurdon Institute, University of Cambridge.)

Tuesday 19 February 2019

• 13:00 - “Advanced Molecular Tools for Parallel Protein Analyses, Imaging and Diagnostics”. (Dr Masood Kamali Moghaddam, Uppsala University, Sweden).
  Dr Masood Kamali Moghaddam (Uppsala University, Sweden.)

Tuesday 26 February 2019

• 13:00 - “Personalising thiopurine and fluoropyrimidine therapies: a tale of three enzymes”. (Dr Tony Marinaki Purine Research Laboratory, St Thomas’ Hospital, London)
  Dr Tony Marinaki (St Thomas’ Hospital, London)

Tuesday 5 March 2019

• 13:00 - 1st Year Research Student Talks (Chengchen Duan, Toluwalase Awoyemi, Lindsay Baxter, Danielle Perro and Shiyan Tang)
  TBA

Tuesday 2 April 2019

• 13:00 - “Why are we here?”
  Prof Stephen MacMahon (The George Institute for Global Health)

Tuesday 30 April 2019

• 09:30 - MitOX 2019 - Annual meeting on cancer metabolism, neuroscience, diabetes, mitochondrial biology.
  TBA
• 13:00 - Genomics of Endometriosis: where are we now, and where are we going? (Prof Krina Zondervan, Nuffield Dept of Women's & Reproductive Health)
  Prof Krina Zondvervan (University of Oxford)

Tuesday 7 May 2019

• 13:00 - What is Pre-eclampsia? Evolving concepts. (Prof Chris Redman, Nuffield Department of Women's & Reproductive Health.)
  Prof Christopher Redman (University of Oxford)

Tuesday 14 May 2019

• 13:00 - “China Birth Cohort Study: A prospective cohort study to investigate risk factors of major birth defects”. (Prof Wentao Yue, Capital Medical University, Beijing)
  Prof Wentao Yue (Capital Medical University, Beijing)

Tuesday 4 June 2019

• 13:00 - Managing mitochondrial disease: Should we discard or recycle flat batteries? (Prof Jo Poulton, Nuffield Dept of Women's & Reproductive Health)
  Prof Joanna Poulton

Tuesday 11 June 2019

• 13:00 - The Oocyte-Secreted Factors BMP15 & GDF9: synergism, heterodimerization and beyond. (Dr David Mottershead, School of Pharmacy, Keele University).
  Dr David Mottershead (School of Pharmacy, Keele University)

Tuesday 2 July 2019

• 13:00 - “An Introduction to Public Engagement”. (Brian Mackenwells, Public Engagement Coordinator, Medical Sciences Division)
  Brian Mackenwells (University of Oxford)

Tuesday 16 July 2019

• 13:00 - "Mineral metabolism and lactation.” (Dr Fadil Hannan, Director of the Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation Oxford Centre for the Endocrinology of Human Lactation).
  Dr Fadil Hannan (University of Oxford )

Tuesday 30 July 2019

• 13:00 - Placental mitochondrial activity and trophoblast fusion. (Professor Tony Perkins, Griffith University, Queensland, Australia).
  Professor Tony Perkins (Griffith University, Queensland, Australia)

Tuesday 10 September 2019

• 13:00 - NDWRH Seminar: "Obesity in Pregnancy: A Growing Dilemma."
  Dr Karin A. Fox (Baylor College of Medicine)

Tuesday 17 September 2019

• 13:00 - NDWRH Seminar: “A novel technology to monitor the ECG in fetuses and neonates non-invasively: towards the development of smart wearable devices for mother and babies”.
  Dr. Rodrigo Aviles-Espinosa (University of Sussex)

Tuesday 24 September 2019

• 13:00 - Research & Non-Research Pathways after a DPhil. (Drs Jen Southcombe, Wei Zhang, Michelle Potter, Tiffany Lodge, Karl Morten, and Adele Winsey from the Nuffield Department of Women's and Reproductive Health).
  TBA

Tuesday 15 October 2019

• 13:00 - "Digital phenotyping of placenta histology". (Dr Christoffer Nellåker, NDWRH).
  Dr Christoffer Nellåker (University of Oxford)

Tuesday 29 October 2019

• 13:00 - “Fertility preservation: From stallion spermatozoa to rhinoceros oocytes” (Dr Aleona Swegen, NDWRH)
  Dr Aleona Swegen (University of Oxford)

Tuesday 12 November 2019

• 13:00 - “Uterine fibroids - common problem but little we know”. Dr Outi Uimari, University of Oulu.
  Dr Outi Uimari (University of Oulu. )

Tuesday 19 November 2019

• 13:00 - "The role of genes of the mitochondrial DNA replication machinery in progressive ophthalmoplegia, optic atrophy and retinal degeneration".
  Prof Marcela Votruba (Mitochondria & Vision Group, College of Biomedical and Life Sciences, Cardiff University.)

Tuesday 26 November 2019

• 13:00 - “What is a ‘normal’ vulva? Patient and professional perspectives of normality in relation to vulval appearance”.
  Dr Neda Taghinejadi ( Specialist Registrar in Community Sexual and Reproductive Health, University of Oxford.)

Tuesday 10 December 2019

• 13:00 - Mitochondrial Disease in Australian Children – genomics, functional validation and prevention.
  Prof David Thorburn (Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne )
  MDUK Oxford Neuromuscular Centre Seminars

Tuesday 14 January 2020

• 13:00 - Can big data and computer-based analysis help in the quest to prevent oxygen starvation of babies during childbirth?
  Dr Antoniya Georgieva (University of Oxford)

Tuesday 21 January 2020

• 13:00 - 'The Consequences of Evolving a Placenta - In Fish'
  Dr Joseph Travis (Florida State University)

Tuesday 4 February 2020

• 13:00 - “Image Based Detection of Neurofacial Differences in Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders”
  Dr Mike Suttie (University of Oxford)

Tuesday 18 February 2020

• 13:00 - 'Air pollution exposure during pregnancy and infancy period: implications on childhood health'
  Dr Samuel Y Cai (The George Institute UK, University of Oxford )

Tuesday 17 March 2020

• 13:00 - "Pituitary signalling pathways as therapeutic targets."
  Prof Shlomo Melmed (Cedars-Sinai Hospital, Los Angeles)

Friday 3 April 2020

• 09:30 - EVENT POSTPONED - MitOX 2020 (Annual meeting on cancer metabolism, neuroscience, diabetes, mitochondrial disorders and general mitochondrial biology).
  Registration is £20 for students/retired and £35 for Post Docs and researchers. Registration is online via the Oxford University store. Please note the last date to book is 20th March 2020.
  Various Speakers

Tuesday 13 October 2020

• 13:00 - Fertility Preservation in Children with Cancer - From Bench to Bedside
  If you are interested in attending this event, please contact Dr Jen Southcombe at seminars@wrh.ox.ac.uk
  Rod Mitchell (University of Edinburgh)

Monday 19 October 2020

• 12:00 - Dr Rebecca Surender, Pro-Vice Chancellor and Advocate for Equality and Diversity
  Use this link to join the Teams Live event: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_ODI1ZjE3YzEtNjJjOS00YTc4LTg4MzYtNmIzMTFlODM5OTE2%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22cc95de1b-97f5-4f93-b4ba-fe68b852cf91%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%2239d7a223-55fa-4ba5-94d0-7583191df728%22%2c%22IsBroadcastMeeting%22%3atrue%7d
  Dr Rebecca Surender (University of Oxford)

Tuesday 20 October 2020

• 11:00 - Dr James Barrett, Fertility Treatment in Transgender Patients
  Use this link to join the Teams event: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_YjExNmQ4MTItNjFjZS00NmUxLTlhMzgtOTAzZmY0NDBmMmM0%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22cc95de1b-97f5-4f93-b4ba-fe68b852cf91%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%2239d7a223-55fa-4ba5-94d0-7583191df728%22%7d
  Dr James Barrett (Gender Identity Clinic and Imperial College, London,UK)
• 13:00 - Dr ​Clara Barker on LGBTQ+
  Click on the link below to join the Teams live event: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_YjhiZDgzZDQtYjYzMS00MWI4LTg2ZmUtMTkxZmExNWYyYzFj%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22cc95de1b-97f5-4f93-b4ba-fe68b852cf91%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%2239d7a223-55fa-4ba5-94d0-7583191df728%22%2c%22IsBroadcastMeeting%22%3atrue%7d
  Dr Clara Barker (University of Oxford), Dr Clara Barker (Department of Materials)

Wednesday 21 October 2020

• 13:00 - Dr Peggy Oti-Boateng, Director of Science Policy and Capacity Building, UNESCO on Promoting Science and Diversity within BAME
  Joining link to follow shortly
  TBA

Thursday 22 October 2020

• 13:00 - Shazeaa Ishmael on Race, Religion and Gender
  Click on this link below to join the Teams live event: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_ZTEwYTBlMmItYzljMC00ZDBkLThmMGEtNWQwZDc4MmVmNzM5%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22cc95de1b-97f5-4f93-b4ba-fe68b852cf91%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%2239d7a223-55fa-4ba5-94d0-7583191df728%22%2c%22IsBroadcastMeeting%22%3atrue%7d
  Shazeaa Ishmael (University of Oxford)

Friday 23 October 2020

• 09:30 - 'Disability in a world of tradition: why valuing difference benefits everyone’
  Join the Teams Live event using this link: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_Mjg3ZTE1ODYtODlkZS00MDNjLTkzOGItMjZjMzlhZTlkYWQx%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22cc95de1b-97f5-4f93-b4ba-fe68b852cf91%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%2239d7a223-55fa-4ba5-94d0-7583191df728%22%2c%22IsBroadcastMeeting%22%3atrue%7d
  Harry Gable (University of Oxford)

Tuesday 3 November 2020

• 16:00 - Mitochondrial Disease Provides Insights into Mitochondrial Function
  MS Teams Event- please contact seminars@wrh.ox.ac.uk if you wish to join
  Dr Timothy Shutt, Prof Timothy Shutt (University of Calgary)

Tuesday 10 November 2020

• 13:00 - Genetics of traits you don't discuss over Sunday brunch - novel findings for female reproductive phenotypes
  If you would like to attend the seminar please contact seminars@wrh.ox.ac.uk for the MS Teams meeting link.
  Dr Triin Laisk (University of Tartu)

Tuesday 17 November 2020

• 13:00 - A network of macrophages supports mitochondrial homeostasis in the heart
  This talk will be held on MS Teams, please contact seminars@wrh.ox.ac.uk for the joining link
  Dr Ana Victoria Lechuga-Vieco (University of Oxford)

Tuesday 24 November 2020

• 13:00 - Shared data environments for the coproduction of health, healthcare improvement, and research
  This seminar will take place on MS Teams and open to Oxford University staff and students only. Email seminars@wrh.ox.ac.uk to join.
  Dr James Duffy (King’s Fertility, Fetal Medicine Research Institute, UK)

Thursday 3 December 2020

• 09:00 - MitOX 2020 - 2 Day Virtual Conference
  The last booking date for this event is Sunday 29th November 2020.
  TBA

Tuesday 9 March 2021

• 13:00 - The Role of the Microbiome in the Stress of Infertility
  This talk will be held on MS Teams. Please contact seminars@wrh.ox.ac.uk if you wish to attend.
  Siobhain O'Mahony (University College Cork)

Tuesday 16 March 2021

• 13:00 - ‘Tackling taboos and the mysteries of menstruation.’
  This talk will be held on MS Teams. Please contact seminars@wrh.ox.ac.uk if you wish to attend.
  Hilary Critchley (University of Edinburgh)

Tuesday 23 March 2021

• 12:30 - 'Macrophages inhibit and enhance endometriosis depending on their origin'
  This talk will be held on MS Teams. Please contact seminars@wrh.ox.ac.uk if you wish to attend.
  Erin Greaves (University of Warwick)

Tuesday 27 April 2021

• 13:00 - 'Parental-fetal interplay of immune genes leads to intrauterine growth restriction'
  This talk will be held on MS Teams. Please contact seminars@wrh.ox.ac.uk if you wish to attend.
  Dr Gurman Kaur ((Fugger Group) University of Oxford)

Tuesday 4 May 2021

• 13:00 - ‘Genetic Selection of Embryos in the 21st Century: Polygenic Scores and Procreative Beneficence.’
  This talk will be held on MS Teams. Please contact seminars@wrh.ox.ac.uk if you wish to attend.
  Professor Julian Savulescu (Institute for Science and Ethics, Oxford Martin School)

Tuesday 25 May 2021

• 16:00 - Mitochondrial control of innate immunity in disease and aging
  This talk will be held on MS Teams, please contact the organiser for the joining link
  Professor Phillip West (College of Medicine, Texas A&M University)

Tuesday 8 June 2021

• 13:00 - Urogynaecology research in Oxford: Where we are and the future
  this talk will be held on MS Teams, please contact the organiser for joining details
  Dr Matthew Izett (UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST)

Tuesday 15 June 2021

• 13:00 - "Gynaecological cancer: The Genomic Gap and how to close it"
  Dr Neil Ryan (UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BRISTOL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST)

Tuesday 29 June 2021

• 13:00 - Hypoxia and endometrial repair at menstruation
  This talk will be held on MS Teams, please contact organiser for joining details
  TBA

Tuesday 5 October 2021

• 13:00 - First Trimester Ultrasound Screening for Congenital Fetal Anomalies – Is it time for a national screening program?
  This talk will be held on MS Teams. Please contact the organiser for the joining link.
  Dr Jehan Karim (University of Oxford)

Tuesday 19 October 2021

• 13:00 - The role of the microbiome in fatigue: does sex make a difference?
  This seminar is taking place on MS Teams. Please contact the organiser if you wish to attend.
  Dr Karl Morten (Nuffield Department of Women's and Reproductive Health, University of Oxford)

Tuesday 26 October 2021

• 13:00 - Evaluating the INTER-NDA for standardised neurodevelopmental screening at 2 years of age for all children born preterm
  This talk will be held on MS Teams, please contact the organiser if you wish to join.
  Dr Josephine Agyeman-Duah (University of Oxford)

Tuesday 16 November 2021

• 13:00 - Endometriosis, not just a pain in the pelvis
  This talk will be held on MS Teams, please contact the organiser for the joining link should you wish to attend.
  Dr Katy Vincent (University of Oxford)

Tuesday 18 January 2022

• 13:00 - Is there a new treatment option for ectopic pregnancy on the horizon?
  This talk will take place on MS Teams, please contact the organiser for the link should you wish to join
  Professor Andrew Horne (The University of Edinburgh)

Tuesday 25 January 2022

• 13:00 - Heteroplasmy of wild type mitochondrial DNA variants in mice causes metabolic heart disease with pulmonary hypertension and frailty
  This talk will take place via Zoom. Please contact the organiser for joining details.
  Ana Lechuga-Vieco (Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, NDORMS)

Tuesday 1 March 2022

• 13:00 - ‘How to grow rhinoceros in the lab?’
  please book your place by e-mailing seminars@wrh.ox.ac.uk for the link to join virtually.
  Dr Riuth Appeltant (University of Oxford, NDWRH)

Friday 25 March 2022

• 12:00 - The making of an embryo: spatial profiling of primate gastrulation
  This talk will be hybrid, taking place in the Anne Anderson Lecture Theatre and on Zoom. Please contact the organiser to join.
  Dr Chris Penfold (University of Cambridge)

Friday 8 April 2022

• 09:00 - MitOX
  Venue: This event will be hybrid. It will take place on Zoom and in-person attendance will take place in the Academic Block at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DU When we know more about the allowed numbers for in-person attendance due to COVID-19 guidelines, we will be launching an option for registering face to face (there will be a registration charge of £30 for those attending in person).
  Various Speakers

Tuesday 3 May 2022

• 13:00 - What is the link between electronic fetal monitoring, wearables and the future of clinical trials?
  This talk is hybrid, it will take place in both the Anne Anderson Lecture Theatre and on Zoom.
  Professor Martin Daumer (Technical University of Munich)

Tuesday 10 May 2022

• 13:00 - The role of the integrated stress response systems in the pathophysiology of chronic abdominal pain
  Please book your place by e-mailing seminars@wrh.ox.ac.uk for the link to join virtually.
  Prof. Qasim Aziz (Queen Mary University London)

Tuesday 17 May 2022

• 13:00 - Investigating non-linear associations between serum luteal progesterone levels and treatment outcomes in frozen embryo transfer cycles (ProFET): results of a multicentre prospective study and current state of the art
  This talk is hybrid, it will take place in both the Anne Anderson Lecture Theatre and on Zoom.
  Dr Pedro Melo (University of Birmingham)

Wednesday 25 May 2022

• 13:00 - Unhappy mitochondria stress out lysosomes and keep away from ER
  Dr Nuno Raimundo (Multidisciplinary Institute of Ageing, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Portugal.)

Friday 10 June 2022

• 10:00 - International Online Symposium: "Nanotechnology for Healthcare: Clinical and Industrial Perspectives".
  The online symposium is open for anyone to attend, all participants will receive certificate of attendance (subject to 90% attendance) after the event. For further information please email: nanoforhealth22@gmail.com
  TBA

Tuesday 28 June 2022

• 13:00 - Tackling major complications of pregnancy: New strategies to understand and treat the underlying pathophysiology
  This talk is hybrid, it will take place via Zoom and in the Anne Anderson Lecture Theatre, Please contact seminars@wrh.ox.ac.uk if you wish to attend.
  Prof Natalie Hannan (University of Melbourne)

Tuesday 5 July 2022

• 13:00 - Molecular Pathogenesis of Pituitary Tumours
  This talk is hybrid, it will take place via Zoom and in the Anne Anderson Lecture Theatre. Please contact seminars@wrh.ox.ac.uk if you wish to attend.
  Prof. Shlomo Melmed, (Cedars Sinai)

Tuesday 11 October 2022

• 13:00 - Kisspeptin in the male brain
  Dr Lysia Demetriou (NDWRH, University of Oxford)

Tuesday 18 October 2022

• 13:00 - Current status of IVF add-ons including artificial intelligence
  Dr Andrew Thomson (CRWG group)

Tuesday 1 November 2022

• 13:00 - Assessing autonomic dysregulation to identify high-risk pregnancies
  Maretha Bester (Eindhoven University of Technology)

Tuesday 15 November 2022

• 13:00 - Menstrual and Mental Health: Our Plans in the Menarche, Menstruation, Menopause and Mental Health (4M) Consortium
  Dr Gemma Sharp (University of Exeter)

Tuesday 22 November 2022

• 13:00 - The impact of menopause in Brazilian women's health
  Professor Ivaldo Silva (UNIFESP)

Tuesday 29 November 2022

• 13:00 - Outpatient Hysteroscopy is a Painful Procedure
  Dr Richard Harrison (University of Reading)

Tuesday 6 December 2022

• 13:00 - An update from the ESHRE endometriosis guidelines
  Professor Christian Becker (University of Oxford, Nuffield Department of Women's & Reproductive Health)

Tuesday 24 January 2023

• 13:00 - Development of Cell Free RNA Markers for Preeclampsia and Preterm Birth: Motivation, Method and (Potential) Clinical Meaning
  Dr Thomas McElrath (Harvard School of Public Health)

Tuesday 7 February 2023

• 13:00 - Understanding endometrial function for fertility, food, and health
  Professor Niamh Forde (Professor and Chair of Molecular Reproductive Biosciences University of Leeds)

Tuesday 21 February 2023

• 13:00 - The good egg: on the onset of transcription in mouse and human embryos
  Professor Tony Perry (Department of Life Sciences, University of Bath)

Tuesday 28 February 2023

• 13:00 - Brain activity, endogenous pain inhibition, and psychological changes in patients with endometriosis
  Claire Lunde (University of Oxford)

Friday 3 March 2023

• 17:00 - Plenty of room under the skin: A wearable’s perspective
  Dr Sheng Xu (University of California San Diego)

Tuesday 14 March 2023

• 13:00 - ‘Really no-one is going to read that information leaflet….’ PPI and Women’s Health research.
  Dr Sharon Dixon (University of Oxford), Danielle Perro (University of Oxford), Emma Evans (University of Oxford)

Tuesday 21 March 2023

• 11:00 - Effective embryo-maternal interaction key for successful pregnancy outcome; role of the PreImplantation Factor (PIF)
  Dr Eytan Barnea (Senior Consultant for fertility and endocrine patients at Trinity Care)

Tuesday 28 March 2023

• 13:00 - Neuroimmunometabolism
  Status: This talk has been cancelled
  Professor Ana Domingos (University of Oxford, DPAG)

Friday 21 April 2023

• 09:00 - MitOX 2023
  TBA

Tuesday 25 April 2023

• 13:00 - Outpatient Hysteroscopy is a Painful Procedure
  Dr Richard Harrison (University of Reading)

Tuesday 9 May 2023

• 13:00 - Can endometriosis be treated with viral therapies?
  Dr David Cole (Cardiff University)

Tuesday 16 May 2023

• 13:00 - An introduction to Cellular and Molecular Therapies at NHS Blood and Transplant
  Dr Gurman Kaur (NHS Blood and Transplant and University of Oxford)

Thursday 18 May 2023

• 13:00 - Upregulation of long non-coding RNA NEAT1 and paraspeckles by lysosomal stress
  Dr Maria Perander (Department of Medical Biology, UiT The Arctic University of Norway)

Tuesday 23 May 2023

• 13:00 - From Wild Cats to Women’s Heath: A Holistic Conservation Approach in East Africa
  Amy Dickman (University of Oxford)

Tuesday 6 June 2023

• 13:00 - Microfluidic innovation for gene and drug delivery
  Professor Jeung Sang Go (Pussan National University, South Korea)

Tuesday 20 June 2023

• 13:00 - The importance of chronic Infections in chronic disease and the potential role of mitochondria
  Professor Karl Morten (Nuffield Department of Women's and Reproductive Health, University of Oxford)

Tuesday 27 June 2023

• 13:00 - Atlantic Imaging
  Alan Tilly (Atlantic Imaging)

Tuesday 4 July 2023

• 13:00 - Divisional support for collaborative research with industry
  Denitsa Filipova (Business Partnerships Associate)

Tuesday 11 July 2023

• 13:00 - The Translational Research Office: How can we help?
  Kavita Subramaniam (University of Oxford)

Wednesday 12 July 2023

• 10:00 - MSc Clinical Embryology Research Talks
  TBA

Monday 17 July 2023

• 13:00 - The physiology of intrapartum fetal heart rate patterns: set in stone or ready to be rewritten? And briefly: are delayed anti-inflammatories the key to preterm white matter injury?
  Christopher Lear (Department of Physiology, University of Auckland, New Zealand)

Tuesday 1 August 2023

• 13:00 - Mitochondrial DNA maintenance in mammals and beyond
  Dr Iain Johnston (Department of Mathematics, University of Bergen)

Tuesday 22 August 2023

• 13:00 - Developing a blood cell-based diagnostic test for myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome using peripheral blood mononuclear cells
  Professor Karl Morten (Nuffield Department of Women's and Reproductive Health, University of Oxford)

Tuesday 5 September 2023

• 13:00 - Unravelling the transcriptomic changes in the human mammary gland during lactation under health and disease states
  Dr Yarden Golan Maor (UC San Francisco)

Tuesday 10 October 2023

• 13:00 - Dissecting bacterial host-pathogen interactions
  Dr Maddie Moule (University of Edinburgh)

Tuesday 17 October 2023

• 13:00 - tRNA fragments in preeclampsia
  William Cooke (Nuffield Department of Women's and Reproductive Health, University of Oxford)

Tuesday 31 October 2023

• 13:00 - Menstrual justice in low- and middle-income countries: Achieving the right to a good period in Nepal
  Melanie Channon (University of Bath)

Tuesday 7 November 2023

• 13:00 - Towards eliminating minimal residual disease in ovarian cancer to prevent recurrence
  Professor Ahmed Ahmed (University of Oxford )

Monday 13 November 2023

• 14:00 - Oxosome 2023 – Fifth Annual Meeting
  Various Speakers

Tuesday 14 November 2023

• 13:00 - Careers Support for Researchers
  Dr Susan Black (Oxford University Careers Service)

Tuesday 21 November 2023

• 13:00 - "It hurts every month’’—Thoracic endometriosis, a challenge for pleural physicians
  Beenish Iqbal (University of Oxford)

Tuesday 28 November 2023

• 13:00 - The role of eutopic endometrial CD8+ T cells in adverse reproductive outcomes
  Ana Kisovar (University of Oxford)

Tuesday 9 January 2024

• 13:00 - First Year Research Students
  TBA

Tuesday 16 January 2024

• 13:00 - First Year Research Students
  TBA

Tuesday 23 January 2024

• 13:00 - Demystifying Narrative CVs
  Dr Susan Black (Oxford University Careers Service)

Tuesday 30 January 2024

• 13:00 - First Year Research Students
  TBA

Tuesday 6 February 2024

• 17:00 - Litchfield Lecture
  Professor Seang Lin Tan (McGill University)

Tuesday 20 February 2024

• 13:00 - What is qualitative research and why do we bother?
  Francine Toye (University of Oxford)

Tuesday 27 February 2024

• 13:00 - Fully automated assessment of placenta from ultrasound – How did we get there?
  Dr. Yi Yin (Wolfson College, University of Oxford)

Tuesday 5 March 2024

• 13:00 - Perinatal Mental Health Project (PMHP): lessons from integrating mental health into maternity services in South Africa over two decades.
  Professor Simone Honikman (University of Cape Town)

Tuesday 12 March 2024

• 13:00 - Overview of research into the endocrinology of human lactation
  Dr Fadil Hannan (University of Oxford ), Xin Meng (NDWRH, University of Oxford), Taha Elajnaf (NDWRH, University of Oxford), Michelle Ma (NDWRH, University of Oxford)

Tuesday 26 March 2024

• 14:00 - Non-invasive diagnosis of endometriosis: the long journey from basic science to clinical practice
  Arne Vanhie (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Leuven, Belgium,)

Thursday 11 April 2024

• 14:00 - The genomic compass of cell fate: how aneuploidy impacts the first week of human development
  Professor Claudia Spits (Vrije Universiteit Brussel)

Friday 12 April 2024

• 09:30 - MitOX 2024
  Daniel Missailidis (La Trobe), Ling Li (University of Minnesota), Glen Jeffery (UCL), Derek Narendra (NIH), Jose Antonio Enriquez (CNIC, Madrid), Dylan Ryan (Cambridge), Ilsa Pienaar (Birmingham)

Tuesday 16 April 2024

• 13:00 - Placenta-brain communication in preeclampsia. What we have learnt from preclinical models.
  Professor Carlos Alonso Escudero Orozco (University of Bio Bio)

Tuesday 7 May 2024

• 13:00 - Student Seminar
  Sally Galal (NDWRH, University of Oxford), Faheem Seedat (NDWRH, University of Oxford)

Tuesday 14 May 2024

• 13:00 - Developing a screening tool for common perinatal mental health conditions suitable for high prevalence, low resource, real world MCH contexts…and then?
  Professor Simone Honikman (University of Cape Town)

Tuesday 21 May 2024

• 13:00 - Does Artificial Intelligence reason?
  Prof Christopher Yau (University of Oxford)

Tuesday 4 June 2024

• 13:00 - Cancer Theme Seminar
  Nancy Zaarour (NDWRH, University of Oxford), Professor Karl Morten (Nuffield Department of Women's and Reproductive Health, University of Oxford)

Tuesday 11 June 2024

• 13:00 - Clinical risk factors in labour: how does data vary across hospitals and over time?
  Lyuba Bozhilova (NDWRH, University of Oxford)

Tuesday 18 June 2024

• 13:00 - Student Seminar
  Jonathan Campbell (NDWRH, University of Oxford), Munuse Savash (NDWRH, University of Oxford)

Tuesday 9 July 2024

• 13:00 - The genetic basis of infertility and reproductive hormones across the allele frequency spectrum
  Samvida Venkatesh (University of Oxford)

Tuesday 23 July 2024

• 13:00 - Germ Cell Nuclear Factor: from reproductive to craniofacial development
  Dr. Emma Moore Zajic

Tuesday 17 September 2024

• 11:00 - Ultima Genomics Tech Day
  Gilad Almogy (Ultima Genomics)

Tuesday 24 September 2024

• 13:00 - Disentangling Genetics of Endometriosis and Adenomyosis with a focus on Eastern Mediterranean Populations
  Nura Fitnat Topbas Selcuki (University of Oxford)

Tuesday 15 October 2024

• 13:00 - Digital research methods for addressing health equity in marginalized urban communities
  Rachel Belt (NDWRH, University of Oxford)

Tuesday 22 October 2024

• 13:00 - Clinical innovation in women’s health: let’s go to space
  Varsha Jain (The University of Edinburgh)

Wednesday 23 October 2024

• 13:00 - Molecular Underpinnings of Amniote Craniofacial Diversity
  Professor Thomas Sanger (Loyola University Chicago)

Tuesday 5 November 2024

• 13:00 - First trimester three-dimensional placental ultrasound markers for the prediction of fetal growth restriction and pre-eclampsia
  Sam Mathewlynn (NDWRH, University of Oxford)

Tuesday 12 November 2024

• 13:00 - T-Cell Dynamics in hrHPV Infection: Insights into Immune Control and Therapeutic Vaccination
  Dr Gemma Hancock (NDWRH, University of Oxford), Dr Karin Hellner (NDWRH, University of Oxford)

Tuesday 19 November 2024

• 13:00 - NDWRH Student Seminar
  Isobel Gordon (NDWRH, University of Oxford), Nancy Liang (NDWRH, University of Oxford)

Tuesday 26 November 2024

• 13:00 - Cryobiology – From Fundamental Science to Commercialisation
  Dr Peter Kilbride (NDWRH, University of Oxford)

Tuesday 3 December 2024

• 13:00 - NDWRH Data Theme Seminar
  Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
  Emma Walker (NDWRH, University of Oxford)

Tuesday 10 December 2024

• 13:00 - FolliTracker: a novel approach for real-time visualisation of follicle development in vitro
  Ava Harrison (NDWRH, University of Oxford)

Friday 13 December 2024

• 14:30 - Global Endometriosis Challenges
  Tatjana Gibbons (NDWRH, University of Oxford)

Tuesday 17 December 2024

• 13:00 - Postpartum haemorrhage: solving a clock problem!
  Professor Arri Coomarasamy (University of Birmingham)

Tuesday 14 January 2025

• 13:00 - SARS-CoV-2 Infection, Neuroimmune Response and Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease
  Ling Li (University of Minnesota)

Tuesday 21 January 2025

• 13:00 - NDWRH Data Theme Seminar
  Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
  TBA

Tuesday 28 January 2025

• 13:00 - NDWRH Global Health Theme Seminar
  Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
  TBA

Tuesday 4 February 2025

• 13:00 - Michael Bebbington
  Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
  TBA

Tuesday 18 February 2025

• 13:00 - NDWRH First Year Research Students Seminars
  Ben Petrazzini (NDWRH, University of Oxford), Emmerson Teas (NDWRH, University of Oxford), Efsaia Savvoulidou (NDWRH, University of Oxford), Ursula Blyth (NDWRH, University of Oxford)

Tuesday 25 February 2025

• 13:00 - Human tissue governance
  Sandrine Rendell (University of Oxford)

Tuesday 4 March 2025

• 13:00 - First Year Research Students Seminars
  Katherine Dibbon (NDWRH, University of Oxford), Qianqian Yang (NDWRH, University of Oxford), Emma Walker (NDWRH, University of Oxford), Gal Rubin (NDWRH, University of Oxford), Madison Quig (NDWRH, University of Oxford), Luba Maslej (NDWRH, University of Oxford)

Tuesday 11 March 2025

• 13:00 - First Year Research Students Seminars
  Maeve Janecka (NDWRH, University of Oxford), Julie Abraham (NDWRH, University of Oxford), Kate Galka (NDWRH, University of Oxford), Gurkarishma Dhillon (NDWRH, University of Oxford), Lisa Parvin (NDWRH, University of Oxford), Bhuchitra Singh (NDWRH, University of Oxford)

Tuesday 18 March 2025

• 13:00 - NDWRH Reproductive Health Theme Seminar
  Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
  TBA

Thursday 3 April 2025

• 09:00 - MitOX 2025
  Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
  TBA