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Medicine Case & Seminar Series

Our UCL Medicine Case and Seminar Series is on Thursdays 1pm-2pm in the Rayne Second Floor Seminar Room / Royal Free Hospital, with lunch provided. Principal Investigators lead presentations.

Spring 2024

DateDepartmentOnsite LocationOn-site facilitatorPresenter (s)Remote facilitatorSponsor
09 January 2025Ageing, Rheumatology & Regenerative Medicine (Rayne)Rayne

Host: George Robinson
AV: Esther Geary

M.E./C.F.S. : Tackling our Ignorance

Clinical
‘R.I.P., lovely girl’. Why is life support deliberately discouraged?

Professor Jonathan Edwards
UCL

Science
Searching for biological leads.
Dr Audrey Ryback
MRC Human Genetics Unit, Edinburgh

(recording available to UCL division of medicine staff)

Host: Claire Beesley
AV:Lynn Knight
 
16 January 2025Respiratory MedicineRayne/ RFHost: Rachel Chambers
AV: Catriona Heredia
“Bioinformatics meets respiratory infection: from computational biology to clinical data science”
Rishi Gupta & Nobby Chakrabarti
Host: 
AV: Kate Henderson
 
23 January 2025Department of InflammationRoyal FreeHost: Professor David Abraham
AV: Lynn Knight

''Generation, epitope mapping and characterisation of
dromedary VhH fragment antibody to sIL-6R.''

Dr Ibrahim Al-Mohannadi
Professor Vidya Mohamed-Ali
Host: Dr Thonmas McDonnell 
AV: Alison Kelly
Protein Tech Logo
This event is sponsored by Proteintech (https://www.ptglab.com/) represented by Lauren Lowe
30 January 2025Inflammation and Rare Diseases (Royal Free)Royal FreeHost: Nelson Orie
AV: Millie Williams

 ‘Asymptomatic amyloid infiltration.’
Dr Aldostefano Porcari

Host: George Robinson
AV: Catriona Heredia
This event is sponsored by PHC (https://www.phchd.com/eu/phceu) represented by Tomoko Shirayama
Logo for PHC Europe B.V.
06 February 2025Wolfson Institute for Biomedical Research (Neurosciences)RayneHost: Matthew Swire
AV: Andrea Goncalves
James CoxHost: Alan Salama
AV: Lynn Knight
This event is sponsored by Standard Biotools (https://www.standardbio.com) represented Felicity Alder
Standard Bio logo

13 February 2025

 

Respiratory MedicineRayne / RF

Host: Rachel Chambers
AV: Catriona Heredia

Joe Jacob & Brintha HayesHost: ?
AV: Lynn Knight
 
20 February 2025Half term      
27 February 2025Ageing, Rheumatology & Regenerative Medicine (Rayne)Rayne

Host: Dr Vincent Guichard
AV: Esther Geary

Prof Liz Jury & Dr Jessica Manson Host:Dr Nelson Orie
AV:Millie Williams
Novogene Logo

This event is sponsored by Novogene and represented by Firdous Unnisa Begum 

6 March 2025Respiratory MedicineRayne / RFHost: Jerry Brown
AV:Catriona Heredia
Marko Nikolic & Teixeira, Vitor Teixeira Host: ?
AV: Lynn Knight
 
13 March 2025Ageing, Rheumatology & Regenerative Medicine (Rayne)RayneHost: Dr Lizzy Rosser
AV: Esther Geary
Professor Sian Henson, Queen Mary Translational Medicine & TherapeuticsHost: Dr Nina Goldman
AV:Lynn Knight
 
20 March 2025Inflammation and Rare Diseases (Royal Free)Royal FreeHost: Ms Claire Beesley
AV: Millie Williams

Rheumatology
Pulmonary Fibrosis
Professor Markella Ponticos

Host:Dr Vincent Guichard
AV: Esther Geary
 
27 March 2025Respiratory Medicine Rayne / RFHost: Rachel Chambers
AV:Catriona Heredia
Professor Manu Shankar-HariHost: ?
AV:Millie Williams
 
3 April 2025Imaging
Centre for Medical Imaging
RayneHost: Shereen Nizari
AV: Alison Kelly
Stephen Patrick and Steve HalliganHost: Daniel Stuckey
AV: Millie Williams
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10 April 2025Easter     
17 April 2025Easter     

Summer 2024

DateDepartmentLocationOn-site facilitatorMedicine CaseScience SeminarRemote facilitatorSponsor
24 April 2025Ageing, Rheumatology & Regenerative Medicine (Rayne)RayneHost: Dr George Robinson
AV:
 Host: Dr Diana Cannetti
AV:
 
1 May 2025Respiratory Medicine Rayne/RFHost: Professor Rachel Chambers
AV: Catriona Heredia
Rachel ChambersHost: ?
AV: Millie Williams
 
8 May 2025ILDHRoyal Free

Host:
AV:

Presenter:Host:
AV:
 
15 May 2025No seminar due to research retreat     
22 May 2025Inflammation and Rare Diseases (Royal Free)Royal FreeHost: Dr Guglielmo Verona 
AV: Lynn Knight

Metabolism and Inflammation
Prof Mohammed Al Maadheed
Title: TBC
 
Host: Dr Lizzy Rosser
AV: Esther Geary
 
29 May 2025Half Term     
5 June 2025Ageing, Rheumatology & Regenerative Medicine (Rayne)RayneHost: Dr George Robinson
AV: Esther Geary
 Host: Dr Diana Cannetti
AV: Kate Henderson
 
12 June 2025Respiratory MedicineRayne/RFHost: Professor Rachel Chambers
AV: Catriona Heredia
Professor HurtHost: ?
AV: Lynn Knight
 
19 June 2025Institute for Liver and Digestive HealthRoyal FreeHost: Jane Macnaughtan
AV: Lynn Knight

Pilar Nunez and Steve Pereira

Host: Professor Jack Wells
AV: Alison Kelly
 
26 June 2025Renal MedicineRayne/RFHost: Harry Horsley
AV:Kate Henderson
 Host: Ramon Garcia Maset
AV:Alison Kelly
 
3 July 2025Imaging
Centre for Computational Medicine
RayneHost:Simon Walker-Samuel
AV: Alison Kelly
 Host:?
AV: Lynn Knight
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10 July 2025Institute for Liver and Digestive HealthRoyal FreeHost: Dr Joseph Ndieyira
AV:Lynn Knight
Alastair O'Brien Host: Professor Joanna Poerter
AV:Alison Kelly
 

Autumn 2024

DateDepartmentLocationOn-site facilitatorMedicine CaseScience SeminarRemote FacilitatorSponsor
19 September 2024Ageing, Rheumatology & Regenerative Medicine (Rayne)Rayne

Host: Dr Lizzy Rosser
AV: Esther Geary

“Conceptual challenges in preventive medicine.”

Professor Sir Nicholas Wald FRS FRCP FMedSci
Professor of Preventive Medicine
UCL Institute of Health Informatics
(Recording available to UCL Medicine Staff)

Royal Free
Host: Dr Guglielmo Verona
AV:Millie Williams

 
26 September 2024Intitute for Liver & Digestive HealthRoyal Free

Host: Dr Neil Halliday
AV: Millie Williams

‘Improving Equity in Accessing Liver Transplantation’
Professor Manolis Tsochatzis
(Recording available to UCL Medicine Staff)

Host: Professor Simon Walker-Samuel
AV: Alison Kelly

This event is sponsored by Norgine (https://norgine.com/) represented by Gulen Saner

03 October 2024Renal MedicineRoyal Free

Host: Professor Jill Norman
AV: Kate Henderson

"Is it a UTI? Yes! ......But No!.......But yes it is!"

Dr Harry Horsley
(
Senior Reseach Fellow, Renal Medicine)
Dr Rajvinder Khasriya
(Consultant Urogynaecologist at the Whittington/UCLH)
(Recording available to UCL Medicine Staff)

Host: Professor Sam Janes
AV: Alison Kelly

 
10 October 2024Wolfson Institute for Biomedical Research (Neurosciences)Rayne

Host: Dr Liam Browne
AV: Andrea Goncalves/

‘Functional Connectomics.’ 
Dr. Arnd Roth
Senior Research Fellow
Wolfson Inst for Biomedical Research
 
‘Use of Electronic Health Records to address clinical questions.’
Prof. Irene Peterson
Professor of Epidemiology and Health Informatics
Primary Care & Population Health

(Recording available to UCL Medicine Staff)

Host: Professor David Abraham
AV: Millie Williams
 
17 October 2024Imaging
Centre for Advanced Biomedical Imaging
Rayne

Host Dr Tim Bray
AV: Alison Kelly

‘Histo-MRstudy: an update on an ongoing trial.’ 

Dr. Manju Matthew
Research Histopathologist
Centre for Medical Imaging
&
Dr. Adam Retter
Clinical Researcher 
Centre for Medical Imaging

(Recording available to UCL Medicine Staff)

Host:Professor Kris Thielemans
AV:Kate Henderson
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This event is sponsored by Proteintech (https://www.ptglab.com/) represented by Laren Lowe

24 October 2024Ageing, Rheumatology & Regenerative Medicine (Rayne)Rayne

Host: Dr Thomas McDonnell
AV: Esther Geary

'Precision immunomedicine for systemic lupus erythematosus'
Prof Mike Ehrenstein & Dr Dan McCluskey

Host: Dr Diana Canetti
AV: Millie Williams
 
31 October 2024Half Term - closed 

 

   
07 November 2024No seminar due to train strikes 

 

 

  
14 November 2024Respiratory Medicine Rayne / RF

Host: Professor Rachel Chambers
AV: Catriona Heredia

'Lung-ROBOT trial'
Neal Navani (Professor of Respiratory Medicine) and
Ricky Thakrar (Honorary Associate Professor)  
(watch on Stream)

Host:Dr Manuela Platé
AV: Kate Henderson
Novogene Logo

This event is sponsored by Novogene and represented by Firdous Unnisa Begum 

21 November 2024Intitute for Liver & Digestive HealthRoyal Free

Host: Dr Pilar Nunuz
AV: Kate Henderson

'Alcohol - related Cirrhosis
Is it all in the genes?'

Marsha Morgan
(watch on Stream)

Host: Professor Tammy Kalber
AV: Alison Kelly

This event is sponsored by Norgine (https://norgine.com/) represented by Gulen Saner

28 November 2024Inflammation and Rare Diseases (Royal Free)Royal Free

Host: Dr Angela Tam
AV: Millie Williams

Rheumatology
'Exploring energy metabolism in scleroderma'
Dr Jan-Willem Taanman

'Mitochondrial dysfunction in pulmonary arterial hypertension: pathobiology and therapeutic insights'
Dr Jerry Abu-Hanna
(watch on Stream)

Host: Dr Lizzy Rosser
AV: Esther Geary
 
05 December 2024Wolfson Institute for Biomedical Research (Neurosciences)Rayne

Host: Arnd Roth
AV:Andrea Goncalves

'Cholesterol Metabolism: A Key Player in Brain Diseases.'
Professor Huiliang Li
(watch on Stream)

Host: Professor Krista Rombouts
AV:Kate Henderson
This event is sponsored by Standard Biotools (https://www.standardbio.com) represented Felicity Alder
Standard Bio logo
12 December 2024Christmas Lecture     
19 December 2024Inflammation and Rare Diseases (Royal Free)Royal Free

Host: Dr Nina Goldman
AV:Millie Williams

Metabolism and Inflammation 
Speakers:'
'Generation, epitope mapping and characterisation of dromedary VhH fragment antibody to sIL-6R.'

Dr Ibrahim Al-Mohannadi and Prof Vidya Mohamed-Ali
 
Host: Dr Thomas McDonnell
AV: Alison Kelly
 
26 December 2024Closed 

 

   
02 January 2025Closed