Royal Society Open Biology seminars

Royal Society Open Biology seminars

Royal Society Publishing

This series features a selection of seminars covering important contributions to the field of cell and molecular biology based on articles published in Royal Society Open Biology . Each talk is associated with a recent paper or theme issue, selected by the journal's editors as being particularly innovative or having had significant recent impact.

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Speakers
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Simone Nordstrand Gasque
Dr. Hany K. M. Dweck Ph.D.
Dr. Robert Knight
Prof. Marek Mlodzik
Montader Ali
Dr Asami Oguro-Ando PhD
Dr. Ricardo Marquez Gomez
Professor Jane E Parker FRS
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Lucy White
Miss Rachel Gladman
Dr Sophie Ferguson
Montader Ali
Dr Helena Azevedo
Prof Gordon Simpson
Simone Nordstrand Gasque
Dr Robert Knight
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How many plasmids can bacteria carry? A synthetic biology perspective
Dec 4 @ 9am
Keynote
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
University of Manchester

How many plasmids can bacteria carry? A synthetic biology perspective

Cholpisit Ice Kiattisewee
Cholpisit Ice Kiattisewee
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Chaired by Eriko Takano
Thursday, December 4, 2025 9:00 AM (UTC)
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RNA Splicing: A split consensus reveals two major 5' splice site classes
Jun 5
University of Dundee

RNA Splicing: A split consensus reveals two major 5' splice site classes

Gordon Simpson, University of Dundee
Assembly Modulation: An Emergent Drug Discovery Strategy Revealed by Viruses and Applicable Across Therapeutic Areas
Mar 5
Keynote
University of Illinois at Chicago

Assembly Modulation: An Emergent Drug Discovery Strategy Revealed by Viruses and Applicable Across Therapeutic Areas

Vishwanath R. Lingappa, CEO Prosetta Biosciences Inc, Emeritus Professor of Physiology, UCSF
Anuradha Lingappa, Prosetta Biosciences
The unique gastric anatomy of monotremes – insights from the pseudogenization of NK3 homeobox 2
Jan 14
Keynote
University of Adelaide
University of Porto

The unique gastric anatomy of monotremes – insights from the pseudogenization of NK3 homeobox 2

Jackson Bryce Dann, University of Adelaide
Chaired by Filipe Castro, University of Porto
A new therapeutic target in traumatic brain injury (TBI)? Serum amyloid P component accumulates and persists in neurones following TBI
Oct 2024
Keynote
Queen Mary University of London
Barts Health NHS Trust

A new therapeutic target in traumatic brain injury (TBI)? Serum amyloid P component accumulates and persists in neurones following TBI

Ping Yip, Queen Mary University of London
Christopher Uff, Queen Mary University of London and Barts Health NHS Trust
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Plant NLR immunity activation and execution: a biochemical perspective
Sep 2024
Keynote
Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research

Plant NLR immunity activation and execution: a biochemical perspective

Jane E Parker, Max-Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Cologne, Germany
Chaired by Mary Gehring, Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research
CNTN4 modulates neural elongation through interplay with APP
Aug 2024
Keynote
University of Exeter
University of Oxford

CNTN4 modulates neural elongation through interplay with APP

Asami Oguro-Ando, University of Exeter
Chaired by Ricardo Marquez Gomez, University of Oxford
Automated optimisation of the solubility of a hyper-stable α-amylase
Jun 2024
University of Cambridge

Automated optimisation of the solubility of a hyper-stable α-amylase

Montader Ali, University of Cambridge
Migration and differentiation of muscle stem cells are coupled by RhoA signalling during regeneration
Apr 2024
Keynote
King's College London
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Migration and differentiation of muscle stem cells are coupled by RhoA signalling during regeneration

Robert Knight, King's College London
Chaired by Marek Mlodzik, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Smelling with the mouthparts in spotted lanternfly
Mar 2024
Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station

Smelling with the mouthparts in spotted lanternfly

Hany K. M. Dweck, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station