Three centres, one seminar programme
The 2025/26 Seminar Series, coordinated by Dr Castro (CenGEM), was delivered jointly by three Brunel Research Centres (CenGEM, CIRTM and AMIC), providing a multidisciplinary platform for scientific exchange across Biosciences and strengthening connections with national and international research institutions.
The programme covered a broad range of biomedical and life sciences research, including nuclear organisation and genome regulation, chromatin biology, cancer, cell signalling, membrane trafficking, cytoskeletal dynamics, host–pathogen interactions, immunology, infectious diseases, cardiovascular biology and rare genetic disorders. Dedicated events on rare diseases and ciliopathies further encouraged thematic discussions and interdisciplinary engagement.
The series featured speakers from leading UK institutions, including the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge, Bristol, Sheffield and Birmingham, the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, the Institute of Cancer Research, Queen Mary University of London, the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and the Wellcome Sanger Institute. International contributions included researchers from Leiden University (Netherlands), Koç University (Turkey), TU Darmstadt and LMU Munich (Germany), University Medical Centre Göttingen (Germany), NOVA University Lisbon (Portugal) and the University of Western Australia.
Importantly, the programme showcased research undertaken within Brunel Biosciences through presentations from the Lewis, Castro, Cerutti, Hetmanski, Esposito, Gavins and Pazoki laboratories. These internal seminars increased awareness of ongoing research across laboratories, encouraged interactions between research groups and provided valuable presentation opportunities for PhD students and early-career researchers.
Thank you to the Seminar Series Award (Brunel University of London); we look forward to the 26/27 edition.
Seminar programme on Brightspace (Brunel sign-in may be required)