IMS-MRL seminars are primarily for staff and invited guests. External events open to a wider audience are included where appropriate.
The IMS-MRL seminar series: taking place weekly during term time, with occasional seminars from visiting scientists.
- External Research Seminars (on Tuesdays at 1.15pm – invited audience only); – sponsored by Astra Zeneca
- Internal ‘Research in Progress’ Seminars (on Tuesday at 1.15pm -staff only)
- Internal ‘Hot Topics’ and ‘Technical’ Seminars (on Thursday at 2.30pm) for 1st year PhD and post-graduate students)
- Mastering Academic Excellence in Metabolic Medicine (MAXIM), sponsored by Eli Lilly. (on Fridays at 1.15pm; sandwiches available from 1.00pm)

January 2024
Fazakerley Group – ‘Subcellular proteomics identifies novel regulators of insulin action’
INTERNAL 'RESEARCH IN PROGRESS' SEMINAR SERIES - LENT 2024 Venue: Hybrid at the IMS-MRL Speaker: Members of the Fazakerley Group Dr Daniel Fazakerley and Ms Olivia Conway Title: Subcellular proteomics identifies novel regulators of insulin action Time: 13:15
Find out more »Core Facility Seminar
INTERNAL 'RESEARCH IN PROGRESS' SEMINAR SERIES - LENT 2024 Venue: Hybrid at the IMS-MRL New in vivo metabolic imaging techniques with stable and radioisotopes - Joshua Kaggie, AMB Imaging Suite, University of Cambridge Tissue and Cell Imaging Core - Chris Smith Histopathology Core - James Warner Time: 13:15
Find out more »Professor Davide Calebiro, Institute of Metabolism and Systems Research (IMSR) & Centre of Membrane Proteins and Receptors (COMPARE) of the Universities of Birmingham and Nottingham – “Shedding new light on hormone receptors: from nanodomains to intracrine signalling”
EXTERNAL RESEARCH SEMINAR SERIES LENT 2024 HYBRID Speaker: Professor Davide Calebiro, Institute of Metabolism and Systems Research (IMSR) & Centre of Membrane Proteins and Receptors (COMPARE) of the Universities of Birmingham and Nottingham Title: Shedding new light on hormone receptors: from nanodomains to intracrine signalling Host: Professor Sir Stephen O'Rahilly Time: 13.15 For programme information or suggestions contact: Dr Daniel Fazakerley djf72 at medschl.cam.ac.uk, Professor Giles Yeo gshy2 at cam.ac.uk Dr Anthony Coll apc36 at cam.ac.uk
Find out more »February 2024
Keystone Symposia: Obesity: Causes and Consequences
Obesity prevalence has tripled over the past four decades. Together with its wide range of comorbidities, it accounts for a large proportion of the worldwide non-communicable disease burden. One of the critical barriers in effectively tackling obesity is the prevailing societal perception of it being a simple energy balance problem, one that this meeting seeks to dismantle. In truth there are a myriad of causes that lead to obesity, and as a result a wide array of consequences that emerge.…
Find out more »Savage Group – Title TBC
INTERNAL 'RESEARCH IN PROGRESS' SEMINAR SERIES - LENT 2024 Venue: Hybrid at the IMS-MRL Speaker: Members of the Savage Group Title: TBC Time: 13:15
Find out more »Fletcher Group – ‘Studying the Psychological and Interoceptive Contributions to Eating Behaviour’
INTERNAL 'RESEARCH IN PROGRESS' SEMINAR SERIES - LENT 2024 Venue: Hybrid at the IMS-MRL Speaker: Members of the Fletcher Group - Professor Paul Fletcher and Dr Laura Moreno Lopez Title: Studying the Psychological and Interoceptive Contributions to Eating Behaviour Preceded by short update on Open Access, Dr Debbie Hansen, Open Access, Office of Scholarly Communication, University of Cambridge Time: 13:15
Find out more »Dr Frank Duca, University of Arizona, USA – “Impact of Small and Large Intestinal Microbiota on Metabolic Homeostasis”
EXTERNAL RESEARCH SEMINAR SERIES LENT 2024 HYBRID Speaker: Dr Frank Duca, University of Arizona, USA Title: Impact of Small and Large Intestinal Microbiota on Metabolic Homeostasis Host: Professor Frank Reimann Time: 13.15 For programme information or suggestions contact: Dr Daniel Fazakerley djf72 at medschl.cam.ac.uk, Professor Giles Yeo gshy2 at cam.ac.uk Dr Anthony Coll apc36 at cam.ac.uk
Find out more »Dr Natalie Krahmer, Cellular Proteomics and Metabolic Signalling, Institute for Diabetes and Obesity, Helmholtz, Germany – “Elucidating cellular lipid storage by spatial proteomics”
EXTERNAL RESEARCH SEMINAR SERIES LENT 2024 HYBRID Speaker: Dr Natalie Krahmer, Cellular Proteomics and Metabolic Signalling, Institute for Diabetes and Obesity, Helmholtz, Germany Title: Elucidating cellular lipid storage by spatial proteomics Host: Dr Daniel Fazakerley Time: 13.15 For programme information or suggestions contact: Dr Daniel Fazakerley djf72 at medschl.cam.ac.uk, Professor Giles Yeo gshy2 at cam.ac.uk Dr Anthony Coll apc36 at cam.ac.uk
Find out more »March 2024
MASH AND FIBROSIS: FROM MOLECULAR PHENOTYPES TO PRECISION THERAPEUTICS
Fatty liver disease (FLD) comprises a spectrum of conditions in which excess in liver fat coexists with inflammation, fibrosis and increased risk of cancer. The incidence and prevalence of FLD is increasing rapidly, affecting approximately one in four people globally, with concurrent increases in liver related morbidity and mortality. Despite more than a decade of research from academia and industry, clinical trials have failed to bring effective treatments for FLD with fibrosis. The complex and variable interactions between environmental and…
Find out more »Koulman Group – ‘From populations to organelles, method developments in lipid profiling’
INTERNAL 'RESEARCH IN PROGRESS' SEMINAR SERIES - LENT 2024 Venue: Hybrid at the IMS-MRL Speaker: Members of the Koulman Group Title: 'From populations to organelles, method developments in lipid profiling' Time: 13:15
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