Leeds Institute of Genetics, Health and Therapeutics (LIGHT)
Events
June 2013
LIGHT Seminar Series - “Radiation - why worry?” - Dr Bob Bury
Thursday 20th June 2013
Medical Lecture Theatre (7.35)
Date: 4pm Thursday 20th June 2013
Title: LIGHT Seminar Series - “Radiation - why worry?”
Speaker: Dr Bob Bury, Former consultant radiologist at Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust
Venue: Medical Lecture Theatre (7.35), Level 7 Worsley Building, Clarendon Way, Leeds
Venue: Medical Lecture Theatre (7.35), Level 7 Worsley Building, Clarendon Way, Leeds
Drinks and snacks will be served after the seminar.
Dr Bob Bury is a retired consultant radiologist. He was previously a surgeon, then radiologist in the RAF medical branch.
Bob came to Leeds in 1988 as consultant with special interest in nuclear medicine. He has done a lot of writing - serious and not so serious - in various publications including The Times, Guardian, Yorkshire Medicine and Yorkshire Post. He was Editor of the Royal College of Radiologists Newsletter for many years, and also Editor of Clinical Radiology.
Bob developed an interest in radiation safety issues, and was the RCR spokesman on protection issues for a number of years prior to retirement. Since retirement he has been a part-time blogger and journalist, and full-time grandfather.
Bob’s talk will look at changing public attitudes to radiation from 1896 to the present, and attempt to impose a sense of proportion concerning radiation hazards, real or supposed.
REGISTRATION:
University staff members - please Register here.
If you are external to the University you are most welcome to attend; please email Neil Turner (N.A.Turner@leeds.ac.uk) to register your interest.
Dr Bob Bury is a retired consultant radiologist. He was previously a surgeon, then radiologist in the RAF medical branch.
Bob came to Leeds in 1988 as consultant with special interest in nuclear medicine. He has done a lot of writing - serious and not so serious - in various publications including The Times, Guardian, Yorkshire Medicine and Yorkshire Post. He was Editor of the Royal College of Radiologists Newsletter for many years, and also Editor of Clinical Radiology.
Bob developed an interest in radiation safety issues, and was the RCR spokesman on protection issues for a number of years prior to retirement. Since retirement he has been a part-time blogger and journalist, and full-time grandfather.
Bob’s talk will look at changing public attitudes to radiation from 1896 to the present, and attempt to impose a sense of proportion concerning radiation hazards, real or supposed.
REGISTRATION:
University staff members - please Register here.
If you are external to the University you are most welcome to attend; please email Neil Turner (N.A.Turner@leeds.ac.uk) to register your interest.
May 2013
RSS Leeds Bradford local group seminar – all welcome – 2-5pm Wednesday 1st May – registration must be completed by Friday 19th April
Wednesday 1st May 2013
Health and Social Care Information Centre, 1 Trevelyan Square, Boar Lane, Leeds, LS1 6AE
RSS Leeds Bradford local group seminar – all welcome
Date: Wednesday 1st May, 2-5pm
Title: Statistics in Mental Health
Speakers: Jo Simpson (Programme Manager, Community and Mental Health, Health and Social Care Information Centre),
Inger Hatloy (Information Officer, MIND), and
Dr Geraldine Strathdee (Associate medical director, mental health , NHS London).
Hosted by: RSS Leeds/Bradford Local Group
Venue: Health and Social Care Information Centre, 1 Trevelyan Square, Boar Lane, Leeds, LS1 6AE
Please note, registration is required for this meeting, please register at:
RSS Leeds Bradford Website
by 5pm on Friday 19th April.
Speakers: Jo Simpson (Programme Manager, Community and Mental Health, Health and Social Care Information Centre),
Inger Hatloy (Information Officer, MIND), and
Dr Geraldine Strathdee (Associate medical director, mental health , NHS London).
Hosted by: RSS Leeds/Bradford Local Group
Venue: Health and Social Care Information Centre, 1 Trevelyan Square, Boar Lane, Leeds, LS1 6AE
Please note, registration is required for this meeting, please register at:
RSS Leeds Bradford Website
by 5pm on Friday 19th April.
February 2013
You and the RSS. What can the RSS do for you and what can you do for the RSS?
Wednesday 20th February 2013
University of Leeds, Room MALL 2, Level 9, School of Mathematics
Title: You and the RSS. What can the RSS do for you and what can you do for the RSS?
Speaker: John Pullinger (The Royal Statistical Society and Information Services, House of Commons)
Hosted by: RSS Leeds/Bradford Local Group
Hosted by: RSS Leeds/Bradford Local Group
The meeting will be held at University of Leeds, Room MALL 2, Level 9, School of Mathematics, 4pm until 5pm.
Refreshments will be available from 3:30pm in level 9 School of Mathematics foyer.
Further details can be found on our webpage: https://sites.google.com/site/rssleedsbradford/home
"Therapeutic perspectives of chemokines, lipid-mediators and microRNAs in vascular repair and atherosclerosis"
Friday 15th February 2013
Worsley Medical Lecture Theatre (7.35)
We are pleased to announce that Professor Andreas Schober will be visiting the University of Leeds on Friday 15th February 2013, to give an open presentation which everyone is welcome to attend.
Date: Friday 15th February 2013, 3pm
Title: "Therapeutic perspectives of chemokines, lipid-mediators and microRNAs in vascular repair and atherosclerosis"
Speaker: Professor Andreas Schober, from the University of Munich
Host: David Beech
Venue: Worsley Medical Lecture Theatre (7.35)
Title: "Therapeutic perspectives of chemokines, lipid-mediators and microRNAs in vascular repair and atherosclerosis"
Speaker: Professor Andreas Schober, from the University of Munich
Host: David Beech
Venue: Worsley Medical Lecture Theatre (7.35)
January 2013
Statistics and Crime. Ian Brunton-Smith (Department of Sociology, University of Surrey)
Wednesday 16th January 2013
University of Leeds, Fairbairn House Main Building Upper Chapel LR (1.04a)
Title: Statistics and Crime. Collective efficacy and violence in London.
Speaker: Ian Brunton-Smith (Department of Sociology, University of Surrey)
Hosted by: RSS Leeds Bradford local group.
Speaker: Ian Brunton-Smith (Department of Sociology, University of Surrey)
Hosted by: RSS Leeds Bradford local group.
The meeting will be held at University of Leeds, Fairbairn House Main Building Upper Chapel LR (1.04a), 4pm until 5pm, and the talk will be preceded by a short AGM of the Leeds & Bradford Group.
Refreshments from 3:30pm.
Colleagues will be going for a meal afterwards at 6pm at Da Marios, The Headrow, Leeds, please let Claire Keeble (mm07cmk@leeds.ac.uk) know if you would like to attend.
November 2012
LIGHT Institute Seminar - The corruption of science by managerialism and quackery
Thursday 15th November 2012
Medical Lecture Theatre, Level 7 Worsley Building
Title: ‘The corruption of science by managerialism and quackery’
Date: 15th November, at 4pm
Venue: Medical Lecture Theatre, Level 7 Worsley Building
Speaker: Professor David Colquhoun, Honorary Fellow (2004) and research assistant at UCL
Summary: David Colquhoun, PhD, FRS, is a noted British pharmacologist. He held the A.J. Clark Chair of Pharmacology at the University College of London (UCL) from 1985 to 2004, Honorary Director of the Wellcome Laboratory for Molecular Pharmacology, and is now an Honorary Fellow (2004) and research assistant at UCL. He is best known for this work on ion channels but he is also very active in the fight against pseudoscience, quackery and challenging the rapid rise of managerialism in our universities.
Drinks and snacks will be served after the seminar at 5pm.
To read more about Professor David Colquhoun take a look at his blog: www.dcscience.net/
Date: 15th November, at 4pm
Venue: Medical Lecture Theatre, Level 7 Worsley Building
Speaker: Professor David Colquhoun, Honorary Fellow (2004) and research assistant at UCL
Summary: David Colquhoun, PhD, FRS, is a noted British pharmacologist. He held the A.J. Clark Chair of Pharmacology at the University College of London (UCL) from 1985 to 2004, Honorary Director of the Wellcome Laboratory for Molecular Pharmacology, and is now an Honorary Fellow (2004) and research assistant at UCL. He is best known for this work on ion channels but he is also very active in the fight against pseudoscience, quackery and challenging the rapid rise of managerialism in our universities.
Drinks and snacks will be served after the seminar at 5pm.
To read more about Professor David Colquhoun take a look at his blog: www.dcscience.net/
To register for this event please go to this website and complete the relevant registration form:
Commercial Success from University Research: why it is so hard to achieve but why we should still strive for it.
Friday 2nd November 2012
Worsley Building, Room 8.49N
Andrew Walsh,
Cambridge Enterprise, University of Cambridge
Cambridge Enterprise, University of Cambridge
Andy will set out the challenges that face the academic world in transferring research into the commercial sector. However, he will also make the case that it is an activity that is vital for the Universities of today, not only for the benefit of the institution and its staff, but also for society as a whole.
Using case studies, Andy will discuss how successful commercialisation of research can be achieved and highlight some of the new initiatives that may contribute to success in this field in the near future.
This event will take place on the 2nd November 2012, 1-2pm, Worsley Building, Room 8.49N.
Can you please confirm your interest in attending this event by emailing Dr Helen Philippou h.philippou@leeds.ac.uk
October 2012
LIGHT Early Career Research Group meeting - Early career research funding
Thursday 25th October 2012
Room 7.04, Worsley Building level 7
Topic: ‘Early career research funding’
Speakers from: University of Leeds Research and Innovation Service (RIS).
Date: Thursday 25th October, 4-5pm,
Venue: Room 7.04, Worsley Building.
The meeting will present a chance for researchers to learn more about the wide range of European and UK funding opportunities for early career researchers and what support is available at Leeds when applying.
All are welcome to attend including postgraduate students and members of staff from across the Institute.
Tea/coffee available from 4pm, meetings are followed by drinks and nibbles with a chance to speak further to the presenter and network with others from across the Institute.
LIGHT Institute Seminar - Carbon monoxide: new findings about an old toxin
Thursday 18th October 2012
Medical Lecture Theatre, Level 7 Worsley Building
Speaker: Dr David Penney, Formerly adjunct Professor of Occupational and Environmental Health at the School of Allied Health Professions, at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan.
Seminar Topic: While an ever-present and familiar toxin, carbon monoxide (CO) remains the number one poison in our environment. This silent killer is responsible for over 2,000 deaths a year in the United States alone. The public and healthcare communities need quality information about the many risks presented by carbon monoxide exposure. Dr Penney delineates the successful means to prevent, identify, and manage the effects of CO poisoning.
Seminar Topic: While an ever-present and familiar toxin, carbon monoxide (CO) remains the number one poison in our environment. This silent killer is responsible for over 2,000 deaths a year in the United States alone. The public and healthcare communities need quality information about the many risks presented by carbon monoxide exposure. Dr Penney delineates the successful means to prevent, identify, and manage the effects of CO poisoning.
Venue: Medical Lecture Theatre, Level 7 Worsley Building
Seminar starts at 4pm, then drinks and snacks will be served at 5pm.
Everyone is welcome!
To read more about Dr David Penney please see his website: www.carbonmonoxidekills.com/5/online_doctor
July 2012
World Universities Network and National Taiwan University Health Research Presentation Day hosted by LIGHT
Friday 20th July 2012
Dental Lecture Theatre, Room 6.142, Worsley Building, University of Leeds
The Leeds Institute of Genetics, Health and Therapeutics is pleased to invite you to attend the World Universities Network Health Research Presentation Day on Friday 20th July 2012.
Presenters from several World University Network members and collaborators from National Taiwan University will give details of their research in several subject areas, including:
• Analysis of cohort study data to assess changes in childhood IQ in the Singapore Cohort Study of the Risk Factors of Myopia (SCORM)
• Determinants of maternal mental health in the ‘Growing Up in New Zealand’ study
• Findings from the Latin American Study of Obesity (LASO) and
• Details of a population-based study into common genetic determinants of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder in Swedish families.
There will also be discussions around the gains and challenges of population health data linkage, and presentations relating to the statistical and theoretical approaches applied in these areas, including a unified framework for testing causal effects and synergisms, and details of a Bayesian approach to sufficient cause modelling.
Speakers include:
University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand - Dr Susan Morton, Dr Mary Hedges, Dr Gail Pacheco
Wisconsin University, Madison, USA - Dr Leonelo Bautista
Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China - Dr Roger Chung, Dr Benjamin Yip
National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan - Prof Wen-Chung Lee, Dr Shu-Fen Liao, Miss Min-Tze Lo
University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia - Prof Linda Slack-Smith
University of Leeds, UK - Dr Yu-Kang Tu
The event is free through support from the World Universities Network – registration is not required.
RSS and LIGHT two-day conference on Statistical Challenges in Lifecourse Research
Monday 16th July 2012
Hinsley Hall in Leeds
Following the successful meeting in 2010, the Royal Statistical Society and LIGHT are jointly organising another two-day conference on Statistical Challenges in Lifecourse Research on 17 and 18 July 2012 at Hinsley Hall in Leeds.
The conference will bring together researchers from epidemiology, statistics, and the social sciences to exchange ideas on how to analyse longitudinal lifecourse data to identify the critical phases related to social, psychological and physiological wellbeing in later life.
The conference will be preceded on 16 July by a half day workshop "Lifecourse Analysis: Pitfalls and how to Avoid Them". This will comprise a critical review of current lifecourse methods facilitated by researchers from the Universities of Leeds and Bristol.
Speakers at the conference will include:
The conference will bring together researchers from epidemiology, statistics, and the social sciences to exchange ideas on how to analyse longitudinal lifecourse data to identify the critical phases related to social, psychological and physiological wellbeing in later life.
The conference will be preceded on 16 July by a half day workshop "Lifecourse Analysis: Pitfalls and how to Avoid Them". This will comprise a critical review of current lifecourse methods facilitated by researchers from the Universities of Leeds and Bristol.
Speakers at the conference will include:
Bianca De Stavola (LSHTM),
Fiona Steele (University of Bristol),
Fiona Matthews (MRC Biostatistics Unit)
Jos Twisk (University Amsterdam),
Tim Cole (UCL),
Clive Osmond (MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit),
Kate Tilling (University of Bristol),
Darren Dahly (University of Leeds) and
Yu-Kang Tu (University of Leeds).
Fiona Steele (University of Bristol),
Fiona Matthews (MRC Biostatistics Unit)
Jos Twisk (University Amsterdam),
Tim Cole (UCL),
Clive Osmond (MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit),
Kate Tilling (University of Bristol),
Darren Dahly (University of Leeds) and
Yu-Kang Tu (University of Leeds).
Registration for the conference is now open at:
For further information please contact Paul Baxter
(p.d.baxter@leeds.ac.uk) or Paul Gentry (p.gentry@rss.org.uk).
XXIInd International Fibrinogen Workshop
Wednesday 4th July 2012
Thistle hotel, Brighton
It is with great pleasure that I would like to invite you to come to Brighton in the summer of July 2012 to attend the XXIInd International Fibrinogen Workshop.
Come and enjoy the welcoming and stimulating nature of this meeting, which offers an excellent platform for you to present your latest research data and network with your colleagues from across the globe.
Brighton is a wonderful small city on the UK southern coastline. It has many sites on offer, all of which are at easy walking distance, but perhaps the best site of all is the long pebbly beach that stretches the length of the city. The weather in July is very pleasant with daytime temperatures averaging 20-24°C, you may even want to risk a splash in the sea! However, even in July the weather in the UK can be quite unpredictable so do bring a raincoat and a jumper along!
Come and enjoy the welcoming and stimulating nature of this meeting, which offers an excellent platform for you to present your latest research data and network with your colleagues from across the globe.
Brighton is a wonderful small city on the UK southern coastline. It has many sites on offer, all of which are at easy walking distance, but perhaps the best site of all is the long pebbly beach that stretches the length of the city. The weather in July is very pleasant with daytime temperatures averaging 20-24°C, you may even want to risk a splash in the sea! However, even in July the weather in the UK can be quite unpredictable so do bring a raincoat and a jumper along!
For more information on the International Fibrinogen Research Society please see their website.
We look forward to welcoming you in Brighton,
Robert Ariëns, PhD
Organiser
Organiser
Organising Committee: Colin Longstaff, Helen Philippou.
The Workshop will be held in collaboration with the 2012 ISFP Congress. Special reduced rates will apply for combined registration.
June 2012
Early academic career progression
Thursday 28th June 2012
Worsley Building, Level 6, Dental theatre 6.142
Want to know more about the types of funding available to early career researchers?
The LIGHT Early Career Group are hosting speakers discussing the funding available and tips on how to apply from the Medical Research Council, British Heart Foundation and National Institute for Health Research who will introduce the types of funding they have available and what they look for in a winning application
Open to all University Staff, no registration required.
Drinks and snacks will be available after the event, from 5pm onwards
For more information on the LIGHT Early Career Group please see www.leeds.ac.uk/light/research/early-career-group/
FREE Statistical Bioinformatics Workshop - Approaches to the challenges of high-dimensional data
Tuesday 26th June 2012
Room 8.34 on level 8 of the Worsley Building, University of Leeds
On behalf of the organizing committee and the World Universities Network, I am pleased to invite you to attend the Statistical bioinformatics - Approaches to the challenges of high-dimensional data Workshop 2012, which will be held on Tuesday 26th June 2012 in Leeds.
The workshop will bring together experts in the field to discuss current research and future directions of statistical bioinformatics and the analysis of high dimensional data.
Not just an opportunity to listen to our high profile speakers, this workshop will also provide a platform for statisticians, epidemiologists, bioinformatics analysts and laboratory scientists to network with colleague from accross the field of Bioinformatics.
The event is FREE and is supported by the World Universities Network and will take place within the Faculty of Medicine and Health, room 8.34 on level 8 of the Worsley Building, University of Leeds, UK.
We are inviting participants to submit an abstract for consideration as a poster presentation at the meeting; the deadline for submission is 12th June, 2012.
For further details on this event please see our web pages:
The workshop will bring together experts in the field to discuss current research and future directions of statistical bioinformatics and the analysis of high dimensional data.
Not just an opportunity to listen to our high profile speakers, this workshop will also provide a platform for statisticians, epidemiologists, bioinformatics analysts and laboratory scientists to network with colleague from accross the field of Bioinformatics.
The event is FREE and is supported by the World Universities Network and will take place within the Faculty of Medicine and Health, room 8.34 on level 8 of the Worsley Building, University of Leeds, UK.
We are inviting participants to submit an abstract for consideration as a poster presentation at the meeting; the deadline for submission is 12th June, 2012.
For further details on this event please see our web pages:
March 2012
Senior academic staff panel session introduced by the Vice Chancellor
Wednesday 21st March 2012
Worsley Level 7, Medical Lecture Theatre, 10am-1pm
Ever wondered how successful researchers got to where they are today?
The LIGHT Early Career Group are giving you the opportunity to quiz Prof. Mark Gilthorpe (LIGHT), Prof. Helen Picton (LIGHT), Prof Patricia McKinney (LIGHT), Dr. Angela Carter (LIGHT) and Prof. James Deuchars (FBS) on their research career paths.
The panel session will be introduced by the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Michael Arthur. If you would like to propose a question to be asked at the meeting beforehand please email it to Matt Gage (m.c.gage@leeds.ac.uk).
Worsley Level 7, Medical Lecture Theatre, 10am-1pm
Open to all University Staff, no registration required.
Lunch will be available after the talk, from 12-1.
February 2012
Rare Disease Day - 29th February 2012
Wednesday 29th February 2012
Carlisle Business Centre, 60 Carlisle Road, Bradford, BD8 8BD
Catherine Whibley from Division of Epidemiology will be presenting at Rare Disease Day on 29th February 2012.
The event is hosted by Bradnet in association with Rare Disease UK. Bradnet is a user led organisation in Bradford for people who have disabilities.
There is a high prevalence of rare conditions in West Yorkshire, and this has stimulated collaboration in research, data collection, and development of services.
The meeting will be held at Carlisle Business Centre, 60 Carlisle Road, Bradford, BD8 8BD on Wednesday 29th February 2012 with registration at 9.30 am and ending with a free buffet lunch at 1.00 pm.
If you wish to attend please contact Donna via e-mail donna.tattersall@bradnet.org.uk or alternatively call on 01274 224444 ext 528.
We hope you will be able to join us for what we hope will be a very interesting day.
January 2012
LIGHT Postgraduate Symposium
Tuesday 24th January 2012
MTC rooms X and Y
We welcome all to LIGHT's 2012 Postgraduate Symposium, where you will have the chance to hear our postgraduate research students present their research.
Those in their second phase of study will be presenting posters and those in the third phase will be presenting a 10+5 minute oral paper.
As in previous years there will be prizes for the best oral paper and runner-up; and two prizes for the best poster awarded by early career researchers and MBChB Year 2 students.
If you are able to attend, even if only for part of the day, please make a note in your diary and drop George Ellison (g.t.h.ellison@leeds.ac.uk) an email so that he can make suitable arrangements for refreshments.
To view the detailed programme please follow this link.
We look forward to seeing you there!
December 2011
"Technology and Magic" - LIGHT Seminar with guest speaker Jack Cowen
Monday 5th December 2011
Level 7 Worsley Building Cafe for refreshments then Level 6 Dental Lecture Theatre (6.142) for the talk
Professor Jack Cohen will be this year’s speaker at the Leeds Institute of Genetics, Health and Therapeutics Christmas Lecture, to be held on Monday 5 December 2011.
The lecture will look at how science and technology are interwoven with magic, depending on who you are and what you do.
Professor Cohen, honorary Professor at the University of Warwick's Mathematics Institute, takes a look at how what is science to one might be magic to another, and suggests that science is the most potent magic of all.
The lecture will take place:
On: 5 December 2011
At: 3.30pm to 5pm
In: Worsley Level 7 Cafe for refreshments, then to the Dental Lecture Theatre (Level 6, room 6.142) for the talk
On: 5 December 2011
At: 3.30pm to 5pm
In: Worsley Level 7 Cafe for refreshments, then to the Dental Lecture Theatre (Level 6, room 6.142) for the talk
The lecture is free to attend and no reservation is required. Drinks and snacks are available in the theatre from 3.30pm and the talk starts at 4pm
We hope to see you there!
November 2011
Developing Academic Paediatrics within Leeds and West Yorkshire - workshop on strategy and issues
Thursday 24th November 2011
University Staff Centre
There is currently a drive to develop academic paediatrics across the region, which is being led by Dr Jonathan Darling (Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust).
A workshop on strategy and issues has been organised on the 24th November where Dr Lorna Fraser (Division of Epidemiology) will be presenting examples of successful research collaborations between the Paediatric Epidemiology research group in LIGHT and NHS partners in paediatrics.
Professor Patricia McKinney is a member of the steering group that is driving this initiative forward.
For booking information please contact Marilyn Marston on m.marston@leeds.ac.uk.
VIII European Workshop in Periodontology - Dr Yu-Kang Tu presenting
Saturday 5th November 2011
Parador Nacional de La Granja (Segovia - Spain)
Hosted by the European Federation of Periodontology, each of these workshops has a theme, and the organisers commission review papers before the workshop and then invite experts to discuss those papers in the workshop.
This year's theme is "Research Methodology in Implant Dentistry", and the venue is in Parador Nacional de La Granja (Segovia), which apparently used to be the Spanish Kings' summer palace!
Dr Yu-Kang Tu has been given the task to develop a new outcome measure to assess the success and benefits of dental implant treatment, which he is looking forward to presenting at the event.
For more information please see their online flyer - www.efp.net/pdf/news/workshop_in_periodontology-final-14.pdf
April 2011
LIGHT Seminar with guest speaker Professor Anthony Swerdlow
Monday 11th April 2011
Clarendon Wing Lecture Theatre
"How science is conducted and how it is interpreted: some
reflections from an epidemiological viewpoint"
reflections from an epidemiological viewpoint"
Drinks and snacks available in the theatre from 3.30pm.
Talk starts at 4pm.