In 2023, Ines Hahn and I launched the Cell Dynamics Seminar Series at the University of York. Our goal was to create a forum where membrane trafficking and neuroscience meet, centred around powerful imaging methods.

This initiative thrives thanks to the generous financial support of our sponsors. We would like to extend our gratitude to: The University of York Biology Department; The Biochemical Society; The British Society for Cell Biology (BSCB); and a diverse group of industrial partners whose contributions have been vital to our growth.

What began as a shared vision has become a cornerstone of our local research community. To date, we have hosted a wide range of amazing speakers, provided many opportunities for ECRs to present flash talks , and facilitated broad networking across disciplines. See below for details of past and upcoming seminars.


Upcoming seminars

25th June 2026
Title: to be confirmed
Becky Carlyle
University of Oxford, UK

23rd June 2026
Title: to be confirmed
Rob Parton
University of Queensland, Australia 

20th May 2026
Title: to be confirmed
Natalia Sanchez Soriano
University of Liverpool, UK

13th May 2026
Antifungal yeast killer toxins – old dogs teaching us new tricks
Paul A. Rowley
University of Idaho, USA

8th May 2026
Genetics of host-virus conflict, from yeast to humans
Meru Sadhu
National Human Genome Research Institute, USA


Previous seminars

16th April 2026
Decoding cellular dynamics with quantitative and super-resolution microscopy
Fran Bottanelli
Free University of Berlin, Germany

19th March 2026
'Signalling on the Brain’: Disruptions to Cell Communication in Intellectual Disability
Greg Findlay
University of Dundee, UK

26th February 2026
New levels of complexity in Arp2/3 driven actin dynamics during development and tissue homeostasis
Michael Way
Crick Institute, UK

20th November 2025
Imaging and modulating inflammation in wound healing and cancer
Paul Martin
University of Bristol, UK

16th November 2025
A universal model for macropinocytosis and organizing large actin structures
Jason King
University of Sheffield, UK

15th July 2025
Membrane protein condensates polymerize actin and form filopodia
Britta Eickholt
Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany

17th June 2025
Functional Insights into Alzheimer’s Risk Genes via Drosophila Screening
Gaynor Smith
Cardiff University, UK

18th March 2025
Neurobiology in the bilayer: rhomboid proteases at synapses
Adam Grieve
University of Bristol, UK

18th February 2025
Endosomal sorting: deciding the fate of surface membrane proteins
Phil Woodman
University of Manchester, UK

19th November 2024
(Circadian) control of collagen homeostasis - new tools and insights 
Joan Chang
University of Manchester, UK

26th June 2024
Developmental programming of tissue-resident macrophages
Elvira Mass
LIMES Institute Bon, Germany

21st May 2024
Expanding the range of cytoplasmic dynein cargoes with KASH5 and Rac1
Viki Allan
University of Manchester, UK

16th April 2024
FTD- and ALS-causing mutations in CHMP2B and ANXA11 impact a common pathway of membrane repair
Jez Carlton
King's College London, UK

20th February 2024
Imaging synapses in Alzheimer's disease and related dementias
Tara Spires-Jones
University of Edinburgh, UK

16th January 2024
Location, location, location: Mapping protein localisation in disease
Alexandra Davies
University of Manchester, UK

21st November 2023
Beyond DNA: New Horizons for Chromosome Segregation Machinery in Wiring the Brain
Dhanya Cheerambathur
University of Edinburgh, UK

17th October 2023
Intracellular nanovesicles: here, there and everywhere
Steve Royle
University of Warwick, UK

19th September 2023
The exocyst complex is an essential component of the mammalian constitutive secretory pathway
David Gershlick
Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, UK