Cookies on this website

We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you click 'Accept all cookies' we'll assume that you are happy to receive all cookies and you won't see this message again. If you click 'Reject all non-essential cookies' only necessary cookies providing core functionality such as security, network management, and accessibility will be enabled. Click 'Find out more' for information on how to change your cookie settings.

Accept all cookies Reject all non-essential cookies Find out more

RDM Day 2026

Download the 2026 programme and abstracts booklet

Date and location

Tuesday 17 March 2026

Mathematical Institute, Andrew Wiles Building, Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX2 6GG

(NB If you require a quiet place to pray during Ramadan, please ask at the main Maths reception and you will be shown to a suitable room.)

08.45-09.10 Registration (Foyer), with tea and coffee available in the Mezzanine
09.15-09.25

Welcome and Introduction (L1)

Professor Keith Channon, Head of RDM
09.25-10.25

Science Session 1: Metabolism and Molecular Medicine

Chaired by Hal Drakesmith

  • Svetlana Reilly, 'From cellular gene regulation to systemic metabolic signals in atrial fibrillation' 
  • James Grist, ‘Magnetic resonance imaging: a window into metabolism’
  • Daniela Nasteska, ‘Dynamics of protein synthesis in pancreatic islets: new approaches and lessons learned’
10.25-11.05 Break and Poster Session 1 (Mezzanine)
11.05-12.10

Science Session 2: Cell and Gene Therapy (L1)

Chaired by Steve Hyde

  • Deborah Gill, ‘Gene therapy for rare lung disease: from model to medicine’
  • Sumana Sharma, 'Optimising T cell manufacturing platform in RDM’
  • Siyu Liu, ‘Switching embryonic globin back on: a therapeutic genome editing strategy’
  • Abhimanyu Gowda, ‘The structural basis of MHC-II-restricted antigen recognition in the Graft-versus-Leukaemia effect’
12.10-13.40

Lunch and Poster Session 2 (Mezzanine)

NB If you would like to connect with clinician scientists over lunch, look out for the reserved table.
13.40-14.10 Parallel Sessions
Grants: hints and tips (L1) Next steps with ChatGPT (L2) Enabling career transition for professional services staff (L3)

Chair: David Hodson

Chair: Anders Reagan

Chairs: Emma Engel and Manjiri Gokhale Joshi
14.15-15.15

Science Session 3: AI and Medical Big Data (L1)

Chaired by Charis Antoniades and Qiang Zhang

  • Hashem Koohy, 'Decoding T cell recognition: opportunities and limits in the era of AI'
  • Daniel Royston, 'From computational pathology to precision medicine in blood cancers: augmented spatial analysis of the bone marrow'
  • Elizabeth Wahome, Predicting atrial fibrillation and stroke from CT images: the ORFAN Programme’
15.15-16.00 Break and Poster Session 3 (Mezzanine)
16.05-16.15

Graduate Prize Talk (L1)

‘Clearance or communication? Investigating how platelets shape the fate of extracellular DNA’, Lauren Murphy
16.15-17.00

Keynote Lecture (L1)

'Obesity: causes, consequences and treatments,' Professor Sadaf Farooqi, University of Cambridge
17.00-17.15

Concluding remarks and prize giving (L1)

Professor Keith Channon, Head of RDM
17.15-18.00 Drinks (Mezzanine)

Registration for RDM Day is now closed

Registration for RDM Day 2026 is now closed. If you have any queries about your registration, or need to cancel your place, please email: communications@rdm.ox.ac.uk.