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BioEscalator’s resident biotech Base Genomics acquired by Exact Sciences
General Innovation
4 November 2020
Oxford Sciences Innovation (OSI) recently announced the acquisition of its portfolio company, Base Genomics, by US-based early cancer diagnostic leaders, Exact Sciences, for $410m. The partnership will enable Base Genomics to significantly accelerate its clinical and commercial development here in Oxford, potentially unlocking a new era of preventative medicine and improved patient outcomes.
Hearing voices can be frightening and isolating – but talking can help
General Research
4 November 2020
Innovative drug delivery techniques show promise in clinical trials
General Research
2 November 2020
Oxford to trial new COVID-19 test for individuals without symptoms
Coronavirus COVID-19 General
30 October 2020
The University of Oxford will take part in a new pilot scheme to assess the use of Lateral Flow Tests (LFTs), a new COVID-19 test designed to identify asymptomatic individuals with the virus.
Experimental Psychology launches new EPICS website to coincide with Oxford’s Centenary of Women
General
29 October 2020
Social activity can be good for mental health, but whether you benefit depends on how many friends you have
General Research
29 October 2020
Breast cancer study wins 2020 ONS Research Excellence Award
Awards and Appointments General Research
29 October 2020
Dr Gurdeep Mannu from the Nuffield Department of Population Health has won the Office for National Statistics (ONS) Research Excellence Award for a study which highlighted early risk factors for breast cancer patients.
Understanding the physics of the immune response necessitates new technology
General Research
29 October 2020
Professor Marco Fritzsche has joined the Kennedy Institute as the Principal Investigator of the Biophysical Immunology Laboratory (BPI), as part of a joint appointment with the Rosalind Franklin Institute. His lab is leading the development of a lattice light sheet microscope that will significantly advance the study of live cells.
100 Years of Oxford Degrees for Women in DPAG
General Staff and student stories
23 October 2020
Meet four of Department of Physiology, Anatomy & Genetic's (DPAG) female graduate students as the department joins celebrations for the Centenary of women making history at Oxford.
University of Oxford’s Jenner Institute appoints first Bvlgari Scholars
Awards and Appointments General
23 October 2020
Bvlgari and the University of Oxford’s Jenner Institute announce the next stage of their pledge to build a pandemic-free future by awarding the inaugural Bvlgari Scholarships.
Major milestone in Biochemistry completion
General
22 October 2020
The completion of the Biochemistry building reached a symbolic milestone in early October, with the unification of the building’s two phases
CD2 corolla calls T cells to arms
General Research
21 October 2020
A team from the University of Oxford has visualised how key cells of the immune system lock onto cancerous or infected cells to destroy them. The work was led by the Mike Dustin’s group at the Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology and experts in colorectal and ovarian cancers from across Oxford and computational biologists at the University of Birmingham.
New partnership with The Alan Turing Institute and Royal Statistical Society to support Joint Biosecurity Centre COVID-19 response
General
21 October 2020
Prof Chris Holmes, The Alan Turing Institute’s Programme Director of Health and Medical Science, and Professor of Biostatistics at the Nuffield Department of Medicine, said: “The Turing is delighted to be playing a pivotal role in supporting the JBC by working to build an alliance with the RSS and academic experts to provide new insights in the evolving fight against COVID-19. In doing so, we will strengthen knowledge across the wider public health ecosystem."
New risk model estimates likelihood of hospitalisation or death from COVID-19
Coronavirus COVID-19 General Research
21 October 2020
A new risk model, developed by UK researchers to predict a person’s risk of being admitted to hospital and dying from Covid-19 has been published by The BMJ
‘Junk’ DNA could be rewiring our brains
General Research
19 October 2020
A new study by neuroscientists at the University of Oxford shows that mobile genetic elements that were active in the genomes of our ancestors could be closely linked to important functions in our brain and might help diversify our behaviour, cognition and emotions.
The transient blueprint of the brain
General Research
19 October 2020
Transient neurones match the spontaneous and sensory driven activities to shape cortical circuits: a landmark collaborative review published in Science from Professor Zoltán Molnár, Professor Patrick Kanold and Professor Heiko Luhmann.
New study reveals medium-term impact of COVID-19
Coronavirus COVID-19 General Research
19 October 2020
Initial findings from a study looking at the longer-term impact of COVID-19 has found that a large proportion COVID-19 patients discharged from hospital were still experiencing symptoms of breathlessness, fatigue, anxiety and depression two to three months after contracting the virus.
What developing countries can teach us about how to respond to a pandemic
Coronavirus COVID-19 General
16 October 2020
Review of proposed FDA regulation reveals the extent of financial ties to industry
General Research
15 October 2020
A review of public comments on a proposed FDA regulatory framework, for modifications to artificial intelligence and machine learning-based software as a medical device, has found that 63% came from parties with financial ties to industry, and that the majority, 86% did not cite any scientific evidence.