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The Translational Research Immunology Group (TRIG) celebrates huge success at International Congress of The Transplantation Society
Awards and Appointments General
30 October 2024
The Translational Research Immunology Group (TRIG) at the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences has much to celebrate after winning five awards at the 30th International Congress of The Transplantation Society (TTS 2024) in Istanbul, Turkey, from 22 to 25 September.
Discovery of key mechanism in Huntington’s Disease could pave the way for early detection and treatment
General Research
30 October 2024
Researchers from the University of Oxford have identified a key biochemical mechanism relevant to the development of Huntington’s Disease. This discovery opens up the possibility of studying the disease before its clinical onset and eventually stopping its progression.
Ineos Oxford Institute awards over £2m to innovative projects to tackle antimicrobial resistance
General Research
29 October 2024
The Ineos Oxford Institute for antimicrobial research (IOI) has awarded over £2m to six projects across the University of Oxford focused on developing new solutions to tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
Professor Tipu Aziz, 1956-2024
General
29 October 2024
At the end of October 2024, the world lost a founding father of modern Functional Neurosurgery – Professor Tipu Aziz.
Akerman group study describes first new all-optical tool for quantifying inhibitory receptor driving forces
General Research
28 October 2024
A new paper from the Akerman group, published in the journal Nature Communications this week, explains the development of a new ‘ORCHID’ (Optical Reporting of CHloride Ion Driving) biosensor to measure the driving force acting on inhibitory receptors in the brain.
Kavli Oxford's Nick Gatford Wins Image of Distinction Award in Nikon Small World Competition
Awards and Appointments General
23 October 2024
Dr Nick Gatford, from Professor George Tofaris' Lab at Kavli Oxford, has won an Image of Distinction Award in the 50th anniversary of the Nikon Small World competition.
New Minichiello research explores the role of cell dysfunction in ataxic symptoms
General Research
23 October 2024
A new study from the Minichiello group, published recently in the journal Biology, has shown that dysfunction in BDNF-TrkB signalling, restricted to a specific subset of cerebellar granule cells, is sufficient to generate ataxic symptoms
35 Years of the MRC WIMM- Medical Research Council Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine
General Research
23 October 2024
In 1989, Sir David Weatherall founded the Institute of Molecular Medicine to bridge the gap between basic science and clinical medicine. To mark 35 years since the MRC WIMM opened its labs, we're looking back on some of our highlights and achievements.
Cellular roadmap reveals new paths to treating inflammatory bowel disease
General Research
22 October 2024
In a world first, researchers at the Kennedy Institute, Oxford have mapped the cellular dynamics following treatment with the most commonly used advanced therapy in autoimmune diseases. They have discovered why some patients benefit from this therapy while others do not, potentially paving the way for new therapies.
New Type 1 Diabetes Grand Challenge funding to develop drugs from bugs
General Research
22 October 2024
Today the Type 1 Diabetes Grand Challenge, a trailblazing partnership between the Steve Morgan Foundation, Diabetes UK, and Breakthrough T1D (formerly JDRF) has announced funding for a cutting-edge research project led by researchers in the Radcliffe Department of Medicine, which could bring us closer to a cure for type 1 diabetes.
Professor Sir Aziz Sheikh, Head of Department, elected to prestigious U.S. National Academy of Medicine
Awards and Appointments General
21 October 2024
We are delighted to share that Professor Sir Aziz Sheikh OBE, NDPCHS Head of Department and Nuffield Professor of Primary Care Health Sciences, has been elected to the esteemed National Academy of Medicine (NAM) in the United States.
Four Oxford researchers win prestigious Philip Leverhulme Prizes
Awards and Appointments General
18 October 2024
Awarded by the Leverhulme Trust, Philip Leverhulme Prizes recognise the achievement of outstanding research scholars whose future career is exceptionally promising, and whose work has made original and significant contributions to knowledge as well as shown sustained international impact.
Study Publishes New Insights on Goblet Cell Differentiation in Colorectal Cancer
General Research
15 October 2024
The Oncology Department at the University of Oxford is excited to announce the forthcoming publication in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) of the research paper “Goblet Cell Differentiation Subgroups in Colorectal Cancer.” This groundbreaking study sheds light on the role of goblet cell differentiation in colorectal cancer (CRC) and its impact on cancer progression and prognosis.
Professor Sir John Bell – reflecting on ten years as OAHP Chair
General
14 October 2024
Having recently stepped down from his role as founding Chair of the Oxford Academic Health Partners, Professor Sir John Bell reflects on his pivotal moments at Oxford, the challenges of establishing the city’s academic health partnership, and why a dedicated national health innovation fund could be key to addressing some of the NHS’s toughest challenges.
Typhoid vaccine trial confirms sustained protection for older children
General Research
11 October 2024
A single dose of typhoid conjugate vaccine (TCV) offers safe, effective protection against typhoid two years after vaccination in all children, and sustained protection for older children at three to five years post immunisation, according to a report by researchers at the Oxford Vaccine Group and the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b). But it also shows a decline in protection at the later timepoints among children vaccinated at younger ages.
New research network unites Oxford University’s global fight against antimicrobial resistance
General Research
9 October 2024
A new University-wide network on antimicrobial resistance aims to generate novel research and collaborations to tackle one of the most urgent global health threats.
Oxford researchers secure funding for world's first ovarian cancer prevention vaccine
General Research
7 October 2024
Researchers have been awarded funding from Cancer Research UK to create the world’s first vaccine to prevent ovarian cancer.
US adults in worse health than British counterparts at midlife
General Research
3 October 2024
US adults have significantly worse health in midlife compared to their British peers, especially in markers of cardiovascular health, according to a new study involving researchers from Oxford’s Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science, published in the International Journal of Epidemiology.
Professor Prabhat Jha appointed as Nuffield Professor of Population Health and Head of Department
Awards and Appointments General
3 October 2024
Professor Prabhat Jha has been appointed as Nuffield Professor of Population Health and Head of the Nuffield Department of Population Health. He will succeed Professor Sir Rory Collins who has been Head of Department since its inception in 2013.
Nuffield Department of Women's & Reproductive Health (NDWRH) Celebrates Athena Swan Gold Award Success
Athena Swan General
2 October 2024
The Nuffield Department of Women's & Reproductive Health at the University of Oxford (NDWRH) is proud to announce that on Monday 23 September 2024, the department was awarded the prestigious Athena Swan Gold Award. This achievement follows a rigorous and substantial application process, reaffirming the department’s commitment to gender equality and the promotion of diversity within science and higher education.