New research confirms obesity is a cause of kidney disease
4 November 2020
Scientists at the University of Oxford have discovered that obesity can increase the chances of someone developing kidney disease.
BioEscalator’s resident biotech Base Genomics acquired by Exact Sciences
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.
Trials of Oxford coronavirus vaccine begin in Kenya
2 November 2020
Clinical Trials Coronavirus COVID-19 Research
Kenya has joined the global efforts in search of an effective vaccine for COVID-19 with the start of a trial evaluating the ChAdOx1 nCoV-2019 Oxford coronavirus vaccine.
Oxford to trial new COVID-19 test for individuals without symptoms
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.
Knee osteoarthritis guidance for clinicians simplified and streamlined
29 October 2020
Researchers review the similarities and differences between OARSI and ESCEO 2019 guidelines for the management of knee osteoarthritis (OA) and provide a narrative to help steer health-care providers through the complexities of non-surgical management of the disease.
Breast cancer study wins 2020 ONS Research Excellence Award
29 October 2020
Awards and Appointments General Research
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
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.
Minimal risk of catching COVID-19 as a result of endoscopy, study finds
29 October 2020
More than 6,000 patients who underwent endoscopy at 18 NHS hospitals since the start of pandemic have been tested and none contracted COVID as a result of the procedure, a study involving clinicians from Oxford University Hospitals (OUH) NHS Foundation Trust has found.
Ethnic representation within the Tendon Human Cell Atlas to be improved with Chan Zuckerberg Initiative funding
29 October 2020
Researchers in Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences (NDORMS) have been awarded funding from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative to ensure that tendon samples from understudied ethnic groups are included in the Tendon Human Cell Atlas.
100 Years of Oxford Degrees for Women in DPAG
23 October 2020
General Staff and student stories
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.
Global clinical trials of COVID-19 vaccine resume
23 October 2020
Clinical Trials Coronavirus COVID-19 Research
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has today authorised a restart of clinical trials of the ChAdOx1 nCov-2019 Oxford coronavirus vaccine in the USA following the trials restarting in the UK, Brazil, South Africa and Japan.
University of Oxford’s Jenner Institute appoints first Bvlgari Scholars
23 October 2020
Awards and Appointments General
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.
Oxford COVID-19 vaccine follows its programmed genetic instructions, independent analysis finds
22 October 2020
Clinical Trials Coronavirus COVID-19 Research
A team at Bristol University has used recently developed techniques to validate that the vaccine accurately follows the genetic instructions programmed into it by the Oxford team.
Major milestone in Biochemistry completion
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