Women's and Reproductive Health

Research in Oxford encompasses multi-disciplinary studies across the full spectrum of women’s and reproductive health.

The Nuffield Department of Women's & Reproductive Health (https://www.wrh.ox.ac.uk) is one of the largest academic and clinical Obstetrics & Gynaecology departments in the UK. The department conducts basic, clinical and translational science programmes under four overarching themes: Cancer, Global Health, Maternal & Fetal Health and Reproductive Medicine & Genetics. Research programmes include genetic studies of women’s health and reproduction, the dissection of molecular, biochemical and cellular mechanisms underlying normal and aberrant reproductive tissue function, clinical studies in women’s health and pregnancy, and growth and development across the first 1000 days of life. The department includes The George Institute for Global Health (www.georgeinstitute.org), whose mission is to increase access to quality health care for millions of people worldwide - with a particular focus on vulnerable women in resource-poor settings. It also includes the Oxford Maternal & Perinatal Health Institute (OMPHI) bringing together world experts to resolve priority maternal and perinatal health problems on a global scale; and the Endometriosis CaRe Centre which conducts internationally renowned basic, clinical and translational research programmes into endometriosis.

The department is located at two main sites, the Women’s Centre (John Radcliffe Hospital) and the Institute for Reproductive Sciences, but collaborative research programmes exist with a number of other departments and centres within the University (the Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, the Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, the departments of Engineering Science and Paediatrics, and the Big Data Institute (Li Ka Shing Centre for Health Information and Discovery), the UK and abroad.

Supervisors in Women's and Reproductive Health

Molecular, Cell, Systems and Structural Biology

Biochemistry and chemical biology

Cell biology and microscopy

Signal transduction

Endocrine action in cancer and endocrine tumors

Molecular & statistical genetics & translational genomics

DNA replication and repair

Epigenetics

Gene expression

Endometriosis

Gynaecological cancer

Drug discovery and pharmacology

Cancer diagnostics (biomarkers and imaging)

Cancer therapeutics (including biologicals) and vaccines

Cellular mechanisms (including tumour microenvironment, angiogenesis and metastasis)

Molecular mechanisms (including DNA damage and repair)

Rachael Bashford-Rogers

Innate immunity and inflammation

Bioinformatics, Statistics and Computational Biology

DNA and protein sequence analysis

Functional genomics

Cancer

Cancer diagnostics (biomarkers and imaging)

Cancer therapeutics (including biologicals) and vaccines

Cellular mechanisms (including tumour microenvironment, angiogenesis and metastasis)

Molecular mechanisms (including DNA damage and repair)

Developmental Biology and Stem Cells

Cell fate specification and differentiation

Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism

Molecular & statistical genetics & translational genomics

Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Inflammation-driven cancer

Mucosal immunity

Gene expression

Genomics and statistical genetics

Genetic disorders and therapies

Haematology

Leukaemia and Lymphoma

Lineage Commitment and Differentiation in haematopoiesis

Immunology

Allergy

Immunodeficiency, HIV and AIDS

Mucosal immunology and inflammatory bowel disease

Vaccines

Microbiology, Infection and Tropical Medicine

Epidemiology and population dynamics

Host-pathogen interactions

Virology

Molecular, Cell, Systems and Structural Biology

Cell biology and microscopy

Systems biology

Ophthalmology, visual and circadian sciences

Ophthalmology

Translational Medicine and Medical Technology

Antibody and protein therapy

Biomedical engineering

Drug discovery and pharmacology

Immunology of reproduction

Adaptive immunity and autoimmune disease

Allergy

Anti-microbial drugs

Bacteriology

Immunodeficiency, HIV and AIDS

Immunology

Innate immunity and inflammation

Maternal health

Microbiology, Infection and Tropical Medicine

Mucosal immunology and inflammatory bowel disease

Reproductive, Genitourinary and Sexual Medicine

Transplantation and tolerance

Vaccines

Dexter Canoy

Clinical Epidemiologist

Ageing, Geratology and Degenerative Diseases

Primary Care, Clinical Epidemiology, and Health Care Delivery

Evidence-based health care, clinical trials methodology and epidemiology

Monitoring Chronic Disease

Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism

Diabetes and the metabolic syndrome

Maternal health

Pre-eclampsia

Population, Global, and Public Health

Clinical trials methodology

Epidemiology

Evidence-based health care

Global health

Cardiovascular Sciences

Epidemiology & clinical trials

Bioinformatics, Statistics and Computational Biology

Cancer

Cardiovascular Sciences

Clinical trials

Epidemiology & clinical trials

Epidemiology and population genetics

Health promotion

Mathematical modeling

Reproductive, Genitourinary and Sexual Medicine

Population, Global, and Public Health

Epidemiology

Medical statistics

Mike English

Anti-microbial drugs

Design of patient pathways and clinical support systems

Diagnostics

Epidemiology and population dynamics

Evidence-based health care, clinical trials methodology and epidemiology

Health Experiences Research

Maternal health

Medical Statistics

Microbiology, Infection and Tropical Medicine

Monitoring Chronic Disease

Paediatrics

Patient safety

Primary care and general practice

Psychology and Psychiatry

Reproductive, Genitourinary and Sexual Medicine

Social psychology

Surgical science and practice

Translational Medicine and Medical Technology

Patient safety

Reproductive, Genitourinary and Sexual Medicine

Primary Care, Clinical Epidemiology, and Health Care Delivery

Design of patient pathways and clinical support systems

Evidence-based health care, clinical trials methodology and epidemiology

Global health

Telemedicine and telecare

Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism

Maternal health

Population, Global, and Public Health

Epidemiology

Evidence-based health care

Primary Care, Clinical Epidemiology, and Health Care Delivery

Evidence-based health care, clinical trials methodology and epidemiology

Population, Global, and Public Health

Evidence-based health care

Global health

Ageing, Geratology and Degenerative Diseases

Stroke

Design of patient pathways and clinical support systems

Diagnostics

Health economics

Monitoring Chronic Disease

Patient safety

Primary care and general practice

Psychology, mental health and psychiatry

Stroke

Endometriosis

Gynaecological cancer

Maternal health

Pre-eclampsia

Clinical trials methodology

Epidemiology

Health policy and promotion

Health services research

Musculoskeletal Science

Trauma

Psychology and Psychiatry

Abnormal psychology and mental health

Cardiovascular Sciences

Epidemiology & clinical trials

Health promotion

Vascular disease

Udo Oppermann

Professor of Molecular Biology

Musculoskeletal Science

Ageing, Geratology and Degenerative Diseases

Cancer

Developmental Biology and Stem Cells

Genes, Genetics, Epigenetics and Genomics

Immunology

Innate immunity and inflammation

Biochemistry and chemical biology

Cell biology and microscopy

Structural biology, protein science and proteomics

Cellular and molecular biology in musculoskeletal systems

Inflammatory joint diseases

Structural biology and proteomics

Translational Medicine and Medical Technology

Signal transduction

Bioinformatics, Statistics and Computational Biology

Membranes, membrane proteins, ion channels and transporters

Molecular, Cell, Systems and Structural Biology

Genetic disorders and therapies

Epigenetics

Gene expression

Endometriosis

Genetics and epigenetics

Musculoskeletal oncology

Epidemiology and population genetics

Molecular mechanisms (including DNA damage and repair)

Ageing, Geratology and Degenerative Diseases

Bioinformatics, Statistics and Computational Biology

Cardiovascular Sciences

Cellular and molecular biology in musculoskeletal systems

Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism

Functional genomics

Genes, Genetics, Epigenetics and Genomics

Integrative physiology

Mathematical modeling

Musculoskeletal Science

Myocardial biology & energetics

Reproductive, Genitourinary and Sexual Medicine

Respiratory Sciences

Systems biology

Translational Medicine and Medical Technology

Rachel Rowe

Associate Professor and Senior Health Services Researcher

Michael Maia Schlussel

Senior Medical Statistician

Primary Care, Clinical Epidemiology, and Health Care Delivery

Evidence-based health care, clinical trials methodology and epidemiology

Medical Statistics

Bioinformatics, Statistics and Computational Biology

Mathematical modeling

Maternal health

Population, Global, and Public Health

Clinical trials and epidemiology

Epidemiology

Evidence-based health care

Medical statistics

Musculoskeletal Science

Clinical trials methodology

Reproductive, Genitourinary and Sexual Medicine

Pre-eclampsia

Primary Care, Clinical Epidemiology, and Health Care Delivery

Diagnostics

Evidence-based health care, clinical trials methodology and epidemiology

Molecular, Cell, Systems and Structural Biology

Biochemistry and chemical biology

Cell biology and microscopy

Membranes, membrane proteins, ion channels and transporters

Signal transduction

Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism

Diabetes and the metabolic syndrome

Integrative physiology

Immunology of reproduction

Maternal health

Microvesicles and exosomes in pregnancy

Population, Global, and Public Health

Translational Medicine and Medical Technology

Antibody and protein therapy

Vaccines

Psychology, mental health and psychiatry

Systems, cognitive and behavioural neuroscience

Global health

Health policy and promotion

Health services research

Abnormal psychology and mental health

Applied psychology

Cognitive neuroscience

Developmental psychology

Experimental psychology

Social psychology

Maternal health

Health economics

Dagan Wells

Professor of Reproductive Genetics

Suzannah Williams

Associate Professor & Senior Research Fellow

Sperm, oocytes and embryos

Stem cells and cell therapy

Molecular, Cell, Systems and Structural Biology

Cell biology and microscopy

Glycobiology

Structural biology, protein science and proteomics

Genes, Genetics, Epigenetics and Genomics

Induced pluripotency

Imaging development

Cell commitment

Developmental Biology and Stem Cells

Bioinformatics, Statistics and Computational Biology

Ageing, Geratology and Degenerative Diseases

Suzannah Williams

Associate Professor & Senior Research Fellow

Clive Wilson

Professor of Cell and Developmental Genetics

Ageing, Geratology and Degenerative Diseases

Cancer

Cell biology and microscopy

Cell commitment

Cell fate specification and differentiation

Cellular mechanisms (including tumour microenvironment, angiogenesis and metastasis)

Chromosomal biology

Developmental Biology and Stem Cells

Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism

Endocrine action in cancer and endocrine tumors

Genes and developmental neuroscience

Genes, Genetics, Epigenetics and Genomics

Integrative physiology

Membranes, membrane proteins, ion channels and transporters

Musculoskeletal Science

Nanomedicine

Neuroscience

Organogenesis

Reproductive, Genitourinary and Sexual Medicine

Signal transduction

Systems biology

Translational Medicine and Medical Technology

Neurodegenerative diseases

Cellular and molecular neuroscience

Ophthalmology, visual and circadian sciences

Microvesicles and exosomes in pregnancy

Sperm, oocytes and embryos

Alzheimer's disease

Parkinson's disease

Bioinformatics, Statistics and Computational Biology

Mathematical modeling

Imaging development

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Women's and Reproductive Health

Supervisors in Women's and Reproductive Health

Cancer

Reproductive, Genitourinary and Sexual Medicine

Maternal health

Paediatrics

Primary Care, Clinical Epidemiology, and Health Care Delivery

Epidemiology

Molecular, Cell, Systems and Structural Biology

Biochemistry and chemical biology

Cell biology and microscopy

Signal transduction

Endocrine action in cancer and endocrine tumors

Molecular & statistical genetics & translational genomics

DNA replication and repair

Epigenetics

Gene expression

Endometriosis

Gynaecological cancer

Drug discovery and pharmacology

Cancer diagnostics (biomarkers and imaging)

Cancer therapeutics (including biologicals) and vaccines

Cellular mechanisms (including tumour microenvironment, angiogenesis and metastasis)

Molecular mechanisms (including DNA damage and repair)

Innate immunity and inflammation

Bioinformatics, Statistics and Computational Biology

DNA and protein sequence analysis

Functional genomics

Cancer

Cancer diagnostics (biomarkers and imaging)

Cancer therapeutics (including biologicals) and vaccines

Cellular mechanisms (including tumour microenvironment, angiogenesis and metastasis)

Molecular mechanisms (including DNA damage and repair)

Developmental Biology and Stem Cells

Cell fate specification and differentiation

Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism

Molecular & statistical genetics & translational genomics

Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Inflammation-driven cancer

Mucosal immunity

Gene expression

Genomics and statistical genetics

Genetic disorders and therapies

Haematology

Leukaemia and Lymphoma

Lineage Commitment and Differentiation in haematopoiesis

Immunology

Allergy

Immunodeficiency, HIV and AIDS

Mucosal immunology and inflammatory bowel disease

Vaccines

Microbiology, Infection and Tropical Medicine

Epidemiology and population dynamics

Host-pathogen interactions

Virology

Molecular, Cell, Systems and Structural Biology

Cell biology and microscopy

Systems biology

Ophthalmology, visual and circadian sciences

Ophthalmology

Translational Medicine and Medical Technology

Antibody and protein therapy

Biomedical engineering

Drug discovery and pharmacology

Immunology of reproduction

Reproductive, Genitourinary and Sexual Medicine

Genes and developmental neuroscience

Endometriosis

Gynaecological cancer

Cancer

Clinical trials

Epidemiology and population genetics

Evidence-based health care, clinical trials methodology and epidemiology

Reproductive, Genitourinary and Sexual Medicine

Population, Global, and Public Health

Epidemiology

Adaptive immunity and autoimmune disease

Allergy

Anti-microbial drugs