About Us
We are a large, multi-disciplinary department, which aims to tackle some of the world’s biggest health challenges by integrating innovative basic biology with cutting edge clinical research. We have internationally renowned programmes in a range of areas including cardiovascular sciences, diabetes and endocrinology, immunology, haematology and pathology.
Read moreProf Vincenzo Cerundolo elected Fellow of the Royal Society
Many congratulations to the Director of our MRC Human Immunology Unit for this prestigious honour recognizing his pioneering work on T cell immunology.
Read moreGene that contributes to female body shape may increase risk of type 2 diabetes
Scientists at the University of Oxford have identified a gene that in women is linked to the creation and location of new fat cells and in turn contributes to an increased risk of type 2 diabetes.
Read morePeople with hidden, deadly heart conditions to be detected as charitable trust funds services across the UK
The Miles Frost Fund hits £1.5 million target; boosting funding for six inherited heart condition centres across the UK
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We are a large multi-disciplinary department, which aims to tackle some of the world’s biggest health challenges by integrating innovative basic biology with cutting edge clinical research. We have internationally renowned programmes in a range of areas including cardiovascular sciences, diabetes and endocrinology, immunology, haematology and pathology.
Latest Publications
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Phenotypic and molecular characterization of a serum-free miniature erythroid differentiation system suitable for high-throughput screening and single-cell assays.
Mettananda S. et al, (2018), Exp Hematol, 60, 10 - 20
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Genome and epigenome engineering CRISPR toolkit for in vivo modulation of cis-regulatory interactions and gene expression in the chicken embryo.
Williams RM. et al, (2018), Development, 145
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MAIT cell clonal expansion and TCR repertoire shaping in human volunteers challenged with Salmonella Paratyphi A.
Howson LJ. et al, (2018), Nat Commun, 9
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In situ functional dissection of RNA cis-regulatory elements by multiplex CRISPR-Cas9 genome engineering.
Wu Q. et al, (2017), Nat Commun, 8
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Single-cell analysis reveals the continuum of human lympho-myeloid progenitor cells.
Karamitros D. et al, (2018), Nat Immunol, 19, 85 - 97
What's new
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The Big Crash Diet Experiment
31 May 2018
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Taking MRC HIU research to schools
14 May 2018