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DNA breakthrough could help identify why some people are more affected by Covid-19

Scientists from the MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine have developed a method that allows them to see, with far greater accuracy, how DNA forms large scale structures within a cell nucleus.

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Associate Professor Svetlana Reilly wins British Heart Foundation Fellow of the Year award

AI detects life-threatening blood vessel inflammation from Covid-19 variants

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Immune cells imperfect at distinguishing friend from foe

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MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine

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Latest Publications

Defining genome architecture at base-pair resolution

Hua P. et al, (2021), Nature

LSE-Lancet Commission on the future of the NHS: re-laying the foundations for an equitable and efficient health and care service after COVID-19.

Anderson M. et al, (2021), Lancet

Transcription factor RORα is critical for nuocyte development.

Wong SH. et al, (2012), Nature immunology, 13, 229 - 236

Health information technology and digital innovation for national learning health and care systems.

Sheikh A. et al, (2021), Lancet Digit Health

Single-dose administration and the influence of the timing of the booster dose on immunogenicity and efficacy of ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 (AZD1222) vaccine: a pooled analysis of four randomised trials.

Voysey M. et al, (2021), Lancet, 397, 881 - 891

Virological and serological characterization of critically ill patients with COVID-19 in the UK: a special focus on variant detection

Ratcliff J. et al, (2021)

Convalescent plasma in patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19 (RECOVERY): a randomised, controlled, open-label, platform trial

Horby PW. et al, (2021)

The antigenic anatomy of SARS-CoV-2 receptor binding domain

GUPTA S. et al, (2021), Cell

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Survey results: Reconciling work, private and family life during the COVID-19 pandemic at the Radcliffe Department of Medicine

8 June 2021

Mark Evans, Joint Chair of the RDM Environment and Culture working group (EACWG), presents the findings of the EACWG Staff Survey, and remembers how it came about in the midst of the pandemic.