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From bug to drug: tick saliva could be key to treating heart disease
CVM Department Research
27 June 2017
Proteins found in tick saliva could be used to treat a potentially fatal form of heart disease, according to new research led by Professor Shoumo Bhattacharya and his team.
Prof Sir David Weatherall awarded highest title in Queen’s Birthday Honours
MRC MHU MRC WIMM NDCLS
19 June 2017
RDM Spinout, Perspectum, funds new study into methods of diagnosing fatty liver disease
Department OCMR Research
30 May 2017
Perspectum Diagnostics – a spinout from the Radcliffe Department of Medicine – has reinvested money in the University of Oxford, to fund a three year multicentre European health economic study into methods of diagnosing fatty liver disease. This first of three payments totaling €759,999, is part of a €3.4m project, won by Perspectum in the H2020 grant competition.
MRC Festival of Medical Research
Department MRC HIU MRC MHU MRC TIDU MRC WIMM
25 May 2017
Science in the Supermarket! We took part in the MRC Festival of Medical Research, to share are work with the local community in Oxfordshire and beyond.
Oxfordshire Science Festival
CVM Department MRC WIMM NDCLS OCDEM
25 May 2017
Oxfordshire Science Festival is back and RDM researchers are out in force engaging the public with their research. Join us in Oxford Town Hall on 17 and 18 June as we showcase research from across the department.
Single cell focus reveals hidden cancer cells
Department MRC MHU MRC WIMM NDCLS Research
16 May 2017
Researchers have found a way to identify rogue cancer cells which survive treatment after the rest of the tumour is destroyed, by using a new technique that enables them to identify and characterise individual cancer cells.
Jan Rehwinkel delivers Lister Institute Prize Lecture
IMD MRC HIU MRC TIDU MRC WIMM
8 May 2017
Congratulations to Jan Rehwinkel, Principal Investigator in the MRC Human Immunology Unit, who delivered his Lister Institute Research Fellowship Prize Lecture on 3 May.
International Day of the Midwife
CCRF Department Research
5 May 2017
As part of International Day of the Midwife, Emma O’Brien caught up with Yvonne Kenworthy – Lead Research Midwife in the Cardiovascular Clinical Research Facility (CCRF), which is led by Prof Paul Leeson. CCRF facilitates high quality cardiovascular research within a clinical research environment with particular expertise in echocardiography, vascular assessment and clinical physiology.
Prof Hugh Watkins elected Fellow of the Royal Society
Department
5 May 2017
We are delighted to announce that our Head of Department, Prof Hugh Watkins, has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society. This is a very prestigious honour and one that recognises Hugh’s pioneering heart disease work and commitment to scientific research.
Danuta Gutowska-Owsiak wins British Society for Investigative Dermatology Young Investigator Award
IMD MRC HIU MRC TIDU MRC WIMM
4 May 2017
Congratulations to Dr Danuta Gutowska-Owsiak, a post-doctoral researcher with Prof Graham Ogg in the MRC Human Immunology Unit, who has won a Young Investigator Award for her substantial contribution to dermatology research.
Mutations in genetically identical mice yield surprising results
CVM Department Research
27 April 2017
Scientists have shown that inactivating the same gene in mouse embryos that are virtually genetically identical can result in a wide range of different physical features or abnormalities.
Star Wars in a petri dish
CVM Research
26 April 2017
A new method has been developed for observing the effects of drugs on heart cells under the microscope.
Ketamine shows positive results for treating severe depression
Department General Publication Research
6 April 2017
A new paper published in The Lancet Psychiatry sets out principles for responsibly testing innovative treatments for severe depression, based on treating more than 100 patients with approximately 1,000 infusions of ketamine over six years in Oxford.
Five more years of transforming care through research
CVM OCDEM Research
4 April 2017
An exciting new chapter in NHS medical research in Oxford began at the start of April, with the £113.7m renewal of the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre (BRC).
Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition
Department MRC WIMM NDCLS OCDEM
30 March 2017
We are delighted to announce that researchers in RDM have been selected to take part in the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition – a prestigious science festival that showcases the best of UK research.
Scientific Excellence rewarded at WIMM Day
IMD MRC HIU MRC MHU MRC TIDU MRC WIMM NDCLS
29 March 2017
Congratulations to all our prize winners at this year’s WIMM Day. We were delighted to award Mike Barnkob, a DPhil student with Prof Vincenzo Cerundolo in the MRC Human Immunology Unit, the Ita Askonas Medal and Prize for his work on T cells in the tumour microenvironment.
British Society of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance CMR Young Investigators E-Poster Award
CVM OCMR OCMR YA
29 March 2017
British Society of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance CMR Young Investigators Award
CVM OCMR OCMR YA
29 March 2017