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Prof Andrew Wilkie elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society
Department
3 May 2013
Congratulations to Prof Andrew Wilkie who has been elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society.
Congratulations to Prof Ashley Grossman
General
14 April 2013
Warmest congratulations to Professor Ashley Grossman who has been awarded the 2014 Geoffrey Harris Prize by the European Endocrine Society.
Plenary Lecture
General
9 April 2013
Fadil Hannan has been awarded the Professor's Prize Plenary Lecture which he delivered on Wednesday 17th April at the Association for Clinical Biochemistry Focus Meeting (2013) in York.
46 gene sequencing test for cancer patients on the NHS
Research
28 March 2013
The first multi-gene test that can help predict cancer patients' responses to treatment using the latest DNA sequencing techniques has been launched in the NHS, thanks to a partnership between scientists at the University of Oxford and Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust.
Official launch of CASMI
Department
27 March 2013
The Centre for the Advancement of Sustainable Medical Innovation (CASMI), which is part of the Investigative Medicine Division in RDM, was officially launched on 20 March at The Wellcome Trust. CASMI is looking forward to collaborating with patient groups, academia, industry, government, NHS and other important bodies in our work to create sustainable models for medical innovation.
Prof Hugh Watkins on BBC1 programme 'Bang Goes The Theory'
Department
27 March 2013
Prof Hugh Watkins, Head of RDM, talks about the risk of inherited heart disease in young people in the BBC 1 programme ‘Bang Goes The Theory’ which aired on Monday 25th March.
Congratulations to Prof Raj Thakker's Group
General
25 March 2013
The group has been very successful in winning several prizes at the recent British Endocrine Society's Annual Meeting (2013) which was held in Harrogate.
RDM Inaugural Symposium
Department
11 March 2013
The Radcliffe Department of Medicine held its Inaugural Symposium on Monday 25th March 2013, in the Saïd Business School.
Congratulations to Dr Aparna Pal
General
8 March 2013
Aparna presented her work on Cowden Syndrome at the Academy of Medical Sciences and the Royal College of Physicians meeting for Clinical Scientists in Training on the 27th February 2013.
Ability of brain to protect itself from damage revealed
Research
25 February 2013
The origin of an innate ability the brain has to protect itself from damage that occurs in stroke has been explained for the first time. The results, published in Nature Medicine, and led by Prof Alastair Buchan, University of Oxford, demonstrate the important role played by the protein hamartin.
Gene linked to more severe flu in Chinese populations
Research
30 January 2013
A genetic variant which explains why Chinese populations may be more vulnerable to H1N1 swine flu has been found by researchers at the University of Oxford and Beijing Capital Medical University.
New DTU study finds that screening for diabetes could be done at home
General
15 January 2013
Research published online today led by DTU researchers has found that people may be able to test themselves for diabetes in the comfort of their own home, using a novel electronic screening device.
RDM Scholars Programme
Department
18 December 2012
The RDM Scholars Programme is the Department’s flagship funding programme, providing a number of fully funded four year scholarships for basic science students wishing to undertake a DPhil (PhD) in Medical Sciences.
New risk loci for coronary artery disease identified by large-scale association analysis
General
7 December 2012
Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the commonest cause of death. A recent study in Nature Genetics, reports on the largest genetic study to date assessing the impact of common variation on CAD risk.
New risk loci for coronary artery disease identified by large-scale association analysis
Research
6 December 2012
Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the commonest cause of death. A recent study in Nature Genetics, reports on the largest genetic study to date assessing the impact of common variation on CAD risk. 15 new risk alleles were identified, bringing the total number of confirmed CAD susceptibility loci in individuals of European and south Asian ancestry to 45.
Congratulations to Prof Raj Thakker.
Department
15 November 2012
Prof Raj Thakker delivered the Jack W. Cobourn Endowed Lectureship at the annual meeting of the American Society of Nephrology, in November 2012.
Congratulations to Dr Aparna Pal
General
13 November 2012
Aparna has won the 2012 Association of British Clinical Diabetologists Award at the Royal College of Physicians for her work on PTEN.
Congratulations to Raj Thakker
General
9 November 2012
Who was elected/awarded the Jack W. Coburn endowed lecture at the annual meeting of the American Society of Nephrology held earlier in November 2012.
Oxford ranked top in the world for medicine.
Department
4 October 2012
Oxford University has come joint second in the world, and top in medicine, in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings.