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James Davies named as Lister Research Prize Fellow

James Davies has been named as one of eight researchers selected for the 2022 Fellowship scheme.

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Understanding the interplay of dietary iron, anaemia and the immune system

Four related projects aim to unravel how the iron we eat shapes how the immune system develops and responds to vaccines.

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COVID-19 research

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Building on the pandemic experience

Dr Susie Shapiro on her experience of working through the pandemic, and how she is building on it.

Patient screening underway for long COVID trial

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