Exercise in young adults with high blood pressure alters blood vessel structure in the brain
10 February 2023
CCRF CVM Department General Publication Research
Exercise changes internal carotid artery size, even when blood pressure is not lowered.
New study reveals role of lymphatic system in bone healing
19 January 2023
Department General IMD MRC HIU MRC WIMM Publication Research
Bones were thought to lack lymphatic vessels, but new research from the Kusumbe Group published in Cell not only locates them within bone tissue, but demonstrates their role in bone and blood cell regeneration and reveals changes associated with aging.
Anjali Kusumbe receives Women in Cell Biology Early Career Medal
12 January 2023
Department General MRC HIU MRC WIMM
Founded in 2015 to mark the 50th anniversity of the founding of the British Society for Cell Biology, the award recognises outstanding early career biologists.
New Studentship honours Enzo Cerundolo
28 November 2022
Department General MRC HIU MRC WIMM
A new Studentship has been announced in memory of the late MRC HIU Director and MRC WIMM Group Leader.
Doug Higgs awarded the 2023 Genetics Society Medal
22 November 2022
Awards Department General MRC MHU MRC WIMM NDCLS
The award recognises Professor Higgs' major contribution to our understanding of how mammalian genes are switched on and off, and using haematopoiesis as a model to understand how genes function.
OCMR scans first study participants in new state-of the art MRI scanner
15 November 2022
The Oxford Centre for Clinical Magnetic Resonance Research (OCMR) used its new 3 Tesla GE Premier MRI scanner to scan the first research study participants on 3rd November 2022.
2022 RDM Graduate Prize Winners
3 November 2022
Awards Department General MRC HIU MRC MHU MRC WIMM OCDEM
This year's winners are Edward Jenkins, Antje Rottner, and Akshay Shah.
KJ Patel appointed new Chief Scientist of CRUK
12 October 2022
Department General MRC MHU MRC WIMM
Alongside his new role at Cancer Research UK, Prof. Patel will continue as the Director of both the MRC Weatherall Institute for Molecular Medicine (MRC WIMM) and the MRC Molecular Haematology Unit (MRC MHU).
Beyond Boundaries at the Oxford Imaging Symposium
30 September 2022
Department General MRC HIU MRC WIMM
Held on 29th September 2022, the symposium brought together researchers from across the world to present the latest applications of advanced imaging.
Anjali Kusumbe receives the RMS Life Sciences Medal
29 September 2022
Department General IMD MRC HIU MRC WIMM
The Royal Microscopical Society awards celebrate the best in microscopy, recognising those making a special contribution to microscopy, cytometry and imaging.
Enterprise Associate Interview with Dr Shilpa Nagarajan
27 September 2022
Dr Shilpa Nagarajan is one of the MPLS Enterprise and Innovation Fellows for 2022-23.
The Gene Therapists Headline at Glastonbury 2022
26 September 2022
Rosie Munday writes about her experience taking science to the masses at the Glastonbury Festival.