New study reveals role of lymphatic system in bone healing
19 January 2023
Department General IMD MRC HIU MRC TIDU 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 the RMS Life Sciences Medal
29 September 2022
Department General IMD MRC HIU MRC TIDU MRC WIMM
The Royal Microscopical Society awards celebrate the best in microscopy, recognising those making a special contribution to microscopy, cytometry and imaging.
Biotech spinout MiroBio acquired by Gilead Sciences for ~£332m
5 August 2022
Department General IMD MRC HIU MRC TIDU MRC WIMM
Co-founded by Simon Davis, MiroBio focuses on developing therapeutics for inflammatory diseases.
Six RDM research groups secure LEAF Sustainability Awards
22 July 2022
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The Laboratory Efficiency Assessment Framework (LEAF) aims to support research groups to embed sustainability into their work.
Understanding the interplay of dietary iron, anaemia and the immune system
16 June 2022
Department General IMD MRC HIU MRC TIDU MRC WIMM Research
Four related projects aim to unravel how the iron we eat shapes how the immune system develops and responds to vaccines.
Graham Ogg named NIHR Senior Investigator
3 March 2022
Department General IMD MRC HIU MRC TIDU MRC WIMM
Seven academics in Oxford have been named National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) Senior Investigators in recognition of their outstanding leadership in research.
$2m awarded to explore the role of ancestry in vaccine response
17 November 2021
Department General IMD MRC HIU MRC TIDU MRC WIMM
The Lymph nodE single-cell Genomics AnCestrY (LEGACY) Network will create an ethnically diverse single-cell atlas of the response to commonly used vaccines such as flu vaccines with a focus on responses in lymph nodes.
Major research network to investigate body clock and stroke
27 October 2021
Department General IMD OCDEM Publication Research
The University of Oxford is part of a new international research network to investigate the interactions between the biology of the body's internal clock and the disordered physiological processes associated with stroke.
11 RDM researchers awarded Associate Professorships
10 September 2021
Awards CVM Department General IMD MRC HIU MRC MHU MRC TIDU MRC WIMM OCH
We are delighted to announce that 11 RDM researchers have been awarded the Associate Professor title, in recognition of their research achievements, contribution to teaching, and contribution to the general work of the Medical Sciences Division.
Professor Graham Ogg elected Academy of Medical Sciences Fellow
12 May 2021
Awards Department General IMD MRC HIU MRC TIDU MRC WIMM
Fellows are selected for their exceptional contributions to the advancement of medical science through innovative research discoveries and translating scientific developments into benefits for patients and the wider society.
Study uncovers how low blood iron diminishes immune response
25 November 2020
Department General IMD MRC HIU MRC TIDU MRC WIMM Publication Research
The Drakesmith group finds that low blood serum iron levels can inhibit T-cell and B-cell immune responses to vaccines and infections.
Congratulations to our new Professors
30 October 2020