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 Women in Cell Biology Early Career Medal
12 January 2023
Department General MRC HIU MRC TIDU 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 TIDU MRC WIMM
A new Studentship has been announced in memory of the late MRC HIU Director and MRC WIMM Group Leader.
2022 RDM Graduate Prize Winners
3 November 2022
Awards Department General MRC HIU MRC MHU MRC TIDU MRC WIMM OCDEM
This year's winners are Edward Jenkins, Antje Rottner, and Akshay Shah.
Beyond Boundaries at the Oxford Imaging Symposium
30 September 2022
Department General MRC HIU MRC TIDU 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 TIDU MRC WIMM
The Royal Microscopical Society awards celebrate the best in microscopy, recognising those making a special contribution to microscopy, cytometry and imaging.
Fundraising for award in memory of Dr Ling Felce
1 September 2022
Department General MRC HIU MRC TIDU MRC WIMM
The Ling Felce award will promote cross-disciplinary excellence in bioinformatics.
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
Department General IMD MRC HIU MRC MHU MRC TIDU MRC WIMM NDCLS
The Laboratory Efficiency Assessment Framework (LEAF) aims to support research groups to embed sustainability into their work.
Novel all-in-one vaccine developed to tackle future coronavirus threats
6 July 2022
COVID-19 research HIU COVID-19 research MRC HIU MRC TIDU MRC WIMM Publication Research
Up to $30 million in funding has been announced by the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) to bring a new nanoparticle vaccine offering protection against a range of coronaviruses to clinical trial.
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.
Iron integral to the development of life on Earth – and the possibility of life on other planets
7 December 2021
Department General MRC HIU MRC TIDU MRC WIMM
A collaboration between researchers at the MRC WIMM/RDM and Department of Earth Sciences uncovers the importance of iron for the development of complex life on Earth.
Strong cytotoxic T cell responses to an internal viral component are associated with mild COVID-19 disease
1 December 2021
COVID-19 research HIU COVID-19 research MRC HIU MRC TIDU MRC WIMM
Study from the Dong Group reveals key differences in the adaptive immune responses of patients with mild vs. severe COVID-19, highlighting a potential new vaccine target.
$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.