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« Back to NewsGraham Ogg named NIHR Senior Investigator
3 March 2022
Department General IMD MRC HIU 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 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 MRC HIU 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 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.
Joe Frost wins 2021 RDM graduate prize
9 November 2021
Awards Department General MRC HIU MRC WIMM
Many congratulations to Dr Frost.
11 RDM researchers awarded Associate Professorships
10 September 2021
Awards CVM Department General IMD MRC HIU MRC MHU 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 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.
MRC HIU appoints new Director
6 January 2021
Department General MRC HIU MRC WIMM
We are pleased to announce that Professor Alison Simmons has been appointed as the new Director of the MRC Human Immunology Unit.
Congratulations to our new Professors
30 October 2020
Role-playing computer game helps players understand how vaccines work on a global scale
8 October 2020
COVID-19 research IMD MRC HIU MRC WIMM
A free game launched today allows players to role-play the deployment of a virtual vaccine to help to halt the global spread of a viral pandemic.
Researchers target previously unknown ‘genetic vulnerability’ in breast cancer cells
10 September 2020
Department General MRC HIU MRC WIMM Publication Research
New Nature paper reports on a genetic vulnerability in nearly 10% of breast cancer tumours, which could be targeted to selectively kill cancer cells.
Persistent immune memory of COVID-19 found in recovered patient T cells
4 September 2020
COVID-19 research IMD MRC HIU MRC WIMM
New Nature Immunology paper finds strong T cell responses in recovered COVID-19 patients
Oxford-Sri Lanka study to compare COVID-19 immune response
9 June 2020
COVID-19 research IMD MRC HIU MRC WIMM
Study co-led by MRC HIU/MRC WIMM's Professor Graham Ogg.
Professor Vincenzo Cerundolo FRS 1959-2020
7 January 2020
Department General MRC HIU MRC WIMM
It is with profound sadness that we learnt of the death of Professor Vincenzo Cerundolo FRS.