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« Back to NewsImmune response explained by mathematics of narrow escapes
18 September 2019
Department General MRC HIU MRC WIMM
Study finds that shape of immune cells plays key role in recognising invaders.
Two weeks of inspiring science
9 August 2019
Department General MRC HIU MRC MHU MRC WIMM
For the second year running, the MRC WIMM hosted a group of work experience students from under-represented backgrounds, in partnership with in2scienceUK.
New approach to tackle Ebola and other deadly infections
2 April 2019
Department General MRC HIU MRC WIMM
Researchers isolate therapeutic antibodies from healthy volunteers exposed to the Ebola vaccine but not Ebola virus itself.
RDM at IF festival
22 October 2018
Department General MRC HIU MRC MHU MRC WIMM OCDEM
Over two weekends, RDM researchers talked about their work to visitors of all ages at Oxford IF.
Controlling infection essential to tackle global anaemia
2 August 2018
General MRC HIU MRC WIMM Research
New proposals published today by MRC HIU suggest that iron supplements on their own are not enough to efficiently tackle this disease.
New research makes progress towards general Salmonella vaccine
21 June 2018
Department General IMD MRC HIU MRC WIMM Research
Work by researchers at MRC HIU zeroes in on the mechanisms by which T cells respond to Salmonella infections.
Facebook LIVE: What is a virus?
14 June 2018
Layal and Mirjam in the Rehwinkel lab were live on Facebook to talk about their research on viruses.
Matt Dickinson awarded a Cumberland Lodge Scholarship
21 May 2018
A unique opportunity to take part in an engaging programme of conferences, retreats and seminars to explore cross disciplinary topics.
Prof Vincenzo Cerundolo elected Fellow of the Royal Society
9 May 2018
Many congratulations to the Director of our MRC Human Immunology Unit for this prestigious honour recognizing his pioneering work on T cell immunology.
RDM Awards for Excellent Supervision Announced
19 March 2018
Department IMD MRC HIU MRC WIMM NDCLS
Congratulations to Professor Graham Ogg and Associate Professor Tatjana Sauka-Spengler – the first recipients of the RDM Awards for Excellent Supervision. The Awards were presented at the RDM Symposium on Monday 19 March 2018.
Oxford medical researchers win prestigious national awards
23 February 2018
Department IMD MRC HIU MRC MHU NDCLS OCDEM
Congratulations to Prof Graham Ogg and Prof Paresh Vyas who have been named National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) Senior Investigators in recognition of their “outstanding contribution to clinical and applied health and social care research”. In addition, Prof Mark McCarthy has had his Senior Investigator award renewed. This is a tremendous achievement for all of them as these are highly competitive and prestigious awards
Defining the role of lipids in skin inflammation
16 February 2018
Department IMD MRC HIU MRC WIMM Research
Congratulations to Prof Graham Ogg who has been awarded a Wellcome Trust Collaborative Award to investigate aspects of the immune response in skin diseases such as eczema, with the hope of identifying new treatment options.
Researchers zero in on causes of skin inflammation
4 January 2018
Department IMD MRC HIU MRC WIMM Research
Researchers at the MRC WIMM have discovered an unexpected way by which different pathways of the skin’s defence system interact, and how they can go astray in skin inflammation. This research suggests a new line of investigation to develop treatments for conditions such as eczema.
Congratulations to our RDM Graduate Prize Winners!
15 December 2017
Department IMD MRC HIU MRC MHU MRC WIMM NDCLS
Congratulations to Huw Colin-York, Quentin Ferry and Thomas Riffelmacher, who won 2017’s RDM Graduate Prize. All three students displayed research excellence during their DPhil studies and have helped to progress their respective fields.
Microscopy workshop fosters UK-Turkey collaborations
25 October 2017
Researchers at the MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine participated in a collaborative imaging workshop that aims to build scientific links between early career researchers in Turkey and the United Kingdom.
Rainbows, blood, virtual reality and dance – RDM hits the Curiosity Carnival
3 October 2017
Athena SWAN CVM Department IMD MRC HIU MRC MHU MRC WIMM NDCLS OCDEM
The Curiosity Carnival rolled into town on 29 September for a festival of all things research. Over 30 researchers from across RDM took part in the largest public engagement event Oxford has ever staged.
Anneliese Dodds MP visits MRC WIMM
7 September 2017
Department IMD MRC HIU MRC MHU MRC WIMM NDCLS
The MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine (MRC WIMM) invited Oxford East MP Anneliese Dodds to learn more about cutting edge research taking place in her constituency and learn more from researchers about the challenges they face. The visit took place on 30 August.
MRC Festival of Medical Research
25 May 2017
Department MRC HIU MRC MHU MRC WIMM
Science in the Supermarket! We took part in the MRC Festival of Medical Research, to share are work with the local community in Oxfordshire and beyond.
Jan Rehwinkel delivers Lister Institute Prize Lecture
8 May 2017
Congratulations to Jan Rehwinkel, Principal Investigator in the MRC Human Immunology Unit, who delivered his Lister Institute Research Fellowship Prize Lecture on 3 May.