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« Back to NewsDNA-damaging formaldehyde accelerates blood ageing by extinction of stem cells
23 March 2026
Researchers from the University of Oxford, the German Cancer Research Center, and Hospital Saint-Louis have uncovered a surprising new way that blood stem cells are lost over time, offering fresh insight into ageing and diseases that affect blood production.
Hal Drakesmith and Jon Wade awarded UKRI funding to understand how metals regulate biology
23 March 2026
Congratulations to Hal Drakesmith and Jon Wade, who have received a grant from UKRI to investigate how metals influence metabolism, disease, and ecosystem stability, marking a new interdisciplinary approach to advancing metal biology.
Oxford University spinout Dark Blue Therapeutics acquired to advance leukaemia treatment
23 March 2026
Oxford University spinout Dark Blue Therapeutics has been acquired by global biotechnology company Amgen in a deal worth up to US$840 million, marking a major milestone for Oxford-led cancer research and innovation. The deal reflects years of collaborative, multidisciplinary work across the University and its partners to translate fundamental research into promising new medicines.
New study reveals how blood cell production responds to parasite infection
11 March 2026
Research led by the Nerlov Group in the MRC Molecular Haematology Unit provides the first detailed explanation of how parasite-fighting immune cells are selectively increased following infection.
Paresh Vyas receives CRUK Discovery Programme Award
11 March 2026
Congratulations to Professor Paresh Vyas, who has been awarded a Discovery Research grant from Cancer Research UK to investigate cancer immunotherapies.
New bone marrow model offers scalable platform for next-generation drug discovery
24 February 2026
Researchers at the MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine have developed the first combined human bone and bone marrow organoid platform capable of modelling long term blood and immune cell production in a fully human 3D system.
Congratulations to 2025 RDM Graduate Citizenship Award Winners
12 February 2026
Congratulations to the winners of the 2025 RDM Graduate Citizenship Award; Casey Johnson and Alexander Redmond.
Sarah Gooding and Rubeta Matin named NIHR Oxford Senior Research Fellows
19 January 2026
Congratulations to Dr Sarah Gooding and Dr Rubeta Matin who have been appointed as the next cohort of NIHR Oxford BRC Senior Research Fellows.
2025 RDM Graduate Prize winner
15 January 2026
Congratulations to the 2025 RDM Graduate Prize Winner; Lauren Murphy.
Kevin Rue-Albrecht receives Software Sustainability Institute Fellowship
12 December 2025
Congratulations to Dr Kevin Rue-Albrecht, who has been awarded a Fellowship to improve accessibility and reusability of research software.
Holly Russell receives Lee Placito Research Fellowship
9 December 2025
Congratulations to Holly Russell who has been awarded a fellowship from the Lee Placito Medical Fund.
It's beginning to look a lot like Gutmas!
28 November 2025
Congratulations to Vy Wien Lai, whose image was chosen for 1st place in the MRC/MRF 2025 Festive Science Image Competition.
Study reveals how drug resistance develops early in targeted AML therapy
17 November 2025
A new study led by researchers at the MRC Molecular Haematology Unit has shown that resistance to a targeted treatment for acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) can develop much earlier than expected.
Iron supplement absorption preserved in children with HIV and boosted by prebiotics
13 November 2025
New research shows that iron from supplements and fortified foods is well-absorbed in children living with virally suppressed HIV, and that administering iron supplements with prebiotics may enhance their effectiveness and improve their safety.
Oxford scientists map the cells that drive Crohn’s disease fistulas
12 November 2025
Researchers at the MRC Translational Immune Discovery Unit have identified how rare populations of abnormal cells drive the formation and persistence of fistulas - painful, tunnel-like tracts that develop in around 30% of people with Crohn’s disease - paving the way for targeted treatments.
Oxford scientists capture genome’s structure in unprecedented detail
5 November 2025
RDM scientists have achieved the most detailed view yet of how DNA folds and functions inside living cells, revealing the physical structures that control when and how genes are switched on.
Abdullah Khan receives Wellcome Career Development Award
4 November 2025
Congratulations are in order for Dr Abdullah (Abs) Khan, who has been awarded a Wellcome Career Development Award for his research on age-related immune dysfunction using human model systems.
Unravelling T-Cell Recognition: Insights from Immunology and AI
13 October 2025
From 29 September to 1 October 2025, researchers from across the world gathered in Oxford for a unique conference and hackathon exploring how advances in artificial intelligence can deepen understanding of T-cell biology.
Congratulations to RDM’s new Professors
1 October 2025
Three RDM researchers have been awarded the title of Full Professor in the University’s 2025 Recognition of Distinction exercise.
Body-in-a-chip approach reveals how immune cells respond to heart injury
11 September 2025
Oxford scientists build a connected, ‘multi-organoid’ platform that recreates immune recruitment to the heart, opening new avenues to probe disease and test therapies.