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« Back to NewsNew target identified for heart repair after heart attack
30 January 2020
CVM Department General MRC WIMM Publication Research
Study is the first to show that a specific immune cell is involved in creating the scar that repairs the heart after damage.
Sten Eirik W. Jacobsen new member of The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
13 January 2020
Department General MRC WIMM OCH
Congratulations to Prof Jacobsen, who was elected member of the Academy's Class for Medical Sciences.
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.
New grant to tackle the immune response to ovarian cancer
7 November 2019
Many congratulations to Profs Enzo Cerundolo and Ahmed Ahmed, winners of the Ovarian Cancer Action International Grand Challenge Award.
MRC WIMM hosts Nobel celebration
23 October 2019
We were honoured to host a celebration marking this year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, awarded to our alumnus Sir Peter Ratcliffe.
Immune 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.
Fellowship success for MRC WIMM
27 August 2019
Many congratulations to Dr Beth Psaila, Dr Supat Thongjuea and Prof Andi Roy who were awarded fellowships to develop their independent research.
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.
Medical Sciences welcomes Dr Thakurta as Visiting Professor
2 July 2019
Department General MRC WIMM OCH
Medical Sciences Division is delighted to welcome Dr Anjan Thakurta to Oxford, having now taken up his position of Visiting Professor of Cancer, Biology and Translational Science within the Radcliffe Department of Medicine.
Prof Sten Eirik W. Jacobsen elected as EMBO member
11 June 2019
Department General MRC MHU MRC WIMM
Many congratulations to Prof Jacobsen from MRC MHU for this distinction, which recognises his research unravelling the haematopoietic roadmap.
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.
Lunter group joins the MRC WIMM
28 March 2019
Department General MRC WIMM NDCLS
We are pleased to welcome Professor Gerton Lunter and his research group, who will be joining the MRC WIMM Centre for Computational Biology.