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« Back to NewsResearchers 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 MRC HIU MRC WIMM
New Nature Immunology paper finds strong T cell responses in recovered COVID-19 patients
New RDM Associate Professors and University Research Lecturers
10 July 2020
CVM Department General MRC MHU MRC WIMM NDCLS
Many congratulations to our researchers.
Oxford-Sri Lanka study to compare COVID-19 immune response
9 June 2020
COVID-19 research MRC HIU MRC WIMM
Study co-led by MRC HIU/MRC WIMM's Professor Graham Ogg.
New Nature paper from incoming MRC WIMM Director
9 March 2020
Department General MRC MHU MRC WIMM Publication Research
Study co-led by Professor KJ Patel uncovers new mechanism for DNA repair that may help protect DNA from cancer-causing rearrangements
MRC WIMM appoints new Director
4 March 2020
Department General MRC MHU MRC WIMM
We are delighted to announce that Professor KJ Patel has been appointed as the new Director of the MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine and the MRC Molecular Haematology Unit at the University of Oxford.
Tatjana Sauka-Spengler wins 2020 Cheryll Tickle medal
25 February 2020
Awards Department General MRC WIMM
The British Society for Developmental Biology medal recognises outstanding achievements in the field.
New 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.