RDM DM student awarded prestigious Ramsay Scholarship
7 August 2025
RDM Doctor of Medicine (DM) student Nicholas Clarke is one of 28 exceptional young people awarded the 2025 Ramsay Postgraduate Scholarship.
Wellcome Discovery Award for Claus Nerlov
31 July 2025
Claus Nerlov, Professor of Stem Cell Biology, has been awarded funding from Wellcome to map the gene regulatory networks in blood cell production and seek new therapeutic targets.
New study links cancer stage to strength of antitumoral immune response in HR+ breast cancer
29 July 2025
The latest study from researchers in the MRC Translational Immune Discovery Unit in the MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine has been published in Cell Reports Medicine.
Immune cells show promise in treating hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
21 July 2025
A new study from scientists at the Radcliffe Department of Medicine and Harvard Medical School, and funded by the British Heart Foundation, has uncovered a potential new treatment for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM).
£1.3m MRC Partnership Grant to expand the use of innovative Hyperpolarised Magnetic Resonance Imaging
15 July 2025
The technology has the potential to revolutionise the detection and monitoring of disease
Making it Personal – Engaging the public through theatre
14 July 2025
Innovative public engagement project explores the intersection of cutting-edge science and the raw honesty of the stage.
Thelior Bio: rethinking gut health from the inside out
10 July 2025
A new spinout company, formed from research conducted at the MRC Translational Immune Discovery Unit, aims to develop a new class of therapies for patients with inflammatory bowel disease.
New tool allows researchers to track how mutations arise in tissues
3 July 2025
Researchers at the MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine and the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) have developed a new method to analyse how our tissues evolve as we age.
Celebrating science, collaboration and excellence at WIMM Day 2025
1 July 2025
The MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine (WIMM) community gathered for its flagship annual event, WIMM Day, on Tuesday 24 June. Held at the Saïd Business School, the day showcased the breadth and impact of research across the institute and celebrated achievements in mentorship, public engagement and more.
Sten Eirik W. Jacobsen retires from the Bass Professorship
26 June 2025
On 30 June Professor Sten Eirik W. Jacobsen is retiring after 19 years as the Bass Professor of Developmental and Stem Cell Biology at the University of Oxford. His work has unravelled novel insights into normal and malignant haematopoietic stem and progenitor cell biology.
RDM announces a further three Principal Investigators for 2025
26 June 2025
We are delighted to announce the designation of three new Principal Investigators (PIs).
New research reveals druggable target arising from chromosomal rearrangement in aggressive leukaemia
10 June 2025
RDM researchers have uncovered a potential new therapeutic target in a particularly aggressive and hard-to-treat form of leukaemia.
Congratulations to our new Associate Professors
5 June 2025
RDM is delighted to announce that the title of Associate Professor has been conferred on four of our researchers.
New research will map the impact of sleep and circadian rhythm disruption on cardiometabolic disease
4 June 2025
In the UK more than 4.3 million people live with Type-2 Diabetes, and 2.4 million more are at increased risk of developing the disease. Type-2 Diabetes, obesity, hypertension, and fatty liver disease frequently cluster together in the same individuals. It is becoming clear that sleep and body clock problems have a role to play in this ‘cardiometabolic multimorbidity’, but its exact nature is under-researched.
Professor Charalambos Antoniades elected as new Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences
22 May 2025
The Academy of Medical Sciences has elected five University of Oxford biomedical and health scientists to its fellowship in 2025, including Charis Antoniades.
Study identifies key immune structures in the gut that may drive coeliac disease
6 May 2025
Researchers in Oxford have found structures of immune cells in the gut that may be driving the response to gluten in people with coeliac disease and could provide a target for future therapies.
RDM researchers edit new edition of seminal haematology textbook
1 May 2025
Professor Adam Mead is Editor-in-Chief and Graham Collins and Deborah Hay two of the editors for the eighth edition of this key reference work, now in its sixth decade.
Diabetes UK Early Career Investigator Award for Dr Thomas Hill
30 April 2025
Congratulations to Dr Thomas Hill who has received a Diabetes UK Early Career Investigator Award at the Diabetes UK Professional Conference.
Daniela Nasteska showcases diabetes research in new Oxford Sparks video
29 April 2025
RDM’s Dr Daniela Nasteska introduces the colourful world of diabetes research via a brand-new video produced by Oxford Sparks.
Wellcome Career Development Award For Agne Antanaviciute
2 April 2025
Dr Agne Antanaviciute has won a Wellcome Career Development Award for her research investigating early-life immunity.