WIMM

The Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine fosters research in molecular and cell biology with direct application to the study of human disease. Housing around four hundred scientists, we are proud to be at the forefront of an exciting research field impacting on our understanding and treatment of diseases ranging from Cancer to AIDS.

The Institute was founded by Professor David Weatherall in 1989. The three main sponsors of research in the Institute are the University of Oxford, The Medical Research Council and Cancer Research UK. Significant funding also comes from the Wellcome Trust and other medical research charities.

Professor Sir David Weatherall was awarded the Lasker~Koshland Special Achievement Award in Medical Science by the Lasker Foundation in September 2010. You can read the University's press statement and  find out more about the Lasker-Koshland Special Acheivement award . There is also a video interview with Prof Weatherall .