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The 5-year programme award will support research on the DNA repair mechanisms that protect cancer cells from therapy, informing the development of future treatments.
Early animal studies yield promising results for new potential COVID-19 vaccine
COVID-19 MRC HIU RDM
25 January 2021
New study maps the development of the human intestine
MRC HIU RDM
20 January 2021
Researchers in the Simmons lab chart the embryonic origins and appearance of diverse intestinal cellular compartments, with important implications for intestinal diseases.
MRC HIU appoints new Director
MRC HIU RDM
6 January 2021
We are pleased to announce that Professor Alison Simmons has been appointed as the new Director of the MRC Human Immunology Unit.
Study uncovers how low blood iron diminishes immune response
MRC HIU NDM RDM
25 November 2020
The Drakesmith group finds that low blood serum iron levels can inhibit T-cell and B-cell immune responses to vaccines and infections.
Study finds new human blood disorder
MRC MHU RDM
18 November 2020
The Patel Group have discovered a new human disease caused by formaldehyde accumulation in cells
Role-playing computer game helps players understand how vaccines work on a global scale
Centre for Computational Biology MRC HIU RDM
8 October 2020
A free game launched today allows players to role-play the deployment of a virtual vaccine to help to halt the global spread of a viral pandemic.
Marieke Oudelaar awarded prestigious Lise Meitner Excellence Program grant
Centre for Computational Biology MRC MHU RDM
6 October 2020
Researchers target previously unknown ‘genetic vulnerability’ in breast cancer cells
MRC MHU NDM RDM
10 September 2020
New Nature paper reveals discovery of a genetic vulnerability in nearly 10% of breast cancer tumours and how this can be targeted to selectively kill cancer cells.
Persistent immune memory of COVID-19 found in recovered patient T cells
COVID-19 MRC HIU NDM RDM
4 September 2020
New Nature Immunology paper finds strong T cell responses in recovered COVID-19 patients
Professor Anne Goriely awarded Enriching Engagement (Round 2) funding
RDM
25 August 2020
The awardees for the second round of the University of Oxford’s Enriching Engagement funding scheme have been announced, including six projects from across the Medical Sciences Division.
Oxford-Sri Lanka study to compare COVID-19 immune response
COVID-19 MRC HIU RDM
9 June 2020
The study builds on a successful collaboration and will compare T cell and antibody responses to uncover the role of ‘background’ immunity to virus strains already in circulation, including infections with similar coronaviruses.
Heart scarring run by Runx1 gene
MRC MHU RDM
27 April 2020
New collaborative research from MRC WIMM researchers and the Mommersteeg Group in the Department of Physiology, Anatomy & Genetics at the University of Oxford shows that a protein called Runx1 plays a significant role in the formation of the cardiac scar that forms after the heart is injured, a scar that is known to inhibit heart regeneration. In the zebrafish, a freshwater fish known to be able to fully regenerate its heart after damage, they show that the absence of Runx1 results in enhanced regeneration. This indicates a potential new therapeutic target for heart repair.
New Nature paper from incoming MRC WIMM Director
MRC MHU RDM
9 March 2020
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
MRC MHU RDM
4 March 2020
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
RDM
25 February 2020
The British Society for Developmental Biology medal recognises outstanding achievements in the field.
MRC HIU postdoc establishes new research group in Sweden
MRC HIU RDM
20 February 2020
Congratulations to Dr Erdinc Sezgin, who will be part of the prestigious SciLifeLab Fellowship programme and the Karolinska Institutet.
Two new Wellcome Investigator Awards at the MRC WIMM
MRC HIU NDM RDM
3 February 2020
Many congratulations to Prof Anne Goriely and Prof Alison Simmons, who have both been awarded Wellcome Trust Investigator Awards.
New target identified for repairing the heart after heart attack
RDM
30 January 2020
An immune cell is shown for the first time to be involved in creating the scar that repairs the heart after damage. The work was led by BHF CRE Intermediate Transition Research Fellow Dr Filipa Simões.
Two MRC MHU researchers selected to participate in prestigious haematology training programme
MRC MHU RDM
21 January 2020
Congratulations to Dr Simona Valletta and Dr Sarah Gooding, who were selected for the Translational Research Training in Hematology Program, a year-long training and mentoring experience by the American Society of Hematology and the European Hematology Association.