2025 RDM Graduate Prize winner
15 January 2026
Congratulations to Lauren Murphy, who has been awarded the 2025 Graduate Prize from the Radcliffe Department of Medicine.
Sarah Gooding named NIHR Oxford Senior Research Fellow
14 January 2026
Congratulations to Dr Sarah Gooding, who is one of eight mid-career researchers appointed as the next cohort of NIHR Oxford BRC Senior Research Fellows.
MRC WIMM Sustainability Team recognised at LEAF Oxford Forum
12 January 2026
Congratulations to the Sustainability Committee and Working Group, who received an award for ‘Community and Culture’ at the LEAF Oxford Forum 2025.
Kevin Rue-Albrecht receives Software Sustainability Institute Fellowship
12 December 2025
Congratulations to Dr Kevin Rue-Albrecht, who has been awarded a Fellowship to improve accessibility and reusability of research software.
Holly Russell receives Lee Placito Research Fellowship
9 December 2025
Congratulations to Holly Russell who has been awarded a fellowship from the Lee Placito Medical Fund.
It's beginning to look a lot like Gutmas!
28 November 2025
Congratulations to Vy Wien Lai, whose image was chosen for 1st place in the MRC/MRF 2025 Festive Science Image Competition.
Battle in the Gut at IF Oxford 2025
25 November 2025
In October 2025, researchers from the MRC Translational Immune Discovery Unit led activities on researching gut bacteria at Oxford Science + Ideas Festival.
Study reveals how drug resistance develops early in targeted AML therapy
17 November 2025
A new study led by researchers at the MRC Molecular Haematology Unit has shown that resistance to a targeted treatment for acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) can develop much earlier than expected.
Iron supplement absorption preserved in children with HIV and boosted by prebiotics
13 November 2025
New research shows that iron from supplements and fortified foods is well-absorbed in children living with virally suppressed HIV, and that administering iron supplements with prebiotics may enhance their effectiveness and improve their safety.
Oxford scientists map the cells that drive Crohn’s disease fistulas
12 November 2025
Researchers at the MRC Translational Immune Discovery Unit have identified how rare populations of abnormal cells drive the formation and persistence of fistulas - painful, tunnel-like tracts that develop in around 30% of people with Crohn’s disease - paving the way for targeted treatments.
Oxford scientists capture genome’s structure in unprecedented detail
5 November 2025
RDM scientists have achieved the most detailed view yet of how DNA folds and functions inside living cells, revealing the physical structures that control when and how genes are switched on.
Abdullah Khan receives Wellcome Career Development Award
4 November 2025
Congratulations are in order for Dr Abdullah (Abs) Khan, who has been awarded a Wellcome Career Development Award for his research on age-related immune dysfunction using human model systems.
Unravelling T-Cell Recognition: Insights from Immunology and AI
13 October 2025
From 29 September to 1 October 2025, researchers from across the world gathered in Oxford for a unique conference and hackathon exploring how advances in artificial intelligence can deepen understanding of T-cell biology.
New study finds link between mild COVID-19 disease and certain T cell responses
3 October 2025
The study, led by researchers at the MRC Translational Immune Discovery Unit and the CAMS Oxford Institute (NDM), found that dominant T cell responses found in many individuals 4 years after infection are associated with mild COVID-19 disease, and likely play important protective roles in subsequent viral infection events.