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\n \n\n \n10 May 2018
\n \n \n \nMany congratulations to Prof Beeson for this distinction recognising his exceptional contribution to the study of neuromuscular disorders.
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\n \n\n \n9 May 2018
\n \n \n \nMany congratulations to the Director of our MRC Human Immunology Unit for this prestigious honour recognizing his pioneering work on T cell immunology.
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\n \n\n \n1 May 2018
\n \n \n \nThe annual symposium brought together researchers from across the Institute to discuss the latest research and celebrate this year\u2019s achievements.
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\n \n\n \n30 April 2018
\n \n \n \nMany congratulations to Dr Emmanouela Repapi and Dr Dominic Waithe, who will be based in the MRC WIMM Centre for Computational Biology.
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\n \n\n \n29 March 2018
\n \n \n \nOur researchers brought science to students around Oxfordshire (and further afield) as part of this year\u2019s British Science Week.
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\n \n\n \n19 March 2018
\n \n \n \nCongratulations to Professor Graham Ogg and Associate Professor Tatjana Sauka-Spengler \u2013 the first recipients of the Radcliffe Department of Medicine (RDM) Awards for Excellent Supervision. The Awards were presented at the RDM Symposium on Monday 19 March 2018.
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\n \n\n \n1 March 2018
\n \n \n \nProf Christian Eggeling and Dr Erdinc Sezgin at the MRC HIU and Dr Gunes Ozhan from Dokuz Eylul University were awarded a Newton Institutional Links Grant by the British Council.
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\n \n\n \n28 February 2018
\n \n \n \nTo mark rare disease day we asked our researchers to tell us more about the rare conditions that they study, and why their research is important.
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\n \n\n \n23 February 2018
\n \n \n \nCongratulations to Prof Graham Ogg and Prof Paresh Vyas who have been named National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) Senior Investigators in recognition of their \u201coutstanding contribution to clinical and applied health and social care research\u201d. This is a tremendous achievement as these are highly competitive and prestigious awards.
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\n \n\n \n16 February 2018
\n \n \n \nCongratulations to Prof Graham Ogg who has been awarded a Wellcome Trust Collaborative Award to investigate aspects of the immune response in skin diseases such as eczema, with the hope of identifying new treatment options.
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\n \n\n \n15 February 2018
\n \n \n \nA new grant from the UK Academy of Medical Sciences will allow clinicians and scientists from Oxford, Sri Lanka and Thailand to establish new ties to support research into \u03b2 thalassaemia and benefit those most affected.
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\n \n\n \n13 February 2018
\n \n \n \nCongratulations to Dr James Davies and Dr Lynn Quek, who have both been awarded MRC Clinician Scientist Fellowships.
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\n \n\n \n12 February 2018
\n \n \n \nAn international team of scientists has been shortlisted out of 134 applications spanning 41 countries.
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\n \n\n \n9 February 2018
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\n \n\n \n6 February 2018
\n \n \n \nThe 5-year programme award will support research on the DNA repair mechanisms that protect cancer cells from therapy, informing the development of future treatments.
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\n \n\n \n9 January 2018
\n \n \n \nToday marks the launch of a new Oxford-wide initiative \u2013 the Oxford Centre for Haematology (OCH).
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\n \n\n \n22 December 2017
\n \n \n \nOur researchers have discovered an unexpected way by which different pathways of the skin\u2019s defence system interact, and how they can go astray in skin inflammation. This suggests a new line of investigation to develop treatments for conditions such as eczema.
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\n \n\n \n21 December 2017
\n \n \n \nMany congratulations to Robert Watson, a NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow in the laboratory of Benjamin Fairfax. Robert was successful in his application for a CRUK pre-doctoral research bursary.
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\n \n\n \n19 December 2017
\n \n \n \nMany congratulations to Professor Sir David Weatherall, who was appointed a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE). This is the highest rank in the Order of the British Empire, an honour only bestowed 16 times since 2000.
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\n \n\n \n18 December 2017
\n \n \n \nResearchers from the MRC HIU are taking part in a knowledge transfer programme funded by the European Association for Cancer Research, to share innovative microscopy techniques with a Turkish researcher.
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