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« Back to NewsWellcome 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.
Bannard Group receives Wellcome Discovery Award
25 March 2025
Professor Oliver Bannard has been awarded funding for an 8-year research programme investigating how our immune systems establish antibody-mediated immunity following vaccination and during infection.
New study reveals details of key immune mechanism
25 March 2025
An international collaboration, initiated by the Jackson Group at the MRC WIMM, has uncovered new information that could help in the development of drugs to block conditions such as autoimmunity and inflammation.
Ancient genomic linkage regulates red blood cell development
24 March 2025
A collaboration between the Drakesmith and Higgs Groups at the MRC WIMM has identified an ancient connection between metabolic and transcriptional control of erythropoiesis.
Wellcome Career Development Award For Sumana Sharma
14 March 2025
Dr Sumana Sharma has won a Wellcome Career Development Award for her research investigating receptors in T cells.
International Women's Day 2025
7 March 2025
For International Women's Day on 8th March 2025, women from the MRC WIMM reflect on why this day is so important, the barriers and biases women can face in their careers, and which women have inspired them.
Innovation at the MRC WIMM
17 February 2025
Here at the MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, we foster a strong culture of innovation.
MRC WIMM Festive Decorating Competition 2024
20 December 2024
Teams across the MRC WIMM decorated their labs and offices with tinsel, handmade decorations and repurposed lab materials, filling the Institute with festive cheer.
Davis Group receives Wellcome Discovery Award
2 December 2024
Professor Simon Davis and Dr Mafalda Santos have won a 5-year award from the global charitable foundation Wellcome to fund a project titled “Small contacts, big decisions – early signal processing by T cells”. This has been awarded jointly with Professor Anna Lippert of the University of Würzburg.
35 Years of the MRC WIMM
23 October 2024
In 1989, Sir David Weatherall founded the Institute of Molecular Medicine to bridge the gap between basic science and clinical medicine. To mark 35 years since the MRC WIMM opened its labs, we're looking back on some of our highlights and achievements.
18 teams in the MRC WIMM receive LEAF Sustainability awards
17 July 2024
The Laboratory Efficiency Assessment Framework (LEAF) aims to support research laboratories to embed sustainability into their work.
WIMM Day 2024
28 June 2024
On Thursday 20th June 2024, the MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine came together to share their research and celebrate the MRC WIMM community at Saïd Business School for WIMM Day 2024.
PhD Researchers shine at MRC WIMM Student Presentation Day
15 May 2024
On Tuesday 14th May, PhD students from across the institute gathered to present their research projects.