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\n \n\n \n30 September 2020
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\n \n\n \n10 September 2020
\n \n \n \nNew 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.
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\n \n\n \n21 August 2020
\n \n \n \nMRC WIMM researchers have developed a new method to quickly identify cancerous cells in babies at risk of leukaemia. The team hope that the new protocol could make rapid testing more accessible for clinical laboratories around the globe.
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\n \n\n \n26 May 2020
\n \n \n \nThe collaboration has led to the first pre-clinical model of acute erythroid leukaemia.
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\n \n\n \n27 April 2020
\n \n \n \nNew 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.
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\n \n\n \n9 March 2020
\n \n \n \nStudy co-led by Professor KJ Patel uncovers new mechanism for DNA repair that may help protect DNA from cancer-causing rearrangements
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\n \n\n \n4 March 2020
\n \n \n \nWe 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.
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\n \n\n \n21 January 2020
\n \n \n \nCongratulations 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.
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\n \n\n \n13 January 2020
\n \n \n \nCongratulations to Prof Jacobsen, who was elected member of the Academy's Class for Medical Sciences.
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\n \n\n \n11 November 2019
\n \n \n \nMany congratulations to Dr Mira Kassouf, a researcher in the Higgs group, recognised for her efforts to break silos in life sciences with entrepreneurship.
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\n \n\n \n12 September 2019
\n \n \n \nMany congratulations to Dr Simona Valletta, a postdoctoral research in MRC MHU, who was awarded an Intermediate Research Fellowship from the Kay Kendall Leukaemia Fund.
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\n \n\n \n27 August 2019
\n \n \n \nMany congratulations to Dr Beth Psaila, Dr Supat Thongjuea and Prof Andi Roy who were awarded fellowships to develop their independent research.
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\n \n\n \n19 August 2019
\n \n \n \nThe title of Professor has been awarded to Hal Drakesmith (now Professor of Iron Biology) and Jim Hughes (Professor of Gene Regulation). Many congratulations to both!
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\n \n\n \n9 August 2019
\n \n \n \nFor the second year running, the MRC WIMM hosted a group of work experience students from under-represented backgrounds, in partnership with in2scienceUK.
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\n \n\n \n6 August 2019
\n \n \n \nDr James Davies from our MRC Molecular Haematology Unit writes in The Conversation about genome editing, its power for good... and the ethical issues that we are already facing.
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\n \n\n \n23 July 2019
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\n \n\n \n11 July 2019
\n \n \n \nResearchers at the MRC MHU have discovered the specific gene mutations that are required for the development of leukaemia in children with Down\u2019s syndrome.
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\n \n\n \n10 July 2019
\n \n \n \nOur institute has won a Building Capacity Award in this year\u2019s Vice-Chancellor\u2019s Public Engagement with Research (PER) Awards. The biannual awards celebrate excellence in public engagement across the University of Oxford.
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\n \n\n \n2 July 2019
\n \n \n \nMRC MHU collaborated with dancers, teachers and artists to support a new dance performance on DNA and immunology aimed at young people and their families
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\n \n\n \n25 June 2019
\n \n \n \nCancer immunotherapy was the focus of this year's participation in the MRC Festival of Medical Research, which took our researchers to shopping centres in Didcot, Reading and Oxford.
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