Now in its 11th year, Springboard supports researchers at a critical point in their careers, when many are establishing laboratories for the first time and need the freedom to explore ambitious questions.
Congratulations to Dr Onima Chowdhury, who has been awarded a clinical trial grant by Cancer Research UK to improve treatment of Myelodysplastic Syndromes.
Congratulations to Dr Mafalda Santos, who has been awarded Principal Investigator status by the Radcliffe Department of Medicine (RDM) following their annual call.
Researchers from the University of Oxford, the German Cancer Research Center, and Hospital Saint-Louis have uncovered a surprising new way that blood stem cells are lost over time, offering fresh insight into ageing and diseases that affect blood production.
Congratulations to Hal Drakesmith and Jon Wade, who have received a grant from UKRI to investigate how metals influence metabolism, disease, and ecosystem stability, marking a new interdisciplinary approach to advancing metal biology.
Oxford University spinout Dark Blue Therapeutics has been acquired by global biotechnology company Amgen in a deal worth up to US$840 million, marking a major milestone for Oxford-led cancer research and innovation. The deal reflects years of collaborative, multidisciplinary work across the University and its partners to translate fundamental research into promising new medicines.
Research led by the Nerlov Group in the MRC Molecular Haematology Unit provides the first detailed explanation of how parasite-fighting immune cells are selectively increased following infection.
Congratulations to Professor Paresh Vyas, who has been awarded a Discovery Research grant from Cancer Research UK to investigate cancer immunotherapies.
Researchers at the MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine have developed the first combined human bone and bone marrow organoid platform capable of modelling long-term blood and immune cell production in a fully human 3D system.
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.
Congratulations to the Sustainability Committee and Working Group, who received an award for \u2018Community and Culture\u2019 at the LEAF Oxford Forum 2025.
![\"Pramila](\"https://www.imm.ox.ac.uk/news/pramila-rijal-AMS-Springboard-award/responsive_image?ratio=r16x9&scale=w760\")
\n \n \n\n\n