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Silvia Arber delivers 2023 Sherrington Prize Lecture

3 May 2023

The renowned neuroscientist recognised for her work on the organisation and function of neuronal circuits controlling movement gave the lecture in honour of Sir Charles Sherrington, who became Waynflete Professor of Physiology in 1913 and is widely regarded to be the father of neurophysiology.

Professor Dame Frances Ashcroft receives Debrecen Award for Molecular Medicine

3 May 2023

The Debrecen Award for Molecular Medicine was established in 2003 to recognise extraordinary achievements in the field of biomedicine. Scientists are nominated for making great strides in the life sciences leading to remarkable progress in our understanding and more efficient treatment of diseases.

OPDC researchers support The Big Cream Tea for Parkinson’s

3 May 2023

On Saturday 15 April 2023, a team of researchers from the Oxford Parkinson's Disease Centre (OPDC) joined members of the Parkinson’s UK Oxford Branch to support ‘The Big Cream Tea’, which was organised to help raise awareness and funds for Parkinson’s UK.

Researchers discover why multisensory learning is beneficial for memory

26 April 2023

New research published in Nature, led by researchers Dr Zeynep Okray, Dr Pedro Jacob and Professor Scott Waddell at the Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour, has discovered a detailed neural circuit mechanism that explains how multisensory learning improves memory performance.

Portrait outside the Burdon Sanderson Cardiac sciences Centre

Manuela Zaccolo honoured by leading Italian Academy

17 April 2023

Congratulations are in order to Professor Manuela Zaccolo on being elected Fellow of the Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti, one of the most prestigious Academies in Italy.

Old and “hangry” monocytes turn from friend to foe under assault

13 April 2023

Professor Ana Domingos and DPhil student Conan O’Brien review a new study demonstrating that fasting and re-feeding causes monocytes to re-enter the bone marrow and alter the body's response to infection.

DPAG top of the world rankings for fourth consecutive year

11 April 2023

Re-defining Excellence - Oxford Anatomy and Physiology ranked #1 in the QS World University Rankings by subject 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023.

Auguste Vadisiute returns to DPAG to shed light on how immune cells interact with the developing neuronal network

5 April 2023

Dr Auguste Vadisiute has been awarded a St John’s College Research Centre Grant to study the 'Cellular and Molecular Interactions between Neurons and Microglia in Normal and Altered Cerebral Cortical Development'.

Jaideep Pandit appointed Editor-in-Chief for world's leading anaesthesia journal

4 April 2023

Congratulations are in order for Professor Jaideep Pandit, Professor of Anaesthesia and DPAG Academic Visitor, on his appointment as the next Editor-in-Chief of Anesthesia & Analgesia (A&A) and its companion journal, A&A Practice. Professor Pandit is the first A&A Editor-in-Chief based outside the United States to lead this prestigious journal.

Professor Molly Stevens joins DPAG as John Black Professor of Bionanoscience

3 April 2023

The Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics is delighted to welcome Professor Molly Stevens FREng FRS, as she takes up the post of John Black Professor of Bionanoscience on 1 April 2023. We also extend a warm welcome to Professor Stevens’s large, interdisciplinary research group whose members are drawn from disciplines across the medical and physical sciences.

A human egg looks nothing like a human: Professor Shankar Srinivas on 'Made The Same Way' Podcast

31 March 2023

Professor Shankar Srinivas and hip-hop artist Aubz discuss human developmental biology on 'Made the Same Way', a new podcast series from HDBI, Reform Radio and The Gurdon Institute.

Tribute to Sir Wilfrid Le Gros Clark FRS displayed in Sherrington

24 March 2023

The bronze portrait bust created by Sir Jacob Epstein was originally presented to the Department of Human Anatomy to mark the occasion of Sir Wilfrid Le Gros Clark's silver jubilee as Dr Lee's Professor of Anatomy.

Can humans hibernate?

20 March 2023

Illuminating new TEDx Talk from Professor of Sleep Physiology Vladyslav Vyazovskiy

Professor Dame Frances Ashcroft to receive Vanderbilt Prize in Biomedical Science

17 March 2023

The Vanderbilt Prize in Biomedical Science recognises women scientists with a stellar record of research accomplishments who also have made significant contributions to mentoring other women in science.

Professor Sir Chris Whitty brings greater understanding of epidemics to Oxford

14 March 2023

Chief Medical Officer of England Professor Sir Chris Whitty KCB FMedSci delivers the Sherrington Prize Lecture: Public Understanding of Science to an audience of Oxford staff and students.

Annie Park to advance our understanding of how the brain encodes reward with new Wellcome Trust Award

13 March 2023

Congratulations are in order for Postdoctoral Fellow Dr Annie Park who has been awarded a prestigious Wellcome Early-Career Award.

New insights into chemogenetic designer drugs to enhance our study of behaviour

10 March 2023

A collaborative team of researchers in DPAG and Pharmacology led by Dr Lukas Krone have uncovered striking new data demonstrating that two widely used designer drugs used to turn populations of neurons on and off in the brain cause unexpected effects on sleep. These results demonstrate a critical need to improve chemogenetic approaches in behavioural studies.

Unlocking the Secrets of cAMP Signalling in the Heart: A Pathway to Targeted Therapeutics

9 March 2023

A new Zaccolo group study has revealed key new insights into the role of cAMP signalling in both healthy and disease settings within the heart. They have identified new cAMP nanodomains in cardiac muscle cells that have far reaching implications for the treatment of heart disease.

Key exosome subtype in cancer progression identified

8 March 2023

Collaborative work from DPAG and Oncology researchers has revealed a potential new pathway to block the production of a specific group of exosomes made in the cell’s recycling system that can promote the growth of cancerous tumours.

Physiological Society award to support prestigious CAJAL course for Raffaele Sarnataro

2 March 2023

Congratulations are in order for Dr Raffaele Sarnataro who has been awarded a Professional Development Award by The Physiological Society. The award will support Dr Sarnataro’s selected participation on the Experimental Neuroscience Bootcamp 2023 delivered by the CAJAL Advanced Neuroscience Training Programme.

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