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BBSRC-funded Oxford-Cambridge consortium to close the gap in our understanding of human heart development

Awards and Honours EDI News Riley Group News Simoes Group News

A research consortium of DPAG/IDRM and University of Cambridge scientists have been awarded a major strategic grant by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) to answer the pressing long-standing questions of how the human heart grows, how it is put together, and how the different heart cells communicate with each other during pregnancy.

Congratulations are in order for Professor Jaideep Pandit, who has been awarded the Sir Ivan Magill Gold Medal of the Association of Anaesthetists

Awards and Honours

Congratulations are in order for Professor Jaideep Pandit, Professor of Anaesthesia and Fellow and Tutor in Medicine at St John’s College, who has been awarded the Sir Ivan Magill Gold Medal of the Association of Anaesthetists, the organisation’s most prestigious honour. He becomes only the 8th recipient of the Medal in the Association’s 90-year history.

Pioneering new software to analyse intracellular calcium signals

Cell Physiology Postdoctoral Publication Research

A collaborative team of UC Davis and University of Oxford researchers have developed an innovative new software tool – SparkMaster 2 – which will enable automatic analysis of calcium sparks which are known to cause cardiac arrythmias in a variety of disease settings. First and co-corresponding author Dr Jakub Tomek, who is a Sir Henry Wellcome Fellow based in DPAG's Zaccolo group, conducted this research as part of his fellowship year spent at UC Davis.

International collaboration aims to reveal key insights into Postpartum Depression

Integrative Neuroscience Research

DPAG is proud to announce a new collaboration, alongside St Anne's College and the Pranaiya and Arthur Magoffin Foundation (PAM Foundation), to research postpartum depression (PPD) and other perinatal mental health illnesses.

Computational neuroscientist Rui Ponte Costa joins DPAG

CNCB Costa Group News Head of Department's News Integrative Neuroscience

This September, Dr Rui Ponte Costa relocates his Neural and Machine Learning group to DPAG. He was previously a Senior Lecturer in Computational Neuroscience and Machine Learning at the University of Bristol. His research group focuses on producing AI-driven brain-wide computational models of learning.

Duncan Sparrow elected Supernumerary Fellow of Exeter college

Awards and Honours Cardiac Theme

The Department congratulates Associate Professor Duncan Sparrow on his appointment as Supernumerary Fellow of Exeter College, University of Oxford.

Molly Stevens joins Exeter College as a Supernumerary Fellow

Awards and Honours EDI News Stevens Group News

Congratulations are in order for Professor Molly Stevens FREng FRS who has been elected a Supernumerary Fellow of Exeter College, University of Oxford.

DPAG and Biochemistry inspire local children with second Science in the Park event

EDI Events Outreach Postdoctoral Students

On Tuesday 25 July, more than 140 children together with around 60 parents and caregivers were treated to a thrilling variety of hands-on science activities in University Parks. ‘Science in the Park’ was run by DPAG’s Outreach and Public Engagement Working Group (OPEWG), in collaboration with the Department of Biochemistry, with 30 volunteers comprising research scientists, graduate students and professional services staff.

BHF Fellowship for Ian McCracken could pave the way to promoting blood vessel growth in heart attack patients

Awards and Honours EDI News Postdoctoral Smart Group News

Congratulations are in order for Dr Ian McCracken, a postdoctoral research scientist in the Smart Group, who has been awarded an Immediate Postdoctoral Basic Science Research Fellowship by the British Heart Foundation (BHF). His fellowship project aims to improve understanding of the mechanisms underpinning the formation of the coronary vessels and reveal novel targets for future therapeutic strategies to drive neovascularisation.

Yitao Zhu awarded Goodger and Schorstein scholarship

Awards and Honours Domingos Group News EDI News Herring Group News Students

Congratulations are in order to Yitao Zhu on winning a Goodger and Schorstein Award from the Medical Sciences Internal Fund.

Can 3D models of brain-on-chip help in developing new treatments?

Outreach Research Salman Group News Wade-Martins Group News

Fascinating new TEDx Talk from Departmental Research Lecturer and Leverhulme Fellow Dr Mootaz Salman.

Thamali Ayagama wins Physiology 2023 Poster Prize

Awards and Honours Cardiac Theme EDI News Herring Group News Postdoctoral

Congratulations are in order to Dr Thamali Ayagama who has been awarded the Physiological Reports Poster Prize at Physiology 2023, The Physiological Society's premier Annual Conference.

Researcher Spotlight for South Asian Heritage Month: Dr Kalina Naidoo

EDI News OPDC News Postdoctoral Wade-Martins Group News

South Asian Heritage Month, running from 18 July - 17 August each year, aims to commemorate, and celebrate, South Asian cultures, histories and communities, helping to spread awareness of the diverse heritage and cultures that continue to link the UK with South Asia. Here at DPAG, we are celebrating the stories that make up our diverse and vibrant community. Meet Dr Kalina Naidoo, a Postdoctoral Neuronal Cell Biologist working in the Wade-Martins Group based in the Kavli Institute for Nanoscience Discovery (Kavli INsD).

Sherrington Road Street Party 2023

General Head of Department's News

On Friday 7 July 2023, DPAG, Biochemistry and Kavli INsD came together for the second Sherrington Road Street Party to enjoy paella, ice cream, street food snacks, Pimms, and garden games in University Parks. Enjoy some photographs of the event here.

Professor Scott Waddell appointed Deputy Head of Department

Awards and Honours CNCB Head of Department's News

Congratulations are in order to Professor Scott Waddell FRS who becomes Deputy Head of the Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics alongside Professor Manuela Zaccolo.

Exploring the importance of early brain development

Integrative Neuroscience Long Read Molnar Group News Research

Mental health is not written in the stars – but some conditions can be determined even before birth and the origins of some vulnerabilities may lie in the first few months of life, says Professor Zoltán Molnár. Part of the University of Oxford's 'Brain and mental health' campaign.

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