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The Thirsty Mind
3 October 2014
The New Yorker reports on an article by a group of researchers from the Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour in the latest issue of the journal Nature Neuroscience. The group, which is led by Scott Waddell, studies rewards, motivation, and memory in the comparatively simple brain of the fruit fly.
Former Waynflete Professor of Physiology, Sir Colin Blakemore FRS knighted in Queen's Birthday Honours
18 September 2014
Professor Colin Blakemore, FRS, FMedSci, was recognised in the Queen's Birthday Honours.
Leading charity announces increased funding for Oxford network of dementia researchers
10 September 2014
Scientific excellence in Oxford has once again been recognised as Alzheimer’s Research UK doubles its investment in dementia research through the Oxford Research Network Centre.
Interview - Stephen Goodwin in Current Biology
3 September 2014
Stephen Goodwin is an Associate Professor in Biomedical Sciences and a Tutorial Fellow in Medicine and Physiology Sciences at Magdalen College. His laboratory uses the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, to study the genetic, developmental, and neural mechanisms that underlie sex-specific behaviors.
Paving the way for gene therapy in Huntington's disease
14 August 2014
Prof. Matthew Wood and Dr. Samir El Andaloussi, both of DPAG, have been awarded a new £1m grant from the MRC to study gene therapy for Huntington’s Disease.
Just 8.2 per cent of our DNA is ‘functional’
6 August 2014
Only 8.2 per cent of human DNA is likely to be doing something important – is ‘functional’ – say researchers from Oxford University.
New Associate Professors in DPAG
29 July 2014
The Department would like to congratulate Victoria Bajo Lorenzana, Kristine Krug, Damian Tyler and Ji-Long Liu on the award of their title of Associate Professor.
Dr Manish Kalla and Mr Sumeth Perera awarded with Peter Beaconfield prize
10 July 2014
The Peter Beaconfield prizes are intended to reward young researchers who are capable of escaping from the stereotype of narrow specialisation to engage with translational medicine, and display a wider grasp of the significance and potential applicability of their research
Think global, act local
3 July 2014
Dr Pulak Kar, Professor Anant Parekh and colleagues are a step closer to understanding how specificity is achieved in the immune system.
Computer-aided diagnosis of rare genetic disorders from family snaps
24 June 2014
Computer analysis of photographs could help doctors diagnose which condition a child with a rare genetic disorder has, says lead researcher Dr Christoffer Nellåker along Quentin Ferry, a DPhil research student, and Professor Andrew Zisserman of the Department of Engineering Science.
Strictly Science Star
10 June 2014
DPhil student Latt Mansor tells us about competing in the Varsity Match - Ballroom against Cambridge. Although not strictly science, dancing requires concentration, attention to detail and commitment to his partner, Emily Sergeant (Kellogg College).
Fruit flies 'think' before they act
23 May 2014
Fruit flies show a mark of intelligence in 'thinking' before they act, suggests a study by researchers from the University of Oxford's Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour.
Novo Nordisk Fellowship Programme
12 May 2014
The Novo Nordisk Fellowship programme is currently recruiting three postdoctoral fellows and one clinical research training fellow.
Prof Paul Riley and Prof John Stein elected as Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences
12 May 2014
Many congratulations go to both Prof Paul Riley and Prof John Stein on their recent election as Fellows of the Academy of Medical Sciences.