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London Marathon to fund De Val and Vieira Lab research as two of eight handpicked BHF projects

Two projects aimed at tackling heart failure led by Associate Professor Sarah De Val and Dr Joaquim Vieira are to be funded by the 2022 TCS London Marathon with the British Heart Foundation as its Charity of the Year. The BHF’s runners, who are raising £3 million in funding, will include De Val Lab postdoctoral researcher Dr Alice Neal.

Filipa Simões set to advance pro-regeneration heart therapies

Congratulations to Dr Filipa Simões who has been awarded a British Heart Foundation (BHF) Intermediate Basic Science Research Fellowship. She will investigate how immune cells called macrophages facilitate long-lasting heart regeneration in the zebrafish and how this could be harnessed for the human heart.

Hidden lung damage found in Long Covid patients with breathlessness

A major collaborative study, in which DPAG’s Dr James Grist plays a key role, involving teams in the universities of Oxford, Sheffield, Cardiff and Manchester, has identified abnormalities in the lungs of Long Covid patients who are experiencing breathlessness. Researchers are using a novel xenon gas scanning method to locate damaged areas that cannot be detected by routine scans.

Winners of DPAG Image Competition announced

A department-wide image competition has yielded a range of stunning images showcasing the diversity and breadth of DPAG's science. Three prize winners and eight commended pictures are announced.

New book expands the horizons of brain research

A pioneering book from Professor Zoltán Molnár and Yale Professors Tamas Horvath and Joy Hirsch to be released on 1 February 2022 addresses the fundamental relationship between the body, brain and behaviour.

Christoph Treiber awarded ERC Starting Grant to investigate the origins of behavioural diversity

Congratulations are in order for postdoctoral research scientist Dr Christoph Treiber who has been awarded a Starting Grant from the European Research Council. His funded project will investigate the genetic components that may contribute to diversity of brain function and behaviour.

Enriching Engagement grant set to transform public understanding of the human form

A Srinivas Group-led collaborative public engagement project has been awarded more than £188k to bring a multi-disciplinary approach to the concepts of ‘destiny’ and ‘embodiment’ to the local Oxford community.

Eminent neuroscientist Randy Bruno Joins DPAG

This week, Randy Bruno, PhD starts his research group here at DPAG. He joins the Department as Professor of Neuroscience and Tutorial Fellow at St Peter’s College. He was previously an Associate Professor of Neuroscience at Columbia University, Principal Investigator at Columbia’s Mortimer B. Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute, and a member of the Kavli Institute for Brain Science.

Switch with a spring: a new model for sleep regulation

New collaborative research led by the Vyazovskiy Group has shed new light on the role of the hypothalamus in the transition between sleep and wake states.

Dr Piers Charles Gillespie Nye

Parkinson's protein test could lead to earlier and better diagnosis

OPDC's Associate Professor Laura Parkkinen, and her team has conducted a study published in Brain, funded by the charity Parkinson’s UK and Weston Brain Institute.

Dr Derek H. Bergel

Head of Department announcement

Mootaz Salman appointed Departmental Research Lecturer

Congratulations are in order to Mootaz Salman on his conferral of the title of Departmental Research Lecturer.

Vladyslav Vyazovskiy becomes Professor Vladyslav Vyazovskiy

Congratulations are in order to Vladyslav Vyazovskiy on his conferral of the title of full Professor. Research in the Vyazovskiy Lab aims to understand the fundamental questions of "what is sleep?" and “why do we sleep?”

Molly Stevens FRS delivers 2021 Mabel FitzGerald Prize Lecture

The annual lecture is held in dedication to pioneering Physiologist and Scientific Explorer, Mabel FitzGerald, in whose honour the Department recently erected The Physiological Society blue plaque outside the Cardiac Science Centre.

Ana Domingos appointed Editor-in-Chief for distinguished American Physiological Society journal

Congratulations are in order to Associate Professor Ana Domingos on her appointment as Editor-in-Chief for the American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism.

Winners of the DPAG Student Poster Day 2021 announced

"A Year of Progress" was held in the Sherrington Library and Sherrington PCR Café on Thursday 18 November 2021.

Dr Jessica Meir inspires the next generation of scientists and explorers

NASA Astronaut and Physiologist Dr Jessica Meir delivers the Sherrington Prize Lecture: Public Understanding of Science to an audience of DPAG staff, students and their families.

One high altitude explorer acknowledges another

NASA Astronaut and Physiologist Dr Jessica Meir unveils The Physiological Society blue plaque in honour of fellow pioneering Physiologist and Scientific Explorer Mabel FitzGerald.

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