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Cardiac, metabolism and cell physiology researchers come together for Integrative Physiology Theme Day
Cardiac Theme EDI Events Head of Department's News Postdoctoral Research Students
3 July 2019
The Department's third and final theme day of the year culminated in a series of exciting internal talks from a diverse range of research groups covering all aspects of integrative physiology. From diabetes to iron deficiency, from pH physiology to cancer cells, the talks showcased the huge breadth of science studied across DPAG.
Professor Kieran Clarke delivers the William C. Stanley Award Lecture
Awards and Honours EDI News
1 July 2019
The Lecture is given every year by an established investigator in the field of cardiac metabolism at the Society for Heart and Vascular Metabolism conference in honour of the Society's founding father.
Next generation of scientists meet CRISPR pioneer
EDI Events Head of Department's News Outreach
26 June 2019
The Department hosted a special public understanding of science lecture, the Sherrington Prize Lecture, delivered by Dr Jennifer Doudna FRS on Tuesday 25 June. Dr Doudna outlined research into CRISPR-cas9 gene editing to a captivated audience including graduate students and local sixth form Biology students.
Sherrington Talks 2019 Prize Winners
Awards and Honours EDI Events Head of Department's News Students
24 June 2019
The 2019 Sherrington talks were presented by graduate students in their third year of DPhil research study
Kieran Clarke answers the Big Question: Why are athletes using ketones?
EDI News Outreach Research
19 June 2019
Ketones are billed as the alternative energy source in the athletic world. With Tour de France 2019 just round the corner, this week Professor Kieran Clarke features on the Oxford Sparks Big Questions podcast to answer the question: why are professional cyclists using ketones?
Drinking alcohol at conception shown to cause harm
Postdoctoral Publication Research
13 June 2019
Research carried out by Postdoctoral Research Scientist Jacinta Kalisch-Smith during her PhD, now published in Development, reveals key insights into the effects of alcohol in the very early stages of pregnancy, a stage during which a mother is unlikely to know she is pregnant.
DPAG students impress at the British Cardiovascular Society Annual Conference
Cardiac Theme EDI News Postdoctoral Smart Group News Students
7 June 2019
Congratulations are in order to Smart Group members Dr Tonia Thomas and Sonali Munshaw.
Development and Cell Biology Researchers showcased in diverse and collaborative annual event
Cardiac Theme De Val Group News EDI Events Head of Department's News Mommersteeg Group News Postdoctoral Research Riley Group News Smart Group News Students Wilson Group News
7 June 2019
A series of internal talks demonstrated an extensive breadth of research within the Development and Cell Biology Theme that tackles the questions fundamental to understanding evolution, growth, organ formation, the onset of disease and tissue regeneration. DPAG Researchers were also joined by two external speakers presenting their research into age-related angiocrine signals and stem cell strategies for lung development.
Postdoctoral researchers and students shine at Neuroscience Theme Day
Cragg Group News EDI Events Goodwin Group News Head of Department's News Integrative Neuroscience OPDC News Postdoctoral Research Students Vyazovskiy Group News Wade-Martins Group News
6 June 2019
The talks given by Postdoctoral Research Scientists and Graduate Students highlighted the full range of research in DPAG, spanning molecular and cellular neuroscience all the way to systems neuroscience.
Travel Award and Poster Prize awarded to DPhil student Rita Alonaizan
Awards and Honours EDI News Students
30 May 2019
Congratulations are in order for Rita Alonaizan, the winner of a Young Investigator Travel Award and a MitOX Poster Prize.
Samira Lakhal-Littleton elected to the International Biolron Society's Board of Directors
Awards and Honours EDI News Lakhal-Littleton Group News
28 May 2019
Congratulations are in order to Associate Professor Samira Lakhal-Littleton on her election to a major international organisation dedicated to advancing our understanding of the role of iron in biology and medicine.
BHF Intermediate Basic Science Research Fellowship awarded to Joaquim Miguel Vieira to promote the investigation of non-coding transcripts in heart development and disease
Awards and Honours EDI News Postdoctoral Research Riley Group News Vieira Group News
8 May 2019
Congratulations are in order for Senior Postdoctoral Research Scientist Dr Joaquim Miguel Vieira, who was been awarded an Intermediate Fellowship from the British Heart Foundation. This award will fund research designed to better understand the basic mechanisms behind cardiovascular development and could pave the way for innovative treatments of heart disease.
Matthew Kerr to receive the William C Stanley Early Investigator Award
Awards and Honours Cardiac Theme EDI News Heather Group News Students
25 April 2019
Congratulations are in order for DPhil student Matthew Kerr, who has been awarded the William C Stanley Early Investigator Award. The award highlights the scientific accomplishments of promising young researchers and is a major focus of the Annual Meeting of the Society for Heart and Vascular Metabolism.
Watch Kay Davies explore the latest promising genetic approaches for the diagnosis and treatment of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Davies Group News EDI Events Research
15 April 2019
Event video for the Croonian Lecture 2019, delivered by Professor Dame Kay Davies on Wednesday 10 April 2019 at The Royal Society.
Elizabeth Haythorne wins Poster Awards from two major Diabetes organisations
Ashcroft Group News Awards and Honours EDI News Postdoctoral Research
12 April 2019
Congratulations are in order for Elizabeth Haythorne, the winner of Poster Awards from Diabetes UK and the European Association for the Study of Diabetes
Lukas Krone wins the Cambridge Neuroscience Seminar Poster Prize
Awards and Honours EDI News Students Vyazovskiy Group News
29 March 2019
Congratulations are in order for Lukas Krone, who has just achieved the third in a recent trio of poster prizes.
Rita Alonaizan is a Phenotype Journal Snapshot winner
Awards and Honours Cardiac Theme EDI News Students
29 March 2019
Congratulations are in order for DPhil student, Rita Alonaizan, who has won Phenotype's Michaelmas 2018 cover competition
Professor Dame Kay Davies honoured with the Biochemical Society's Centenary Award 2020
Awards and Honours Davies Group News EDI News
28 March 2019
Professor Dame Kay Davies has been awarded the Biochemical Society's 2020 Centenary Award in recognition for the excellence of her work on Duchenne muscular dystrophy and the profound impact her research has had on the scientific community and wider society.
Azrul Abdul Kadir selected for prestigious ISHR Travel Award
Awards and Honours Cardiac Theme EDI News Students
27 March 2019
Congratulations are in order to DPhil student, Azrul Abdul Kadir, who has been selected to present at the International Society for Heart Research World Congress 2019.