Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics

Professor Dame Frances Ashcroft awarded Jacob Henle Medal

22 July 2019

The Jacob Henle Medal recognises outstanding, medically relevant scientific achievements in physiology and medicine. It is awarded by Gottingen University, one of Germany's oldest institutions of higher learning.

Gero Miesenböck receives 2019 Warren Alpert Foundation Award

17 July 2019

Professor Kieran Clarke delivers the William C. Stanley Award Lecture

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.

David Paterson honoured by the American Physiological Society

19 June 2019

Professor David Paterson has been made a Fellow of the American Physiological Society, joining a distinguished class of 2019.

Jeffrey Friedman ForMemRS delivers inaugural Sir Hans Krebs Lecture

12 June 2019

The new annual lecture is held in honour of Sir Hans Adolf Krebs, awarded the Nobel Prize for Physiology and Medicine for his ground-breaking discovery of the citric acid cycle.

Neil Herring honoured by the Royal College of Physicians

7 June 2019

Congratulations are in order to Associate Professor Neil Herring on being made a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians

Samira Lakhal-Littleton elected to the International Biolron Society's Board of Directors

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.

DPAG marks Mental Health Awareness Week 2019

23 May 2019

Cortex Club celebrates 10 years of student-run talks and discussions for Oxford's neuroscience community

9 May 2019

On Tuesday 7 May 2019, the Oxford University Cortex Club celebrated its 10th birthday with its founders, past and current members here at DPAG. The event marked a decade of successful student-run neuroscience events ranging from intense Q&A sessions to talks from world-leading scientists.

Adam Packer discusses how sculpted light in the brain helps us to better understand brain function ahead of innovative annual conference

1 May 2019

In a new interview with Scientifica, Dr Adam Packer reveals plans for the 2019 Sculpted Light in the Brain conference, to be held at the Royal Society in June.

Dr Carla Shatz ForMemRS gives the 2019 Charles Sherrington Lecture

26 April 2019

The annual lecture is held in honour of Sir Charles Sherrington, former Waynflete Professor of Physiology and Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Laureate, who coined the word "synapse."

Anant Parekh honoured by the Royal Society

17 April 2019

Congratulations are in order to Professor Anant Parekh FRS on his election to The Royal Society.

Viral tweet helps find Oxford medical student and former DPAG member Samaritan

11 April 2019

An Oxford University medical student who stepped in to help a stranger off a train has been identified following a viral appeal to find and thank her. Rebecca te Water Naude was once a member of Stephanie Cragg's Group here in DPAG.

Inside the Wade-Martins Lab for World Parkinson's Day

8 April 2019

This week we raise awareness of Parkinson's Disease and related disorders with a unique video insight into the work of the Wade-Martins Group.

Champion of cell physiology and friend to DPAG, David C. Gadsby, has died

29 March 2019

Members of our Department remember the renowned cell physiologist who has passed away this month at age 71.

Professor Dame Kay Davies honoured with the Biochemical Society's Centenary Award 2020

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.

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