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DPAG raises funds for the humanitarian effort to aid Ukraine
General Head of Department's News Heather Group News
14 March 2022
The Department has raised £1,500 at a bake sale led by Lisa Heather and the Cardiac Metabolism Research Group for the Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal.
Sarah Teichmann FRS delivers J.S. Haldane Prize Lecture 2022 before unveiling celebrated Haldane portrait
General Head of Department's News
24 February 2022
Sarah Teichmann FRS, world leader in computational applications to human health and pioneer of single cell research delivered the second lecture in the series to honour John Scott Haldane, known as the father of oxygen therapy. The lecture was followed by the unveiling of celebrated artist Philip de László's portrait of Haldane by Dr Teichmann and Haldane's great-grandson Terence Mitchison. The Department was delighted to welcome several of J.S. Haldane's descendants to both events.
Winners of DPAG Image Competition announced
Awards and Honours CNCB EDI News Head of Department's News Integrative Neuroscience Molnar Group News Postdoctoral Riley Group News Srinivas Group news Students Vieira Group News
21 January 2022
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.
Eminent neuroscientist Randy Bruno Joins DPAG
Bruno Group News Head of Department's News Integrative Neuroscience
4 January 2022
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.
Mootaz Salman appointed Departmental Research Lecturer
Awards and Honours EDI News Head of Department's News OPDC News Salman Group News Teaching Wade-Martins Group News
9 December 2021
Congratulations are in order to Mootaz Salman on his conferral of the title of Departmental Research Lecturer.
Vladyslav Vyazovskiy becomes Professor Vladyslav Vyazovskiy
Awards and Honours Head of Department's News Vyazovskiy Group News
9 December 2021
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
General Head of Department's News Stevens Group News
3 December 2021
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.
Dr Jessica Meir inspires the next generation of scientists and explorers
EDI Events Head of Department's News
18 November 2021
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
EDI Events Head of Department's News
18 November 2021
NASA Astronaut and Physiologist Dr Jessica Meir unveils The Physiological Society blue plaque in honour of fellow pioneering Physiologist and Scientific Explorer Mabel FitzGerald.
Pioneer of 'reverspective' art unveils celebrated optical illusion piece in honour of Sir Colin Blakemore FRS
General Head of Department's News
5 November 2021
British artist Patrick Hughes has donated an artwork entitled “Popsee” to DPAG in honour of Emeritus Professor of Physiology Sir Colin Blakemore FRS and their shared interest in visual perception.
Dame Kay Davies FRS delivers inaugural Sir Wilfrid Le Gros Clark Prize Lecture
Davies Group News EDI Events General Head of Department's News
4 November 2021
The new annual lecture is held in honour of Sir Wilfrid Le Gros Clark, the Department’s former Chair of Anatomy, after whom the Le Gros Clark building is named, who was a leading figure in British anatomy.
From Cells to Systems: New animation brings physiology to life for students
Head of Department's News Outreach Teaching
6 October 2021
Head of Department and President of The Physiological Society Professor David Paterson has been involved in developing a new animation about physiology fundamentals which launches today during Biology Week 2021.
Head of Department and President of The Physiological Society congratulates 2021 Nobel Prize Winners
Head of Department's News
4 October 2021
The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet has today decided to award the 2021 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly to David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian for their discoveries of receptors for temperature and touch.
Celebrated Haldane painting adorns Sherrington walls
Head of Department's News
24 August 2021
A portrait of British Physiologist John Scott Haldane, known as the father of oxygen therapy, by Philip de László is on display on the first floor of the Sherrington building.
Large Lecture Theatre renamed to honour Sir Colin Blakemore FRS
Head of Department's News
10 August 2021
The Large Lecture Theatre is being renamed the Blakemore Lecture Theatre in tribute to the longest serving Waynflete Professor of Physiology Sir Colin Blakemore FRS following a prestigious Festschrift event held in Professor Blakemore's honour.
Small Lecture Theatre renamed to honour DPAG pioneer Florence Buchanan
EDI News Head of Department's News
5 August 2021
The newly renamed Florence Buchanan Lecture Theatre is testament to Dr Buchanan’s pioneering career in physiology, in line with the Department's ongoing commitment to acknowledge the significant contribution of women to DPAG and its predecessor departments.