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DPAG has two new Professors
Awards and Honours Domingos Group News EDI News Head of Department's News Smart Group News
22 August 2022
Congratulations are in order to Ana Domingos and Nicola Smart who have been awarded the title of Professor in the recent Recognition of Distinction round.
DPhil student wins prestigious scholarship recognising outstanding promise in research
Awards and Honours EDI News Students Wilson Group News
22 August 2022
Congratulations are in order for Adam Wells, DPhil student in the Wilson Group, who has been awarded the Krebs Memorial Scholarship by the Biochemical Society.
DPAG hosts successful first Science in the Park event
EDI Events Outreach Postdoctoral Students Teaching
3 August 2022
More than 100 children, along with around 50 parents, grandparents and caregivers enjoyed an exciting variety of activities on the theme of ‘How the Body Works’ in University Parks on Tuesday 26 July. This ‘Science in the Park’ event was run by DPAG’s Outreach and Public Engagement Working Group (OPEWG) and volunteers comprising research scientists, clinical anatomy teaching staff, and graduate and undergraduate students.
Mootaz Salman recognised by premier global society for Neurochemists
Awards and Honours EDI News OPDC News Salman Group News Wade-Martins Group News
26 July 2022
Congratulations are in order for Dr Mootaz Salman, who has received the prestigious Young Scientist Lectureship Award by the International Society of Neurochemistry (ISN) in recognition for his eminent research achievements in cellular neuroscience.
IDRM officially opens in Oxford
General Riley Group News
20 July 2022
A celebration for the opening of the Institute of Developmental & Regenerative Medicine (IDRM) led by Paul Riley took place on Tuesday 12 July 2022, attended by many DPAG members who have recently relocated to this fantastic new Institute.
Annual Report 2021 - 2022
Head of Department's News
19 July 2022
The Department's Annual Report for the academic year 2021-22 has been released. The brochure showcases a selection of the year's highlights, including another top world ranking for Anatomy and Physiology and a strong contribution to the University of Oxford's success to Unit of Assessment 5 in the National Research Excellence framework (2021).
Wade-Martins Group attain Silver Sustainability Award
Awards and Honours Wade-Martins Group News
19 July 2022
The Wade-Martins Group has achieved a Laboratory Efficiency Assessment Framework (LEAF) Silver award in recognition of its sustainable practices.
Randy Bruno and Scott Waddell receive Wellcome Discovery Awards
Awards and Honours CNCB Integrative Neuroscience Research
18 July 2022
Congratulations are in order for Professors Randy Bruno and Scott Waddell who have each been awarded a prestigious Wellcome Trust Discovery Award to significantly enhance our understanding of higher cognitive functions.
DPhil student wins senior College scholarship for research excellence
Awards and Honours EDI News Riley Group News Students
14 July 2022
Congratulations are in order for Judy Sayers, DPhil student in the Riley Group, who has been awarded the University College senior G A Paul Scholarship for research excellence.
Sherrington Road reopening celebrated with Street Party
General Head of Department's News
5 July 2022
On Friday 1 July 2022, DPAG, Biochemistry and Kavli INsD came together for a street party to celebrate the completion of the landscaping project on Sherrington Road.
Celebrating DPAG Heroines
Ashcroft Group News EDI News Head of Department's News Lakhal-Littleton Group News Smart Group News
5 July 2022
On Friday 1 July 2022, the Department gathered to hear from Professor Dame Frances Ashcroft FRS about the pioneering women physiologists and anatomists throughout Oxford's history, followed by talks from Associate Professors Samira Lakhal-Littleton and Nicola Smart, and the unveiling of The Physiological Society's blue plaque commemorating one of DPAG's earliest pioneering women, Florence Buchanan.
Anant Parekh to deliver The Physiological Society's Annual Review Prize Lecture
Awards and Honours Cell Physiology
4 July 2022
The Annual Review Prize Lecture is The Physiological Society's most prestigious lecture.
Neil Herring to give prestigious Bayliss-Starling Prize Lecture
Awards and Honours Cardiac Theme Herring Group News
30 June 2022
The annual Prize Lecture from The Physiological Society will provide an opportunity to highlight the importance of the Herring lab's work into the nervous system’s critical role in cardiovascular health and disease.
Fellowship awarded to Mootaz Salman could pave the way for early intervention in Parkinson’s
Awards and Honours EDI News OPDC News Salman Group News Wade-Martins Group News
29 June 2022
Congratulations are in order for Departmental Research Lecturer Dr Mootaz Salman who has been awarded a prestigious Early Career Fellowship funded by the Leverhulme Trust.
BHF Senior Fellowship renewal for Duncan Sparrow could pave the way to revealing unknown causes of heart defects in babies
Awards and Honours Cardiac Theme
27 June 2022
Congratulations are in order for Associate Professor Duncan Sparrow, who has been awarded a renewal of his British Heart Foundation Senior Basic Science Research Fellowship. The award will fund crucial investigations into little understood environmental risk factors of congenital heart disease, and could one day lead to new therapeutic strategies.
Researchers discover novel form of adaptation in the auditory system
Integrative Neuroscience Publication Research
21 June 2022
DPAG’s auditory neuroscience researchers have found that the auditory system adapts to the changing acoustics of reverberant environments by temporally shifting the inhibitory tuning of cortical neurons to remove reverberation.
Sherrington Talks 2022 Prize Winners
Awards and Honours EDI Events Simoes Group News Students
17 June 2022
The 2022 Sherrington talks were presented by graduate students in their third year of DPhil research study.
DPAG tops World Rankings by Subject for third consecutive year
General Head of Department's News Teaching
15 June 2022
Defining Excellence - Oxford Anatomy and Physiology ranked #1 in the QS World University Rankings by subject 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, and 2022.
Professor Sir Stephen O'Rahilly FRS delivers 2022 Krebs Prize Lecture
General Head of Department's News
10 June 2022
The annual lecture, which has made a triumphant return following postponement during the Covid-19 pandemic, 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.