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IDRM Building reaches practical completion
General Riley Group News
25 February 2022
The IMS-Tetsuya Nakamura Building, which houses the new Institute of Developmental & Regenerative Medicine (IDRM) at Old Road Campus has been completed.
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.
New insights into how the brain rewires after early sensory loss
Integrative Neuroscience Molnar Group News Publication Research
18 February 2022
A new paper from the Molnár Group has shed light on substantial rewiring of corticothalamic connections that is triggered by early sensory loss during development. The study has identified a new mechanism that significantly rearranges the cortico-thalamo-cortical circuits but has not been considered before in patients with sensory loss for potential therapies.
London Marathon to fund De Val and Vieira Lab research as two of eight handpicked BHF projects
De Val Group News Outreach Postdoctoral Research Vieira Group News
14 February 2022
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
Awards and Honours Research Riley Group News Simoes Group News
1 February 2022
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
Postdoctoral Research
31 January 2022
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
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.
New book expands the horizons of brain research
Integrative Neuroscience Molnar Group News Publication
17 January 2022
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
Awards and Honours CNCB EDI News Research
10 January 2022
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
Awards and Honours Outreach Srinivas Group news
7 January 2022
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
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.
Switch with a spring: a new model for sleep regulation
Publication Research Vyazovskiy Group News
16 December 2021
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.
Parkinson's protein test could lead to earlier and better diagnosis
OPDC News
13 December 2021
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.
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.
Ana Domingos appointed Editor-in-Chief for distinguished American Physiological Society journal
Awards and Honours Domingos Group News EDI News
30 November 2021
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.