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Blood bank storage can reduce ability of transfusions to treat anaemia
Cell Physiology Publication Research
13 September 2021
New research from the Swietach Group in collaboration with NHS Blood and Transplant has demonstrated that the process of storing blood in blood banks can negatively impact the function of red blood cells and consequently may reduce the effectiveness of blood transfusions, a treatment commonly used to combat anaemia.
Overlapping second messengers increase dynamic control of physiological responses
Cell Physiology Publication Research
3 September 2021
New research from the Parekh and Zaccolo groups reveals that a prototypical anchoring protein, known to be responsible for regulating several important physiological processes, also orchestrates the formation of two important universal second messengers.
Xin Sun shortlisted in national science image competition
Awards and Honours EDI News Postdoctoral Riley Group News
25 August 2021
DPAG Postdoctoral Research Scientist Dr Xin Sun has been shortlisted in the British Heart Foundation’s (BHF) annual ‘Reflections of Research’ image competition.
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.
Feeling tired? Here’s how the brain’s ‘hourglass’ controls your need for sleep – new research
Publication Research Vyazovskiy Group News
24 August 2021
New article on The Conversation website written by Dr Lukas Krone, Associate Professor Vladyslav Vyazovskiy and Professor Zoltán Molnár.
Scientists Decipher How NeuroImmune Interactions Burn Deep Fat
Domingos Group News Publication Research
20 August 2021
A pioneering collaborative mouse study from an international team of researchers including DPAG's Associate Professor Ana Domingos published in Nature offers new therapeutic avenues for reducing visceral fat stores, which have been associated with cardiovascular disease and multiple types of cancer.
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.
Gosia Cyranka and Sian Wilcox honoured by The Physiological Society
Awards and Honours EDI News Students Vyazovskiy Group News
6 August 2021
DPAG DPhil students Gosia Cyranka and Sian Wilcox have been awarded prestigious Early Career Researcher Prizes at Physiology 2021, The Physiological Society's Annual Conference celebrating first-class physiology.
Study set to detect hidden lung damage in Long Covid Patients
Postdoctoral Research
6 August 2021
Following the successful identification of long-term previously invisible lung damage in post-Covid patients, a large NIHR grant will enable a University of Oxford team including DPAG's Dr James Grist to continue this crucial work to shed light on why people with confirmed Long Covid continue to experience breathlessness following recovery from Covid-19.
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.
Continued ethical animal research needed to advance treatment of brain disease, researchers argue
Publication Research Vyazovskiy Group News
5 August 2021
More research is needed to improve the treatment of brain diseases such as depression, Alzheimer’s or ADHD. A widely held view within the scientific community is that this cannot be done without ethically conducted animal research. A team of seventy international neuroscientists, including DPAG’s Associate Professor Vladyslav Vyazovskiy, have now published a warning that animal research is under pressure, which endangers the further development of treatments.
Cortex may regulate the need for sleep
Integrative Neuroscience Molnar Group News Publication Research Vyazovskiy Group News
2 August 2021
Why we sleep, and the processes behind sleep, are amongst the most interesting questions in modern neuroscience. Researchers at the University of Oxford, including DPAG's Molnár and Vyazovskiy group scientists, have now uncovered a new target for sleep investigations within the mammalian brain – the cerebral cortex. The paper, first authored by Dr Lukas Krone, was published today in Nature Neuroscience.
Reducing fat in the diabetic heart could improve recovery from heart attack
Heather Group News Publication Research
29 July 2021
New research from the Heather Group has shown that in type 2 diabetes an overload of lipids reduces the heart’s ability to generate energy during a heart attack, decreasing chances of recovery.
Oxford Medical Students shine in National Undergraduate Neuroanatomy Competition 2021
Awards and Honours EDI News Integrative Neuroscience Molnar Group News Students Teaching
28 July 2021
Preclinical Medicine Undergraduate students Thomas Henning, Ivan Jim Paul and Owen Sweeney have helped Oxford build on last year to achieve the University's best ever performance in The National Undergraduate Neuroanatomy Competition. Preparation for their successful participation was assisted by DPAG's Professor Zoltán Molnár, Dr Michael Gilder and Samuel Snowdon.
Bridging the gap between basic research and people with Parkinson's
Cragg Group News OPDC News
26 July 2021
New laboratory facilities for OPDC Researchers
OPDC News Wade-Martins Group News
19 July 2021
Researchers from the OPDC and the Wade-Martins Group recently moved to brand new laboratory facilities at the Kavli Institute for NanoScience Discovery.
Annual Report 2020 - 2021
Head of Department's News
19 July 2021
The Department's Annual Report for the academic year 2020-2021 has been released. The brochure showcases a selection of the year's highlights, celebrating our significant advances in both research and equality, diversity and inclusion in what has been another challenging year in the grip of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The brain’s one-sided teaching signals
Integrative Neuroscience Publication Research
16 July 2021
A new study by the Lak group reveals a novel facet of dopamine signalling during visual decision making.
The prime of Professor Dame Kay Davies
Davies Group News EDI News General
14 July 2021
Professor Dame Kay Davies, Professor of Genetics, first woman appointed Dr Lee's Professor of Anatomy at Oxford, first woman to become Head of Department for DPAG, University-wide champion of equality, and award winning scientist known for her work on Duchenne muscular dystrophy, has 'retired' after a lifetime's research, but remains Professor Emeritus at DPAG.
Fellowship awarded to Huriye Atilgan to enhance our understanding of value-based decision-making
Awards and Honours EDI News Integrative Neuroscience Postdoctoral Research
7 July 2021
Congratulations are in order for Postdoctoral Research Scientist Dr Huriye Atilgan who has been awarded a prestigious Sir Henry Wellcome Postdoctoral Fellowship funded by the Wellcome Trust.