Researcher Society
About Us
Run by and for researchers, The DPAG Researcher Society aims to promote interactions between postdocs, research assistants and other research scientists to create a friendly network of skills and expertise and to welcome new researchers to the Department.
All researchers will be added automatically to a mailing list when they start to be kept up to date with events etc.
Committee
Contact: researcher.society@dpag.ox.ac.uk
Susann Bruche, Chair
Claudio Cortes Rodriguez, DPAG Research Staff Representative
Researcher News
Pioneering new software to analyse intracellular calcium signals
1 September 2023
A collaborative team of UC Davis and University of Oxford researchers have developed an innovative new software tool – SparkMaster 2 – which will enable automatic analysis of calcium sparks which are known to cause cardiac arrythmias in a variety of disease settings. First and co-corresponding author Dr Jakub Tomek, who is a Sir Henry Wellcome Fellow based in DPAG's Zaccolo group, conducted this research as part of his fellowship year spent at UC Davis.
DPAG and Biochemistry inspire local children with second Science in the Park event
27 July 2023
On Tuesday 25 July, more than 140 children together with around 60 parents and caregivers were treated to a thrilling variety of hands-on science activities in University Parks. ‘Science in the Park’ was run by DPAG’s Outreach and Public Engagement Working Group (OPEWG), in collaboration with the Department of Biochemistry, with 30 volunteers comprising research scientists, graduate students and professional services staff.
BHF Fellowship for Ian McCracken could pave the way to promoting blood vessel growth in heart attack patients
27 July 2023
Congratulations are in order for Dr Ian McCracken, a postdoctoral research scientist in the Smart Group, who has been awarded an Immediate Postdoctoral Basic Science Research Fellowship by the British Heart Foundation (BHF). His fellowship project aims to improve understanding of the mechanisms underpinning the formation of the coronary vessels and reveal novel targets for future therapeutic strategies to drive neovascularisation.
Thamali Ayagama wins Physiology 2023 Poster Prize
18 July 2023
Congratulations are in order to Dr Thamali Ayagama who has been awarded the Physiological Reports Poster Prize at Physiology 2023, The Physiological Society's premier Annual Conference.
Researcher Spotlight for South Asian Heritage Month: Dr Kalina Naidoo
18 July 2023
South Asian Heritage Month, running from 18 July - 17 August each year, aims to commemorate, and celebrate, South Asian cultures, histories and communities, helping to spread awareness of the diverse heritage and cultures that continue to link the UK with South Asia. Here at DPAG, we are celebrating the stories that make up our diverse and vibrant community. Meet Dr Kalina Naidoo, a Postdoctoral Neuronal Cell Biologist working in the Wade-Martins Group based in the Kavli Institute for Nanoscience Discovery (Kavli INsD).
Latest publications
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The claustrum enhances neural variability by modulating the responsiveness of the prefrontal cortex
Preprint
Atilgan H. et al, (2024)
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Enabling SENSE accelerated 2D CSI for hyperpolarized carbon-13 imaging.
Journal article
Shinozaki A. et al, (2024), Sci Rep, 14
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Feto-placental and coronary endothelial genes implicated in miscarriage, congenital heart disease and stillbirth, a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Journal article
Kalisch-Smith JI. et al, (2024), Placenta, 156, 55 - 66
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Temporal regularities shape perceptual decisions and striatal dopamine signals.
Journal article
Fritsche M. et al, (2024), Nat Commun, 15
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Retinoic acid signalling regulates branchiomeric neck muscle development at the head/trunk interface
Journal article
Dumas CE. et al, (2024), Development, 151
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Subcortical origin of nonlinear sound encoding in auditory cortex.
Journal article
Lohse M. et al, (2024), Curr Biol, 34, 3405 - 3415.e5
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Editorial for "The Diagnostic Value of Conventional MRI Combined With Diffusion-Weighted Imaging in Microprolactinomas".
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Grist JT., (2024), J Magn Reson Imaging
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The perineurium integrates leptin with its sympathetic outflow to protect against obesity
Preprint
Sarker G. et al, (2024)
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Innovating cancer drug discovery with refined phenotypic screens
Journal article
Wang Z. et al, (2024), Trends in Pharmacological Sciences
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Bayliss Starling Prize Lecture 2023: Neuropeptide-Y being 'unsympathetic' to the broken hearted.
Journal article
Bussmann B. et al, (2024), J Physiol