Welcome to DPAG
We are a major basic-science department within the Division of Medical Sciences at the University of Oxford, home to a large number of internationally-renowned teams of scientists addressing the most important questions in biomedicine.
Read moreCOVID-19 drug trial could lead to enhanced respiratory care for patients
Researchers at the University of Oxford led by DPAG's Professor Peter Robbins are working with clinical collaborators from NHS hospitals to carry out a new clinical drug trial aimed at treating COVID-19, funded by LifeArc. It will test a drug that could raise oxygen levels in the blood in COVID-19 patients in order to improve their chances of recovery. Raising oxygen levels is important in COVID-19, because many patients with the disease die when oxygen levels in their arterial blood fall to levels that are too low to support life.
Read moreHow DPAG is supporting our staff, students and community during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak
DPAG announces the closure of all buildings from Friday 27 March at noon and outlines how our department is operating during the pandemic.
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Research
We are recognised internationally for our pioneering research approaches, and we play a leading role in a variety of research themes, from cardiac sciences to neuroscience.
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Teaching
We believe that learning is just as important as research and as such we embrace courses for undergraduate students studying pre-clinical Medicine and Biomedical sciences, as well as offering graduate students the opportunity to work with world-leading scientists in their research field.
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Our History
Medicine has been taught at the University of Oxford for at least eight centuries, producing a succession of famous figures and landmarks in research and learning. Whilst the Department in its current form is only just over a decade old, physiology and anatomy have played an important role in the history of medicine at Oxford since the beginning.
Read moreAthena SWAN
Our inclusive and diverse working environment is recognised by the Athena Swan Silver Award, a charter committed to the progression of the careers of women in science.
Read moreFrom our Head of Department
At the University of Oxford's Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, we undertake discovery science where we reassemble physiological processes at the molecular, cellular, tissue and systems level of organisation. In so doing we provide a bridge to translational medicine, and interface between physical and life sciences. Our students are the future of our research and so we work to provide them with the opportunities to become the next generation of doctors and biomedical scientists. We are committed not only to research and teaching, but also to supporting our staff and students. The Department does not tolerate bullying or harassment of any kind, and actively promotes the provision of a family friendly working environment, equal opportunities and career development.
Find out more in our Annual Report.
Head of Department's News
Message from Professor David Paterson
23 March 2020
Peter B C Matthews FRS
13 March 2020
DPAG tops World Rankings by Subject 2020
4 March 2020
What else is new in DPAG?
Latest publications
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Evidence of structural and functional plasticity occurring within the intracardiac nervous system of spontaneously hypertensive rats.
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Ashton JL. et al, (2020), Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, 318, H1387 - H1400
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Cardiac ketone body metabolism
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Abdul Kadir A. et al, (2020), Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Molecular Basis of Disease, 1866
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Glutamine deprivation regulates the origin and function of cancer cell exosomes
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WILSON C. et al, (2020), The EMBO Journal
What we do
Here at DPAG, we have over 50 research groups working across 6 research themes: Cardiac Sciences; Development & Cell Biology; Metabolism and Endocrinology; Cell Physiology; Functional Genomics; Neuroscience.
Study with us
We offer a number of study opportunities for undergraduates studying pre-clinical Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, as well as for graduates working towards achieving a DPhil or MSc by Research in Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics.
Work with us
We are committed not only to pioneering research and offering the best teaching opportunities, but also to creating an inclusive and supporting working environment. This commitment is recognised by an Athena SWAN Silver Award.