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Tonia Thomas to climb Kilimanjaro for British Heart Foundation

29 September 2016

Tonia Thomas, a student in the Department, plans to scale Africa’s tallest mountain to raise funds for the British Heart Foundation.

Tonia Thomas

Tonia Thomas of the Riley Lab will undertake the grueling climb in a couple of weeks' time, walking for eight hours a day for a week, at altitude and in the cold in the hope of raising £3,000.

Tonia's fundraising page has been set up to enable people to contribute to the fundraising effort, if they so wish.

Professor Dame Frances Ashcroft to receive Vanderbilt Prize in Biomedical Science

17 March 2023

The Vanderbilt Prize in Biomedical Science recognises women scientists with a stellar record of research accomplishments who also have made significant contributions to mentoring other women in science.

Annie Park to advance our understanding of how the brain encodes reward with new Wellcome Trust Award

13 March 2023

Congratulations are in order for Postdoctoral Fellow Dr Annie Park who has been awarded a prestigious Wellcome Early-Career Award.

Inaugural Fellowship to Charmaine Lang paves the way to improved human models for Parkinson's drug discovery

3 February 2023

Congratulations are in order for Departmental Research Lecturer Dr Charmaine Lang who has been awarded the first jointly funded Senior Research Fellowship from Parkinson’s UK and Rosetrees Trust. With this award, Dr Lang will develop complex new induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) models that target the interaction between dopamine neurons and astrocytes in the brain and how these fail in the context of Parkinson's.

Mootaz Salman receives prestigious science award from Iraq

19 January 2023

Congratulations are in order for Dr Mootaz Salman, who has received the National Medal of Distinctive Scientific Achievement by the Government of Iraq.

Professor Dame Frances Ashcroft awarded the Manpei Suzuki International Prize for Diabetes Research

12 January 2023

The 2022 Manpei Suzuki International Prize for Diabetes Research recognises original and excellent achievements in diabetes research. Professor Ashcroft is the first women to win in the 15 years this prestigious Prize has been awarded.