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New DPAG Associate Professors and University Research Lecturer

6 July 2020

Congratulations are in order to Associate Professor Duncan Sparrow, Associate Professor Kerry Walker and Dr Dan Li.

L-R: Duncan Sparrow, Kerry Walker and Dan Li

The Department would like to congratulate Duncan Sparrow and Kerry Walker, who have been awarded the title of Associate Professor.

The Department would also like to congratulate Dan Li, who has been awarded the title of University Research Lecturer.

The new titles are backdated to January 2020.

Head of Department Professor David Paterson said: "My warmest congratulations to Duncan, Kerry and Dan. These are very competitive awards to receive at Oxford, and reflect the significant academic contribution all have made to the Department and University".

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.

Physiological Society award to support prestigious CAJAL course for Raffaele Sarnataro

2 March 2023

Congratulations are in order for Dr Raffaele Sarnataro who has been awarded a Professional Development Award by The Physiological Society. The award will support Dr Sarnataro’s selected participation on the Experimental Neuroscience Bootcamp 2023 delivered by the CAJAL Advanced Neuroscience Training Programme.

Armin Lak appointed Associate Professor of Integrative Neuroscience

24 February 2023

The post is in association with a Tutorial Fellowship at St John's College.

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.