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Oxford Parkinson's Disease Centre supports charity Christmas pub quiz

13 December 2019

OPDC Xmas Quiz 2019 Researchers from the Oxford Parkinson’s Disease Centre (OPDC); Richard Wade-Martins, Dayne Beccano-Kelly, Nora Bengoa-Vergniory, Marta Madureira, Brent Ryan, Matthieu Trigano, Siv Vingill, along with OPDC administrator, Lorraine Dyson, travelled to the Royal Oak, Goodworth Clatford in Andover to take part in a quiz night in aid of Parkinson’s research.

During the night of Wednesday 11 December, OPDC supporters Bobbie Coelho, Mary Doherty and Dawn Huntly presented a cheque for £2000 to Professor Richard Wade-Martins to support the work being carried out by the OPDC into Parkinson’s Disease.

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 set to target new treatments for stroke

25 January 2023

The Chief Scientist Office of the Government of Scotland has awarded a collaborative grant of £298,966 to Dr Mootaz Salman to seek new therapeutic avenues to treat stroke.

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.