News — Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics (DPAG)

Lukas Krone to represent Oxford at the Global Young Scientists Summit

3 December 2020

Congratulations are in order for Dr Lukas Krone who is one of just five University of Oxford researchers selected to attend the Global Young Scientists Summit 2021.

MRC Senior Non-Clinical Fellowship awarded to Samira Lakhal-Littleton

27 October 2020

Congratulations are in order for Associate Professor Samira Lakhal-Littleton, who has been awarded a Senior Non-Clinical Fellowship by the Medical Research Council to further her lab's work exploring the implications of the cardiac hepcidin/ferroportin axis for the management of iron deficiency in heart failure.

100 Years of Oxford Degrees for Women

23 October 2020

Meet four of DPAG's female graduate students as the department joins celebrations for the Centenary of women making history at Oxford.

Dayne Beccano-Kelly awarded UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship

16 October 2020

New Future Leaders Fellow Dr Beccano-Kelly will lead research into synaptic health over time in neurodegeneration. Watch our video interview with Dayne to find out more about his career to date, successful application and future plans.

Professor Dame Frances Ashcroft receives Society for Endocrinology's highest accolade

16 October 2020

Professor Dame Frances Ashcroft has been presented with the 2020 Dale Medal from the leading institution known as the UK home of endocrinology.

Lukas Krone honoured by the World Sleep Society

16 October 2020

Congratulations are in order for Lukas Krone, who has been presented the 2020 Christian Guilleminault Young Investigator Award by the World Sleep Society.

Renewal of Athena SWAN Silver award for DPAG

15 October 2020

Head of Department Professor David Paterson announces the renewal of DPAG's Athena SWAN Silver award for the department's commitment to an inclusive and diverse working environment and the progression of the careers of women in science.

Ana Domingos joins the Cell Metabolism Advisory Board

6 October 2020

Congratulations are in order to Associate Professor Ana Domingos on her appointment to the Advisory Board of the top research journal dedicated to publishing novel, impactful papers spanning basic to clinical metabolic research.

Sonali Munshaw is an IVBM E-poster Award Winner

2 October 2020

Congratulations are in order to Graduate Student Sonali Munshaw, whose abstract submitted to the 21st International Vascular Biology meeting was selected for E-Poster presentation and awarded.

Deborah Goberdhan elected to the International Society for Extracellular Vesicles Executive Board

24 September 2020

Congratulations are in order to Associate Professor Deborah Goberdhan on her election to the leading global organisation for advancing the research of extracellular vesicles, which represent an important mode of intercellular communication in diverse cellular processes such as our immune responses.

Dayne Beccano-Kelly appointed World Parkinson Coalition Science Ambassador

22 September 2020

The World Parkinson Coalition has brought in eight new Science Ambassadors to increase outreach to researchers ahead of their next major Congress.

Natalie Connor-Robson widens access to STEM skills with In2scienceUK

14 August 2020

OPDC Career Development Fellow Natalie Connor-Robson was first generation in her family to go to university and is now delighted to be sharing STEM career advice with students taking part in the In2scienceUK programme.

Richard Tyser is British Science Association Award Lecturer on finding the first heartbeat

11 August 2020

Congratulations are in order to Dr Richard Tyser, who is the 2020 Charles Darwin Award Lecture winner for Agriculture, Biological and Medical Sciences.

Black In Neuro Week: Dayne Beccano-Kelly on race, academia and research

28 July 2020

Black In Neuro Week 2020 is dedicated to celebrating black excellence in neuroscience related fields. Daily social media campaigns highlight key issues and amplify the voices of the Black In Neuro community - #NeuroRacism is the focus of Tuesday 28 July. OPDC Career Development Fellow in Neurobiology Dr Dayne Beccano-Kelly has shared his experience as a black professional working in Parkinson's research in a timely article published in Parkinson's Life.