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« Back to NewsJust over half of British Indians would take COVID vaccine
21 January 2021
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University of Oxford researchers from the Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics (DPAG) and the Department of Psychiatry, in collaboration with The 1928 Institute, have published a major new study on the impact of COVID-19 on the UK’s largest BME population.
Paul Riley appointed Director of Oxford’s Institute of Developmental and Regenerative Medicine
9 October 2020
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Professor Paul Riley will lead the scientific vision of the first institute of its kind in the world to physically merge the disciplines of developmental biology and regenerative medicine in a common goal to treat some of the world’s most prolific diseases.
DPAG and RDM researchers set to reveal the role of inflammatory cells in heart repair
29 April 2020
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DPAG's Associate Professor Mathilda Mommersteeg and Professor Paul Riley, in collaboration with Professor Robin Choudhury from the Radcliffe Department of Medicine, will perform single cell analysis of inflammation during heart regeneration with a grant from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.
Local school students engaged in exciting new careers mentoring programme
2 April 2020
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DPAG Postdoctoral Research Scientist Dr Sophia Malandraki-Miller took part in a pilot careers mentoring session at Oxford High School. This exciting new engagement programme is a collaboration between Medical Sciences Division researchers and Oxford Biomedical Research Centre and aims to increase awareness of the variety of careers in biomedicine.
New target identified for repairing the heart after heart attack
30 January 2020
Cardiac Theme Publication Research Riley Group News
An immune cell is shown for the first time to be involved in creating the scar that repairs the heart after damage. The Riley Group study was funded by the British Heart Foundation and led by BHF CRE Intermediate Transition Research Fellow Dr Filipa Simões.
Development and Cell Biology Researchers showcased in diverse and collaborative annual event
7 June 2019
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A series of internal talks demonstrated an extensive breadth of research within the Development and Cell Biology Theme that tackles the questions fundamental to understanding evolution, growth, organ formation, the onset of disease and tissue regeneration. DPAG Researchers were also joined by two external speakers presenting their research into age-related angiocrine signals and stem cell strategies for lung development.
BHF Intermediate Basic Science Research Fellowship awarded to Joaquim Miguel Vieira to promote the investigation of non-coding transcripts in heart development and disease
8 May 2019
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Congratulations are in order for Senior Postdoctoral Research Scientist Dr Joaquim Miguel Vieira, who was been awarded an Intermediate Fellowship from the British Heart Foundation. This award will fund research designed to better understand the basic mechanisms behind cardiovascular development and could pave the way for innovative treatments of heart disease.
Filipa Simões is one of ten women shortlisted for a Knono Award in honour of International Women's Day
8 March 2019
Awards and Honours EDI News Postdoctoral Riley Group News
The Knomo Award is a platform to celebrate extraordinary and entrepreneurial women. Dr Filipa Simões' nomination reflects her commitment to producing leading research, the hard work she puts into her flourishing career alongside raising a young family, while also finding time for outreach.
DPAG cake sales raise funds for local charities
15 February 2019
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Three of our research groups, and the Athena SWAN team, organised two delicious cake sales for Homeless Oxfordshire and Oxfordshire Mind respectively.
Members of our Department are this year's Oxford BHF CRE Day Poster Prize winners
3 December 2018
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Congratulations are in order to Filipa Simões, Nikita Ved and Tonia Thomas for their achievement at the BHF CRE Annual Symposium 2018.
Charity shop’s help with heart research
6 November 2017
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A refurbished British Heart Foundation charity shop opened yesterday, with the help of one of our Professors, whose work is funded by the charity
British Heart Foundation professors fundraise to fight for every heartbeat
24 August 2017
Cardiac Theme Outreach Riley Group News
This September Professor Paul Riley will be joining the British Heart Foundation (BHF) fundraising campaign along with a group of BHF-funded Professors from research labs across the UK.