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« Back to NewsSian Wilcox awarded Goodger and Schorstein scholarship
25 May 2023
Awards and Honours EDI News Students
Congratulations are in order to Sian Wilcox on winning a Goodger and Schorstein Award from the Medical Sciences Internal Fund.
Old and “hangry” monocytes turn from friend to foe under assault
13 April 2023
Domingos Group News EDI News Publication Research Students
Professor Ana Domingos and DPhil student Conan O’Brien review a new study demonstrating that fasting and re-feeding causes monocytes to re-enter the bone marrow and alter the body's response to infection.
Inaugural winners of the DPAG Prize for Public Engagement with Research announced
11 January 2023
Awards and Honours Cragg Group News EDI News Head of Department's News Outreach Postdoctoral Smart Group News Students
Congratulations are in order for the winners Katherine Brimblecombe and Anna Kordala, and also to Jéssica Luiz and Andia Redpath who were highly commended for their outreach and public engagement work.
Marcos Castro Guarda is an IMPRES 2022 prize winner
9 December 2022
Awards and Honours Heather Group News Students
Congratulations are in order for DPhil student Marcos Castro Guarda, who has been awarded best oral presenter at the 1st International Symposium of Pharmacy Research.
Strong performance for DPAG cardiac research at the Oxford BHF CRE Annual Symposium
30 November 2022
Awards and Honours Cardiac Theme EDI Events Heather Group News Herring Group News Postdoctoral Students
Congratulations are in order for Kaitlyn Dennis, Dr Ni Li and Dr KC Park on their awards at this year's major showcase for Oxford's British Heart Foundation funded researchers.
Louisa Zolkiewski awarded the Bruce Cattanach Prize 2022
28 November 2022
Awards and Honours EDI News Students
Congratulations are in order for Louisa Zolkiewski, who completed her DPhil studies this year, on being awarded the 2022 Bruce Cattanach Prize by the Genetics Society for her DPhil thesis.
Winners of the DPAG Student Poster Day 2022 announced
11 November 2022
Awards and Honours CNCB Cragg Group News EDI Events Heather Group News Klemm Group News Lakhal-Littleton Group News Students
"A Year of Progress" was held in the Sherrington Library on Wednesday 9 November 2022.
DPAG Myth Busters and Shaping Destiny teams engage the public at IF Oxford 2022
12 October 2022
EDI News Outreach Postdoctoral Srinivas Group news Students
Two DPAG-led teams of volunteers engaged hundreds of visitors at Wesley Memorial Church on Saturday 8 October 2022 as part of The Oxford Science and Ideas Festival’s Explorazone. The Myth Busters team assembled by DPAG’s Outreach and Public Engagement Working Group sought to discuss and debunk myths and misconceptions of biology. The Shaping Destiny team run by members of the Srinivas Group, IDRM, in collaboration with Prof Wes Williams at TORCH explored with the public what is human and how body forms have been historically perceived with a unique virtual reality experience.
Peregrine Green wins HRC 2022 Young Investigator Award
11 October 2022
Awards and Honours Cardiac Theme Herring Group News Students
Congratulations are in order for Dr Peregrine Green, who has received the Young Investigator award at the Heart Rhythm Congress 2022.
Inside the Wade-Martins Lab for World Alzheimer’s Day 2022
22 September 2022
OPDC News Students Wade-Martins Group News
This week DPAG marked World Alzheimer's Day, which took place on Wednesday 21 September 2022, with an inside look into the Wade-Martins Laboratory.
Kaitlyn Dennis to receive the William C Stanley Early Investigator Award
22 September 2022
Awards and Honours Cardiac Theme EDI News Heather Group News Students
Congratulations are in order for DPhil student Kaitlyn Dennis, who has been awarded the William C Stanley Early Investigator Award. The award highlights the scientific accomplishments of promising young researchers and is a major focus of the Annual Meeting of the Society for Heart and Vascular Metabolism.
DPhil student wins prestigious scholarship recognising outstanding promise in research
22 August 2022
Awards and Honours EDI News Students Wilson Group News
Congratulations are in order for Adam Wells, DPhil student in the Wilson Group, who has been awarded the Krebs Memorial Scholarship by the Biochemical Society.
DPAG hosts successful first Science in the Park event
3 August 2022
EDI Events Outreach Postdoctoral Students Teaching
More than 100 children, along with around 50 parents, grandparents and caregivers enjoyed an exciting variety of activities on the theme of ‘How the Body Works’ in University Parks on Tuesday 26 July. This ‘Science in the Park’ event was run by DPAG’s Outreach and Public Engagement Working Group (OPEWG) and volunteers comprising research scientists, clinical anatomy teaching staff, and graduate and undergraduate students.
DPhil student wins senior College scholarship for research excellence
14 July 2022
Awards and Honours EDI News Riley Group News Students
Congratulations are in order for Judy Sayers, DPhil student in the Riley Group, who has been awarded the University College senior G A Paul Scholarship for research excellence.
Sherrington Talks 2022 Prize Winners
17 June 2022
Awards and Honours EDI Events Simoes Group News Students
The 2022 Sherrington talks were presented by graduate students in their third year of DPhil research study.
Peregrine Green honoured by British Cardiovascular Society
9 June 2022
Awards and Honours Cardiac Theme Herring Group News Students
Congratulations are in order for Dr Peregrine Green, who has won a prestigious abstract award at the BCS Annual Conference.
Winners of DPAG Image Competition announced
21 January 2022
Awards and Honours CNCB EDI News Head of Department's News Integrative Neuroscience Postdoctoral Riley Group News Srinivas Group news Students Vieira Group News
A department-wide image competition has yielded a range of stunning images showcasing the diversity and breadth of DPAG's science. Three prize winners and eight commended pictures are announced.
Winners of the DPAG Student Poster Day 2021 announced
19 November 2021
Awards and Honours EDI Events Riley Group News Students Wade-Martins Group News
"A Year of Progress" was held in the Sherrington Library and Sherrington PCR Café on Thursday 18 November 2021.
DPAG Researchers honoured for their work in cardiac metabolism
27 September 2021
Awards and Honours Cardiac Theme EDI News Heather Group News Students
Kaitlyn Dennis, Ujang Purnama and Kerstin Timm have won prizes across each of the three award categories at this year’s Society for Heart and Vascular Metabolism conference, demonstrating DPAG's continued excellence in cardiac metabolism research.
Gosia Cyranka and Sian Wilcox honoured by The Physiological Society
6 August 2021
Awards and Honours EDI News Students Vyazovskiy Group News
DPAG DPhil students Gosia Cyranka and Sian Wilcox have been awarded prestigious Early Career Researcher Prizes at Physiology 2021, The Physiological Society's Annual Conference celebrating first-class physiology.