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.
Researchers discover cell communication mechanism that drives cancer adaptation
28 July 2020
Publication Research Wilson Group News
Collaborative Cancer Research UK-funded studies from DPAG and Oncology researchers have uncovered a new mechanism by which cancer cells adapt to the stresses they encounter as they grow and respond to therapies.
Probing the genetics of advanced prostate cancer in fruit flies
25 October 2019
Publication Research Wilson Group News
A new collaborative study involving DPAG's Wilson and Goberdhan Groups and the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences (NDS) has revealed surprising parallels between ‘prostate’ cells in flies and cancer patients.
Deborah Goberdhan receives DPAG’s first LAB282 award
2 September 2019
The scheme is a collaboration between Oxford University, the global drug discovery company Evotec, and the investment fund Oxford Sciences Innovation (OSI).
DPAG Academics deliver UNIQ Summer School in Medicine classes
18 July 2019
EDI Events Outreach Teaching Wilson Group News
UNIQ is open to students studying in their first year of further education, who are based at UK state schools or colleges. The Summer School provides an opportunity for students to receive first-hand experience of life at university, meet like-minded people and gain a deeper understanding of a subject that interests them.
Development and Cell Biology Researchers showcased in diverse and collaborative annual event
7 June 2019
Cardiac Theme De Val Group News EDI Events Head of Department's News Mommersteeg Group News Postdoctoral Research Riley Group News Smart Group News Students Wilson Group News
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.
Deborah Goberdhan teams up with Elizabeth Bird-Lieberman to tackle Oesophageal cancer
1 February 2019
A new Cancer Research grant will help them develop early detection methods for one of the leading causes of cancer death in the UK.
Cancer tumours could be starved to death after discovery of how they hunt for food
5 October 2015
Publication Research Wilson Group News
Dr Deborah Goberdhan and her team have identified a protein used by tumours to help them detect food supplies. Initial studies show that targeting the protein could restrict cancerous cells’ ability to grow.
Success for Kristie McCormick at the CRUK Oxford Centre Symposium
11 June 2015
Awards and Honours EDI News Research Students
Kristie McCormick was awarded a prize for the presentation of her poster at the CRUK Oxford Centre 2015 Symposium on June 5th.