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Welcome to OXION, Universities of Oxford, Cambridge, London and MRC Harwell
New Associate Professors in DPAG
29 July 2014
The Department would like to congratulate Victoria Bajo Lorenzana, Kristine Krug, Damian Tyler and Ji-Long Liu on the award of their title of Associate Professor.
Dr Manish Kalla and Mr Sumeth Perera awarded with Peter Beaconfield prize
10 July 2014
The Peter Beaconfield prizes are intended to reward young researchers who are capable of escaping from the stereotype of narrow specialisation to engage with translational medicine, and display a wider grasp of the significance and potential applicability of their research
Think global, act local
3 July 2014
Dr Pulak Kar, Professor Anant Parekh and colleagues are a step closer to understanding how specificity is achieved in the immune system.
Computer-aided diagnosis of rare genetic disorders from family snaps
24 June 2014
Computer analysis of photographs could help doctors diagnose which condition a child with a rare genetic disorder has, says lead researcher Dr Christoffer Nellåker along Quentin Ferry, a DPhil research student, and Professor Andrew Zisserman of the Department of Engineering Science.
Strictly Science Star
10 June 2014
DPhil student Latt Mansor tells us about competing in the Varsity Match - Ballroom against Cambridge. Although not strictly science, dancing requires concentration, attention to detail and commitment to his partner, Emily Sergeant (Kellogg College).
Fruit flies 'think' before they act
23 May 2014
Fruit flies show a mark of intelligence in 'thinking' before they act, suggests a study by researchers from the University of Oxford's Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour.
Novo Nordisk Fellowship Programme
12 May 2014
The Novo Nordisk Fellowship programme is currently recruiting three postdoctoral fellows and one clinical research training fellow.
Prof Paul Riley and Prof John Stein elected as Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences
12 May 2014
Many congratulations go to both Prof Paul Riley and Prof John Stein on their recent election as Fellows of the Academy of Medical Sciences.
Novel mechanistic insights of a small molecule that blocks the ‘funny current’ in the heart: Therapeutic potential
25 March 2014
Scientists from the Departments of Physiology, Anatomy & Genetics and Pharmacology at the University of Oxford have discovered that a well-known, generic drug (‘drug X’), the safety of which is well documented, acts as a low-dose, heart rate lowering agent by targeting the if current.
CLoNE a new tool to track cell lineages
21 March 2014
Studying the clonal relationships among the cells in an organ or organism is the ‘holy grail’ of developmental biology.
That Loving Feeling
17 March 2014
Dr Stephen Goodwin and colleagues at the University of Oxford are step closer to understanding why female Drosophila melangoster fruit flies change their behaviour after mating.
Unlocking the Brain
12 March 2014
As part of Brain Awareness Week 2014, the auditory neuroscience group in DPAG is putting on a series of interactive activities that include visualizing your own speech sounds and demonstrating how are ears and brains process these sounds.
Annual Dementia Awareness Day - Saturday 22 March 2014
11 March 2014
Sally Magnusson launches UK’s biggest dementia research conference in Oxford.
A sparse memory is a precise memory
5 March 2014
Particular smells can be incredibly evocative and bring back very clear, vivid memories.
Scientists identify the switch that says it's time to sleep
5 March 2014
The switch in the brain that sends us off to sleep has been identified by researchers at Oxford University’s Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour in a study in fruit flies.
L’Oréal-UNESCO UK & Ireland: For Women in Science Fellowships 2014 now open
17 February 2014
Applications are open for 2014 fellowships, open to female postdoctoral researchers working in the field of life or physical sciences.
