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Prof Robin Klemm is joining DPAG this summer
6 January 2020
Prof Robin Klemm will be joining our department in June 2020 as the Associate Professor of Physiological Metabolism. Research in the Klemm lab focuses primarily on understanding the molecular cell biology of professional fat storing cells called white adipocytes.
Heidi de Wet answers the Big Question: Why do diets fail?
3 January 2020
It's a new year (and a new decade!) and many of us will be looking to turn over a new leaf when it comes to diet and lifestyle. But - as anyone who's tried one will know - diets are very difficult to stick to. In a new episode of the Big Questions podcast, Associate Professor Heidi de Wet answers "Why do diets fail?". She also provides some great tips for a healthier lifestyle along the way!
How the brain learns from making difficult decisions
19 December 2019
A new study led by Dr Armin Lak suggests that we learn best when we make decisions outside of our comfort zone, and sheds light on how the brain might achieve this.
Neuroimmunometabolism identified as a new field of research
11 December 2019
A new review from the Domingos Lab, authored by Chelsea Larabee, Oliver Neeley and Ana Domingos, examines the intersection between neuroimmunology and immunometabolism, and in doing so reveals the existence of an exciting new area of study.
Leptin is the missing piece in the immunometabolism puzzle
10 December 2019
Associate Professor Ana Domingos reviews the identification of the hormone leptin and explores its significance in the function of immune cells in obesity.
Oxford named best for medicine for ninth consecutive year
5 December 2019
Oxford University has been ranked as the world's best institution for medical and health teaching and research for the ninth consecutive year in the latest Times Higher Education World University Rankings.
Watch J.S. Haldane Lecture: A hundred years on: 21st Century Insights into Human Oxygen Homeostasis
28 November 2019
Event video for the inaugural John Scott Haldane Lecture 2019, delivered by Professor Sir Peter J Ratcliffe FRS on Thursday 21 November 2019 in the Sherrington Large Lecture Theatre.
Neil Herring appointed Associate Professor in Cardiovascular Physiology
27 November 2019
The post is in association with a Tutorial Fellowship at Exeter College.
Nobel Laureate Sir Peter Ratcliffe FRS delivers inaugural Haldane Lecture
22 November 2019
The new series is held in honour of British Physiologist John Scott Haldane, known as the father of oxygen therapy.
In Remembrance of distinguished former Oxford Physiology students who were awarded the Victoria Cross for their actions in the First World War
8 November 2019
On Remembrance Day 2019, 101 years on from the ending of the First World War, we remember two of our former students who were awarded the highest and most prestigious award of the British honours system.
Cristina Blanco Duque is a CSF 2019 Award Winner
7 November 2019
Congratulations are in order for Wellcome Trust doctoral student Cristina Blanco Duque, the winner of the Travel Award and the Award for Best Contribution at the International Conference of Advanced Sleep Modulation Technologies.
Winners of the DPAG Student Poster Day 2019 announced
7 November 2019
"A Year of Progress" was held in the Sherrington Library on Wednesday 6 November 2019.
Caution when looking at cell recycling in Parkinson’s
4 November 2019
Our Researchers at the Oxford Parkinson’s Disease Centre have shown that cell recycling in Parkinson’s may play a more complex role than previously thought.
Research Spotlight: ‘I want to get high enough up the chain to pull others over the wall with me’
1 November 2019
Continuing their series celebrating ‘amazing people at Oxford who you should know about’, Central University's Science Blog talks to Dayne Beccano-Kelly, an electrophysiologist and Career Development Fellow in our department and part of the Oxford Parkinson’s Disease Centre.
Research Spotlight: ‘I want to get high enough up the chain to pull others over the wall with me’
1 November 2019
Continuing their series celebrating ‘amazing people at Oxford who you should know about’, Central University's Science Blog talks to Dayne Beccano-Kelly, an electrophysiologist and Career Development Fellow in our department and part of the Oxford Parkinson’s Disease Centre.
Caution when looking at cell recycling in Parkinson’s
31 October 2019
Our Researchers at the Oxford Parkinson’s Disease Centre have shown that cell recycling in Parkinson’s may play a more complex role than previously thought.
Professor Dame Pamela Shaw delivers the GL Brown Prize Lecture 2019
31 October 2019
The GL Brown Prize Lecture series from The Physiological Society is aimed at an early career audience to stimulate an interest in physiology.
New Cortex Club Committee
29 October 2019
Two DPAG graduate students, Raffaele Sarnataro (Co-President) and Maria Claudia Caiazza (Social Secretary) are elected members of the committee.