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Inaugural winners of the DPAG Prize for Public Engagement with Research announced
11 January 2023
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
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
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
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
"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
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
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
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
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
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.