5 June 2023
\n \n \n \nCongratulations are in order for Associate Professor Sarah De Val, who has been awarded a renewal of her British Heart Foundation Senior Basic Science Research Fellowship. The award recognises her pioneering research on coronary vessel formation and differentiation.
\n \n\n \n \n25 May 2023
\n \n \n \nCongratulations are in order to Sian Wilcox on winning a Goodger and Schorstein Award from the Medical Sciences Internal Fund.
\n \n\n \n \n24 May 2023
\n \n \n \nCongratulations are in order to Professor Manuela Zaccolo on being awarded Membership of the Academia Europaea (MAE).
\n \n\n \n \n22 May 2023
\n \n \n \nCongratulations are in order to Dr Jose Prius Mengual who has been awarded an Emerging Leader Fellowship Award from Epilepsy Research UK and the Nucleic Acid Therapy Accelerator (NATA). With this award, Dr Mengual will develop a new genetic therapy to rebalance protein levels in the neurons affected by epilepsy to prevent seizures.
\n \n\n \n \n19 May 2023
\n \n \n \nCongratulations are in order to Associate Professor Nicol Harper and Associate Professor Dan Li.
\n \n\n \n \n10 May 2023
\n \n \n \nCongratulations are in order to Professor Scott Waddell FRS, Visiting Professor Sue Black FRS and Honorary Professor Irene Tracey FRS on their election to The Royal Society.
\n \n\n \n \n3 May 2023
\n \n \n \nThe renowned neuroscientist recognised for her work on the organisation and function of neuronal circuits controlling movement gave the lecture in honour of Sir Charles Sherrington, who became Waynflete Professor of Physiology in 1913 and is widely regarded to be the father of neurophysiology.
\n \n\n \n \n3 May 2023
\n \n \n \nThe Debrecen Award for Molecular Medicine was established in 2003 to recognise extraordinary achievements in the field of biomedicine. Scientists are nominated for making great strides in the life sciences leading to remarkable progress in our understanding and more efficient treatment of diseases.
\n \n\n \n \n17 April 2023
\n \n \n \nCongratulations are in order to Professor Manuela Zaccolo on being elected Fellow of the Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti, one of the most prestigious Academies in Italy.
\n \n\n \n \n13 April 2023
\n \n \n \nProfessor Ana Domingos and DPhil student Conan O\u2019Brien 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.
\n \n\n \n \n5 April 2023
\n \n \n \nDr Auguste Vadisiute has been awarded a St John\u2019s College Research Centre Grant to study the 'Cellular and Molecular Interactions between Neurons and Microglia in Normal and Altered Cerebral Cortical Development'.
\n \n\n \n \n4 April 2023
\n \n \n \nCongratulations are in order for Professor Jaideep Pandit, Professor of Anaesthesia and DPAG Academic Visitor, on his appointment as the next Editor-in-Chief of Anesthesia & Analgesia (A&A) and its companion journal, A&A Practice. Professor Pandit is the first A&A Editor-in-Chief based outside the United States to lead this prestigious journal.
\n \n\n \n \n3 April 2023
\n \n \n \nThe Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics is delighted to welcome Professor Molly Stevens FREng FRS, as she takes up the post of John Black Professor of Bionanoscience on 1 April 2023. We also extend a warm welcome to Professor Stevens\u2019s large, interdisciplinary research group whose members are drawn from disciplines across the medical and physical sciences.
\n \n\n \n \n31 March 2023
\n \n \n \nProfessor Shankar Srinivas and hip-hop artist Aubz discuss human developmental biology on 'Made the Same Way', a new podcast series from HDBI, Reform Radio and The Gurdon Institute.
\n \n\n \n \n17 March 2023
\n \n \n \nThe Vanderbilt Prize in Biomedical Science recognises women scientists with a stellar record of research accomplishments who also have made significant contributions to mentoring other women in science.
\n \n\n \n \n13 March 2023
\n \n \n \nCongratulations are in order for Postdoctoral Fellow Dr Annie Park who has been awarded a prestigious Wellcome Early-Career Award.
\n \n\n \n \n3 February 2023
\n \n \n \nCongratulations are in order for Departmental Research Lecturer Dr Charmaine Lang who has been awarded the first jointly funded Senior Research Fellowship from Parkinson\u2019s UK and Rosetrees Trust. With this award, Dr Lang will develop complex new induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) models that target the interaction between dopamine neurons and astrocytes in the brain and how these fail in the context of Parkinson's.
\n \n\n \n \n19 January 2023
\n \n \n \nCongratulations are in order for Dr Mootaz Salman, who has received the National Medal of Distinctive Scientific Achievement by the Government of Iraq.
\n \n\n \n \n12 January 2023
\n \n \n \nThe 2022 Manpei Suzuki International Prize for Diabetes Research recognises original and excellent achievements in diabetes research. Professor Ashcroft is the first women to win in the 15 years this prestigious Prize has been awarded.
\n \n\n \n \n11 January 2023
\n \n \n \nCongratulations are in order for the winners Katherine Brimblecombe and Anna Kordala, and also to J\u00e9ssica Luiz and Andia Redpath who were highly commended for their outreach and public engagement work.
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