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Funding will be provided to the University of Oxford through the Government’s Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund by as part of a £50 million investment to establish a network of digital pathology, imaging and AI centres, to drive innovation in the use of AI for improved diagnosis and delivery of precision treatments.
The potential of the R21/Matrix vaccine to redefine malaria prevention
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25 April 2024
Researchers from the Jenner Institute at NDM will present new exciting data on the R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine during the 8th Pan-African Malaria Conference, in collaboration with the Rwandan Ministry of Health and the Rwanda Biomedical Centre.
Significant global variation in national COVID-19 treatment guidelines
Publications & research news
23 April 2024
A new study, led by researchers at the Infectious Diseases Data Observatory (IDDO) and the Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit (MORU) at NDM, found that a large number of national guidelines recommend at least one treatment proven not to work.
New study highlights Indian regions with treatment-resistant malaria parasites
Publications & research news
17 April 2024
A new study by researchers from the Infectious Diseases Data Observatory, and collaborating organisations, has identified areas in central, eastern and north-eastern India where treatment-resistant malaria parasites could be more prevalent.
Aerosol human infection model gives hope for TB vaccine development
Publications & research news
16 April 2024
University of Oxford researchers have for the first time established a controlled human infection model for tuberculosis (TB) that infects people via the lungs – the way TB enters the body.
Chinese ambassador visits CAMS Oxford Institute
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15 April 2024
The Chinese Ambassador to the United Kingdom, His Excellency Zheng Zeguang, visited the University of Oxford last week, where he promoted deeper educational exchanges between China and the UK. During the visit, Zheng met with Irene Tracey, Vice-Chancellor of the university, and had an in-depth discussion on the university’s collaboration with Chinese counterparts.
Novel biomarker’s accuracy for predicting preterm births confirmed
Publications & research news
11 April 2024
A recent study by the Oxford University Clinical Research Unit and collaborators has validated a novel biomarker that accurately predicts preterm births. The research published in the Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine represents an important advancement in the early detection and management of preterm labour risks, with potential implications for improving maternal and neonatal health outcomes in the Southeast Asian region.
Rapid diagnostic test offers cost-effective solutions for non-malarial febrile illness
Publications & research news
10 April 2024
New research by the Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, explores the potential benefits of a presumptive lateral flow rapid diagnostic test in managing acute non-malarial febrile illness (NMFI) patient care in rural areas of Southeast Asia.
Francesco Boccellato receives Lee Placito Research Fellowship
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8 April 2024
Dr Francesco Boccellato, Leadership Fellow at the Oxford Branch of the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research has recently been awarded the Lee Placito Research Fellowship in Gastrointestinal Cancer.
Oxford hosts Belgian vaccine experts
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5 April 2024
Researchers from Oxford Vaccine Group and the Pandemic Sciences Institute welcomed a delegation of vaccine researchers from Belgium to further UK-Belgian collaboration on vaccine development and manufacture.
OUCRU celebrates World Health Worker Week 2024
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4 April 2024
In the first week of April each year, the global community comes together to celebrate health workers, the backbone of the health industry and society.
Novel pairing of proteins controls tumour growth
Publications & research news
3 April 2024
New research by the CAMS Oxford Institute, the MRC Translational Immune Discovery Unit and the Kennedy Institute researchers describes a novel pairing of integrins which could improve T cell control of cancer.
Early changes after a gene inactivation shape kidney cancer initiation
Publications & research news
2 April 2024
A study from the Ratcliffe research group of NDM’s Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research has demonstrated the early events defining the cell-type specificity of the development of a tumour, providing a focus for mechanistic understanding and therapeutic targeting.
OUCRU researchers contribute to WHO’s diagnostic handbook on TB
Publications & research news
28 March 2024
Members of the Oxford University Clinical Research Unit’s Tuberculosis group have contributed to the World Health Organization's latest edition of the tuberculosis (TB) diagnostic handbook. The "WHO operational handbook on tuberculosis" is an important resource for the rapid detection and diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB).
New rapid melioidosis test could save lives
Publications & research news
27 March 2024
A new test diagnoses patients with melioidosis within hours, rather than days, meaning they can receive the correct antibiotics faster.
Developing the world's first lung cancer vaccine
News
26 March 2024
Researchers at the Nuffield Department of Medicine, the Francis Crick Institute and University College London have been granted £1.7 million of funding from Cancer Research UK and the CRIS Cancer Foundation to develop a lung cancer vaccine. The group includes Professor Tim Elliott, Kidani Professor of Immuno-oncology at NDM.
CMD partners with Ono Pharmaceutical Co for translational research
News
25 March 2024
The Centre for Medicines Discovery (CMD) at NDM, has recently partnered with Ono Pharmaceutical Co (Ono) to validate and develop novel targets in a bid to discover innovative medicines.
Blog: Insights into a pioneering tuberculosis vaccine trial
Blog
24 March 2024
In this blog, Aye Myat Pwint Thu, one of the Clinical Research Fellows at NDM’s Jenner Institute sheds light on a tuberculosis vaccine trial led by Professor Helen McShane, Professor of Vaccinology at the Jenner Institute.
Blog: Advancing tuberculosis research and elimination strategies
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22 March 2024
In this blog, Dr Marco Polo Peralta, a senior scientist at NDM’s Jenner Institute provides insight into his research work on tuberculosis and shares how he thinks the 2030 TB elimination goal can be achieved.
New Pandemic PACT research programme launched
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21 March 2024
The Pandemic Sciences Institute at NDM, in collaboration with the global coalition of health research funders GloPID-R and UKCDR, has launched a new research programme including an interactive platform to track and analyse over $7 billion in global pandemic research funding.
New bronchoscopy facility expands capacity for respiratory trials
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15 March 2024
The Oxford Experimental Medicine Clinical Research Facility hosted by the Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences has expanded its capability to undertake research bronchoscopies. The facility welcomed its first volunteers as part of the Oxford Airways Study to help understand the causes of asthma.