13 May 2025
\n \n \n \nA new study, led by researchers at the NDM's CAMS Oxford Institute and the Centre for Human Genetics, TIDU in the MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, the Kennedy Institute and the Dunn School of Pathology, has found that specific T cells could have an impact on the long-term protective responses to future infection.
\n \n\n \n \n12 May 2025
\n \n \n \nNDM's Oxford University Clinical Research Unit (OUCRU) announced promising results from the VIETNARMS trial, a years-long multi-arm clinical trial conducted in Vietnam. The trial found that the readily available and affordable Hepatitis C treatment sofosbuvir/daclatasvir had a >95% cure rate. The results offer important insights into new treatment regimens for Hepatitis C, potentially reducing treatment durations and halving treatment costs.
\n \n\n \n \n8 May 2025
\n \n \n \nThe ARC Foundation for Cancer Research has recognised Professor Yang Shi\u2019s contributions to the field of cancer epigenetics with the 2025 L\u00e9opold Griffuel Prize for Fundamental Research.
\n \n\n \n \n7 May 2025
\n \n \n \nResearchers in the Nuffield Department of Medicine have found structures of immune cells in the gut that may be driving the response to gluten in people with coeliac disease. These findings could provide a target for future therapies.
\n \n\n \n \n6 May 2025
\n \n \n \nThe National Academy of Sciences (NAS) in the US just announced the election of 120 members and 30 international members in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research. Election to membership in the NAS is a mark of excellence in science and considered one of the highest honours that a scientist can receive.
\n \n\n \n \n2 May 2025
\n \n \n \nLed by NDM\u2019s Professor James East, researchers and clinicians have developed major new guidelines for monitoring patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) to prevent them going on to develop bowel cancer.
\n \n\n \n \n1 May 2025
\n \n \n \nMay is Skin Cancer Awareness Month, and a new study with input from researchers in NDM\u2019s units has revealed that a common virus may positively influence how skin cancer patients respond to current treatments.
\n \n\n \n \n30 April 2025
\n \n \n \nA major study in The Lancet Infectious Diseases confirms that single low-dose primaquine is safe and effective in reducing malaria transmission in young children. Analysing data from over 6,000 patients, researchers found it effective even in young children and areas with high malaria burden.
\n \n\n \n \n29 April 2025
\n \n \n \nYears of groundwork have led Assistant Professor Dr Thitinan Kitisin to his first major step: leading an advanced vaccine research project in Thailand. With support from MODRA, he\u2019s now developing one of the first tonsil organoid models in the country, a small but important step toward improving how vaccines are tested. Along the way, he\u2019s also passing on practical research skills to the next generation of Thai scientists.
\n \n\n \n \n28 April 2025
\n \n \n \nNDM's MSc in International Health and Tropical Medicine (IHTM) celebrated its tenth anniversary as an internationally renowned programme for future global health leaders, with over 100 alumni travelling from around the world to join colleagues, current students and guests in Oxford.
\n \n\n \n \n24 April 2025
\n \n \n \nA new study, co-lead by Dr Felipe Galvez-Cancino from the Centre for Immuno-Oncology, has shown that Treg cell depletion can suppress tumour growth in one of the deadliest types of cancer.
\n \n\n \n \n23 April 2025
\n \n \n \nPSI Principal Investigator Professor Dame Sarah Gilbert has been made an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry.
\n \n\n \n \n22 April 2025
\n \n \n \nProfessor Buddha Basnyat has received the NHRC Lifetime Achievement Award for Health Research in Nepal. The Nepal Health Research Council (NHRC) recently conferred its prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award for Health Research upon Professor Basnyat at the 11th National Summit of Health and Population Scientists. This honour recognises his exceptional contributions to medical research and public health over a career spanning more than five decades.
\n \n\n \n \n17 April 2025
\n \n \n \nResearchers in the Shi group at Ludwig Cancer Research Oxford have developed a new combination therapy for acute myeloid leukaemia, showing therapeutic promise by promoting differentiation of immature blood cells.
\n \n\n \n \n16 April 2025
\n \n \n \nAt OUCRU Nepal, microbiologist Sulochana Manandhar spent much of her early career at the lab bench, examining bacteria, fine-tuning methods, and chasing answers to scientific questions. Now, with support from the MODRA programme, she\u2019s leading her first hospital-based study, bringing new attention to neonatal health risks in Nepal.
\n \n\n \n \n10 April 2025
\n \n \n \nAn international consortium of respiratory scientists, including researchers from NDM\u2019s Experimental Medicine Division, have shed light on the role of inflammation in asthma. Through their findings, they have provided a new way of predicting and preventing asthma attacks.
\n \n\n \n \n9 April 2025
\n \n \n \nThe International Severe Acute Respiratory and emerging Infection Consortium (ISARIC) has been awarded up to \u00a316.5 million to build on its globally-recognised efforts to prevent illness and deaths from epidemic-prone infectious diseases.
\n \n\n \n \n4 April 2025
\n \n \n \nDr Duong Thi Hue Kien, a Post-doc Scientist at OUCRU, has shared her experience of finishing her PhD and kickstarting her career in science. She documents the highs and the lows, as well as how she was able to move forward in her career with support from the MORU\u2013OUCRU Discovery Research Academy.
\n \n\n \n \n3 April 2025
\n \n \n \nThe Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) has officially entered into a seven-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Wellcome, a UK-based charitable foundation, and the University of Oxford. The \u00a391 million agreement was signed at the Wellcome headquarters in London, marking a significant boost for medical research and training in Kenya.
\n \n\n \n \n2 April 2025
\n \n \n \nProfessor Susanna Dunachie and Dr Caesar Atuire of the Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health have been appointed as Co-Associate Directors of the Oxford Global Health initiative.
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