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New GSK collaboration will develop use of biostatistics and AI in research
30 September 2024
With a base in the University's Nuffield Department of Medicine and Department of Statistics, the collaboration will draw upon biostatistical and artificial intelligence (AI) expertise across Oxford, prioritising the development of innovative new tools and methods that translate to medical and biopharmaceutical research.
Youth ambassadors raise tetanus awareness through public engagement activities
27 September 2024
The Youth Science Ambassadors (YSA) project has become key in the youth engagement activities of OUCRU’s Public and Community Engagement Group. Becoming part of the project, young participants are empowered to lead, propose, plan, and execute their own initiatives addressing specific issues they identify themselves.
Dr Lennard Lee wins 2024 Government Science and Engineering award
23 September 2024
The UK Government’s Science and Engineering award recognises teams or individuals who have made a significant achievement in delivering major national flagship scientific or engineering initiatives.
Ten NDM researchers awarded full professorships
22 August 2024
We are delighted to announce that ten researchers have been awarded the title of Professor, in recognition of their research achievements, contribution to teaching, and contribution to the general work of the Nuffield Department of Medicine.
Prof Déirdre Hollingsworth receives Simons Foundation Fellowship
5 August 2024
Déirdre Hollingsworth, Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology at the University of Oxford, has been awarded a prestigious Simons Foundation Fellowship from the Isaac Newton Institute. This recognition supports her efforts in using mathematical modelling to improve global health outcomes. As part of this initiative, Déirdre is organizing a one-day event on August 13, 2024, focusing on pandemic preparedness. The event aims to address key policy questions through mathematical modelling, covering vaccine development, diagnostics and funding.
Professor Sassy Molyneux awarded NIHR Global Health Research Professorship
2 August 2024
Professor Sassy Molyneux has received a prestigious five-year NIHR Global Health Research Professorship to study how to better protect frontline staff in international health research from moral distress. This is one of only five to seven such `flagship’ professorships awarded by the NIHR each year to outstanding scientists.
ORTU awarded £2.8m to study treatment for pleural infection
23 July 2024
The Oxford Respiratory Trials Unit (ORTU) at the Nuffield Department of Medicine has been awarded a £2.8 million grant from the National Institute for Health and Care Research Health Technology Assessment (NIHR HTA) to conduct the MIST4 study.
COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing recognised at engineering awards
11 July 2024
The Royal Academy of Engineering celebrated the University of Oxford, AstraZeneca and partners as the runners-up for the 2024 MacRobert Award. Fourteen individuals who led the programme to develop an innovative new process for manufacturing the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine were named as the finalists, including Prof. Sandy Douglas and Dr Adam Ritchie from the Jenner Institute
Peijun Zhang elected to European Molecular Biology Organization membership
10 July 2024
120 scientists from across Europe and beyond have been elected to the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) membership, an honour that celebrates research excellence and outstanding achievements in the life sciences, including Dr Peijun Zhang from the Nuffield Department of Medicine.
Lennard Lee recognised by the Department of Science, Innovation and Technology
3 July 2024
Dr Lennard Lee, an associate professor at the Centre of Immuno-oncology at the Nuffield Department of Medicine, was awarded the 'SciTech Superhero' award for 2024 by Sarah Munby, the Permanent Secretary in the Department of Science, Innovation and Technology at a ceremony in London last week.
Nicky Whiffin selected as a 2024 Lister Prize Fellow
18 June 2024
Prof Whiffin is an Associate Professor and Sir Henry Dale Fellow at the Big Data Institute and Centre for Human Genetics at NDM. She is also a Research Fellow at St Anne’s College with the Centre for Personalised Medicine, and a visiting scientist at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard.
NDM researchers honoured in the 2024 King's Birthday Honours List
17 June 2024
The King's Birthday Honours 2024 Lists have been published, marking the achievements and service of extraordinary people across the UK, including two researchers from the Nuffield Department of Medicine who have both been appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to Children’s Health in Cambodia and Thailand.
Symposium enables NDM early researchers to network and share research
13 June 2024
On June 7, 2024, the second annual Jenner Institute Early Researchers Symposium was held at St Anne's College, bringing together a vibrant community of over 80 DPhil Students, Research Assistants, Technicians and Apprentices from across the Nuffield Department of Medicine to network, share their research and discuss career aspirations.
Academy of Medical Sciences elects two NDM researchers as new Fellows
21 May 2024
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The Academy of Medical Sciences has elected two medical scientists from the Nuffield Department of Medicine to its fellowship in 2024.
Seven NDM researchers awarded Associate Professorships
20 May 2024
We are delighted to announce that seven researchers have been awarded the Associate Professor title, in recognition of their research achievements, contribution to teaching, and contribution to the general work of the Nuffield Department of Medicine.
NDM scientists elected as Royal Society Fellows
16 May 2024
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Two academics from the Nuffield Department of Medicine have joined the Royal Society as Fellows.
Research team receives $25m Cancer Grand Challenges award
7 March 2024
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A global, interdisciplinary team of researchers, including the Centre for Medicines Discovery’s Professor Frank von Delft, has been selected to receive a Cancer Grand Challenges award of up to $25m over five years to tackle the solid tumours in children challenge. The Cancer Grand Challenges PROTECT team is led by Professor Stefan Pfister of the Hopp Children's Cancer Center in Heidelberg.
OUCRU partner hospital receives Viet Nam medical achievement award
1 March 2024
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Oxford University Clinical Research Unit’s host and partner in Ho Chi Minh City, the Hospital for Tropical Diseases, was recently honoured with the Vietnam 2023 Medical Achievement Award at an event hosted by Voice of Ho Chi Minh City (VoH).
ASAP Discovery Consortium wins 2023 FASEB Dataworks prize
8 February 2024
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The AI-driven Structure-enabled Antiviral Platform (ASAP) has won an Exemplary Achievement Award from the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The prize recognises data practices in biological and biomedical research labs during the active phase of research.