The Global Health Network, hosted by NDM, proudly announced the official launch of its Middle East North Africa (MENA) Regional Hub, an initiative set to revolutionise health research, education, and practice across the region. The launch event was held at the Canadian University Dubai on the 21st October 2024, and brought together leading experts, policymakers, and academic institutions to chart a path toward a healthier and more resilient future for the MENA region.
Professor Catherine Green, Professor of Clinical Biomanufacturing and Director of NDM\u2019s Clinical Biomanufacturing Facility; Professor Sandy Douglas, Associate Professor at the Jenner Institute within NDM; and Dr Adam Ritchie, Senior Vaccinologist at the Jenner Institute were invited give evidence on lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic at the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee.
NDM\u2019s Centre for Medicines Discovery and BPGbio, a leading biology-first, AI-powered, clinical stage biopharma focused on mitochondrial biology and protein homeostasis, today announced a five-year research collaboration focused on advancing novel protein degradation technologies, particularly in oncology and central nervous system diseases, with the goal of unlocking new therapeutic pathways for conditions with limited treatment options. The organisations will work in phases, starting with the validation of BPGbio\u2019s novel E2 TPD technology, and expanding to the degradable target space.
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.
The Youth Science Ambassadors (YSA) project has become key in the youth engagement activities of OUCRU\u2019s 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.
The UK Government\u2019s Science and Engineering award recognises teams or individuals who have made a significant achievement in delivering major national flagship scientific or engineering initiatives.
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.
D\u00e9irdre 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, D\u00e9irdre 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 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\u2019 professorships awarded by the NIHR each year to outstanding scientists.
The Oxford Respiratory Trials Unit (ORTU) at the Nuffield Department of Medicine has been awarded a \u00a32.8 million grant from the National Institute for Health and Care Research Health Technology Assessment (NIHR HTA) to conduct the MIST4 study.
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
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.
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.
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\u2019s College with the Centre for Personalised Medicine, and a visiting scientist at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard.
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\u2019s Health in Cambodia and Thailand.
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.
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.
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