Professor David Mant, Emeritus Professor of General Practice and Emeritus Fellow of Kellogg College, is made an OBE for services to medicine in the New Year's Honours List. Professor Mant is a member of the Oxford Biomedical Research Centre's Strategic Partnership Board. See full press release. ... READ MORE
The Alois community project – volunteering opportunity
The Cochrane Dementia and Cognitive Improvement Group, based at the JR Hospital, is running a volunteer recruitment campaign in conjunction with the development of a free online course “Making Sense of the Evidence in Dementia”, primarily aimed at caregivers and former caregivers of people with ... READ MORE
ARCII-study in Oxford – the human face of medical breakthrough
Last December, Kevin Jones, a 43-year-old businessman from Dorset was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. It was advanced and inoperable. Today, as he prepares to celebrate Christmas with his son, Mr Jones is free from any detectable trace of the disease; the human face of a medical breakthrough so ... READ MORE
An aspirin a day helps to keep cancer at bay
Taking a low-dose aspirin every day will reduce your chances of dying from cancer, scientists say today, confirming the over-the-counter pill as the most extraordinary drug yet discovered. Daily aspirin has already been shown to cut the chances of heart attacks and stroke in people who are at ... READ MORE
Who’s the best surgeon for unblocking your arteries?
A Daily Mail article (23.11.10) features the country's top heart doctors, as recommended by their peers. Two of the best doctors (Adrian Banning and Bernard Prendergast) come from Oxford, read more. ... READ MORE
New retinal implant technique is being trialled in Oxford
A new retinal implant technique is being trialled at the Oxford Eye Hospital in 2011 for the first time in the UK. Professor Robert MacLaren, Consultant Retinal Surgeon at the Oxford Eye Hospital, is leading a trial to look at new technology that aims to restore sight to blind patients. By ... READ MORE
Aspirin ‘can significantly reduce’ bowel cancer risk
Professor Peter Rothwell, of the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, and Oxford University, describes the findings of a recent study, tipping the balance in favour of regular aspirin ... READ MORE
Research Services Masterclass on the Human Tissue Act
The Research Services Medical Sciences team has organised a training session/masterclass on the implications of the Human Tissue Act (2004) for research. Date: Thursday 18 November 3.30-5pm All places now filled Location: Meeting Room, Grey Institute for Radiation ... READ MORE
Clinical trials begin of new treatment for advanced Melanoma in the UK & USA
Researchers at Immunocore Limited today announced that IMCgp100, a targeted therapeutic for the treatment of advanced metastatic melanoma, has received regulatory and ethics approval and has opened enrolment for clinical trials in the England and USA. IMCgp100 is the first clinical candidate ... READ MORE
Ethicist joins specialist commissioning group
OxBRC Ethics Fellow, Dr Mark Sheehan has been appointed to the panel of the Advisory Group for National Specialised Services (AGNSS). This committee advises health Ministers on which services should be nationally commissioned and the centres that should provide them. About 60 highly specialised ... READ MORE
Blood research theme leader’s work recognised
Dr Paresh Vyas, Blood Theme research leader has co-authored a book which has won the BMA Medical Book Awards 2010 first prize for internal medicine. The award was presented to A. Victor Hoffbrand for 'Color Atlas of Clinical Hematology'. ... READ MORE
World Alzheimer’s Day – 21st September
With dementia affecting 750,000 people in the UK it has become a topic of great interest receiving recognition in government strategies, media campaigns and new research. Dementia is becoming more common and many of our lives are affected by the condition; 25 million people in the UK know a close ... READ MORE
Bringing research to life – public talks
Oxford Biomedical Research Centre – Public Talks 2010/2011 Subject & Speaker Date Venue Comments Infection Control – Prof Derrick Crook 23 Sept. 6pm 2a &2b post-grad centre Confirmed Dr Jane Collier, Dr Ellie Barnes, Prof Paul Klenerman Hepatitis C – Genes, ... READ MORE
Meningitis research ranked top for citations
This month, ScienceWatch.com presents a listing of the top 20 institutions which, according to our Special Topic on Meningitis, attracted the highest total citations to their papers published on the topic in Thomson Reuters-indexed journals. These institutions are the top 20 ranked by total cites ... READ MORE
Research Integrity Seminar Series 2010
As part of our ongoing programme to promote and support research integrity (sometimes known as the responsible conduct of research), the University of Oxford (through its Research Services), in collaboration with the Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, have organised a further series of lunchtime ... READ MORE
Oxford Bioscience Network showcases life science spin-outs
On 28th September 2010 OBN will be showcasing the latest life science spin-outs and start-ups at its first London BioTuesday, where it hopes to raise the profile of these exciting companies with a mixed audience of investors, R&D companies and other members. From stem cell technology, new ... READ MORE
Partnership IP Advisory Committee formed
In 2007 the NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford was awarded £57m over five years from the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) to carry out translational research for patient benefit. This successful bid combined the research expertise of the University of Oxford and the Oxford ... READ MORE
NHS laboratory to pilot next-generation genetic sequencing
Dr Andrea Nemeth, Consultant Clinical Geneticist and Honorary Senior Lecturer at Oxford's Churchill Hospital and the University of Oxford, is part of a team that is currently testing two next-generation sequencing platforms - the Roche 454 and Illumina systems - for use in a hospital ... READ MORE
Neuroscientist is chairman of Times Cheltenham Science Festival
Professor Russell Foster is the lead investigator of a team of researchers funded by the Oxford Biomedical Research Centre to look at sleep and circadian rhythms, and how these areas of neuroscience impact upon patient care. He has recently been appointed as the new Chair of The Times Cheltenham ... READ MORE
Expert joins Experimental Neurology Team
Peter Brown has recently been appointed as Professor of Experimental Neurology, Department of Clinical Neurology and as an Honorary Consultant Neurologist within the Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust. Professor Brown was attracted from UCL in London to Oxford by the range and volume of ... READ MORE