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
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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
Medical Innovation event podcasts available
Podcasts are now available from the Medical Innovation Lecture Series by the Oxford Centre for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, part sponsored by the Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, at the Said Business School, University of Oxford. Hosted by the Oxford Centre for Entrepreneurship and ... READ MORE
BRC Education Working Group reception
Oxford Biomedical Research Centre (OxBRC) funded research fellows attended an evening reception on 30 July in the atrium of the Richard Doll Building, Churchill Hospital. The event hosted by Professor Keith Channon, OxBRC Director and Dr Ken Fleming, Director of OUCAGS & Associate Dean ... READ MORE
Morgan Cole appointed
Law firm Morgan Cole has been appointed by the Oxford Biomedical Research Centre (OxBRC) to provide legal services, on a secondment basis, on clinical research contractual issues and providing guidance on intellectual property matters. Morgan Cole was chosen because of their experience working ... READ MORE
BBC Radio 4 ‘Inside the Ethics Committee’
Dr Mark Sheehan, the Oxford BRC Ethics Fellow, was one of a panel of experts on 'Inside the Ethics Committee' on BBC Radio 4 3rd August. In this programme a panel of experts discuss real-life cases to explore the workings of clinical ethics committees. The topic under discussion was 'How ... READ MORE
Sleep Session Sells Out
On Sunday 13 June, top sleep researcher Professor Russell Foster helped to end this year's successful Times Cheltenham Science Festival with a sold out session. More than 650 people turned out for a lively debate, sponsored by the NIHR Biomedical Research Centre (OxBRC), and chaired by BBC Radio ... READ MORE
International Data Sharing Conference 2010
New ways of using vast amounts of data could transform scientific practice for the better. It is vital that decisions about the use of individual medical data are as well-informed as possible. The International Data Sharing Conference 2010 will provide a venue in which debates about these ... READ MORE
Preventing strokes research
Two projects led by Professor Peter Rothwell, from the Department of Clinical Neurology, University of Oxford, are leading to major improvements in the effectiveness of stroke prevention. Results from the study (named EXPRESS) indicated that urgent use of existing treatments (including ... READ MORE
Swine flu clinical trial results published
Last autumn the Oxford Vaccine Group was the lead site on a novel influenza H1N1 (‘Swine Flu’) vaccine study that enrolled over 900 children in 5 weeks. This rapid recruitment enabled us to provide data to the Department of Health in time to directly inform the national ‘Swine Flu’ immunisation ... READ MORE
NIHR call for proposals
This section of the NIHR website is dedicated to calls for proposals and funding opportunities. www.nihr.ac.uk/proposals/pages/default.aspx ... READ MORE
The Times Cheltenham Science Festival
Described by Professor Lord Robert Winston as “unquestionably the leading science festival in the country”, The Times Cheltenham Science Festival is a five-day celebration of science – and with intimate venues and a unique format it’s a rare opportunity for policy makers, research funders, the media ... READ MORE
Two Oxford professors win international medical award
Professors Peter Ratcliffe and Nick White of Oxford University have been named winners of Canada Gairdner Awards for 2010, one of the most prestigious prizes for medical research. The $100,000 awards have a track record of identifying significant and groundbreaking work early on. Since the Canada ... READ MORE
Patient-centred research on display at open day
A busy and successful open day was held in the West Wing atrium at the John Radcliffe Hospital on 18 March. The event was hosted by the Oxford Biomedical Research Centre (OxBRC) which funds and supports patient-centred research. There were short talks, posters and interactive displays by 14 research ... READ MORE
Scientists look for examples of people’s writing for new Alzheimer’s study
Scientists at the Universities of Oxford, Southampton and St George’s, University of London are asking people with and without Alzheimer’s disease to come forward with examples of their writing as part of a study to identify changes in language use that occur with the condition. ‘We’re ... READ MORE
Variable blood pressure a new stroke risk factor?
Three recent papers recently published in The Lancet, and a further study in The Lancet Neurology, show that it is variability in patients’ blood pressure that is more likely to predict the risk of a stroke than a high average or usual blood pressure level. The results of the studies, led by ... READ MORE