Three Oxford BRC-supported researchers are among eight University of Oxford scientists elected to join the prestigious Fellowship of the Academy of Medical Sciences (AMS) this year. The BRC researchers among the new Fellows are: Professor Helen McShane, Professor of Vaccinology in the ... READ MORE
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Study advises against ‘one-size-fits-all’ PPI framework
A single, one-size‐fits‐all framework for patient and public involvement may be less useful than a range of resources that can be adapted and used locally, a study supported by the NIHR Oxford BRC has concluded. The study, ‘Frameworks for supporting patient and public involvement in research: ... READ MORE
Summary of the Crohn’s & Colitis Open Evening
On Thursday 7th February 2019, over 170 members of the public affected by Crohn’s Disease or Ulcerative Colitis attended a ‘Crohn’s and Colitis Open Evening’ at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford. Below is a PDF summary of the event plus a slideshow with slides from the Powerpoint presentation ... READ MORE
Oxford BRC achieves ISO 9001 audit success
Following an external audit, the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) has again been successfully certified to the internationally recognised ISO 9001:2015 standard. Oxford is the only NIHR BRC in the country to have designated ISO 9001 certification. The audit of the BRC’s funding ... READ MORE
Event showcases BRC work tackling chronic diseases
Around 170 people attended a BRC event on Tuesday (26 March) that provided an opportunity to network and to hear about the breadth of research taking place in Oxford to combat chronic diseases such as diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular disease and dementia. The Chronic Disease Cluster, ... READ MORE
Event explores social challenges of personalised medicine
Better healthcare, data ownership, ethical and legal considerations and economic impact – the move towards personalised medicine has thrown up a whole range of potentially contentious issues that need to be considered. These challenges were the focus of an event at St Anne’s College in Oxford, ... READ MORE
Oxford medical researchers win prestigious national awards
Four leading healthcare academics in Oxford have received a prestigious national award. The University of Oxford professors have been named National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) Senior Investigators in recognition of their “outstanding contribution to clinical and applied ... READ MORE
BRC-backed event increases understanding of open access research
As part of Open Access Week, the Oxford BRC in collaboration with the Bodleian Libraries have organised a training event for researchers on what open access is. Open access (OA) research papers are digital, online, free of charge and free of most copyright and licensing restrictions. It is made ... READ MORE
HIV remission achieved in second patient
A second person has experienced sustained remission from HIV-1 after ceasing treatment, ten years after the first such case. The case was reported in a paper to be published in Nature. Like the first such case, known as the ‘Berlin Patient’, the second patient was treated with stem ... READ MORE
Genes and height matter for carpal tunnel syndrome
Researchers from Oxford and Estonia have found further evidence that a person’s genetic make-up and height can influence whether they will develop carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). In the first ever genome-wide association study of CTS, published today in Nature ... READ MORE
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