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Step by step: determining the development of cancer
There are over 200 different types of cancer, with 1 in the 3 people in the UK being affected by the disease during their lifetime. Cancer is caused by an accumulation of multiple alterations to the genetic material inside a cell, and these changes can vary widely...
How students see scientists: Part IV
A group of undergraduate students studying human biosciences at Petroc, a further education college in north Devon, were invited to visit the WIMM for a day. In the fourth blog from our series of posts by students who undertake work placements at the WIMM, they share their impressions of the experience.
How clean is a clean room? Human vaccine manufacture
Vaccines, like any medicinal product, need to be manufactured at the highest standard before they are allowed to be tested in humans. Achieving such standards take time, money and careful planning. In this episode we discuss the stringent processes that take a vaccine from a preclinical stage to the clinic ready for vaccination in human...
Watch a video about Oxford research into good germs and bad germs
Invisible to the naked eye, yet a constant presence, microbes live in, on and around us. Good germs; bad germs highlights an innovative Public Engagement with Research project that is taking place at the University of Oxford. The researchers collaborate with members of the public to experiment on the microbial...
What does my family want to know about coronavirus?
Coronavirus has been hitting the headlines since late 2019, and is now at the forefront of many people’s minds. We have a lot of questions, and it can be difficult to find answers. In this episode of the Big Questions podcast, Emily is asking her family what *they* would like to know about coronavirus, and Prof Christl Donnelly (an expert in...
How tricky is it to make a COVID-19 tracing app?
As we search for a way out of the global coronavirus crisis, there’s been plenty of discussion surrounding a potential COVID-19 tracing app. Many of us carry a mobile phone with us wherever we go, so it seems logical to use this pre-existing infrastructure in the transition towards a ‘new normal’. But how tricky is it to make such an app? What’...
Neva Kandzija
I am a full time DPhil student at Nuffield Department of Women’s and Reproductive Health. My current research examines the pathophysiological mechanisms that cause Gestational Diabetes Mellitus. Despite being the most common metabolic gestational complication, affecting 10% of pregnancies, few women have heard of it before they’re told they...
World Malaria Day 2016: Combatting malaria through collaboration
On Monday, April 25th people across the globe will take part in a wide range of activities to mark World Malaria Day. This Oxford-based event will showcase the breadth of malaria research that takes place across the University of Oxford and in our overseas units. A group of esteemed malaria researchers will demonstrate the complexity of the...
Learn about Malaria research at Oxford
Learn about malaria research at the Nuffield Department of Medicine with podcasts from the researchers themselves. Find out how researchers aim to improve treatment of what is the major contributer to child mortality in many parts of the world - through improved diagnosis, vaccines and treatments. Click the link below:
