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2018 NDORMS Imaging Symposium and Awards
9 February 2018
The inaugural NDORMS Imaging Competition saw a fantastic collection of submissions of microscopic things which have a great impact in our bodies. The winners were announced at an Imaging Symposium held at the Kennedy Institute.
Wellcome Trust Sir Henry Dale Fellowship awarded to Kennedy Researcher
10 January 2018
We would like to congratulate Dr Luke Jostins-Dean on being awarded a 5-year Sir Henry Dale fellowship, joint funded by the Wellcome Trust and Royal Society, entitled ‘combining genetics and high-resolution cell phenotyping to map pathways underlying inflammatory bowel disease’.
Immune cells are natural networkers
9 January 2018
New research published in Cell Reports by the Dustin Group has discovered a new way for immune cells to relay information about infection or genetic mutations through dynamic, yet durable cell contacts before deciding how to respond.
Wellcome Trust Investigator Award for Professor Udalova
8 January 2018
Congratulations to Professor Irina Udalova on her successful Wellcome Trust Investigator Award entitled “Molecular control of pathogenic neutrophil responses in inflammation”.
A secreted commensal sugar sweetens the deal for intestinal macrophages
20 December 2017
A recent publication from the Powrie group at the Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology has described a novel mechanism by which the commensal pathogen Heliobacter hepaticus maintains its niche in the intestinal environment.
New insights into mechanisms of endogenously driven inflammation
13 December 2017
In a recent study, researchers lead by Professor Kim Midwood at the Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology shed light on how endogenous triggers of inflammation are recognised by immune sensors.
Oxford/Celgene Fellowship to analyse neutrophil chromatin organisation in rheumatic patients
8 November 2017
We would like to congratulate Tariq Khoyratty, who has been appointed as a Celgene Fellow to study the link between neutrophil chromatin organisation in rheumatic patients and their ability to form pathogenic extracellular traps.
Oxford-Elysium Fellowship in Autophagy
30 October 2017
Congratulations to Hanlin Zhang for being awarded the first Oxford-Elysium Fellowship in cellular health.
The Arthritis Research UK Centre for Osteoarthritis Pathogenesis receives 5-year award
12 October 2017
Arthritis Research UK has approved a 5-year renewal of the OA Centre.
Autophagy-dependent generation of free fatty acids is critical for normal neutrophil differentiation
20 September 2017
Recent research from the Simon Group has discovered an unexpected novel role that autophagy plays during the generation of neutrophils.
ARUK award two Clinical Fellowships looking into Osteoarthritis of the Hand.
14 September 2017
Congratulations to our new ARUK Clinical Research Fellows, Dr Malvika Gulati and Miss Jennifer Lane on their successful Fellowship applications.
Professor Michael Dustin elected as EMBO member
9 August 2017
Many congratulations to Professor Michael Dustin on his election as a member of the European Molecular Biology Organisation (EMBO).
Green Impact Award for the Kennedy Team
1 August 2017
Staff at the Kennedy are celebrating receipt of a Bronze Award from Green Impact.
Professor Powrie to become new Wellcome Governor
19 July 2017
Fiona Powrie, Director of the Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology is joining Wellcome as a new Governor in Jan 2018. Fiona says she’s thrilled to join Wellcome: "It’s an organisation I’ve admired since I started my research career. Through funding great scientific ideas, Wellcome is committed to promoting health around the world. It will be an honour to help deliver this goal."
Dopamine rewards immune cells through immunological synapse
16 July 2017
Researchers at the Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology at the University of Oxford mapped dopamine and the consequences of its release to the immunological synapse.
Kennedy Institute investigator receives MRC Career Development Award
3 July 2017
Dr Anjali Kusumbe has been awarded an MRC Career Development Award to support her research examining how blood vessels support bone growth and repair.
Expanding clinical research at the Kennedy Institute
31 May 2017
Christopher Buckley joins the Kennedy Institute as a new Director of Clinical Research from May 2017.
The art and science of arthritis
7 April 2017
Artist in residence at the Kennedy Institute unveils her ‘Healing Hands’ exhibition examining the art and science of arthritis.
New potential treatment target for patients with inflammatory bowel disease
3 April 2017
A new study published today in Nature Medicine could change the lives of millions of people living with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) who don’t respond to the current standard of care.
Time to be positive about negative data?
6 March 2017
Professor Tonia Vincent writes in Osteoarthritis and Cartilage about the importance of making negative data more accessible in osteoarthritis research.