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2015 Oxford-Harrington Scholar at the Kennedy
Awards
8 September 2015
Professor Claudia Monaco, of the Kennedy Institute, is the 2015 Oxford-Harrington Scholar.
New hope for patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Publication
24 July 2015
A new study led by researchers at the Kennedy Institute and published today in Immunity sheds light on the drivers behind Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and suggests potential new targets for treatment of the condition.
Oxford osteoarthritis patients in new clinical trial
13 July 2015
People in Oxford who have osteoarthritis of the knee are being invited to take part in a national charity-funded clinical trial to find a more effective treatment.
Honorary degree for Professor Fiona Powrie
Awards
1 July 2015
Professor Fiona Powrie, Director of the Kennedy Institute has been awarded an honorary degree of Doctor of Science from the University of Bath.
New funding for arthritis research
Awards Funding
19 June 2015
Three researchers at the Kennedy Institute have been awarded grants by Arthritis Research UK to continue the fight against various forms of arthritis.
Kennedy student wins Three Minute Thesis Oxford Medical Sciences Divisional heat
Awards
10 June 2015
PhD student Pradeep Kumar Sacitharan, of the Kennedy Institute has won the Medical Sciences Division heat of the Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition.
The Kennedy Institute is at Cheltenham this summer
General
28 May 2015
Professor Fiona Powrie, Director of the Kennedy Institute will be speaking at The Times Cheltenham Science Festival, this Tuesday 2 June.
New hope for patients with cancer-induced bone diseases
Publication
8 May 2015
Researchers at the Kennedy Institute, part of NDORMS have repurposed the approved drug miglustat to successfully slow the progression of multiple myeloma.
Blocking obesity-associated protein stops dangerous fat formation
Publication
6 May 2015
By changing mouse genes to block a protein associated with obesity, researchers at the Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, NDORMS have prevented fat from forming around the animals' internal organs, even when the animals eat an unhealthy diet. The study in Nature Medicine found that these genetically engineered mice also retained their sensitivity to insulin (normally blunted by obesity), despite gaining weight.
Poster presentation awards for Kennedy DPhil students
Awards
7 April 2015
We are delighted to announce that Pernille Søgaard and Christine Doherty, both DPhil students at the Kennedy Institute, have been awarded the “Poster Presentation Prize” at the British Society of Matrix Biology (BSMB) Spring Meeting held at St Catherine’s College, Oxford, this March.
Best presentation award for Kennedy’s DPhil student
Awards
16 March 2015
We are delighted to announce that Pernille Søgaard, a 2nd year DPhil student at the Kennedy Institute, NDORMS has received an award for best presentation at the 32nd Winter School on Proteinases and Their Inhibitors held in Tiers an Rosengarten, Italy earlier this month.
New role for Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome protein
Publication
11 March 2015
New research published today in eLife demonstrates a new function for Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome (WAS) protein in the activation of T cells, which play a central role in our immune system.
Clinical trial starts to test new treatment for Dupuytren’s disease
15 February 2015
A clinical trial to test a new treatment for Dupuytren’s disease has commenced at the Kennedy Institute and Botnar Research Centre. Affecting 4% of the UK population, this disease causes fingers to curl into the palm and can be extremely disabling.
Chronic inflammatory arthritis gets more support
Awards Funding
12 December 2014
Dr Thibault Griseri has been awarded a Career Development Fellowship from Arthritis Research UK to explore haematopoietic stem and progenitor cells as novel therapeutic targets in chronic inflammatory arthritis.
KICKing osteoarthritis
28 November 2014
The Knee Injury Cohort at the Kennedy (KICK) study has completed a significant milestone this week with the recruitment of all required participants – 150 individuals aged between 18 and 50 with recent knee injuries.
HRH The Princess Royal opens the Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology building
General
25 September 2014
HRH The Princess Royal has opened the new Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology building.
OARSI Young Investigator award for KICK study
14 September 2014