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Lab to Clinic Conference Celebrates 25 Years of Biological Therapies

23 September 2024

This August, the annual ‘From the Laboratory to the Clinic’ conference celebrated 25 years since the first biological therapies were approved for rheumatoid arthritis. The conference brings together a global audience of clinicians and academic and industrial scientists, facilitating discussions to bring novel treatments from bench to bedside.

Dr Kate Coldwell awarded Daphne Jackson Fellowship to study links between liver disease and gut bacteria

17 September 2024

Dr Kate Coldwell has joined the Oxford Centre for Microbiome Studies at the Kennedy Institute to study the links between liver disease and gut bacteria, having been awarded the Daphne Jackson Fellowship, co-funded by the Kennedy Trust for Rheumatology Research (KTRR) and the Medical Research Council.

Professor Sir Marc Feldmann and Professor Sir Ravinder Maini

Kennedy scientists honoured with Royal Society Medal

16 September 2024

Professor Sir Ravinder Maini and Professor Sir Marc Feldmann have jointly received The Royal Society’s Royal Medal (Applied) for inventing anti-TNF therapy to treat rheumatoid arthritis (RA), bringing it from bench to bedside in one of the biggest success stories of modern medicine.

Kennedy Institute retreat 2024 - a whirlwind of ideas and inspiration!

9 September 2024

The Kennedy Institute retreat took place in July 2024 at the Saïd Business School, Oxford. Over two jam-packed days, attendees met new colleagues, learned about scientific advances and of course, had fun!

New microscopy method can pinpoint molecular interactions in cell membranes

21 August 2024

A new microscopy technique, developed by researchers at the Kennedy Institute, enables detailed analysis of molecular interactions in live cell membranes, overcoming previous limitations in sensitivity and accessibility.

CRUK funding will help develop new targets for ovarian cancer

21 August 2024

Irina Udalova has received funding from Cancer Research UK (CRUK) to study the diverse role of neutrophils in ovarian cancer.

Sir Stephen Holgate addresses guests at the Kennedy dinner

Celebrating two new professorships at the Kennedy Institute

25 July 2024

The Kennedy Institute at the University of Oxford recently hosted a dinner to celebrate and thank the Kennedy Trust for Rheumatology Research for its generous support and the endowment of two new professorships in translational medicine at the Institute.

Adrien Hallou joins Franco-British Young Leaders Programme

9 July 2024

The Franco-British Council has announced Dr. Adrien Hallou as one of its 20 new Young Leaders for 2024.

Group photo of members of the Oxford Microbiome Network (OMiN) at its launch event on 20 May 2024 at Keble College

New network aims to bring together microbiome researchers across Oxford

4 June 2024

The Oxford Microbiome Network (OMiN) aims to facilitate collaborations, knowledge sharing, and access to resources for microbiome researchers across Oxford. OMiN is co-led by researchers in the Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology and the Department of Biology. The network officially launched on 20th May 2024 with an event at Keble College.

Alan Sher presenting his lecture on microbial priming of the lung for control of SARS-CoV-2 infection

The Kennedy Institute welcomes Distinguished Investigator Dr Alan Sher

4 June 2024

Alan has spent two months at the Kennedy Institute as a guest of Professor Dame Fiona Powrie. During his visit he has spent his time collaborating with researchers at the Kennedy and other departments in the University, and mentoring young investigators on their career development.

Oxford researchers contribute to report on the future of healthcare

23 May 2024

Prof. Michael Dustin was one of 17 researchers from across Oxford's Medical Sciences and Maths, Physics and Life Sciences Divisions that have contributed to a new report on the future of healthcare, compiled by Citi Global Perspectives & Solutions (Citi GPS).

NDORMS researchers awarded Associate Professor title

9 May 2024

The University of Oxford has awarded the title of Associate Professor to Calliope Dendrou and Siim Pauklin.

Kennedy DPhil selected for 2024 Schmidt Science Fellow program

7 May 2024

Dr Ashwin Jainarayanan has been selected to become a 2024 Schmidt Science Fellow – an honour bestowed on only 32 exceptional early career researchers worldwide.

British Heart Foundation Programme grant will explore the molecular immunology of heart and vessel disease

23 April 2024

A new programme of research led by Professor Claudia Monaco and funded by the British Heart Foundation aims to unpick the inflammatory processes behind cardiovascular disease so that immune-targeted therapies may be developed in future.

Connects-UK launches to foster scientific collaborations between EU and UK researchers in a post-Brexit era

10 April 2024

Connects-UK, a new pan-European network dedicated to advancing scientific collaborations between researchers in the European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom (UK), was officially launched at an event in London yesterday. The network, led by a diaspora of EU researchers working in the UK, seeks to bridge the gap created by Brexit and ensure that collaboration, innovative research, funding, and knowledge exchange continue to thrive in the post-Brexit era.

New study reveals how T cells gain and maintain tolerance to gut bacteria

3 April 2024

The immune system in the intestine maintains a careful balance, tolerating our long-term resident (commensal) gut bacteria while defending against invading pathogens. Under certain circumstances, dysregulation of our intestinal immune response to commensal and pathogenic microbes can drive inflammatory disease.