Archived News Articles from 2022
- Vaccine Identity Evaluation (VIE) in the Zitzmann lab
- The Zitzmann lab is working on a number of techniques to identify substandard and falsified (SF) vaccines in supply chains
Published: 8 December 2022 - New Publication: "GPR97 triggers inflammatory processes in human neutrophils via a macromolecular complex upstream of PAR2 activation"
- Neutrophils are a type of white blood cell that are part of our innate immune system. Their activities require tight regulation to avoid unwanted inflammation and autoimmune diseases.
Published: 11 November 2022 - Teaching skills of Biochemistry staff recognised in MSD Teaching Excellence Awards
- The 2021 and 2022 MSD Teaching Excellence Awards were celebrated in a ceremony at St Catherine’s College earlier this week
Published: 11 November 2022 - Bacterial armour plating has implications for antibiotics
- A new study published in the journal Science Advances sheds light on how Gram-negative bacteria like E. coli construct their outer membrane to resemble body armour, which has far-reaching implications for the development of antibiotics
Published: 3 November 2022 - A sweet protein complex directs migrating cells
- A new study published in Cell has revealed how Unc5 and GPC3, work together to guide the movement of neuronal and cancer cells
Published: 17 October 2022 - Simon Newstead appointed as David Phillips Professor of Molecular Biophysics
- Simon Newstead’s research focuses on understanding how nutrient transporters function at a molecular level
Published: 14 October 2022 - Wellcome Trust Career Development Fellows joining Biochemistry
- Dr Clinton Lau is moving from the Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge and Dr Michael Ranes from the Institute of Cancer Research, London
Published: 14 October 2022 - A sweet spot on JAGGED1 important for Notch signal generation
- A new study has revealed an important role for a sugar attached to JAGGED1 in activating a core cellular developmental signalling pathway in humans
Published: 13 October 2022 - Professor Syma Khalid on how supercomputers helped in the fight against COVID-19
- Professor Syma Khalid from the Department of Biochemistry spoke to UKRI about the role of digital research infrastructure in the fight against COVID-19
Published: 12 October 2022 - IF Oxford Science and Ideas Festival 2022
- Researchers from the Department of Biochemistry and the Centre for Medicines Discovery hosted a stall at the 2022 IF Oxford Science and Ideas Festival
Published: 11 October 2022 - Biochemistry scoops prizes at the Vice-Chancellor’s Education Awards 2022
- The biennial Education Awards celebrate educational activity at Oxford that has a clear and demonstrable impact upon the learning experience of our students
Published: 7 October 2022 - Undergraduate Prize Winners 2022
- These prizes celebrate our undergraduate students' academic achievements and recognise the work and effort our students put into their studies
Published: 8 August 2022 - Biochemistry undergraduate student Anna McDonald awarded a Biochemical Society Undergraduate Recognition Award
- Anna McDonald's research developed methods to understand the cardiotoxic side-effects of drugs
Published: 29 July 2022 - John Henry Newman Academy Science Fair
- On Wednesday 22nd of June 2022, volunteers from the Department of Biochemistry and the Centre for Medicines Discovery organised a science fair in the John Henry Newman Academy
Published: 29 July 2022 - Biochemistry career paths: interview with Professor Alison Woollard
- Professor Alison Woollard speaks to us about the career paths a Biochemistry degree from Oxford equips you for Professor Alison Woollard speaks to us about the career paths a Biochemistry degree from Oxford equips you for
Published: 12 July 2022 - The Student Perspective: interview with Yushi Li
- We spoke to Yushi Li, a first year undergraduate student, about his experience of studying Biochemistry at Oxford
Published: 5 July 2022 - Department of Biochemistry Postgraduate Poster Symposium
- On Thursday 23rd June, the Department of Biochemistry held its annual Postgraduate Poster Symposium.
Published: 30 June 2022 - Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Building Opening
- On Wednesday 15th June we officially opened the Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Building, home of the Department of Biochemistry
Published: 24 June 2022 - Mechanism of expanding bacteria revealed
- A new study in Nature identifies a potential Achilles heel in Gram-negative bacteria's protective layer that could aid in the development of next-generation antibiotics
Published: 16 June 2022 - Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Building opening: interview with Georgina Ferry
- To mark the official opening of the Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Building, we spoke with Georgina Ferry to find out more about Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin's remarkable life
Published: 15 June 2022 - The Lancet position paper: research into the biological processes of ageing is key to improving later life health
- A new network co-coordinated by Professor Lynne Cox is promoting research into the biological processes of ageing that could hold the key to later life health
Published: 7 June 2022 - British Society for Cell Biology awards 2022: former Department of Biochemistry students win prestigious BSCB awards
- Florence Young and Iona Manley were awarded prestigious BSCB awards in recognition of their achievements in the field of Cell Biology
Published: 16 May 2022 - Research Excellence Framework 2021 Results
- The results of the UK-wide assessment of university research, conducted through the latest Research Excellence Framework (REF), have been published.
Published: 13 May 2022 - Professor Colin Kleanthous elected to the Academy of Medical Sciences
- New Fellows are recognised for outstanding contributions to biomedical and health science and their ability to generate new knowledge and improve the health of people everywhere
Published: 11 May 2022 - Postdoc Poster Session 2022
- Postdoctoral researchers from the Department of Biochemistry and neighbouring Departments hosted a poster session to present their work
Published: 27 April 2022 - COVID-19 therapeutics: challenges and directions for the future
- Development of oral broad-spectrum host-targeting antivirals should be a priority for preventing future viral epidemics from turning into pandemics
Published: 26 April 2022 - World Malaria Day 2022: Department of Biochemistry researchers working to develop Malaria vaccines
- Watch: Professors Simon Draper and Matt Higgins from the Department of Biochemistry and the Kavli Institute discuss their work in the context of Malaria vaccine development
Published: 25 April 2022 - New Biochemistry Building renamed the Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Building
- Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin made key contributions to Medical Sciences and was the third woman to win the Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Published: 9 May 2022 - Lister Institute Research Prize award event in the Department of Biochemistry
- The Department of Biochemistry hosted an award ceremony to commemorate Associate Professor Stephan Uphoff's award for the 2020 Lister Institute Research Prize
Published: 14 April 2022 - Life in the Department of Biochemistry: Advanced Proteomics Facility
- Find out more about Advanced Proteomics in the Department of Biochemistry, one of our six Small Research Facilities open to colleagues across the Medical Sciences Division
Published: 12 April 2022 - Department of Biochemistry researchers working to develop antiviral drugs to prevent future pandemics
- In The Lancet, Professors Raymond Dwek and Nicole Zitzmann emphasise the importance of new, host-targeting antiviral drugs in treating COVID-19 and stopping future pandemics
Published: 1 April 2022 - Department of Biochemistry Part II student is first author of Nature Communications paper about radiation damage in proteins
- New metric will allow researchers to judge the degree of radiation damage inflicted on the protein during the X-ray diffraction experiment performed to determine the structure
Published: 14 March 2022 - Department of Biochemistry researchers at the heart of UK project to transform older age health
- Professor Lynne Cox is co-leading a new national research network focused on transforming the health of older people and boosting the economy
Published: 8 March 2022 - A collaborative study between Oxford, Glasgow and UKHSA discovers unexpected differences in the replication of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern
- A new study reveals differences in replication rates of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern using single molecule RNA detection
Published: 28 February 2022
