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Latest news and research updates from the MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine @UniofOxford .

Oxford, England

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MRC WIMM

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This #WorldCancerDay we’re taking a look at some of the ways our researchers are working to better understand cancers and how to treat and detect them 🔬🥼 Full video: We spoke to @ketanpatelimmo1 , @andiroy , @ProfAhmedA and Ben Fairfax about their

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MRC WIMM

4 years

Today is the last day with Professor Doug Higgs as our director. Tremendous thanks to Doug for his many years of excellent and inspirational leadership.

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It is with great sadness that we learnt of the death of Sir David Weatherall this weekend. Our institute, which he founded, is just one part of his enormous legacy encompassing his unique approach to medicine, science and mentoring. He will be fondly remembered.

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MRC WIMM

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Congratulations to @beth_psaila from @MRC_MHU and @hashemkoohy from @MRC_HIU #CCB_WIMM on their new titles as Associate Professors!

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New Associate Professor appointments announced

Congratulations to Dr Bethan Psaila, Dr Benjamin Fairfax, Dr Hashem Koohy, Dr Andrew Blackford and Dr Oliver Bannard who have all been awarded the title of Associate Professor in recognition of their...

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NEW: Researchers from the Laboratory of Gene Regulation, led by @MiraKassouf & Doug Higgs, have identified a new type of non-coding DNA that helps to explain how our DNA is read. 👓🧬 Published today in Cell ( @CellCellPress )! Read the full story here:

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MRC WIMM

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“It is here that it all hatched”- @NobelPrize winner Sir Peter Ratcliffe thanks the @MRC_WIMM for hosting his Nobel celebration. Big praise for our coffee room and armchairs as well!

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MRC WIMM

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Wonderful news as Dr Benjamin Fairfax ( @fairfaxlab ), @DrAndyBlackford , and Dr Oliver Bannard of @MRC_HIU , are awarded the title of Associate Professor. Congratulations!

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MRC WIMM

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A warm welcome to the Chapman group, who join us from the Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics. They have been studying DNA repair mechanisms and have identified mechanisms responsible for cancer development and response to treatment: @Chapman_lab_UK

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MRC WIMM

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"During his directorship, Professor Higgs has assembled a world-leading group of scientists and the MRC WIMM has been a model of how to translate discoveries at the lab bench to treatment at the bedside."

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Celebrating Professor Doug Higgs’ time as MRC WIMM Director

Our enormous thanks and gratitude to Doug for his many years of excellent and inspirational leadership.

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Congratulations to Professor Doug Higgs on being awarded this year’s @RDMOxford @MRC_WIMM McMichael Medal for excellent Supervision and Mentorship! 🏅👏

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MRC WIMM

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Words by our Director Professor Doug Higgs on today's announcement that Professor Sir Peter J Ratcliffe, former MRC WIMM group leader, is one of the winners of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine! #Nobel2019 @NDMOxford @TheCrick @magdalenoxford

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MRC WIMM

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Many congratulations to Prof Anne Goriely and Prof Alison Simmons, both of which have secured @wellcometrust Investigator Awards! Find out more about how these awards will support their research on our website

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We are delighted to announce that we won an award at the @UniofOxford VC Public Engagement with Research Awards! Thanks to everyone @MRC_WIMM would made this possible! 🥳 #OxVCawards @The_MRC @UKRI_News @OxfordMedSci

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New @Nature article from Prof. Patel’s Group reveals how DNA damage can lead to appetite suppression, a finding that could shape treatment of appetite-related side effects to chemotherapy. @MRC_MHU @MRC_LMB @_Hubrecht (Illustration: Juan Garaycoechea)

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Congratulations to Prof. Irene Roberts and Prof. Paresh Vyas ( @pvyas_oxford ), who have been elected to Academy of Medical Sciences ( @acmedsci ) Fellowship! #AMSFellows2023 Read more here: @MRC_MHU @RDMOxford @OxPaediatrics

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MRC WIMM

4 years

Welcome to our new Director, Professor KJ Patel!

@The_MRC

Medical Research Council

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Congratulations to Prof KJ Patel, new Director of the MRC Molecular Haematology Unit @MRC_MHU and MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine at the University of Oxford @MRC_WIMM :

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Today is #RareDiseaseDay , and this year's theme is research! Throughout the day we will be sharing videos where our researchers tell you more about their research on rare diseases and why it is important 📽️🔬 @rarediseaseday

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MRC WIMM

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Many congratulations to our amazing team of runners @MRC_MHU @MRC_HIU @RDMOxford who ran the Oxford @MDUK_News @TownandGown10k with great team spirit this morning. So many PBs and first-time runners - we are proud of you all!

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MRC WIMM

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Thank you to all the wonderful staff and students that helped us take this photo today- we are marking #AdaLovelaceDay , celebrating the achievements of women in STEM! 💪👩‍ #ADL19 #AdaLovelaceDay19

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MRC WIMM

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Many congratulations to Prof Vincenzo Cerundolo, Director of our @MRC_HIU and Professor in @RDMOxford , who has been ellected a Fellow of @royalsociety for his pioneering work on T cell immunology!

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Hot off the press: new @Nature paper from @Chapman_lab_UK unpicks how BRCA1 detects and engages with DNA breaks in the genome, helping to prevent the development of breast & ovarian cancers @OxfordMedSci @OxfordCancer

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Mechanism behind repair of cancer-inducing mutations discovered

New Nature paper uncovers the precise mechanism behind how the BRCA1 protein detects and engages with DNA breaks in the genome, helping to prevent the development of breast and ovarian cancers.

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MRC WIMM

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Just some of our 35-strong @MRC_WIMM @MRC_MHU @MRC_HIU team of runners due to take on the @MDUK_News Oxford Town and Gown on Sunday. Science on the move!

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We are delighted to announce that Professor KJ Patel FRS FMedSci will be our new Director @MRC_WIMM @MRC_MHU : @OxfordMedSci

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MRC WIMM appoints new Director

We are delighted to announce that Professor KJ Patel has been appointed as the new Director of the MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine and the MRC Molecular Haematology Unit at the...

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MRC WIMM

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Many congratulations as well to @Sciezgin and Jill, the incredible people who won our first ‘Diversity in Science’ awards! 🏅

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MRC WIMM

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Prof Tao Dong @MRC_HIU is leading work investigating the immune response in cells from coronavirus infected patients who are doing well compared to those who are getting very sick, collaborating with researchers in China and the UK: @NDMOxford @BBCRadio4

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Coronavirus immune research from MRC HIU on BBC Radio 4

Professor of Immunology Tao Dong from the MRC Human Immunology Unit (MRC HIU) appeared on BBC Radio 4’s The World This Weekend to discuss her group’s coronavirus research.

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MRC WIMM

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A new @wellcometrust Discovery award project aims to use Micro Capture-C and Deep Neural Network Machine Learning to decipher the role of the non-coding genome in disease. @jrmmhughes . @jdavieslab @MRC_MHU @ceclindgren @bdi_oxford

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Wellcome Trust funding success for Jim Hughes and James Davies

£3.6 million in funding awarded by the Wellcome Trust to combine cutting-edge 3D genome technologies with machine learning approaches to decipher the role of the non-coding genome in disease.

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MRC WIMM

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Many congratulations to @saukaspengler and @TSS_Lab , who were awarded a @wellcometrust Senior Research Fellowship to continue their research on neural crest development! (📷 by @LukMartyna )

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MRC WIMM

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Why tweet when you can write messages with PCNA nanobodies in U2OS cells? (courtesy of our imaging facility!)🔬

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MRC WIMM

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Congratulations to our new Professors! @Drakesmith_Lab (Professor of Iron Biology) from @MRC_HIU and @jrmmhughes (Professor of Gene Regulation) from @MRC_MHU and our Centre for Computational Biology. 🎉🎉🎉

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Happy International Women's Day 🫶 Today 100 women from across the MRC WIMM came together to mark the day and celebrate all the wonderful women who work and study at the institute 💜👩‍🔬👩‍🍳👩‍💻👩‍💼💜 #IWD2024 #InternationalWomensDay

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Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science! Shout out to all the amazing scientists in the WIMM, including those pictured here for Ada Lovelace Day last October 💪👩‍🔬 #WomenInSTEM #WomenInScience #WomenInScienceDay

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MRC WIMM

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Today we raised our glasses to our two new Professors @AdamMead_Oxford and Peter McHugh, as well as new Assistant Professor @andiroy and University Research Lecturer David Sims- here with our Director 🥂🎉

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MRC WIMM

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Touching video on the #CAMELLIATrial funded by @bloodwise_uk and led by Prof Paresh Vyas ( @RDMOxford @MRC_MHU )

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MRC WIMM

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Congratulations to @RobBeagrie on being awarded a Sir Henry Dale Fellowship from the Wellcome Trust.

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£1.2m Fellowship award for Robert Beagrie

Congratulations to Dr Robert Beagrie on being awarded a Sir Henry Dale Fellowship from the Wellcome Trust.

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MRC WIMM

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After a very close contest, the winners of our Christmas Decorating Competition are….🥁 …the Rehwinkel Lab with their fantastic displays. Congrats to the Rehwinkel Group and to all the labs that entered! @UniofOxford @OxfordMedSci @RDMOxford

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A new Studentship has been announced in memory of Professor Enzo Cerundolo FRS. The Enzo Cerundolo Scholarship will support a doctoral student to undertake research in the field of human immunology. @MRC_HIU

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New Studentship honours Enzo Cerundolo

A new Studentship has been announced in memory of the late MRC HIU Director and MRC WIMM Group Leader.

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MRC WIMM

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Congratulations to @beth_psaila @SThongjuea and @andiroy ! All three were recently awarded fellowships to develop their independent research. Find out more on our website:

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MRC WIMM

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Congratulations to @jrmmhughes , @LukMartyna and @LouiseAJ1 for their awards at yesterday's @RDMOxford Symposium! 👏👏👏

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MRC WIMM

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Want to know more about our founder and namesake Sir David Weatherall FRS? Our former Director Prof Douglas Higgs FRS has written a memoir for the @royalsociety about Sir David's life and work. Read it here:

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Sir David John Weatherall. 9 March 1933—8 December 2018 | Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the...

Sir David Weatherall was the outstanding, internationally recognized, clinician scientist of his generation. His lifelong interest in the haemoglobinopathies first came from studying a child that he...

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MRC WIMM

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Congratulations to Lauren ( @l_cmurphy ), Patrick, Jennifer ( @jenniherrmann ), and Anna, who have been shortlisted for the Ita Askonas Medal 🏅 and will give talks at #WIMMday2023 for the chance to win a prize of £500! 🎉

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MRC WIMM

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It’s Postdoc Appreciation Week! 🎉🎉🎉 Shout out to our fantastic postdoc association, who organise science career seminars, social events, the annual postdoc symposium and generally support our postdoc community! #NPAW #NPAW2019 #wimmpa

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MRC WIMM

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Congratulations to @layallivs from the Rehwinkel lab for winning this year’s public engagement prize! And also congratulations to Martin Larke from the Hughes/Higgs lab for his honourable mention 🏅

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MRC WIMM

3 years

Congratulations to Professor Alison Simmons, who has been appointed as Director of the MRC Human Immunology Unit @MRC_HIU .

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MRC TIDU

3 years

We are pleased to announce that Prof Alison Simmons has been appointed as the new Director of the @MRC_HIU , starting from the 18th Jan 2021. Based in the Unit since 2007, the Simmons group investigates how the immune system functions in the intestine.

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New @Nature paper from @sangerinstitute , @UniofNewcastle and others including @andiroy and Professor Irene Roberts. The research provides the most detailed analysis so far of the prenatal development of blood and immune cells in the bone marrow.

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MRC WIMM

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A team of MRC_WIMM researchers led by Dr @maosalio have published research uncovering the molecular and functional underpinnings of a class of major histocompatibility complex ligands implicated in immune system function: @RDMOxford

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Discovery of new ligands implicated in immune system function

New findings by a team of MRC WIMM researchers could help us harness immune system cells by enhancing antigen-specific responses.

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MRC WIMM

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Congratulations to Dr Oliver Bannard for being awarded a very prestigious Wellcome Trust Senior Fellowship! 🎉 Oliver leads the Bannard Group studying B Cell Immunology in the MRC_HIU

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MRC WIMM

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Fascinating talk by @landau_lab on single cell multi-omics hosted by @GiuliaOrlandoGO @WeillCornell @nygenome @MRC_MHU #Oxford #Biology #Science #webinar #research #researchimpact Can you see the link between Dan's colourful backdrop and his research?

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Many congratulations to Emmanouela Repapi and @dwaithe for their @UKRI_News Fellowships, to support their research applying computational methods to biological problems! 🖥️🔬

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If it’s good enough for the Queen... 👑 🔬👩‍🔬 #HealthandSafety #Lablife

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MRC WIMM

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Many congratulations to Sir Peter Ratcliffe, who was a group leader with us earlier in his career, for this year's 2019 #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine! 🎉 #Nobel2019 @NDMOxford @TheCrick @magdalenoxford

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The Nobel Prize

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BREAKING NEWS: The 2019 #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded jointly to William G. Kaelin Jr, Sir Peter J. Ratcliffe and Gregg L. Semenza “for their discoveries of how cells sense and adapt to oxygen availability.”

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For those who missed it, here is a photo of Adrian and Jan, who won the McMichael Award for excellent supervision at yesterday’s WIMM day!

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MRC WIMM

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@alethiomics , a new spin-out company founded by @AdamMead_Oxford and @beth_psaila , launches today.🚀 @OxSciences @MRC_MHU @RDMOxford

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Spin-out company Alethiomics launches

The enterprise will focus on developing targeted therapies for a specific family of blood cancers.

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MRC WIMM

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And the results are out! Congratulations to @LukMartyna ( @TSS_Lab ) for winning this year’s Ita Askonas prize for best student presentation, in what was a really strong cohort of presenters! Congratulations as well to @CazzHarrold and Johnny for their runner up prizes

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⛄️ Excellent festive efforts by everyone at the @MRC_WIMM with their entries for our Christmas decorations competition 🎄 We will announce the winners at our Christmas party on Thursday! ❄️

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Our researcher @Sciezgin was live on @ntv yesterday (🇹🇷 national news broadcaster) to talk about the 2019 @NobelPrize , oxygen sensing and the Oxford/MRC WIMM connection!

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Researchers from @MRC_HIU @UniofOxford and @Caltech team up with @CEPIvaccines @UKCPI and @IngenzaLtd to develop a 'mosaic-8' vaccine that could provide broad protection against multiple coronaviruses.

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Novel all-in-one vaccine developed to tackle future coronavirus threats

Up to $30 million in funding has been announced by the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) to bring a new nanoparticle vaccine offering protection against a range of coronaviruses...

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The MRC WIMM #Christmas tree is up!🎄

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It is our address on this letter!

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Pippa Cosper MD, PhD

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This is the rejection letter for the work that just won the Nobel Prize. Don’t stop believing! I should save all of mine and maybe one day some stranger will think it’s an amazing relic and tweet it...

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In case you missed it- the finale of the amazing band that played at yesterday’s Nobel Prize party for Sir Peter Ratcliffe. The players included our group leader Prof Alain Townsend and Sir Peter’s former supervisor Dr Paul Halloway!

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MRC WIMM

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The dark forces of #Halloween are interfering with our 🔬 today! Dilip Shrestha (Eggeling lab) spotted this freakishly spinning nucleus 😱

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MRC WIMM

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The moment our alumnus Sir Peter Ratcliffe collected his #NobelPrize medal and diploma in Sweden. Sir Peter Ratcliffe first established his research group at the MRC WIMM in 1989.

@NobelPrize

The Nobel Prize

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Watch the very moment the 2019 Medicine Laureates - William Kaelin, Sir Peter Ratcliffe and Gregg Semenza - collected their #NobelPrize medals and diplomas earlier this week. Congratulations!

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We are excited to welcome Dr Dan Landau of the New York Genome Center to our WIMM Monday Seminar today with his talk on "Charting normal and malignant topologies with single-cell multi-omics". @landau_lab @nygenome @MRC_MHU @MRC_HIU #Genomics

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MRC WIMM

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A new study published in Molecular Cell has used state-of-the-art single-cell methods to study myelofibrosis, a rare but incurable blood cancer: @beth_psaila @AdamMead_Oxford @Guanlin2016 @SThongjuea @CR_UK

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A MEGA study in blood cancer

The study, led by Dr Beth Psaila, identifies a new approach for targeting cancer-driven cells.

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MRC WIMM

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In a study published in Cell Reports, Professor Jan Rehwinkel’s group #rehwinkellab have revealed that only leukaemic cells from patients with SAMHD1 mutations are killed by cancer drugs known as PNP-inhibitors. @OxfordMedSci @RDMOxford

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How studying anti-viral immune responses led to a discovery about cancer

Researchers at the MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine have recently discovered why a class of cancer drugs is beneficial only in a subset of patients. The results could pave the way for...

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🎉Congratulations to @AGoriely , who has been appointed as @RDMOxford 's inaugural EDI Academic Lead 🎉 Read more here:

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MRC WIMM

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WIMM day starts with an introduction by our Director, Prof Doug Higgs. Celebrating the achievements of the last year, future plans, but also remembering our founder Prof Sir David Weatherall, who passed away last December

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MRC WIMM

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Congratulations to Jan Rehwinkel ( @MRC_HIU ) and Adrian Harris (Oncology) who won this year’s Andrew McMichael prize for excellent supervision! And thank you to all the students and postdocs who nominated this year’s winners! 🏅

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Some lovely photos from our Celebration for Doug earlier this week: Doug Higgs was our director from 2012-2020, as well as the @MRC_MHU Director 2000-2020. Find out more about his work on

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Nobel Prize winner Sir Peter Ratcliffe with our Director Doug Higgs, @CornallLab , Sir John Bell, alumnus Kay Davies and @BrunoHolthof at our Nobel Prize party!

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MRC WIMM

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Many congratulations to Prof Sten Eirik W. Jacobsen ( @MRC_MHU @RDMOxford ) who was elected as an EMBO member!

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Congratulations to Prof Alison Simmons from @NDMOxford @MRC_HIU , who was elected a Fellow of @acmedsci #FMedSci

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NEW: Paper out today in @CellCellPress by the Bannard group uncovers unexpected details about the process of antibody production during immune responses. Read more:

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MRC WIMM

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Sir David Weatherall (1933-2018): read our tribute to our founder, a general physician, haematologist and clinician scientist whose impact as a leader, teacher and mentor will continue to be felt for a long time

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Make new people feel welcome (eg label their pipettes in advance), celebrate birthdays and successes, etc. In short, build a lab identity- advice by Jan Rehwinkel ( @MRC_HIU @RDMOxford ) on setting up a new lab

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MRC WIMM

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Congratulations to the running teams ‘Mission WIMMpossible’ and ‘On a WIMM’ for coming an incredible 2nd and 3rd in the department mixed category at yesterday’s #TeddyHallRelay event! And a special mention to Andrew McIntyre @ChakravertyLab for the fastest WIMM time⚡️ 🏃‍♂️⚡️

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Many congratulations to @ProfAhmedA and Prof Enzo Cerundolo, winners of the @OvarianCancerUK International Grand Challenge Award! The award will support research on new ways to enhance immune responses for the treatment of ovarian cancer

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Wishing all the best to @TFulga , who is leaving us to join Vertex Pharmaceuticals in Boston as Vice President/Head of Gene Editing and Discovery Biology. A photo from the speeches at his leaving drinks this evening!

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Published today in @Cellcellpress , research from @KusumbeLab reveal an active lymphatic network in bone tissue. The findings could offer potential new approaches for treating bone diseases. Read more:

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New study reveals role of lymphatic system in bone healing

It was previously assumed that bones lacked lymphatic vessels, but new research from the Kusumbe Group published in Cell not only locates them within bone tissue, but demonstrates their role in bone...

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Congratulations to the winners of the audience-voted awards at the @MRC_WIMM Postdoc Symposium yesterday: 🎉Best Scientific Report: Andrew McIntyre ( @ChakravertyLab ) 🌟Best Introductory Flash Talk: @MFellermeyer ( @DavisLab_Oxford ) ⚡️Runner Up: Li-Hsin Chang ( @jdavieslab )

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5 years

Today we are at @RDMOxford day! Among the biggest achievements in the last year, Head of department Prof Hugh Watkins mentioned an FRS for @MRC_HIU Director Enzo Cerundolo, Professorship for @AdamMead_Oxford and University Lectureship for David Sims, all here @MRC_WIMM 🎉 🎉🎉

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🎉 Congratulations to Prof Higgs on this impressive achievement!

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Very proud to see my mentor Doug Higgs @MRC_MHU @MRC_WIMM @UniofOxford receiving the @GenSocUK Medal in Cambridge during the summer symposium @Cambridge_Uni celebrating 70th anniversary of the description of the double helix #Genetics #DNA #Oxford #Cambridge #epigenetics

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Congratulations to Dr Mohsin Badat who has received an ASH-BSH Abstract Achievement Award and will be presenting the abstract at #ASH21 this weekend. #hematology @ASH_hematology

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Mohsin Badat receives ASH-BSH Abstract Achievement Award

Dr Mohsin Badat, a Clinical Training Research Fellow from the Higgs and Davies Groups has been awarded the ASH-BSH Abstract Achievement Award by the American Society of Haematology and the British...

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2/2 These researchers and their labs are tackling #bloodcancer with a range of innovative techniques @AdamMead_Oxford @pvyas_oxford @beth_psaila @andiroy @milnetom68 @MRC_MHU #Researcher #Science

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We're delighted to share that 2 of our facilities staff have been appointed Technician Champions for @RDMOxford / @OxfordMedSci as part of @UniofOxford 's Technician programme. Read more: Sally-Ann Clark (Flow Cytometry) & Michalina MaMazurczyk (Mass

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2 years

Our thoughts are with the family and friends of Dr Ling Felce

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5 years

Our cancer immunotherapy stand is up and running on @WestgateOxford as part of @Oxford_IF ! Play out games, learn about your super powers and win a chocolate medal! #IFOx2019 @OxfordMedSci

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Congratulations to our catering team! The @MRC_WIMM cafeteria has been once again awarded 5 ⭐️ by the food safety inspection office! Feeding hungry scientists safely every day! 🥗🍛🥘🍎

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Celebrating Prof Cerundolo’s Fellowship of the @royalsociety . He is the 18th person associated with the @The_MRC WIMM to receive this honour! #RSFellows

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3 years

We're delighted to announce the publication of @jdavieslab paper in Nature on a method that allows us to see with ground-breaking accuracy how DNA forms large scale structures within a cell nucleus. @MRC_MHU @RDMOxford #research #Science

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Scientists make DNA breakthrough which could identify why some people

Scientists from the MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine at Oxford University have developed a method that allows them to see, with far greater accuracy, how DNA forms large scale

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5 years

"For any scientist, the publication of their first paper is a memorable occasion. For David Weatherall, it was especially so, because it very nearly led to him being court-martialled." - touching obituary in @thetimes for our founder Sir David Weatherall

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Professor Sir David Weatherall obituary

For any scientist, the publication of their first paper is a memorable occasion. For David Weatherall, it was especially so, because it very nearly led to him being court-martialled. He had just...

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This Sunday, Team WIMM are heading to the Oxford #TownandGown10k 🏙️🎓 If you are in town, pop on down to give our runners a cheer 👏 Science on the move! 🏃🔬🏃 @MRC_WIMM @MRC_MHU @MRC_HIU

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4 years

🎅🎄 The competition was fierce, but the result was an incredibly festive @MRC_WIMM - check out the highlights of the 2019 MRC WIMM Christmas decoration competition on our blog!

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2 years

Four new awards aim to explore how dietary iron and the immune system interact.

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Understanding the interplay of dietary iron, anaemia and the immune system

Four related projects aim to unravel how the iron we eat shapes how the immune system develops and responds to vaccines.

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6 years

Prof Vicenzo Cerundolo ( @MRC_HIU @RDMOxford ) is in a team shortlisted for the £20m #CRUKGrandChallenge ! The team wants to investigate how personalised cancer vaccines might be used to eradicate tumours in the future

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The WIMM Christmas Party is well under way 🎄🎸

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Congratulations to our #PhD student Layal Liverpool ( @layallivs ) who has been awarded a @BritSciAssoc media fellowship, sponsored by @SfAMtweets ! Layal is part of the Rehwinkel lab ( @MRC_HIU @RDMOxford ) #wimmgsa

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5 years

Great course today by @scimadesimple . We had a great time learning how to attract (and keep!) an audience on our public engagement stands! #scicomm

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How do mammalian cells recognise and respond to infection by viruses? If this question intrigues you, apply for a PhD position in the Rehwinkel group- Part of our 4-year PhD studentships!

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Today we celebrated the amazing career of Prof Veronica Buckle ( @MRC_MHU ) who first joined the MRC WIMM in 1987! Guess what her favourite hobbie is... 😉

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Our postdoctoral researcher @MiraKassouf (Higgs group, @MRC_MHU ) is featured on the @FT work & careers section this morning: Success is based on “resilience and perseverance" she says. Read more here:

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