Archived News Articles from 2022
- Oxford students successfully send an experiment into space
- In November 2021, a team of graduate students from Oxford teamed up with the International Space School Educational Trust (ISSET) to turn the ideas of secondary school children into real experiments for launch to the International Space Station
Published: 20 December 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
