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Daniele Cotton wins St Edmund Hall’s Ex Aula Prize
18 October 2023
Congratulations to Daniele Cotton winner of St Edmund Hall’s graduate research journal prize for his article ‘Jailbreak – Preventing Metastatic Cancer.’
How to build a cellular map of the musculoskeletal system
13 October 2023
A single-cell resolution atlas of the human musculoskeletal system could be transformative to understanding and treating conditions including arthritis, cancer and fractures.
New research endoscopy service launches today
2 October 2023
The launch of a new endoscopy service at the Oxford Experimental Medicine Clinical Research Facility (EMCRF) will enhance the collection of data for research projects at NDORMS and across the University of Oxford.
Psoriatic arthritis awareness day - a patients story
28 September 2023
The early warning signs of psoriatic arthritis (PsA) can be hard to spot. Any delay in diagnosis of PsA can leave patients uncomfortable and in pain. But slow diagnosis is all too common, according to Professor Laura Coates. She is leading a new study called HPOS, that is looking for 2000 UK volunteers to chart their psoriasis symptoms, and which may help to explain why one third of psoriasis patients to go on to develop arthritis.
New target identified for pancreatic cancer treatment
25 September 2023
Researchers at NDORMS have found a protein to block the growth of cancer stem-like cells as a possible treatment for pancreatic cancer.
James Fullerton awarded an Oxford-Bristol Myers Squibb Fellowship
15 September 2023
Three new Oxford-BMS Fellowships were announced across the Medical Sciences Division to support translational research projects.
New professors named at NDORMS
14 September 2023
Four NDORMS researchers have been honoured in the 2023 Recognition of Distinction Scheme, the University of Oxford’s annual exercise to confer the title of full professor for excellence in research and teaching.
Professor Chris Lavy named Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow
13 September 2023
NDORMS Professor of Orthopaedic and Tropical Surgery Chris Lavy has been made an Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow.
What frozen shoulder can teach us about knee arthrofibrosis
12 September 2023
Arthrofibrosis is the build-up of too much scar tissue (fibrosis) after an injury or surgery resulting in a stiffening of a joint and causing pain and disability. It’s common following knee replacement for osteoarthritis where 1 in 4 affected patients require additional surgery to correct the fibrosis and restore motion in the knee joint.
Fair safe medical AI: a South Asia case study to co-develop local agency & trust leaving no one behind
11 September 2023
The Planetary Health Informatics Lab led by Associate Professor Sara Khalid at NDORMS has announced that it is a winner of a Global Grand Challenges award – an initiative fostering innovation to solve pressing global health and development problems and funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Jonathan Cook made Professor of Clinical Trials and Medical Statistics
7 September 2023
Jonathan Cook was successful in the 2023 University Recognition of Distinction exercise
No link found between patient genetics and response to anti-IL17 therapy
4 September 2023
A new study looked at the effect of patient genetics on their response to secukinumab, an anti-IL17 therapy commonly used to treat inflammatory conditions including arthritis and psoriasis. No link was found between a patient’s genetic variants and their response to therapy. This study challenges the idea that genetics might significantly account for the variable responses to anti-IL17 therapy seen in the clinic.
What exactly is a clinical trial?
11 August 2023
An exploration of definitions of clinical trials through history and today.
Bespoke 3D lab models could unlock the secret to soft tissue joint diseases
3 August 2023
Research into the onset and progression of diseases affecting musculoskeletal soft tissues could be greatly advanced using novel 3D models say NDORMS researchers in a review published in The Lancet Rheumatology.
Monkeypox vaccine team wins delivery award
14 July 2023
A collaborative team that responded to the monkeypox (Mpox) epidemic by rolling out a vaccination clinic in Oxford has received an award for delivery in the OUH Staff Recognition Awards.
Golf success for Taught MSc student Christopher Little!
14 July 2023
Christopher Little has recently represented the University of Oxford in the 134th Golf Varsity.