The latest updates on our research and how it is improving people’s lives.
Professor Gary Collins awarded prestigious NIHR Senior Investigator award
15 March 2024
NDORMS Professor of Medical Statistics and Director of the Centre for Statistics in Medicine, Gary Collins has been appointed National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) Senior Investigator.
New bronchoscopy capability expands capacity for respiratory and vaccine trials
14 March 2024
The NIHR Oxford Clinical Research Facility (EMCRF) hosted by NDORMS has expanded its capability to undertake research bronchoscopies. The facility welcomed its first volunteers as part of the Oxford Airways Study to help understand the causes of asthma.
COVID jab linked to lower risk of COVID-19-related clot and heart complications
13 March 2024
NDORMS research shows that vaccination reduced the risk of heart failure and some clot-related complications for up to a year.
PD-1 gets an “A” for team-work
8 March 2024
A new understanding of the PD-1 axis (programmed death cell) could help shape ongoing efforts to improve treatments for cancer and autoimmune diseases.
Professor Irina Udalova appointed to the MRC’s Infections and Immunity Board
1 March 2024
The Medical Research Council’s Infections and Immunity Board (IIB) funds research into infectious human disease and disorders of the human immune system.
Oxford-ZEISS Centre of Excellence officially opened
23 February 2024
ZEISS is partnering with the University of Oxford bringing ground-breaking microscopy imaging equipment, and analysis tools, to advance the study of global health and disease.
Removing bias from healthcare AI tools
22 February 2024
Rapid advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) have opened the way for the creation of a huge range of new healthcare tools, but to ensure that these tools do not exacerbate preexisting health inequities, researchers urge the use of more representative data in their development.
Frozen shoulder holds the key to understanding fibrosis resolution
19 February 2024
NDORMS researchers have identified how cells work to resolve frozen shoulder, opening up potential new targets for treatment and reducing the need for surgery.
CRUK funding success for Audrey Gérard
14 February 2024
Audrey Gérard has received £ 1.5 million in funding from CRUK for a new research project to unravel the coevolving cancer and immune landscape.
New research improves accuracy of molecular quantification in high throughput sequencing
5 February 2024
A team at NDORMS has developed a new approach to significantly improve the accuracy of RNA sequencing. They pinpoint the primary source of inaccurate quantification in both short and long-read RNA sequencing, and have introduced the concept of “majority vote” error correction leading to a substantial improvement in RNA molecular counting.
Training course in Ethiopia for treating older children with clubfoot
29 January 2024
A training course on Principles of Management for Delayed Presenting Clubfoot (DPC) took place 11-12th December 2023 at CURE Children’s Hospital of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa.
New reporting guideline will provide transparency in consensus research
24 January 2024
Published in PLOS, the new guideline will help the scientific community to write complete and transparent research reports involving consensus methods.
NDORMS hosts a visit from Taipei Medical University researchers
18 January 2024
NDORMS welcomed a delegation of medical researchers from Taipei Medical University this week to exchange research ideas and for potential future collaborations.
Lymph node research pioneers' new approach to vaccine design for the most vulnerable
17 January 2024
The Oxford Experimental Medicine Clinical Research Facility (EMCRF) at NDORMS has received its first volunteers as part of the LEGACY03 trial to improve vaccine design for different age groups.
COVID-19 vaccines found effective in reducing long COVID symptoms
12 January 2024
A recent study has revealed the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines in preventing long COVID.
Caroline Morrell awarded an MRC Fellowship
9 January 2024
A DPhil candidate at NDORMS, Caroline received the MRC Clinical Research Training Fellowship that has enabled her to further her research into head and neck cancer.
Patients can interrupt treatment of immune-supressing medicines for two-weeks in order to boost immunity provided by COVID-19 booster vaccine, finds major study
14 December 2023
A major clinical trial, led by the University of Nottigham and managed by the Oxford Clinical trials Research Unit (OCTRU), has shown that people with inflammatory conditions are able to improve the antibody response from a COVID-19 booster vaccination by interrupting their treatment for two weeks immediately after having the vaccine.
NDORMS researchers awarded funding to spark new avenues of research
8 December 2023
Four researchers at NDORMS have been awarded a Research Ignition Award, as part of an initiative by the Kennedy Trust for Rheumatology to stimulate new and ambitious avenues of research.
Professor Chris Lavy awarded honorary fellowship from the College of Surgeons of East, Central and Southern Africa
7 December 2023
Professor Chris Lavy has been awarded an honorary fellowship by the College of Surgeons of East Central and Southern Africa (COSECSA).
Ben Dean awarded ORUK funding
7 December 2023
Senior Research Fellow Ben Dean has been awarded funding by Orthopaedic Research UK (ORUK) for his work on wrist injuries.