The latest updates on our research and how it is improving people’s quality of life.
Professor Michael Dustin elected as EMBO member
9 August 2017
Kennedy Department General Awards
Many congratulations to Professor Michael Dustin on his election as a member of the European Molecular Biology Organisation (EMBO).
Medical statistician wins best presentation at RSS Young Statisticians Meeting
7 August 2017
CSM Awards Statistics and epidemiology Botnar
Usama Ali, medical statistician at the Centre for Statistics in Medicine (CSM) wowed the crowd at the Royal Statistical Society’s (RSS) 2017 Young Statisticians Meeting, winning best presentation for his work preventing falls in hospitals.
Professor Powrie to become new Wellcome Governor
19 July 2017
Fiona Powrie, Director of the Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology is joining Wellcome as a new Governor in Jan 2018. Fiona says she’s thrilled to join Wellcome: "It’s an organisation I’ve admired since I started my research career. Through funding great scientific ideas, Wellcome is committed to promoting health around the world. It will be an honour to help deliver this goal."
Dopamine rewards immune cells through immunological synapse
16 July 2017
Research Immunity and microbiome Publication
Researchers at the Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology at the University of Oxford mapped dopamine and the consequences of its release to the immunological synapse.
Kennedy Institute investigator receives MRC Career Development Award
3 July 2017
Dr Anjali Kusumbe has been awarded an MRC Career Development Award to support her research examining how blood vessels support bone growth and repair.
Supporting patient safety through best-practice trial design
30 June 2017
Publication Research CSM Statistics and epidemiology
UK statisticians and trialists reach out to the clinical trial community in an awareness-raising paper published this week as a first step in changing practice. They promote the use of adaptive designs in early-phase clinical trials to improve trial efficiency, which will benefit patients.
Chris Hyungseop Han receives Award of Excellence from the International Magnesium Association.
15 June 2017
Awards Department Research Botnar
Chris Hyungseop Han picked up the Award of Excellence at the 74th Annual International Magnesium Association (IMA) World Magnesium Conference held in Singapore last month.
3 new clinical trials for NDORMS
8 June 2017
Funding Botnar Research Orthopaedics, tissue engineering and regenerative medicine
NDORMS have been successful with 3 Clinical Trials (BioPatch, MANTIS and NINJA) being awarded.
NDORMS is celebrating World Clubfoot Day today!
2 June 2017
Research Orthopaedics, tissue engineering and regenerative medicine Translational medicine Botnar
More than 30,000 children in Africa are born with clubfoot each year. Many thousands of these children get no treatment, as it is simply not available where they live. They end up with severe deformities that make it hard and very painful to walk.
Expanding clinical research at the Kennedy Institute
31 May 2017
Department Research Funding Kennedy Translational medicine
Christopher Buckley joins the Kennedy Institute as a new Director of Clinical Research from May 2017.
EQUATOR Network honoured by the Council of Science Editors
24 May 2017
Awards Department Research CSM Statistics and epidemiology
We take great pride in announcing that the EQUATOR Network has won the Council for Science Editors’ 2017 Award for Meritorious Achievement.
Celebrating International Clinical Trials Day 2017
19 May 2017
Department CSM General Research Botnar Statistics and epidemiology
International Clinical Trials Day helps to raise awareness of clinical trials and recognises everyone involved in and affected by trials – researchers, clinicians, statisticians, patient participants, funders and the wider public. Here at NDORMS, the Centre for Statistics in Medicine celebrated how statistics underpin every element of a trial and how we all work together to make a difference in patients’ lives.
CSM, past and future
8 May 2017
Department General Research CSM Botnar Statistics and epidemiology
Celebrating 20 years of excellence with Doug Altman and welcoming the future.
Link between patient age and risk of revision
13 April 2017
Research Publication Botnar Orthopaedics, tissue engineering and regenerative medicine
Evidence released in the Lancet demonstrates a link between patient age and risk of revision on knee and hip replacements.
New potential treatment target for patients with inflammatory bowel disease
3 April 2017
A new study published today in Nature Medicine could change the lives of millions of people living with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) who don’t respond to the current standard of care.
Expanding psoriatic arthritis research at Oxford
27 March 2017
Research Botnar Translational medicine Funding
Dr Laura Coates has joined NDORMS to expand our research into psoriatic arthritis (PsA) from a clinical perspective.
Honorary Fellowship of the RCS for Professor David Beard
22 March 2017
Awards Botnar Orthopaedics, tissue engineering and regenerative medicine Translational medicine
Congratulations to Professor David Beard on being awarded an Honorary Fellowship by The Royal College of Surgeons.
A fieldwork video diary on clubfoot
17 March 2017
Research Botnar Orthopaedics, tissue engineering and regenerative medicine Translational medicine
Our DPhil student Sarah Drew is doing amazing fieldwork in Malawi, exploring the organisation and delivery of clubfoot treatment services in the country, sponsored by Cure UK.
Metal-on-metal revision research takes centre-stage at world’s largest orthopaedic conference
15 March 2017
Awards Botnar Orthopaedics, tissue engineering and regenerative medicine Statistics and epidemiology Translational medicine
A new study on patient outcomes after metal-on-metal hip replacement revision surgery has been selected as part of a prestigious 'Game Changers' session at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) annual meeting.
Apprentice success at NDORMS
10 March 2017
Congratulations to first year apprentice Katie Chegwin on completing her Level 3 Apprenticeship in Business and Administration.