New funding to support research on children’s cancer treatment
October 2025
The funding by Alice’s Arc will support a project co-led by Bass Hassan, to develop a new vaccine for Rhabdomyosarcoma.
Switching on dynein motors to power cilia motion
October 2025
Published in Nature Structural & Molecular Biology, a new study by the Mali group reveals a mechanism for activating the dynein motors that power cilia motion.
Professor Emma Slack forges link with Botnar Institute of Immune Engineering
October 2025
Professor Emma Slack, the Barclay-Williams Professor of Molecular Immunology at the Dunn School, has accepted a joint appointment at the newly founded Botnar Institute of Immune Engineering (BIIE).
Opening the doors to the local community
September 2025
As part of Oxford Open Doors, the Dunn School opened its doors on Saturday 13 September to welcome members of the public to the department.
Applications now open for our PhD studentship programme
September 2025
Applications are now open to apply for our four year, fully-funded PhD programme in Molecular Cell Biology in Health and Disease.
Upcoming Seminar
HEATLEY LECTURE 2025 – Quorum Sensing Across Domains: From Viruses to Bacteria to Eukaryotes.
10/10/2025 4:30 pm
Prof Bonnie L Bassler
University of Princeton
Heatley Lecture
The Norman Heatley Lecture
This annual lecture is held in honour of Norman Heatley, who was a pivotal member of the team that developed penicillin in the early 1940s. He has often been described as the unsung hero of the penicillin story.
This year’s lecture:
10th October 2025 – Prof. Bonnie L. Basler
Prospective Graduate Students
Doing a PhD in Molecular Cell Biology in Health and Disease at the Dunn School is the best way to kick start your research career.