Ivan Ahel secures renewal of his prestigious Wellcome Trust Fellowship
May 2018
Dunn School group leader Ivan Ahel has successfully renewed his Wellcome Senior Research Fellowship in Basic Biomedical Science. The fellowship will provide around £2 million over 5 years, starting from 1 Oct 2018, to sponsor his research into serine ADP-ribosylation in genome stability and human disease.
Professor Jordan Raff elected Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences
May 2018
Dunn School group leader Professor Jordan Raff is one of 48 newly elected members to join the prestigious Fellowship of the Academy of Medical Sciences, it was announced on 10th May.
Secondary school students peek into the real-life world of stem cell research at the Dunn School
May 2018
A student workshop focussed on stem cell biology, jointly organised by the Dunn School of Pathology and Science Oxford, was held at the Medical Sciences Teaching Centre in Oxford University on the 22nd of March 2018.
Shona Murphy Awarded Grant to Broaden Understanding of Transcriptional Regulation
April 2018
Professor Shona Murphy has secured a Wellcome Investigator Award to expand her lab’s work on the regulation of RNA polymerase II-transcribed genes.
Cynthia Kenyon delivers inspiring lecture in annual homage to penicillin hero Norman Heatley
April 2018
To commemorate Norman Heatley’s key contributions to the discovery of penicillin, the Sir William Dunn School of Pathology organises an annual high-profile lecture featuring a world-renowned biomedical scientist. The 26th edition of the Norman Heatley lecture was celebrated on 23rd April 2018 at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History. On this occasion, over 150...
Lea and Raff labs secure a collaborative Welcome Trust grant
April 2018
A collaborative Welcome Trust grant has been awarded to two Dunn School labs, namely the Lea and Raff groups, to investigate the biology of centrosome formation during cell division.
Talented Dutch students visit the Dunn School
April 2018
A group of 50 high-achieving 16-18-year-old students from secondary schools in and around Utrecht (Holland) visited the Dunn School of Pathology on Tuesday 17th April 2018 as part of a U-Talent programme trip to the United Kingdom. The visit comprised several talks and a tour around the Dunn School building. The main talk,...
Laura Hankins is runner-up in the BSDB Writing Competition
April 2018
Laura Hankins, a DPhil student in the Raff lab, was runner-up in the British Society for Developmental Biology (BSDB) Writing Competition at the 70th Annual Spring Meeting of the BSDB in Warwick announced on the 17th of April 2018.
Dunn School Scientists Continue to “Get to Know Their Dunn School PIs” with Monika Gullerova
April 2018
Following the initial success of a new series at the Dunn School, the Get to Know Your Dunn School PIs series continued Thursday, March 29th with Professor Monika Gullerova.
Ervin Fodor honoured with the 2019 AstraZeneca Award
April 2018
Ervin Fodor has received the 2019 AstraZeneca award following a recent meeting of the awarding body, The Biochemical Society, in Spring 2018.
Sonia Muliyil (Freeman lab) awarded 3rd prize in the BSCB imaging competition
March 2018
The British Society for Cell Biology (BSCB) runs an annual imaging competition that aims at showcasing the best images taken by members of the society, whose research focuses on studying aspects of cell biology. In its 2018 edition, Dr Sonia Muliyil, a postdoc in Matthew Freeman’s lab, has been awarded 3rd prize for her image...
The Raff Lab scoops it all: Anna Caballe and Mustafa Aydogan awarded BSCB poster prizes
March 2018
The Dynamic Cell series of conferences organised jointly by the British Society of Cell Biology (BSCB) and the Biochemical Society showcases latest research utilising dynamic methods to explore cell biology. At the most recent of its series – ‘The Dynamic Cell III’ – held in Manchester during 19th-21st March 2018, two Raff lab members were...
Postdoctoral researchers celebrated at Dunn School Postdoc Symposium
March 2018
Each year, postdoctoral researchers at the Sir William Dunn School of Pathology organise a one-day symposium to feature their latest research progress. The 2018 edition of the Postdoc Symposium took place on Thursday 15th of March, where 28 postdocs from different groups within the department shared their research through presentations and posters. The...
Peering into the Invisible World – Dunn School Organises Another Successful Outreach Event at Pegasus Primary School
March 2018
The Dunn School of Pathology continued its outreach series at Pegasus Primary School in Oxford on the 28th of February, now delving into the topic of microscopy and ‘microscopists’. This is the second of three events aimed at inspiring and engaging children with science. This event entitled “Microscopes - peering into the invisible world” was hailed as a success and left pupils once again ...
Group leaders share their stories: “Get to know your Dunn School PIs” begins with Professor Jordan Raff
February 2018
A new event, organised by the Postdoc Association with support from the Graduate Student Association, aims at revealing the secrets behind the successful careers of the Principal Investigators (PIs) at the Dunn School. Named “Get to know your Dunn School PIs”, the series gives a chance to students, postdocs and staff members to hear first-hand...