Nuffield Department of Medicine
LightNews LightNews
banner
ndm.ox.ac.uk
Nuffield Department of Medicine
@ndm.ox.ac.uk
660 followers 55 following 160 posts
The Nuffield Department of Medicine (NDM) at the University of Oxford has a global reach and significant breadth in terms of capabilities and capacity.

Find out more 👉 http://www.ndm.ox.ac.uk
Posts Replies Media Videos
ndm.ox.ac.uk
The Department would like to announce that Professor Edwine Barasa has been appointed as the new Executive Director of KEMRI Wellcome Trust!

Find out more about the appointment here 👉 www.ndm.ox.ac.uk/news/profess...
October 8, 2025 at 11:00 AM
ndm.ox.ac.uk
Scientists at NDM's @oxcio.bsky.social and the @dunnschool.bsky.social are joining together to develop an #mRNAVaccine for children with a rare type of #cancer. Using funding from Alice's Arc, their aim is to improve #rhabdomyosarcoma treatment 💉

Learn more 👉 www.ndm.ox.ac.uk/news/ndm-sci...
October 7, 2025 at 1:32 PM
ndm.ox.ac.uk
Researchers at CAMS Oxford Institute have found that certain T cell responses are linked to mild #COVID19 disease. These T cells increase with cytotoxicity in the four years after infection, suggesting that they also play a protective role 🦠🔬

Read more 👉 buff.ly/4EANlxR
October 2, 2025 at 3:30 PM
ndm.ox.ac.uk
Scientists at @cmd.ox.ac.uk have helped develop a crowdsourced, open-science #coronavirus antiviral. Nominated as a broad-spectrum pre-clinical drug candidate by @dndi.org, it's designed to be a globally accessible treatment for future pandemics 💊🦠

Learn more 👉 buff.ly/35Wdlbn
September 26, 2025 at 12:01 PM
ndm.ox.ac.uk
The Bukhman Foundation have gifted the University £10m to accelerate #Type1Diabetes research and care. Bringing together a team of experts, including NDM and Centre for Human Genetics researchers, the centre's overarching goal is to find a cure for T1D.

Read more 👉 buff.ly/d5L04w9
September 25, 2025 at 2:03 PM
ndm.ox.ac.uk
Researchers at @ludwigcancer.bsky.social and CAMS Oxford Institute have made it to the final round of the 2025 @cancergrand.bsky.social Challenges! In a bid to make progress against #cancer's toughest challenges, 12 teams will be competing to receive a £20m award 🔬

Read more 👉 buff.ly/d5L04w9
September 24, 2025 at 12:22 PM
ndm.ox.ac.uk
To round up #PostdocAppreciationWeek, we're handing over to @psioxford.bsky.social to hear from Prof Miles Carroll and a postdoc in his group, discussing the important role that they play in a research environment 🥼

Watch the video below to hear about their experience working as a postdoc at NDM 📽️👇
September 19, 2025 at 8:02 AM
ndm.ox.ac.uk
Next up in our mini-series for #PostdocAppreciationWeek is a video from one of our overseas units, @oucru.bsky.social! 🥼🌎

Find out more about the amazing work taking place in 🇻🇳, the challenges postdocs face and how they respond to them, below 📽️👇

#NPAW2025 #NationalPostdocAppreciationWeek
September 17, 2025 at 8:02 AM
ndm.ox.ac.uk
Today marks the start of #PostdocAppreciationWeek, so we're kicking it off by sharing our first of three videos celebrating postdocs here at NDM 📽️🥼

Watch @whitefishlab.bsky.social and two postdocs in his research group at @ludwigcancer.bsky.social Oxford in the video below 👀👇

#NPAW2025
September 15, 2025 at 8:03 AM
ndm.ox.ac.uk
Ever wondered what goes on inside a research lab? 🔬 Drop by the Old Road Campus Research Building on Sat 13 Sept between 12:00-16:00 for #OxfordOpenDoors to discover Oxford science up close!

Find out more 👉 buff.ly/WV8TAXt
September 6, 2025 at 8:00 AM
ndm.ox.ac.uk
In two recent studies, @psioxford.bsky.social, Experimental Medicine Division and other Oxford researchers have uncovered the optimal time between #COVID19 boosters 💉

These findings could aid vaccine programme designs for a range of other diseases too.

Read more 👉 buff.ly/aoDzStD
September 2, 2025 at 11:00 AM
ndm.ox.ac.uk
Behind every door is a discovery...

📅 On 13 Sept, we’re opening ours at the Old Road Campus Research Building for #OxfordOpenDoors. @cmd.ox.ac.uk, @idrm.ox.ac.uk, @ludwigcancer.bsky.social, @oncology.ox.ac.uk and more will be there, will you?

Find out more 👉 buff.ly/WV8TAXt
August 30, 2025 at 8:00 AM
ndm.ox.ac.uk
We're five years on from the COVID-19 pandemic, but are we prepared for another one?🦠💉

@psioxford.bsky.social's Prof Dame Sarah Gilbert and Prof Sir @peterhorby.bsky.social discuss the importance of #PandemicPreparedness on BBC Radio 4's The Briefing Room podcast.

Listen here 🎧👉 buff.ly/KbPlM7a
August 29, 2025 at 8:00 AM
ndm.ox.ac.uk
A new study by @ludwigcancer.bsky.social Oxford and @mskcancercenter.bsky.social has shown that the mechanical environment surrounding #tumours cause behavioural changes in #cancer cells. Their results offer new information for creating cancer treatments in the future.

Read more 👉 buff.ly/09AkKx2
August 28, 2025 at 3:30 PM
ndm.ox.ac.uk
A research team at NDM's @oxcio.bsky.social have been awarded access to one of the UK's most powerful AI supercomputers to accelerate #CancerVaccine research. The impact? New discoveries in a much faster timeframe 💉🤖

Find out more 👉 buff.ly/pvl9t1D

@ukri.org @cancerresearchuk.org
August 27, 2025 at 11:00 AM
ndm.ox.ac.uk
In a collaborative effort, @oucru.bsky.social researchers have helped to develop the world's first clinical practice guideline for #TuberculosisMeningitis. Healthcare workers around the world will have access to it, helping to tackle the key challenges of TBM 🫁📋

Read more 👉 buff.ly/QESC9iS
August 22, 2025 at 9:01 AM
ndm.ox.ac.uk
#ChronicPain is considered one of the leading causes of disability worldwide. But for the first time, researchers at @CMD.ox.ac.uk and others have discovered a new genetic link to pain, offering a promising target for treating chronic pain 🧬

Find out more 👉 www.ndm.ox.ac.uk/news/chronic...
August 21, 2025 at 11:00 AM
ndm.ox.ac.uk
Researchers at the Big Data Institute, drug developers @Novartis.bksy.social and Roche and other leading institutions, have developed an #AI model for reclassifying #MS progression. This could lead to new ways to manage MS and the discovery of new therapies 🤖🏥

Read more 👉 buff.ly/wIFSVmk
August 20, 2025 at 2:04 PM
ndm.ox.ac.uk
Platelets are known for blood clotting, but that's not all. Researchers at @ludwigcancer.bsky.social Oxford have discovered another function - suppressing systemic inflammation. This information has the potential to improve cancer detection going forward 🩸

Find out more 👉 buff.ly/tzbL1yh
August 19, 2025 at 2:02 PM
ndm.ox.ac.uk
Researchers at KEMRI Wellcome have published a study on how workforce issues impact #NewbornCare. This revealed that despite technological advancements, a severe shortage of nurses in 🇰🇪 is a major barrier in improving neonatal care 🍼🏥

Read more 👉 buff.ly/eKF9Xjr
August 14, 2025 at 4:04 PM
ndm.ox.ac.uk
In a new study by the Centre for Human Genetics, researchers have found out that cell-free DNA builds up in the blood of patients with #sepsis, due to impaired liver clearance. This discovery could lead to quicker and more precise diagnoses going forward 🔬🥼

Find out more 👉 buff.ly/jaHmEZ5
August 12, 2025 at 1:03 PM
ndm.ox.ac.uk
In a global first, @PSIOxford.bsky.social and @ISARIC1.bsky.social researchers, plus partners in 🇬🇧 and 🇲🇬, have successfully conducted a clinical trial for #BubonicPlague treatment - providing the first safety and efficacy evidence of antibiotic regimens 💊

Read more 👉 buff.ly/xB2XfLr
August 8, 2025 at 11:00 AM
ndm.ox.ac.uk
NDM's Respiratory Medicine Unit, @imm.ox.ac.uk and @newcastleuni.bsky.social have mapped out the first atlas to show cell interaction in #LungFibrosis. With support from the @oxfordbrc.bsky.social, the team's work could explain why lungs fail to repair in #IPF 🫁🗺️

Read more 👉 buff.ly/rBDDxvR
August 7, 2025 at 2:30 PM
ndm.ox.ac.uk
A recent study by @IDDOnews.bsky.social and @WHO.int has highlighted the need for more research on #noma, a fatal disease if left untreated. To improve the situation, the team call for standardised reporting, increased surveillance and earlier detection 🥼🔬

Learn more 👉 buff.ly/JjHoBfd
August 6, 2025 at 3:00 PM
ndm.ox.ac.uk
The new @WHO.int Collaborating Centre for Genomic Surveillance of #AntimicrobialResistance has just been launched. Hosted by the CGPS at @PSIOxford.bsky.social, the Centre will play a pivotal role in supporting global efforts to tackle the issue of AMR 🦠🔬

Read more 👉 buff.ly/3NPAuSe
August 5, 2025 at 2:36 PM