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Oxford and GSK launch £50m programme to advance cancer research

Global biopharma company GSK invests up to £50 million in a collaboration with Oxford to advance the understanding of how cancer develops, which could inform future development of vaccines to prevent cancer.

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Launch of 'To Immunity and Beyond' podcast series

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Pancreatic cancer immune map provides clues for precision treatment targeting

Study shows why there are differences in prognosis between different pancreatic tumours and identifies potential avenues for improved treatment approaches.

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Latest News

Two people wearing protective clothing in a rural setting

World’s first Phase I Bundibugyo ebolavirus vaccine trial launched by Oxford Vaccine Group

13 July 2026

Podcast. CellTypeAI: Automated cell identification for scRNA-seq using local generative-AI

2 July 2026

The image depicts CAR T cells killing malignant bone marrow cells that are expressing mutant CALR, illustrated as a red ‘flag’ on the cell surface.

New personalised therapy targets chronic blood cancer

2 July 2026

Foods rich in spermadine include lentils, chickpeas, cheese and broccoli

Natural compound may help boost vaccine responses in older adults

23 June 2026

Scientists in the Department of Paediatrics discover antibody combinations that block over 90% of malaria parasite growth

12 June 2026

Interleukin 10 (IL-10) cytokine protein - looks like a red ribbon

Decades old puzzle solved as scientists uncover cause of inflammatory bowel disease

11 June 2026

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Latest publications

The double-edged nature of antibody bivalency: mathematical and experimental analysis of cell surface antigen occupancy and opsonization.

Heirene L. et al, (2026), MAbs, 18

Glycodeoxycholic and deoxycholic bile acids impair recognition and spatial memory in adult mice, and reduce central CREB-BDNF signaling and cytokine expression with neuroanatomical specificity.

Garcia A. et al, (2026), Gut Microbes, 18

DNA prime and peptide boost immunization elicits robust neoantigen-specific CD8 + T cell responses and therapeutic protection in mouse tumor models.

Morgado-Cáceres P. et al, (2026), Oncoimmunology, 15

Ginkgo Datapoints Antibody Developability Competition outcomes: limited model performance and a call for data standardization.

van Niekerk L. et al, (2026), MAbs, 18