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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

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

A cancer cell is being targeted by immune T cells

Researchers uncover hidden mechanism behind a major cancer therapy target

9 June 2026

Workshop post-it stickers on what does immunology tolerance mean to you

Sounds of Tolerance

4 June 2026

Professor Teresa Lambe

Oxford Bundibugyo ebolavirus vaccine candidate receives CEPI backing

1 June 2026

Irina Udalova

Major MRC funding for Irina Udalova to unravel neutrophil behaviour across immune pathologies

28 May 2026

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Dominant effects of loss- and gain-of-function variants in neuronal endosomal CLC transporters

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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

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

Systematic review and data-driven insights into CHO cell engineering for next-generation antibody production.

Schulz A. et al, (2026), MAbs, 18