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Researchers discover how immune cells hunt down cancer around the body

Scientists have discovered the key features of immune B cells which make them successful at targeting tumours - including when cancer has spread to a different part of the body.

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The potential of the R21/Matrix vaccine to redefine malaria prevention

Researchers from the Jenner Institute at NDM will present new exciting data on the R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine during the 8th Pan-African Malaria Conference, in collaboration with the Rwandan Ministry of Health and the Rwanda Biomedical Centre.

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Developing the world's first lung cancer vaccine

Researchers at the Nuffield Department of Medicine, the Francis Crick Institute and University College London have been granted £1.7 million of funding from Cancer Research UK and the CRIS Cancer Foundation to develop a lung cancer vaccine. The group includes Professor Tim Elliott, Kidani Professor of Immuno-oncology at NDM.

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Ground-breaking study reveals how COVID-19 vaccines prevent severe disease

3D illustration of a male body fighting and beating red Covid virus

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Latest News

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New point-of-care testing to improve antibiotic use in Vietnam

24 September 2024

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Improving understanding of lung microbiome in severe asthma patients

12 September 2024

Developing the first cancer prevention vaccine for Lynch syndrome

10 September 2024

Adoptive T cell therapy shows an enhanced tumour response

9 September 2024

Preventive vaccination could be a key strategy against Lassa fever

29 August 2024

A blood test done by the study team as part of routine monitoring of study participants in Papua, Indonesia.

OUCRU and Universitas Indonesia complete historic malaria vaccine trial

19 August 2024

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Wednesday, 09 October 2024, 11am to 12pm
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Tumorigenesis in space and time

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Endemics and pandemics: The development and testing of vaccines against outbreak pathogens

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Evolutionary cell biology of mitosis

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Latest publications

Digital Biomarkers for Psoriatic Arthritis; A Qualitative Focus Group Study on Patient-Perceived Opportunities and Barriers
Journal article

De Groot P. et al, (2024), RMD Open
Tapasin assembly surveillance by the RNF185/Membralin ubiquitin ligase complex regulates MHC-I surface expression.
Journal article

van de Weijer ML. et al, (2024), Nat Commun, 15
Clinical symptoms and psychosocial functioning in patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders testing seropositive for anti-NMDAR antibodies: a case–control comparison with patients testing negative
Journal article

Luykx JJ. et al, (2024), The Lancet Psychiatry, 11, 828 - 838
COVID-19 vaccines are effective at preventing symptomatic and severe infection among healthcare workers: A clinical review
Journal article

Galgut O. et al, (2024), Vaccine: X, 20

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