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Kristian Franze interviewed by The Node

30 November 2016

Franze and lab members Joy Thompson and Sarah Foster talk about their recent Nature Neuroscience paper

Celebrating 300 years of the teaching of anatomy in Cambridge

25 November 2016

To mark the 300th anniversary of the opening of the first Anatomical School in Cambridge, PDN is proud to unveil new mural in the foyer of the Anatomy Building.

Andrew Murray comments on the frozen girl case

18 November 2016

Dr Andrew Murray was featured on the Telegraph regarding the High Court ruling about the teenager allowed to be frozen after death

Pushing the limit: Magda Zernicka-Goetz featured on the latest edition of Science

1 November 2016

By culturing human embryos for longer than ever, Magdalena Zernicka-Goetz is revealing their "powerful beauty" - and sparking debate

Dr Paul Schofield awarded Ontology Alignment Evaluation Initiative prize

28 October 2016

The award is sponsored by Pistoia Alliance, a group of life science industry experts.

Protein DLKI in blood of pregnant women may predict possible pregnancy complications and poor fetal growth

27 October 2016

Mary Cleaton from CRT was featured in a paper published in Nature Genetics.

Self-renewable killer cells could be key to making cancer immunotherapy work

26 October 2016

New research from Randall Johnson's team, published on Nature, reveals how a small molecule turns short-lived ‘killer T-cells’ into long-lived, renewable cells that can last in the body for longer, and could help make cell-based immunotherapy a realistic prospect to treat cancer.

Prof Dino Giussani awarded Fellowship by RCOG

6 October 2016

The Royal College of Obstetrics & Gynaecology has awarded the title to Prof Giussani for his major contributions to obstetrics, gynaecology and to the wellbeing of women

Target detection in insects: optical, neural and behavioral optimizations

21 September 2016

New review from Paloma Gonzalez-Bellido and Samuel Fabian on Current Opinion in Neurobiology highlights how compound eyes in insects may be beneficial for visualizing small, fast targets

Neurons feel the force – physical interactions control brain development

20 September 2016

Researchers have identified a new mechanism controlling brain development: that neurons not only ‘smell’ chemicals in their environment, but also ‘feel’ their way through the developing brain.

Kristian Franze interviewed by The Node

Celebrating 300 years of the teaching of anatomy in Cambridge

Andrew Murray comments on the frozen girl case

Pushing the limit: Magda Zernicka-Goetz featured on the latest edition of Science

Dr Paul Schofield awarded Ontology Alignment Evaluation Initiative prize

Protein DLKI in blood of pregnant women may predict possible pregnancy complications and poor fetal growth

Self-renewable killer cells could be key to making cancer immunotherapy work

Prof Dino Giussani awarded Fellowship by RCOG

Target detection in insects: optical, neural and behavioral optimizations

Neurons feel the force – physical interactions control brain development

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