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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.

Placenta plays pivotal “umpire” role to influence pregnancy outcomes

18 September 2016

New research provides the first clear evidence that the amount of nutrients transported to the foetus by the placenta adjusts according to both the foetal drive for growth, and the mother’s physical ability to provide.

Placental origins of chronic diseases

13 September 2016

Graham Burton, Abigail Fowden and Kent Thornburg from PDN and CTR featured in an article on Physiological Reviews

Christine Holt awarded €1 million prize for research on connection between eye and brain

8 September 2016

Prof Christine Holt from the PDN has received the 2016 Antonio Champalimaud Vision Award, the largest in the world in the field of vision

Andrea Brand awarded Royal Society Research Professorship

8 September 2016

Professor Andrea Brand and Professor David Klenerman have been awarded Royal Society Research Professorships.

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

Placenta plays pivotal “umpire” role to influence pregnancy outcomes

Placental origins of chronic diseases

Christine Holt awarded €1 million prize for research on connection between eye and brain

Andrea Brand awarded Royal Society Research Professorship

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