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19 November 2019 BSI Tumour Immunology Group Professor Ben Willcox from the University of Birmingham's Institute of Immunology and Immunotherapy writes for the British Society of Immunology on the UK-wide Tumour Immunology Group.
19 November 2019 Researchers discover new target recognised by T cells involved in gut immunosurveillance Researchers in the University of Birmingham's Institute of Immunology and Immunotherapy have discovered a new target recognised by local T-cells involved in immunosurveillance in the gut.
11 November 2019 Experts to gather in Africa to speed up development of vaccines to prevent bacterial infections A global network of scientists who are working together to accelerate the development of vaccines against bacterial infections in low and middle income countries are to stage an annual network meeting in Africa.
30 October 2019 New collaborative learning hub helps bridge the gap between medicine and engineering The Clinician Engineer Hub aims to educate medical students and early career doctors about the diagnostic and treatment challenges in clinical medicine.
29 October 2019 Senior Clinical Lecturer joins Institute of Immunology and Immunotherapy Dr Leila Khoja joins Birmingham from AstraZeneca and Addenbrooke's Hospital, bringing with her an extensive experience in translating immunotherapies from bench to bedside.
25 October 2019 Researchers at University of Birmingham awarded over £1 million for latest technology for immune regulation Researchers at the University of Birmingham awarded £1.15 million for latest equipment for immune regulation.
03 October 2019 New partnership aims to identify new disease mechanisms and potential targets for treatment of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease A new partnership between scientists at the University of Birmingham and global healthcare company Novo Nordisk aims to discover new treatments for people suffering from fatty liver disease.
27 August 2019 Removing cancer's protective barrier could boost immunotherapy treatments University of Birmingham scientists may have found a way to pull down the protective wall that surrounds tumours, potentially re-exposing them to the killing power of the immune system and immunotherapy treatments.
19 July 2019 Award success for the College of Medical and Dental Sciences at the University of Birmingham's Founders' Awards The College of Medical and Dental Sciences is delighted to announce that at the University's Awards for Excellence 2019 colleagues from across the College were awarded three of the evening's five awards.
16 July 2019 Crohn's & Colitis UK fund new Birmingham research into an app to monitor patient health Professor Subrata Ghosh has been awarded new funding to study the IBD Disk – an app for people to monitor Crohn's or Colitis and share their findings with health professionals.
15 July 2019 Birmingham researcher awarded MRC Career Development Award Dr Rebecca Drummond, a fungal immunologist and Birmingham Fellow, has been awarded a five-year Career Development Award (CDA) from the MRC to further her research into fungal immunology.
10 July 2019 MW-ATTC celebrates successful first year The Midland-Wales Advanced Therapy Treatment Centre has produced a newsletter detailing key updates over its first year.