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Cancer and Genomics Largest genetic atlas for zebrafish ‘breakthrough’ for biomedical research A collection of genetic maps will enable scientists to better study key health conditions including cancers and heart disease.
04 August 2022 New Insights into Increases in Unexplained Paediatric Hepatitis Cases Professor Deirdre Kelly and Dr Zania Stamataki, Institute of Immunology and Immunotherapy, provide insights into increases of unexplained paediatric hepatitis.
04 August 2022 Institute Awards Six Academic Promotions in 2022 Academic Promotion Round Six academics within the Institute of Inflammation and Ageing at the University of Birmingham have been promoted in the 2022 academic promotion round.
03 August 2022 Successful Round of Multiple Academic Promotions for Institute 2022 Eight academics within the Institute of Immunology and Immunotherapy at the University of Birmingham have been promoted in the 2022 academic promotion round.
01 August 2022 Respiratory Clinical Lecturer receives £1.3M MRC Clinician Scientist Fellowship Dr Rahul Mahida, Respiratory Clinical Lecturer at the University of Birmingham, has been awarded an MRC Clinician Scientist Fellowship totalling £1.3M.
29 July 2022 Honorary Consultant Paediatric Intensivist Wins Chief Investigator of the Year Dr Barney Scholefield, Consultant Paediatric Intensivist at Birmingham Children's Hospital, wins Chief Investigator of the Year
25 July 2022 Hair and libido loss join fatigue and brain fog among wider list of Long Covid symptoms Health records from 2.4m people in UK suggest that 61 symptoms part of wider Long Covid experience, and that certain key demographic groups more at risk
07 July 2022 Hypertension poses major health risk for patients in middle income countries Hypertension is revealed as a major health problem for middle-income countries – leading to heart problems and death.
04 July 2022 Largest genetic atlas for zebrafish ‘breakthrough’ for biomedical research A collection of genetic maps will enable scientists to better study key health conditions including cancers and heart disease.
21 June 2022 Associate Professor in Respiratory Medicine selected for Future Leaders Programme Dr Dhruv Parekh, Associate Professor in Respiratory Medicine, has been accepted onto the 2022 cohort of the Academy of Medical Sciences Future Leaders Programme
20 May 2022 Birmingham research brings hope for spinal cord injury treatment Birmingham scientists have shown an existing drug may reduce damage after spinal cord injury, by blocking the inflammatory response in the spinal cord.
04 May 2022 Institute of Immunology and Immunotherapy welcomes new Professor of Regenerative Medicine Professor Ivan Wall has been appointed as Professor of Regenerative Medicine with the Institute of Immunology and Immunotherapy at the University of Birmingham.
15 March 2022 COVID-19 vaccination study opens at Great Ormond Street Hospital Patients at Great Ormond Street Hospital and Southampton Children's Hospital are taking part in research to work out how they respond to COVID-19 vaccination.