A tempting new target for cancer therapy
15 October 2019
DNA Damage & Repair Publication Research
Kristijan Ramadan and his group published a new article in The EMBO Journal today. The article adds new detail to the story of how our cells repair damage to our DNA.
Department of Oncology to collaborate with Crescendo Biologics
20 September 2019
Department Immunology Research
The Department of Oncology has signed up to collaborate with Crescendo Biologics Ltd (Crescendo), the drug developer of novel, targeted T cell enhancing therapeutics.
Congratulations to our new professor
13 September 2019
Congratulations to Kristijan Ramadan of the Oxford Institute for Radiation Oncology, who has been recognised with a full professorial title by the University of Oxford.
Clinical researchers at Oxford University announce new collaboration with Janssen to detect blood cancers sooner
8 August 2019
The new 7-year research collaboration with Janssen Research & Development, LLC (Janssen) will study patients at higher risk of developing certain types of blood cancers that arise from the immune system, such as chronic lymphocytic leukaemia and multiple myeloma, to identify markers that could be used to predict who will go on to develop symptomatic disease.
Oncology outreach; supporting diversity at Oxford
2 August 2019
The Department's UNIQ Oncology course invited students to explore the fascinating field of Oncology, to inspire those interested in pursuing a career in medical research.
The Tarsounas group publish two outstanding papers
25 July 2019
Madalena Tarsounas' group have recently published two new papers in EMBO Molecular Medicine and Nature Communications.
SPRTN protease and checkpoint kinase 1 cross-activation loop safeguards DNA replication
18 July 2019
Kristijan Ramadan's group have published a new paper which shows how cells keep the DNA replication machinery moving when faced with blockers.
New Fellowship of the Association of Cancer Physicians
5 July 2019
Awards & Appointments Department
Many congratulations to Prof Adrian Harris (Department of Oncology), who has become a Fellow of the Association of Cancer Physicians.
On the road with OIRO: Taking Science to the supermarket
25 June 2019
Scientists from across Oncology and the Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences set off on the 15 June on a six-day road-trip.
RAF Air Cadets visit Oncology
11 June 2019
Last week, budding scientists from the Beaconsfield 606 Air Cadets got a fascinating insight into the work being done to conceive a pharmaceutical or surgical “cure” for cancer.
Oncology Open Day 2019
5 April 2019
How does the Department attract passionate and bright talent when it doesn’t teach undergraduates? There are no ‘home grown’ students eager to become next year’s doctoral students.
ATOMs of Chocolate
29 March 2019
On Sat 23 March, four members of the Department of Oncology set out bars of chocolate on a table in the Market Square in Abingdon. Our aim? To introduce passers-by to some key concepts in radiotherapy.
New 'molecular fibres' may help cells repair DNA
25 March 2019
Research by the DNA Damage & Disease research group has for the first time observed molecular fibres that may hold together sections of broken DNA in mitosis.
Study suggests immune system plays key role in survival after pancreatic cancer surgery
12 February 2019
Researchers in Oxford have found that an individual’s immune system – and in particular the presence of T-cells amongst tumour cells - may play an important role in survival after surgery to remove pancreatic cancer.
10-Year Partnership with Genesis Care
7 February 2019
Clinical Trials Innovation Research
GenesisCare and the University of Oxford establish innovative 10-year research partnership to improve diagnosis and care for people with cancer.
New Director of the MRC Oxford Institute for Radiation Oncology
24 January 2019
Awards & Appointments Research
The Department of Oncology is pleased to announce that Professor Amato J Giaccia has been appointed as the new Director of the MRC Oxford Institute for Radiation Oncology (OIRO).
Characterising an insulin-like growth factor (IGF) signature for early detection/risk reduction of cancer
30 November 2018
Awards & Appointments Metabolism Research
Researchers in the Department of Oncology have secured funding to characterise an insulin-like growth factor (IGF) signature for early detection and risk reduction of cancer.
Modified virus used to kill cancer cells
26 November 2018
Scientists from the Department of Oncology have equipped a virus that kills carcinoma cells with a protein so it can also target and kill adjacent cells that are tricked into shielding the cancer from the immune system.
Employer Award from Science Oxford
9 November 2018
Athena SWAN Awards & Appointments Public Engagement
The Department of Oncology has been awarded a Bronze Employer Award from Science Oxford for our contributions to STEM week in 2018.
Oxford secures Innovate UK funding to use AI to improve diagnosis
6 November 2018
Artificial Intelligence Funding Research
Greg Clark, UK Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), will confirm today (Tuesday 6 November) that UK Research and Innovation will invest £10million in the National Consortium of Intelligent Medical Imaging (NCIMI), to be led from Oxford University as part of the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund.