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Oxford University's Medical Sciences Division is an internationally recognised centre of excellence for biomedical and clinical research and teaching, comprised of 16 core departments and the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. www.medsci.ox.ac.uk
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The research demonstrates it is possible to change some of these risk factors, either by individuals or through public policies to improve socioeconomic conditions and health habits such as reducing smoking.
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Thanks, this should read please email [email protected]
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Sorry, this should read...to find out more please email [email protected]
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Oxford has a strong record of translating and commercialising its research outcomes, and a highly successful innovation track record via successful technology transfer and business development.
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The centre collaborates with key research institutions and epilepsy clinics worldwide, linking expertise from high-income settings with those in resource-limited environments to drive advancements in epilepsy research, diagnosis, treatment, and care.
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To this day, she remains the only British woman to win it.
In 2022, the new Biochemistry building was renamed in her honour, remembering her long association with @ox.ac.uk, and housing the groundbreaking work from #OxfMedSci researchers that builds on her legacy.
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In 1947 she was elected a fellow of the Royal Society, in 1956 received the Royal Medal, and in 1965 was awarded the Order of the Merit. The Nobel prize for Chemistry in 1964 was awarded "for her determinations by X-ray techniques of the structures of important biochemical substances".
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Born in 1910 in Cairo, she was admitted to Somerville College in 1928 to study chemistry, returning to Oxford in 1934 where she remained for the majority of her working life.
She determined the structure of insulin and cholesterol, penicillin (assisting in the vital war effort) and vitamin B12.
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There’s a portrait of each individual on the wall, and a booklet that corresponds to each picture, telling their story. "It would be nice for them to be seen outside of this bubble, and maybe see a bit of themselves represented in the fabric and culture that makes up Oxford."
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Dr Sands said " the findings “imply that flies circulating in hospital wards could pose a threat to patients who are vulnerable to infection during their stay”.
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Scientists at the IOI worked with researchers in Nigeria to collect 1,396 flies from eight hospitals in six cities, using sticky traps. This builds on the team’s previous research in a Pakistan hospital.