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Success for researchers at the CRUK Oxford Centre Symposium

Awards and appointments Graduate studies Research Women

Congratulations to Dr Wencheng Yin and Sophia Abusamra who were awarded winner and runner-up respectively in the poster presentation competition at the 2024 CRUK Oxford Centre – Oxford Cancer Symposium on Wednesday 13 March.

Congratulations to our new Professors and Associate Professors

Awards and appointments Department Women

It is our great pleasure to announce that six of our colleagues have been promoted in the University of Oxford’s 2023 Recognition of Distinction exercise.

NDS researchers enjoy international awards success

Awards and appointments Research Women

Dr Amy Cross and Dr Sarah Short from the Transplantation Research Immunology Group at NDS have both enjoyed award success at the 2023 International Transplantation Science Meeting (ITS 2023).

Professor Claire Edwards receives the European Calcified Tissue Society Mike Horton Award

Awards and appointments Research Women

Claire Edwards, Associate Professor of Bone Oncology at the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, was awarded the prestigious 2023 Mike Horton Basic/Translational Award from the European Calcified Tissue Society (ECTS) in recognition of her significant contributions to the field of bone and calcified tissue.

New Associate Professor at NDS

Awards and appointments Department Women

The Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences (NDS) is very happy to report that Joanna Hester has been promoted to Associate Professor.

Society for Endocrinology 2022 Early Career Prize Lecture awarded to Catherine Lovegrove

Awards and appointments Graduate studies Women

We are delighted to share the fantastic news that Miss Catherine Lovegrove is one of two winners of the Society for Endocrinology (SfE) 2022 Early Career Prize Lecture.

Double success at The Transplantation Society Conference

Awards and appointments Graduate studies Research Women

The Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences (NDS) is pleased to announce its success at the 29th International Congress of The Transplantation Society (TTS 2022) in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 10 to 14 September. Hisashi Hashimoto and Professor Fadi Issa received a Mentee-Mentor Award and Marie Sion won a Young Investigator Award.

Catherine Lovegrove wins Best Poster Prize at BAUS Endourology Meeting

Awards and appointments Women

Congratulations to Miss Catherine Lovegrove from the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences on winning the Best Poster Prize at the 2022 British Association of Urological Surgeons (BAUS) Endourology Section Annual Meeting.

Two Oxford surgeons elected in the 2022 RCSEd Council and Trainee Elections

Awards and appointments Women

Congratulations to Miss Katie Hurst and Mr Michael Silva who were elected in the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd) 2022 Council and Trainee Elections.

Study reveals that bone changes energy requirements of cancer cells to promote growth and survival

Publication Research Women

Interrogating metabolic cross-talk in the tumour-bone microenvironment, new research from the Edwards Group shows how the pentose phosphate pathway contributes to prostate cancer bone metastasis.

Dr Lisa Browning wins Golden Microscope Award for training in pathology

Awards and appointments Women

Congratulations to Dr Lisa Browning who has been announced as this year’s winner of the Golden Microscope Award by the Pathological Society.

Clare Verrill receives Turing Fellowship

Awards and appointments Research Women

Thirty-three University of Oxford researchers have been named Turing Fellows for the 2021/22 academic year, including Associate Professor Clare Verrill from the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences (NDS).

New Associate Professors announced

Awards and appointments Department Women

The University of Oxford has announced the promotion to Associate Professor of two senior academics at the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences.

Largest trial of carotid artery surgery and stenting finds similar long-term effects on stroke risk

Publication Research Women

Results from a major clinical trial demonstrate that both stenting and surgery are low-risk and similarly effective procedures for treating carotid artery disease.

Developing new ways to assess kidneys so transplants last for longer

Awards and appointments Research Women

With funding from Kidney Research UK, a team of researchers from the University of Oxford, the University of Nottingham and University College London will develop ways to assess donor kidneys and predict how well they will work after transplant.

Valentine Macaulay and Ian Mills named among awardees of the 2021 CRUK Oxford Cancer Development Fund

Awards and appointments Research Women

Professors Valentine Macaulay and Ian Mills from the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences (NDS) are among the awardees of the 2021 round of the CRUK Oxford Centre Development Fund.

Oxford University and partners win government funding to evaluate Paige Prostate Cancer Detection System

Awards and appointments Women

A prostate cancer detection software system to help pathologists quickly identify suspicious areas of tissue, developed by Paige, will be investigated in a multicentre clinical study led by Oxford University as part of a successful NHSx Artificial Intelligence Health and Care Award application.

Artificial intelligence tool for streamlining pathology workflow

Clinical Publication Research Women

A multidisciplinary team, comprising Andrea Chatrian, Dr Richard Colling, Professor Clare Verrill, Professor Jens Rittscher and colleagues, develops an algorithm for automated requesting of additional investigation in diagnostically uncertain prostate biopsies.

Government boost for digitisation and AI in pathology services

Awards and appointments Clinical Women

Oxford University Hospitals (OUH) is one of the NHS trusts that will benefit from a £13.5m national funding boost to further enhance cellular pathology services and provide faster and more accurate diagnosis of deadly diseases such as cancer.

Engaging with tomorrow's future scientists and surgeons at Swindon's Science Festival

Public engagement Research Women

On Saturday 22 February, a team from the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences (NDS) enjoyed a day engaging with some of tomorrow's future scientists and surgeons at Swindon's first science festival.

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