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Our mission is to translate world class fundamental research into interventions that positively impact health and wellbeing for people everywhere.

Professor Duncan Richards, Head of Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge

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Cambridge researchers map the human endocrine system cell by cell

29 May 2026

Researchers at the University of Cambridge have constructed the most comprehensive map to date of where hormones are made and where they work – the Hormone Cell Atlas .

John McCafferty: The antibody pioneer

27 May 2026

Newly elected both as a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences and Fellow of the Royal Society , John McCafferty has spent more than 3 decades transforming antibodies from natural defenders into medicines that have improved millions of lives.

Structure of ancient viral protein offers new therapeutic possibilities in areas of cancer and autoimmunity

7 May 2026

Nikos Nikolopoulos and Professor Yorgo Modis from the University of Cambridge Department of Medicine Molecular Immunity Unit have determined the atomic structure of the human endogenous retrovirus K (HERV-K) envelope glycoprotein (Env), revealing structural features that could inform future therapeutic strategies...