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Department of Medicine

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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Professor Clare Bryant named as 2025 Academy of Medical Sciences Fellow

21 May 2025

Four Cambridge biomedical and health researchers are among those announced today as newly-elected Fellows of the Academy of Medical Sciences, including Professor Clare Bryant at the Departments of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine.

Ravi Gupta appointed as Hong Kong Jockey Club Chair in Global Health and Co-Director of the Global Health Institute, Hong Kong

20 May 2025

Ravi will co-direct the Hong Kong Jockey Club Global Health Institute (GHI), a new international partnership dedicated to accelerating vaccine research, development, and implementation to enhance pandemic preparedness.

One in 3,000 people at risk of punctured lung from faulty gene – almost 100 times higher than previous estimate

11 April 2025

Professor Stefan Marciniak and colleagues at the University of Cambridge has identified the link between the gene in question, FLCN, and a condition known as Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome, symptoms of which include benign skin tumours, lung cysts, and an increased risk of kidney cancer.