Success in receiving an MRC Programme Grant provides core support in the Department of Medicine for two senior researchers, two research assistants and visiting international students. Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is found throughout the globe and in all socioeconomic groups. It persists for the lifetime of the host and infects up to 70% of adults in […]
Vice-Chancellor’s awards showcase Cambridge researchers’ public engagement and societal impact
Hundreds of post-war peace settlements were trawled through by a team at Cambridge’s Lauterpacht Centre for International Law to build this innovative research tool. Outputs from the work have been used to assist mediators engaged with some of the world’s most violent and tragic conflicts. The announcement was made at a prize ceremony held at the […]
Vice-Chancellor’s awards showcase Cambridge researchers’ public engagement and societal impact
Hundreds of post-war peace settlements were trawled through by a team at Cambridge’s Lauterpacht Centre for International Law to build this innovative research tool. Outputs from the work have been used to assist mediators engaged with some of the world’s most violent and tragic conflicts. The announcement was made at a prize ceremony held at the […]
New 3D imaging analysis technique could lead to improved arthritis treatment
The technique, which detects tiny changes in arthritic joints, could enable greater understanding of how osteoarthritis develops and allow the effectiveness of new treatments to be assessed more accurately, without the need for invasive tissue sampling. The results are published in the journal Scientific Reports. Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis in the […]
New 3D imaging analysis technique could lead to improved arthritis treatment
The technique, which detects tiny changes in arthritic joints, could enable greater understanding of how osteoarthritis develops and allow the effectiveness of new treatments to be assessed more accurately, without the need for invasive tissue sampling. The results are published in the journal Scientific Reports. Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis in the […]
Test can identify patients in intensive care at greatest risk of life-threatening infections
Infections in intensive care units (ICU) tend to be caused by organisms, such as multi-resistant gram-negative bacteria found in the gut, that are resistant to frontline antibiotics. Treating such infections means relying on broad spectrum antibiotics, which run the risk of breeding further drug-resistance, or antibiotics that have toxic side-effects. Estimates of the proportion of […]
Test can identify patients in intensive care at greatest risk of life-threatening infections
Infections in intensive care units (ICU) tend to be caused by organisms, such as multi-resistant gram-negative bacteria found in the gut, that are resistant to frontline antibiotics. Treating such infections means relying on broad spectrum antibiotics, which run the risk of breeding further drug-resistance, or antibiotics that have toxic side-effects. Estimates of the proportion of […]
Academy of Medical Sciences announces 2018 Fellowships
The new Fellows have been elected for their outstanding contributions to biomedical and health science, leading research discoveries, and translating developments into benefits for patients and the wider society. This year’s elected Fellows have expertise that spans sleep research, infectious and tropical diseases, diabetes medicine, parasite biology and ultrasound research and technology among many other […]
Academy of Medical Sciences announces 2018 Fellowships
The new Fellows have been elected for their outstanding contributions to biomedical and health science, leading research discoveries, and translating developments into benefits for patients and the wider society. This year’s elected Fellows have expertise that spans sleep research, infectious and tropical diseases, diabetes medicine, parasite biology and ultrasound research and technology among many other […]
Professor Lalita Ramakrishnan elected Fellow of The Royal Society
Lalita Ramakrishnan is the Professor of Immunology and Infectious Diseases in the Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge and has been elected Fellow of the Royal Society (2018). She studies tuberculosis disease pathogenesis in the zebrafish. The zebrafish is genetically tractable and optically transparent enabling the manipulation and monitoring of infection in real-time. The […]