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Martin Turner receives Graham Bull Prize

2 November 2015

Professor Martin Turner has received the prestigious Graham Bull Prize for Clinical Science from the Royal College of Physicians.

Professor Jane Dacre and Professor Martin Turner

Martin will deliver the prize’s associated Goulstonian Lecture to the Royal College on 9 February 2016.

His work focuses on identifying markers of disease activity across the different types of motor neuron disease. In particular, he heads up the Oxford Study for Biomarkers in MND (BioMOx). He is also a consultant neurologist.

European Platform for Neurodegenerative Diseases launches repository of cohorts for researchers

14 March 2023

The new Cohort Catalogue will facilitate discovery of over 60 neurodegeneration research cohorts from 17 countries across Europe

Ashmolean turns red for World Encephalitis Day

23 February 2023

Our researchers are tackling the devastating brain condition encephalitis.

Bioelectronic implant offers an intelligent therapy to treat incontinence

31 January 2023

The first participants in a clinical trial of a bioelectrical therapy to treat incontinence have received their 'smart' bioelectronic implants.

Direct evidence of reduced NMDA receptors in people with form of encephalitis

3 January 2023

NMDAR-antibody encephalitis is an autoimmune brain condition caused by patient’s own antibodies that bind to NMDA (N-Methyl-D-Aspartate) receptors in the synapses between nerve cells.

Jaideep Pandit honoured with RCoA Gold Medal

30 November 2022

Congratulations are in order for Professor Jaideep Pandit, Professor of Anaesthesia and consultant anaesthetist, who has received the rarely awarded prestigious Gold Medal of the Royal College of Anaesthetists. Professor Pandit was a student and research fellow at DPAG and is now an Academic Visitor in the department; he is also a Fellow and Tutor in Medicine at St John's College.

The risk of seizures and epilepsy is higher after COVID than after the flu

21 November 2022