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Research

Research in our Department focuses on a wide variety of aspect of children's health. We study the neuroscience of pain in infants, HIV, immunology, haematology, gastroenterology, neuromuscular diseases and vaccinology.

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Teaching

The Department of Paediatrics is involved in medical sciences teaching in Paediatrics for Undergraduate students of the University of Oxford Medical School, as well as running a number of Postgraduate programmes.
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The research in our Department affects many children and their parents. Here you can find out what we do to reach out, from events that we have organised in the past to information about patient involvement schemes.
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What's new

A longitudinal section of fetal femur with multiplex immunofluorescent staining, showing CD34 in red and VEGFR2 in green.

New atlas revealed of bone marrow haematopoiesis during development

A new study published this week in Nature, provides the most detailed analysis so far of the prenatal development of blood and immune cells in the bone marrow.

Changes in blood cell production over the human lifetime may hold clues to patterns of disease

A new paper published this week in Cell Reports reveals that changes in the gene expression of blood stem cells occur across the human lifetime; an important step in the understanding and treatment of blood disorders.

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Promising discovery for treatment of neuromuscular diseases

Research led by Carlo Rinaldi and Catheryn Lim discovered that a naturally-occurring isoform of an androgen receptor can be used in therapy for spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy, and shows potential for other diseases.

Vaccine for TB receives a $1.5 million funding boost

The Oxford-run VALIDATE Network has received $1.5 million in funding for its tuberculosis vaccine work from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

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Virtual Immunisation Update Training – 25 January 2022

Tuesday, 25 January 2022, 9.30am to 12.30pm

A free immunisation update training for General Practice Nurses and other registered healthcare practitioners who administer/advise about immunisations within the BOB and Frimley ICS. **This is an online training and will be delivered using Microsoft Teams.**

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Virtual Immunisation Update Training – 26 January 2022

Wednesday, 26 January 2022, 9.30am to 12.30pm

A free immunisation update training for General Practice Nurses and other registered healthcare practitioners who administer/advise about immunisations within the BOB and Frimley ICS. **This is an online training and will be delivered using Microsoft Teams.**

How does herd immunity work?

‘Herd immunity’ or 'herd protection' gives protection to vulnerable people such as newborn babies, elderly people and those who are too sick to be vaccinated.

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The Paediatric Neuroimaging group are measuring brain activity when babies experience pain #StartedinOxford.

How do babies feel pain?

How do vaccines work?

This short animation explains how vaccines enable the body to make the right sort of antibodies to fight a particular disease.

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Oxford-Harrington Rare Diseases Centre

ORDI helps to facilitate relationships between Oxford’s researchers, clinicians, and the wider rare disease community.

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Vaccine Knowledge Project

The Vaccine Knowledge Project provides independent. authoritative and accessible scientific information about vaccination.

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MDUK Oxford Neuromuscular Centre

We drive the development of novel experimental therapies and increase national clinical trial capacity in neuromuscular diseases.

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Paediatric Neuroimaging

The Paediatric Neuroimaging Group aims to improve understanding of human brain development, with a particular focus on improving the treatment of infant pain.

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