News from the Department of Biological and Medical Sciences

EPIGENETIC MECHANISMS OF CROP ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE (EPI-CATCH)
A new COST Action launches in September 2020 that has great relevance to INDEPTH members!
Funding received for new COVID-19 vaccine developed using insect cells
Oxford Brookes spinout company Oxford Expression Technologies has been awarded a grant from Innovate UK to support a partnership with Vaxine Pty Ltd to develop a vaccine for COVID-19.
JXBot Special Issue on 'Impact of Chromatin Domains on Plant Phenotypes'.
We are delighted to report on the publication of the JXBot special issue on 'Impact of Chromatin Domains on Plant Phenotypes'.
Faculty of Health and Life Sciences research students awarded PhDs and Masters by Research
As a Faculty we are very proud of our diverse research student community, comprising 131 PhD students, 2 MPhil students, 8 masters by research students, 2 PhD by published works and 27 students on our Professional Doctorate in Nursing.
Video introducing the science of INDEPTH
INDEPTH are delighted to publish a video showing the science that underpins many member activities.
Launch of INDEPTH Academy YouTube Channel
The INDEPTH Academy is a training resource developed by members of the COST Action 'Impact of Nuclear Domains On Gene Expression and Plant Traits (INDEPTH)'. Ahead of the official launch of the INDEPTh Academy we are launching the YouTube channel, which has some great previous content and new content arriving soon....
Training School on IMARIS-based 3D Image Processing: Rescheduled for December 2020
In this training school you will learn how to use the Imaris software (Bitplane AG, Switzerland) to analyse and quantify structures of the cell’s nucleus in 3D: chromatin, nuclear bodies, components of the nuclear envelope, nuclear factors and complexes, genomic regions … tagged by fluorescent proteins, immunostaining, FISH signals…
Delivering the Lockdown 5-a-Day
Having pledged to ensure no-one goes hungry during the lockdown restrictions, Oxford City Council has been working with Oxford Brookes University to ensure emergency food supplies also provide a healthy diet.
Discovery of a rare genetic variant provides clues to understanding common speech and language difficulties
An international team of scientists led by Oxford Brookes University have discovered a rare genetic variant which helps us to understand the relationship between hearing and speech and language.
COST Advice for Online Networking
In these unprecedented and challenging times the COST Association has some great advice about the different options that are available for online networking, which is clearly a key component of our activities.

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