This exciting work has been done by researchers drawn from across Oxford University, including DPAG www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-09...

We are delighted to announce that our own Dr Mootaz Salman has been awarded the prestigious Bayliss-Starling Prize Lecture 2025 by The Physiological Society www.dpag.ox.ac.uk/news/dr-moot...

Great Seminar today at @epfl-brainmind.bsky.social with Mootaz Salman (Oxford, UK) @oxforddpag.bsky.social We learned how blood-brain barrier dysfunction drives neurodegenerative disease & how 3D BBB-on-a-chip models uncover new therapeutic targets Many thanks for the highly inspiring talk!

Well done to DPAG DPhil student Yoon Young Choi, who was runner-up for the ECR Oral Competition at The Physiological Society’s #HeartCrossTalk2025 meeting. The title of the talk was ‘Neurocardiac interactions using hiPSC derived cardiomyocytes and sympathetic neurones from CPVT patients’

An article which features the work of DPAG's Gero Miesenböck and his research group www.the-scientist.com/animals-slee...

🚨 What's the interplay between sleep and mitochondrial dynamics in neurons? I am happy to share this invited review I wrote for The Journal of Physiology @jphysiol.bsky.social 👉 physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... 🧵 Thread 👇 #Neuroscience #SleepResearch

Congratulations to Prof Ana Domingos, who has been awarded a Royal Society Leverhulme Trust Senior Research Fellowship. This scheme is for experienced senior and mid-career researchers who would benefit from a period of full-time research without teaching, administration and pastoral care duties

We have an exciting new book to announce! www.dpag.ox.ac.uk/news/oxford-...

Congratulations to our new Professors! www.dpag.ox.ac.uk/news/congrat...

Our popular Science in the Park event took place last week. This annual free event run by DPAG’s Outreach and Public Engagement Working Group (OPEWG) gives families an opportunity learn more about science and current research.

well done, great work!

and congratulations Bethan!

Congratulations Lucille!

🎉 Congratulations to Mingcheng Xuan, Rea Tresa, and Sarah Franks from #KavliOxford for their recognition in the 2025 Peter Beaconsfield Prize! 👏 #OxfordResearch #BeaconsfieldPrize #TranslationalMedicine

Congratulations to DPhil student; Johanna Hoffmann, who was awarded a trophy and certificate for ‘Outstanding Contribution to Sport’ at the University’s Annual Sports Awards 2025 on 16th June held at Somerville College

Congratulations to Professor Ana Domingos on her election to @embo.org www.dpag.ox.ac.uk/news/profess...

Congratulations to the participants and prize winners at this year’s Sherrington Talks. The Sherrington Talks, which took place on Friday 13 and 20 June 2024, are short talks given by students, who are challenged to summarise their thesis in 5 minutes.

DPAG's Professor Ana Domingos is one of seven Oxford academics awarded European Research Council Advanced Grants for cutting-edge research @erc.europa.eu www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-06...

great news for DPAG's Dr Mootaz Salman www.dpag.ox.ac.uk/news/dr-moot...

Very happy to share I've written a review on placental vascular formation in mice and humans, now published in @dev-journal.bsky.social. journals.biologists.com/dev/article/... @idrm.ox.ac.uk Funded by the @thebhf.bsky.social

Many congratulations to DPAG's Professor Dame Molly Stevens www.dpag.ox.ac.uk/news/profess...

It’s #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek, and this year’s theme is community. Feeling safe, supported and seen, especially at work, makes all the difference to our mental wellbeing. Let’s build workplaces where people feel able to speak up and get the support they need.

Missed the Neurobiology in Changing Environments #NiCE symposium? Watch the full event on YouTube! Explore how nervous systems respond, resist & recover from the challenges of a rapidly changing world. 🌎 🌊 🧠 🧬 #KavliNeuro #FrontierScience #Neuroscience www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Research by the Mann and Molnár Groups has discovered that a small group of specialised brain cells plays a powerful role in keeping us alert and helping our brains process sensory information. These neurons act like a “wake-up switch” that helps the brain shift into an active, ready state.

The Hulme Junior Research Fellowship offers early-career researchers a unique opportunity to advance their careers. • Lead independent research projects • Publish in high-impact journals • Build multidisciplinary collaborations Deadline: 12 noon, Monday 19 May www.dpag.ox.ac.uk/work-with-us...

Sleep is the only ubiquitous behaviour whose function remains unknown. The Miesenböck group is looking for—and finding—clues to the mystery of sleep in the properties of sleep-inducing cells in the brain. www.dpag.ox.ac.uk/news/remembe...

Sleep is the only ubiquitous behaviour whose function remains unknown. The Miesenböck group is looking for—and finding—clues to the mystery of sleep in the properties of sleep-inducing cells in the brain. www.dpag.ox.ac.uk/news/remembe...

Huge congratulations to our own Gero Miesenböck, Waynflete Professor of Physiology, who has been elected to the US National Academy of Sciences. www.nasonline.org/news/2025-na...

We are honoured to host Nobel Laureate Professor James Rothman, who will deliver our Sherrington Prize Lecture on 7 May. Professor Rothman is Sterling Professor of Cell Biology @yaleschoolofmed.bsky.social

Come and work with us OOH @oxforddpag.bsky.social: ❤️ organoids to study 1) failing hearts and 2) metabolite signalling, with @novonordisk.bsky.social and wonderful colleagues 1) Andrew Lewis & Chris Toepfer @rdmoxford.bsky.social; 2) Yimon Aye @oxfordchemistry.bsky.social. Reach out if interested!

David J Paterson of @oxforddpag.bsky.social & Kalyanam Shivkumar of @uclaupdates.bsky.social present this preface #Editorial for our latest special issue 'Cardiac Neurobiology: Concepts to Clinic' which is dedicated to Jeffrey L. Ardell (1952–2025) 📜 physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Congratulations to Professor Ana Domingos on receiving a @wellcometrust.bsky.social Wellcome Discovery Award! www.dpag.ox.ac.uk/news/profess...

This Transgender Day of Visibility we are wishing all of our transgender students, staff, alumni, Readers and followers a day of joy. 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️ Let us know your favourite books by trans authors👇🏽

The University of Oxford has secured the top place in the QS World University Rankings 2025 in three subjects: English Language and Literature, and Anatomy and Physiology and Geography. More info ⬇️

Exciting new research published by Yangfeng Zhang, Stephanie Cragg and colleagues in @natureneuro.bsky.social www.dpag.ox.ac.uk/news/new-cra...

It's #NeurodiversityCelebrationWeek - visit this web page to find out more, and register for a wide range of free events www.neurodiversityweek.com/events

The Stone Group's David Grainger has been shortlisted in the Node-FocalPlane image competition 🎉 Show your support by voting for his image: 🔗https://thenode.biologists.com/vote-for-your-favourite-image-in-the-node-focalplane-image-competition/photo/ @oxforddpag.bsky.social @the-node.bsky.social

The University of Oxford has once again been named as the top university for studying anatomy & physiology, out of over 170 universities to be included in this year’s @worlduniranking 'by subject' ranking. www.topuniversities.com/university-s...

Today is International Women’s Day #IWD2025 At DPAG we work every day with inspirational women, but in the past their achievements were often undermined and forgotten. Please take a moment to meet some of the brilliant women who have passed through our doors www.dpag.ox.ac.uk/women-in-phy...

Happy #WorldBookDay. We are lucky at DPAG to be surrounded by a fine collection

Ramadan begins this weekend! To mark the holy month, Oxford University Islamic Society will be holding free Iftars every day - check their socials for daily updates on menu, location and prayer timings: www.instagram.com/oxforduni_is...

On Friday mornings the Bodleian's Special Collections department hosts a Coffee Morning talk in which an expert comes to talk about some of our archival material. These happen every Friday and are open to all staff. And there's free coffee! #MyBodleian

This is going to be a great event, and it's open to all members of the University. Come and try VR at the @radcliffescilib.bsky.social ox-ac.libcal.com/event/4354543

Two months into 2025, and a second front cover in Nature Cardiovascular Research! 🎉 Congratulations to the Riley Group on their latest publication - another fantastic achievement for our cardiovascular research teams! 📖 lnkd.in/entuBfFa #CardiovascularResearch #NCVR @oxforddpag.bsky.social

👋Meet Sarah Sigal, a Research Assistant in the Riley Group, and our most recent featured member. Sarah supports a wide range of cardiovascular research projects and masterminds the annual IDRM Christmas Bake Off contest. Find out more here: lnkd.in/efYPsdsV @oxforddpag.bsky.social

Happy #WomenInScience day. I am thankful to all girls and women in my lab whom I am learning from every day. Photos featuring current/recent lab members. @oxforddpag.bsky.social

A shout out to all apprentices this National Apprenticeship Week! #NAW2025