Discover the future of ageing & frailty research! ✨
Join us on 10-11 June as we host our Birmingham Inflammation Repair & Ageing Conference 🤝
Topics include multimorbidity, frailty, novel therapeutic targets & more 🧬
➡️Register today: birmingham.ac.uk/bira-2024
#BIRA2024

Exciting news - we have a brand new website🎉

Check it out to find out about:
- our latest news & events
- our research themes & projects
- how we work with patients, the public, & partners
- useful resources for BRC members
...and much more.

👉 birminghambrc.nihr.ac.uk

Are we close to a breakthrough for #MultipleSclerosis ?
Join Claire Shannon-Lowe & fellow experts featured on BBC Sounds where they discuss the link between a common virus & MS and the potential vaccines that could be a gateway to preventing MS.
bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3…

Prof Adam Cunningham explains the important work of BactiVac Network, working with World Health Organization (WHO) on developing bacterial vaccines to reach people around the world. #WorldHealthDay #WHD
Find out more about the BactiVac Network: birmingham.ac.uk/research/immun…

Join us at the forefront of ageing research on 10-11 June 2024! 🧬
Our in-person conference is now open for registration 🚨
Featuring experts in academia, industry & clinical practice, this two-day event is not to be missed!
➡️Register today: birmingham.ac.uk/bira-2024

#BIRA2024

Dr Sivakumar, Associate Professor of Oncology at Uni of Birmingham, has been quoted in The Telegraph regarding the epidemic of under 50s getting #Cancer .
Causes are unknown, but more patients are being seen with #AbdominalCancer .

telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/03/2…

Shivan Sivakumar Medical and Dental Research (UoB)

Congratulations to Prof Gary Middleton, Director of our Birmingham Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre Birmingham Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre who has been appointed as Network Lead across all ECMCs!
Please join us in congratulating him on this fantastic appointment👏
➡️bit.ly/4anZDqq
#CancerResearch

Patients who had been mis-labelled as allergic to #Penicillin can safely receive a dose of oral antibiotics by non-specialist healthcare professionals without adverse effects, according to a new trial, thereby combatting possible #AntimicrobialResistance
➡️bit.ly/4ak7JAE

We are excited to share the announcement of the RESILIENCE Centre, a new national Centre of Excellence to develop students' skills using #VirtualReality and #AI , preparing them for the future as makers of #Medicine and #Vaccines 🔬
➡️bit.ly/3PjaeuX

#LifeSciences

Happy #InternationalWomensDay2024 from our BactiVac Network members 🎉🥰

#immunology #vaccineswork #IWD2024

Researchers at Uni of Birmingham have achieved a ground-breaking milestone in the fight against #BoneMarrow #Cancer 🔬
Funding from Science and Innovation at Cancer Research UK has made it possible to detect early stages of #Myeloma with a view to prevent it occurring.
➡️bit.ly/3P8lydk

At the Birmingham BRC, we aim to improve outcomes for all patients - including those with rare diseases.

Dr Nekisa Zakeri from our #Liver theme is researching how to leverage gamma delta T-cells to kill #Liver Cancer - watch the video below to find out more 👇

#RareDiseaseDay

Recent research reveals CD8+ T cells can invade #Liver bile duct cells in a unique way, causing damage and inflammation
Discovery of their cell-in-cell invasion may improve understanding in treating #PrimaryBiliaryCholangitis & other #Autoimmune conditions
bit.ly/3SLJd5o

New research reveals how immune cells can lose their 'killer instinct' in cancerous #Tumours , but they can be re-awakened by IL-15 treatment💥
Recently published on Nature Communications, the discovery paves the way for new types of tumour #Cancer treatments 🔬
➡️bit.ly/3HJP9FS

We are delighted to welcome Dr Shivan Sivakumar to our Institute! 🎉
He is a leading expert in #Pancreatic , #Liver , & #BiliaryCancers & will strengthen our research & clinical excellence in #Oncology 🔬
➡️bit.ly/3SFeLtA

#CancerResearch #AcademicTwitter

Considering applying for our 125th Anniversary Fellows and Chairs scheme?

Hear from Dr. Rebecca A Drummond (Rebecca Drummond) as she recounts her experiences of moving to Birmingham for our Fellowship scheme.

Read Rebecca's full story here: birmingham.ac.uk/jobs/125th-ann…

200 patients have joined the [email protected], which is investigating the efficacy of a home-based exercise and motivational programme in patients before and after liver transplant.

Congratulations to the team on this impressive milestone! 👏

#LiverTwitter

Congratulations to our STANDING Together Team who won a prestigious award late last year for their outstanding commitment to involving patients & the public in their work! 👏They were recognised for involving minority populations in their research delivery
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