Cambridge Institute for Medical Research

News

May 2012

• Professor Geoff Woods among 46 new Fellows elected to the Academy of Medical Sciences

April 2012

• Professor Margaret (Scottie) Robinson among 44 new Fellows announced by the Royal Society

April 2012

• Autophagy: when ‘self-eating’ is good for you.
  "New discoveries by Cambridge scientists about a molecular waste-disposal process that ‘eats’ bacteria are influencing the clinical management of cystic fibrosis, and could be the basis of innovative new treatments to fight off bacteria." Further details on the University of Cambridge website.

February 2012

• Killer T-cell surrounds cancer in targeted attack
  On a mission to seek out and destroy cancer, an immune system T-cell launches an attack on a tumour cell in this new time-lapse movie.
  Captured by graduate student Alex Ritter, a member of Gillian Griffiths' group. Further details on the New Scientist Website
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October 2011

• Scientists demonstrate potential new treatment for most common form of infant leukaemia

July 2011

• Research sheds light on cell mechanism which plays a role in such diseases as Huntington’s and Parkinson’s