Developing Rapid Responses to Emerging Virus Infections of Poultry

Over £6.2M BBSRC funding has been awarded to develop rapid responses to emerging poultry viruses. The funding boost will also help to establish the next generation of poultry virologists, to work in a scientific area where the UK has traditionally been strong. More

Hope for threatened Tasmanian devils

Research paves way for the development of a vaccine for the contagious cancer which is driving Tasmanian devils to the brink of extinction. When interviewed by the BBC, Dr Hannah Siddle said "Developing a vaccine based on our research could tip the balance in the favour of the devil and give them a fighting chance."

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Harnessing the power of the virus

The clever ways viruses have for evading our immune system are under scrutiny. Exposing their secrets is leading to a new armoury in our fight against disease.

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Cambridge named one of Wellcome Trust's Centres for Global Health Research

Professor David Dunne, Director of the Cambridge Centre, said: “The strengthening of Africa’s indigenous scientific research base is crucial to the identification of its disease control and public health priorities, to the discovery and successful application of appropriate solutions, as well as to overall development."

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Many congratulations to Professor Ming Du who has been awarded the Prof R Goudie’s lecture and medal by the Pathological Society of Great Britain and Iceland. The Goudie Lecturer is a distinguished active scientist who is making seminal contributions to pathological science and the understanding of disease mechanisms. As part of this award Professor Du gave a Goudie Lecture on MALT Lymphoma: Many Pathways Lead to NF-kB Activation at the recent PathSoc meeting (8th Jan 2013) in Utrecht, Netherlands.