Strong cytotoxic T cell responses to an internal viral component are associated with mild COVID-19 disease
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COI Researcher Christina Heroven Wins Best Talk at the NDM Research and Innovation Symposium
4 November 2025
Christina Heroven, a postdoctoral researcher at the CAMS Oxford Institute (Fernandes Group), was awarded Best Talk at the NDM Research and Innovation Symposium, which marked the conclusion of Postdoc Appreciation Week across the department.
Long-persisting SARS-CoV-2-specific CD4+ T cells associated with mild disease and increased cytotoxicity 4 years post COVID-19
1 October 2025
A new study, led by researchers at the CAMS Oxford Institute in the Nuffield Department of Medicine and TIDU in the MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, was published in Nature Communications, finding that dominant T cell responses found in many individuals 4yrs after infection are associated with mild COVID-19 disease, and likely play important protective roles to subsequent viral infection events.
CSC - CAMS/PUMC - Oxford High-level Innovative Talent Scholarships
The Chinese Scholarship Council, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences/Peking Union Medical College and the University of Oxford collaborate together for a programme of scholarship cooperation.
The main purpose of this programme is to train the next generation of leaders in the medical sciences field. By combining the strength of our partners, it is aimed at students with a clinical background with an interest in pursuing research in a scientific field related to medicine.
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Tuesday, 11 November 2025, 9.30am to 10.30am
Venue: Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Headington OX3 7BN
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Tuesday, 09 December 2025, 9.30am to 10.30am
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