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International collaboration by Potter group uncovers vital element in regulation of Na⁺/K⁺- ATPase-α1
13 November 2020
An international collaboration of the Potter Group with Solomon Snyder’s Group in the USA and with Chinese and German colleagues has uncovered the myo-inositol polyphosphate pyrophosphate 5-InsP7 as a regulator of the Na⁺/K⁺- ATPase-α1
Professor Angela Russell receives 2021 Harrington UK Rare Disease Scholar Award
15 October 2020
Angela Russell, Professor of Medicinal Chemistry in the Oxford Departments of Pharmacology and Chemistry, has been announced as one of the five recipients of the inaugural UK Rare Disease Scholar Award, presented by the Harrington Discovery Institute (HDI).
Professor Fran Platt appointed as new Head of Department of Pharmacology
1 October 2020
Professor Fran Platt has been appointed as the new Head of Department for Pharmacology at the University of Oxford. Fran took up her new post with effect from 1 June 2020 and will serve for an initial period of five years.
The Department mourns the loss of three greats in neuropharmacology
11 August 2020
This summer three of the world’s most distinguished neurochemists died; each was a member of the Department during their outstanding scientific careers.