Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology

An inflammatory sciences centre @UniofOxford @NDORMS. Bridging discovery and clinical research, focused on the biology of tissue health and chronic disease.

[Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology @KirOxford]

Our new video is now live!
Click the link below for an insight into what we do here at The Kennedy Institute
https://t.co/kCJfrZeF71

[Sinibaldo R. Romero Arocha @mdphdintraining]

The Kennedy Institute Student Symposium | Day 1 💡

Hosted by the @KirOxford !

Such a brilliant day filled with science, multidisciplinary ideas, and inspiring presentations.

It was wonderful to hear about everyone’s projects and to get thoughtful feedback on my own!

[Journal of Physiology @JPhysiol]

This study by Jolet Y. Mimpen (@BotnarOxford @KirOxford) et al. explores cellular changes in ruptured human quadriceps tendons at single-cell resolution 🔬 💉

📜 Read the #Research here: https://t.co/vawQZLuLN5

[CNIC @CNIC_CARDIO]

#InterviewsCNIC @LabMonaco
Prof. Claudia Monaco: 'In cardiovascular diseases, we think we know a lot; but in reality, we don’t.'
Prof. Monaco is Professor of Cardiovascular Inflammation at the Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology @KirOxford. Her lab focuses on deciphering the functional diversity of immune cells in atherosclerosis using single-cell biology techniques and designing strategies for their selective targeting.
Read the full #interview for #CNICPulse #Science #CardiovascularResearch #CVD #CNICSeminars @josejfuster https://t.co/wCDxsEYZie

[Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology @KirOxford]

NDORMS has been recognised again as a @eular_org Centre of Excellence in Rheumatology Research! 🎉🎉

https://t.co/ha6A4mCndE

[Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology @KirOxford]

We're hiring a skilled Research Assistant to process and inventory samples from clinical studies looking at inflammatory diseases, including Rheumatoid Arthritis and Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

Apply by 6 August!

https://t.co/ZLdWS53YJb

[Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology @KirOxford]

We are seeking a Clinical Research Fellow in Gastroenterology to join the Oxford-GSK Experimental Medicine Collaboration.

The postholder will participate in proof of biology and/or interventional studies in Gastroenterology.

Apply by 30 July! ⬇️

https://t.co/ImcvUcYOgM

[Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology @KirOxford]

✅ Got a background in neurobiology?
✅ Want to investigate how glial cells regulate immunity and inflammation in the lung?

@FranzeProgatzky is hiring a Research Assistant - apply by 30 July!

https://t.co/oXMj16X4qY

[Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology @KirOxford]

We are hiring a Research Assistant in Statistical Genetics!

You'll work on an exciting interdisciplinary project exploring how genetic variation within the MHC region influences plasma protein levels. 🧬

Apply by 30 July. 👇

https://t.co/UCm7JIETYP

[Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology @KirOxford]

Congratulations to Dr Fränze Progatzky, who has been awarded a Lister Institute Research Prize to support her research into glial cell biology!

https://t.co/8ljgS9fHIs

@ListerInstitute @FranzeProgatzky

[Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology @KirOxford]

On Wednesday 23 July, Dr Conor Lowndes will join us to present 'Nuclear mechanical collapse of Purkinje neurons in Ataxia-telangiectasia'. Our External Seminars are open to any member of the University of Oxford. Don't miss it! https://t.co/ogCgLlWBUx

[Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology @KirOxford]

Mikalena Xenophontos, a DPhil candidate at NDORMS, has been awarded an MRC Clinical Research Training Fellowship to explore the role of glial cells in rheumatoid arthritis!

https://t.co/fMJpQuIP6b

[Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology @KirOxford]

Huge news! A £50M MRC CoRE will bring together Manchester & Oxford to study how environmental exposures cause chronic inflammatory disease.

It will be Directed by Prof Judi Allen (Manchester) & co-Directed by Prof Dame Fiona Powrie, Director of the KIR.

https://t.co/V4sWlMnMDZ

[Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology @KirOxford]

New breakthrough in childhood arthritis!

Researchers have been able to see what happens in the inflamed joints of children with arthritis, giving insight into why treatments affect children differently.

https://t.co/16e3MK6bUS

[Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology @KirOxford]

Congratulations 🎉 to Esther Jones who successfully defended her DPhil thesis last week!

[Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology @KirOxford]

On Monday 7 July, our own Prof Tonia Vincent will present 'Osteoarthritis – a disease of arrested repair'. Our External Seminars are open to any member of the University of Oxford. Don't miss it! https://t.co/3JSm8x0DhC

[Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology @KirOxford]

'Mapping Childhood Arthritis' by Dr Chrissy Bolton et al is on the front cover of Science Translational Medicine! 🎉

The cover shows a spatial transcriptomic map of cells in synovial tissue from a patient with juvenile idiopathic arthritis, color-coded by cell type.

[Science Translational Medicine @ScienceTM]

A new classification system may predict outcomes in patients infected with severe mpox, scientists uncover the secret to rapid and scarless wound healing in the mouth, and more in the new issue of #ScienceTranslationalMedicine. https://t.co/jXWhcbh3jt

[Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology @KirOxford]

On Monday 30 June, Prof Carolyn King will join us to talk about 'CD4 T cells Sans Frontières'. Our External Seminars are open to any member of the University of Oxford. Don't miss it! https://t.co/UxFXmgcjnf

[Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology @KirOxford]

Kennedy DPhil student Chrissy Bolton has been awarded Best Abstract in Basic and Translational Science at the European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology 2025 (EULAR) conference!

https://t.co/ZaYW9CCCjT

[Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology @KirOxford]

A new £1.4 million Programme Foundation Award from @CR_UK will investigate how physical forces within tumours affect the ability of a type of white blood cell to attack and eliminate cancer cells.

Read more! ⬇️

https://t.co/3zELZ0RgE7

[Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology @KirOxford]

Register now for early-bird prices - ending 30 June! 🗓️

Microbiome Innovation One Health Conference 2025: Oxford, 15-16 September.

https://t.co/KoZLzxMZgR

[Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology @KirOxford]

Calling all microbiome researchers! 📣

The Microbiome Innovation One Health Conference 2025 will take place in Oxford: Sept 15-16

It will bring together academia, industry & entrepreneurs to highlight & advance the UK’s strengths in microbiome science.

https://t.co/KoZLzxMrrj