About
The Peter Medawar Building for Pathogen Research is a cross-divisional, multi-disciplinary building focused on research in host-pathogen interactions.
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Researchers at the Peter Medawar Building for Pathogen Research undertake research in pathogen diversity through experimental and theoretical approaches.
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The Peter Medawar Building hosts a large number of D.Phil students, who play an active role in the building's research community.
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Welcome to the Peter Medawar Building for Pathogen Research website.
Our building houses an inter-discplinary research consortium which investigates pathogen diversity through a combination of experimental and theoretical approaches.
The Peter Medawar Building hosts researchers from both the Medical Sciences Division and the Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences Division.
News and Events
Fifty years of HIV: how close are we to a cure?
3 July 2019
It’s half a century since the first known HIV-related death and two patients appear to have been cured of the virus. What does this mean for the 37 million still living with it?
HIV remission achieved in second patient
13 March 2019
A second person has experienced sustained remission from HIV-1 after ceasing treatment, reports a paper led by researchers at UCL and Imperial College London.
Oxford University signs universal flu vaccine development deal with US startup BWV
4 February 2019
Oxford University, through its innovation arm Oxford University Innovation (OUI), has entered into an option agreement for a universal influenza vaccine with US-based startup Blue Water Vaccines (BWV), which is raising $15m to support development of the flu shot. Further information is available here.
Jobs and Vacancies
There are a wide range of opportunities at the Peter Medawar Building for Pathogen Research.