The Peter Medawar Building: Bringing new insights into host-pathogen interactions and accelerating improved health outcomes
Welcome to the Peter Medawar Building for Pathogen Research (PMB) website.
Our building houses an inter-disciplinary research consortium, from both the Medical Sciences Division and the Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences Division, which investigates pathogen diversity through a combination of experimental and theoretical approaches. There are 3 major strands to the work which are closely integrated: Pathogen biology, Host immune responses and Mathematical biology.
News
Green Impact Awards 2025
18 November 2025
The annual Green Impact Award ceremony took place in June and we are pleased to announce that the Peter Medawar Building was awarded a gold award.
Unveiling of Medawar Nobel Prize medal
30 April 2024
The Oxford immunology community celebrated the donation of Sir Peter Medawar’s Nobel Prize medal to the University.
NIHR-funded Blood and Transplant Research Unit (BTRU)
18 May 2022
We are excited to share the launch of a new NIHR-funded Blood and Transplant Research Unit (BTRU) directed by Professor Peter Simmonds.
Jobs
There are a wide range of opportunities at the Peter Medawar Building for Pathogen Research.