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NIHR Biomedical Research Council (BRC) public open day

The Oxford BRC public open day will be held on Wednesday the 14th March 2012 at the Churchill Hospital in Oxford. Research carried out by the UKCRC MMM consortium and Oxford BRC Infection Theme will be presented to the public from 2-5.30 pm at the Infection Theme stand.

UKCRC MMM Artist in Residence

Artist Anna Dumitriu is funded by the Leverhulme Trust Artist in Residence Award to work with the UKCRC “ Modernising Medical Microbiology” consortium at The University of Oxford. She will spend a year shadowing scientists on the project and investigating their work. For further information please see her website, that describes her work.

UKCRC MMM 2012 conference

The tentative date for the UKCRC MMM 2012 conference is on Monday 3rd December 2012. Currently the conference will be held in Oxford at the Martin Wood Complex, Clarendon Laboratory, Parks Road, OX1 3PU (no. 28 in science map) and dinner at St Cross College, St. Giles, OX1 3LZ (see city centre map), which is a short 10 minute walk away from the conference venue. Invites will be sent out in spring/summer 2012.

Media

Times Online 4th Jan 2010 - Scientists turn DNA detectives to track spread of hospital superbugs Oxford BRC Public Open Day 18th March 2010 and 17th March 2011

Nature Medicine review of project - Dolgin E, (2010). Sequencing of superbugs seen as key to combating their spread.

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