Defining the role of resident memory B cells in the fight against influenza
Kennedy Trust Senior Research Fellow Associate Professor Tal Arnon and colleagues at the Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology have published an article in Immunity defining the mechanisms that enable resident memory B (BRM) cells to rapidly deliver antibodies at sites infected...
New Oxford-Zeiss Centre of Excellence opens at the University of Oxford
The Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology (KIR) and the Institute of Developmental and Regenerative Medicine (IDRM) have launched a new Biomedical Imaging centre with support from the Kennedy Trust. The first centre of its kind in the UK and Europe will...
Fiona Powrie honoured by British Society for Immunology
Professor Fiona Powrie, Director of the Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, has been recognised for her outstanding contributions to immunology with an Honorary Lifetime Membership of the British Society for Immunology. Read more here....
The Kennedy Institute scoops sustainability award
The Kennedy Institute roof extension, co-funded by the Kennedy Trust, has been awarded the 2021 Green Award for Sustainability by the Oxford Preservation Trust, alongside a Certificate in the New Building category. Read more here....
Fiona Powrie appointed new Deputy Chair of Wellcome’s Board of Governors
Professor Fiona Powrie, Director of the Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, has been been selected as the next Deputy Chair of Wellcome’s Board of Governors. The Trust extends its many congratulations to Professor Powrie on her prestigious appointment. Read more here....
The Kennedy Trust Network to be launched in 2022
The Kennedy Trust has funded research into musculoskeletal and related inflammatory diseases for over 50 years. The focus of its support has historically been centred around the Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, now based at the University of Oxford, where it...