The Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics is a research institute of the Nuffield Department of Medicine at the University of Oxford, funded by the University, Wellcome and numerous other sponsors. It is based in purpose-built laboratories on the University of Oxford’s Biomedical Research Campus in Headington, one of the largest concentrations of biomedical expertise in the world.
With more than 400 active researchers and around 70 employed in administrative and support roles, the Centre is an international leader in genetics, genomics and structural biology.
Latest Publications
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Genome-wide association and Mendelian randomisation analysis provide insights into the pathogenesis of heart failure.
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Shah S. et al, (2020), Nat Commun, 11
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Hyper-acute cardiovascular magnetic resonance T1 mapping predicts infarct characteristics in patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction.
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Alkhalil M. et al, (2020), J Cardiovasc Magn Reson, 22
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Inflammation and atherosclerosis: what is on the horizon?
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Ruparelia N. and Choudhury R., (2020), Heart, 106, 80 - 85
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European Society of Cardiology: Cardiovascular Disease Statistics 2019.
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Timmis A. et al, (2020), European heart journal, 41, 12 - 85
Latest News
Dr Sergi Padilla-Para awarded ERC Consolidator Grant
12 December 2019
Sir Peter Ratcliffe wins Nobel Prize
7 October 2019
Winners of WHG Public Engagement prize announced.
27 September 2019
The winners of the first annual WHG PE Awards were announced at the centre ‘Away Day’ on the 6th of September.
University of Oxford celebrate successful bids for Wellcome Trust PhD programmes
16 September 2019
Three new funded schemes from the Medical Science Division and MPLS Division have been awarded a four-year PhD programmes in science by the Wellcome Trust.
