 MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine | |
| Established | 1989 |
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| Founder | Sir David Weatherall |
| Type | Research institute |
| Focus | Medical research |
| Location |
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| Coordinates | 51°45′49″N 1°13′02″W / 51.76356826202882°N 1.217165636691765°W, |
Director | KJ Patel FRS |
| Website | www |
The MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine at the University of Oxford[1] is a research institute located at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford. Founded in 1989 by Sir David Weatherall, the institute focuses on furthering our understanding of clinical medicine at a molecular level. It was one of the first institutes of its kind in the world to be dedicated to research in this area.[2][3]
The MRC WIMM is part of the Medical Sciences Division at the University of Oxford. It hosts over 500 staff and students from seven different departments working on five key areas of research: immunology and infection, haematology, rare diseases, cancer biology, stem cells and developmental biology.[1] The institute houses the MRC Human Immunology Unit, MRC Molecular Haematology Unit and MRC WIMM Centre for Computational Biology. A third of the researchers are clinically qualified and have joint posts with the departments at the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
- ^ a b "About us". Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- ^ Richmond, Caroline (16 December 2018). "Sir David Weatherall obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- ^ Watts, Geoff (26 January 2019). "Obituary David John Weatherall". The Lancet. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(19)30113-8.