For the Inaugural Radcliffe Lecture 2014 Professor Hugh Watkins explores the success and limitations of genome sequencing in simple Mendelian diseases and in complex disorders, against the backdrop of his ground breaking research into heart dis

Understanding human pain, suffering and relief through brain imaging

Nov 9th, 2009 1h 20m

Professor Irene Tracey talks about her research into pain through using brain imaging technology to see exactly how the brain is affected by pain while discussing its implications to how we understand pain in society.

David Smith on Dementia

Aug 17th, 2009 25m 50s

Professor Smith talks about his research at OPTIMA (Oxford Project To Investigate Memory and Ageing) on dementia, particularly Alzheimer's and the relation between diet and blood pressure in younger life and dementia in older life.

Kim Nasmyth on Biochemistry

Jul 7th, 2009 4m 55s

Head of the Department of Biochemistry Professor Kim Nasmyth talks about the department and what it means to be a biochemist at Oxford.

Genetics with Kay Davies

Feb 9th, 2009 23m 24s

Kay Davies discusses her research of genetic diseases such as Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, problems which limit the development of therapy and the need for effective treatment and screening processes.

Gero Miesenboeck on Fruit Flies and Neuroscience

Sep 13th, 2008 27m 39s

In this podcast, Professor Gero Miesenboeck begins with a discussion of DNA and neuroscience, and then talks about his experiments on the brain of the fruit fly.

Jennifer Lau on Anxiety and Depression in Children

Sep 13th, 2008 19m 13s

Dr Jennifer Lau discusses her research into the development of anxiety and depression in childhood and adolescence.

Craig Venter on Genomics

Sep 12th, 2008 1h 7m

In the second of the Distinguished Public Lecture Series run by the James Martin 21st Century School, Dr Craig Venter discusses his work at the J. Craig Venter Institute and its implications for the future of our culture, society and science.

Irene Tracey on FMRI and Pain

Sep 12th, 2008 44m 3s

Professor Irene Tracey, director of the Oxford Centre for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Brain, explains how MRI works and then talks about her research into people's perception of pain.

Thomas Helleday on Cancer

Sep 11th, 2008 26m 46s

Professor Helleday explains what cancer is, the problems of treating it, and the success of his own research in developing new treatments.

Andrew Pollard on Childhood Disease

Sep 10th, 2008 36m 37s

Professor Andrew Pollard, Professor of Paediatric Infection and Immunity, and Director of the Oxford Vaccine Centre, discusses childhood diseases, his research into vaccinations, and the problems facing childhood immunisation in the UK and abro