Congratulations to Prof Peter Donnelly who has been knighted for services to the understanding of human genetics in disease.
Professor Donnelly said: ‘I feel thrilled and tremendously honoured to have been awarded a knighthood by Her Majesty The Queen. This honour is a recognition not just of my work but also that of the outstanding researchers I have collaborated with over many years in pursuit of new insights into human genetics and its role in common diseases.’ http://www.ox.ac.uk/…/2019-06-08-oxford-academics-recognise…
Professor Charlotte Deane elected Fellow of the Royal Society
Professor Charlotte Deane MBE, Professor of Structural Bioinformatics in Oxford’s Department of Statistics, has today been announced among the new Fellows of the Royal Society.
OpenBind releases first open dataset and AI model for drug discovery
The OpenBind consortium’s first release of experimental data marks a milestone in efforts to improve how artificial intelligence (AI) is used in drug discovery.
Oxford statisticians take part in PKU–Oxford conference on quantitative finance and data science
Researchers from the University of Oxford’s Department of Statistics were among those taking part in a joint conference with Peking University in April, bringing together academics working across quantitative finance, data science and related areas.