Simon Draper and Rickie Patani become Fellows of the Academy of Medical Sciences

Professor Simon Draper and Professor Rickie Patani are among 54 exceptional scientists working in biomedical and healthcare fields…

Trevor Hince

It is with great sadness that the Lister Institute shares news of the death of one our former Directors, Dr Trevor Hince.

A successful summer: Factor VIII variants and haemophilia A severity

Under the guidance of former Lister Fellow Professor Steve Perkins, undergraduate medic Holly Spencer delved into the intricate world of factor VIII variants and their clinical impact on haemophilia A.

Celebrating a fantastic 2024

As we reach the end of 2024 and prepare for 2025, we’re taking a moment to look back…

A Prize visit to Lister Fellow Fiona Whelan at the University of Manchester

On November 12th, Lister Institute Chair Professor Sir John Iredale and Director Dr Sally Burtles travelled to the…

In conversation with Professor Darren Monckton

Former Lister Fellow Darren Monckton is Professor of Human Genetics at the University of Glasgow. His research focuses…

Three eras of Lister scientists come together at the Annual Meeting

The Lister Institute Annual Meeting at Corpus Christi College, Oxford is always a highlight of our calendar. It’s…

Sherif El-Khamisy announced as Pro-Vice Chancellor at the University of Bradford

We warmly congratulate former Lister Fellow Sherif, who become Pro-Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation at the University of Bradford in September 2024.

In conversation with Summer Students Faniya Abeed, Ruby Glazebrook and Keshav Rao

During the Lister Annual Meeting, we caught up with three of our Lister Summer Students and their supervisors to learn about both sides of the experience.

New starts and fond farewells

This September, we’re welcoming some new members to our Governing Body and Scientific Committee and saying farewell to some valued colleagues who are moving on to new chapters.

The Lister Prize has increased to £300,000 and applications for 2025 are now open

From 2024 onwards, the Lister Prize includes flexible funding of £300,000 for each recipient.

James Lee’s Nature paper unveils an ancient driver of inflammatory bowel disease – and a new way to treat it

Lister Fellow James Lee and his colleagues at the Francis Crick Institute have published a new paper this week in Nature, revealing a new biological pathway that plays a major role in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).