Researchers have launched the first in-human study of a rabies vaccine that could improve global access to protection against rabies while helping ad...

From the potential for AI designed viruses, to detecting threats in our wastewater and protecting our food networks, biosecurity is becoming an incre...

Wellcome-funded Clinical Doctoral Training Programmes at City St George’s are supporting students to carry out research into overlooked fungal diseases and diseases affecting marginalised populations

New research shows that there are persistent disparities when recruiting doctors into NHS speciality training programmes, with lower success rates fo...

AI and machine learning are kicking synthetic biology up to new levels of innovation. Researchers see huge potential for novel drugs and other chemicals; some also see risks.

Research on SARS-CoV-2 shows that effective immunity can arise from a balance between recalling existing immune memory and generating new variant-specific antibodies, with important implications for…

The funding from Flu Lab will be used to explore new ways to stop flu spreading through the air.

Rabies remains one of the most recognised zoonotic infections worldwide and continues to cause significant loss of life despite being entirely preventable. In this post Dr Maithili Varadarajan, from…

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Vaccine candidates are typically identified through characterization of microbial surface antigens expressed under laboratory conditions. Here, we studied the major human pathogen Streptococcus pyogen...

Using human challenge studies, research reveals that a stronger early immune response can drive both the symptoms of infection and viral clearance.

Imperial researchers have secured £12.7 million in funding from the UK’s Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA), to develop new wa...

Dr Aran Singanayagam in the Department of Infectious Disease has been named a 2026 Lister Prize fellow, securing £300,000 in funding to advance...

People assume that those with facial hair are more likely to harbour bacteria on their faces than the clean-shaven – but the truth is more tangled

In this interview we discuss the recent Meningitis B outbreak with experts Professor Mariagrazia Pizza, Chair in Microbiology and Professor Shiranee...

New research from Imperial College London suggests that infection with the influenza virus may leave people more susceptible to tuberculosis.

A major clinical trial has shown that an immune-based treatment allows people living with HIV to safely stop daily therapy and could offer a longer-a...

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Scientists are developing a test which could one day be used to predict how a patient’s illness will progress, and even how well they will resp...

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Advanced imaging technologies can detect evidence of asymptomatic tuberculosis in the lungs years before symptoms or routine tests can.

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The collaborative initiative is illustrative of the convergence science taking place at Imperial, bringing cross-departmental expertise together to t...

Researchers at Imperial College London, the MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences (LMS), and the University of Sheffield have shown that the physical tw...

The study is funded by Wellcome and will help uncover insights about adolescent tuberculosis.

Meningitis B: should you worry? Plus your questions for MPs? Nicky takes your calls.

The new wave of ME research that could bring clarity to this perplexing condition.

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Researchers in Imperial’s Fleming Initiative have been awarded new funding through a global programme to help transform the discovery of new an...

The changes announced by a major UK science funder are putting scientists — and the future of research — in a difficult position.

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EXCLUSIVE: Campaigners have warned that several nasty 'global diseases' are on the rise.

We had a conversation with the Head of Department on his vision, priorities, and hopes for the future.

We had a conversation with the Head of Department on his vision, priorities, and hopes for the future.

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Researchers from Imperial College London and the Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) met on 19 January to strengthen a growing partnership...