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Robert Edwards (1925-2013)
11 April 2013
Robert Edwards, known for his pioneering work in developing in vitro fertilization (IVF) therapy, has died aged 87.
Brigitte Askonas (1923-2013)
14 February 2013
Brigitte Askonas died on 9 Jan 2013, aged 89. She was a member of staff at NIMR from 1952 and was Head of the Division of Immunology from 1976 until her retirement in 1988.
New mosquito insectary at NIMR
20 July 2012
A new insectary has been built at NIMR to provide a platform for breeding and preparing mosquitoes for studying rodent malaria, used as a model for human infection.
Sixty years of immunology at NIMR - podcast
14 January 2011
The Nature Immunology Podcast features a history of immunology at NIMR.
Congratulations to Robert Edwards on his Nobel Prize
06 October 2010
NIMR alumnus Professor Robert Edwards has been awarded the 2010 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for his pioneering work in the development of human in vitro fertilization (IVF) therapy.
NIMR Everest scientist remembered
03 April 2008
The latest issue of the MRC Network newsletter includes an article about Griffith Pugh, the NIMR scientist who accompanied the 1953 expedition to climb Everest.
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