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Alumni weekend highlights health and community
Gates Cambridge alumni gathered in New York City earlier this month to explore a diverse range of research and work connecting health, community and the arts. The weekend gathering took place from […]
Provost begins term as president of The Society for Neuroscience
Gates Cambridge Provost Professor Barry Everitt will begin his term as The Society for Neuroscience’s new President later this month during Neuroscience 2019. In addition to his role at the […]
Creating a global network for change
Since leaving the University of Cambridge Robyn Scott has led a series of inspiring social enterprises which aim to bring the brightest minds together to find solutions to some of […]
New research sheds light on the mechanisms of consciousness in the human brain
The drive to understand consciousness, and how mind arises from matter, is an ancient philosophical conundrum, popularised by philosophers such as Aristotle and Descartes. However, as our scientific understanding of […]
Scholars to speak at 2019 Cambridge Festival of Ideas
Several Gates Cambridge Scholars are taking part in this year’s Cambridge Festival of Ideas which starts next week. The Festival runs from 14th to 27th October and celebrates the Arts, […]
Celebrating Black History Month
October is Black History Month and Gates Cambridge Scholars have organised a raft of events to celebrate and raise awareness, ranging from speed mentoring sessions to a Black History Month […]
Genomic study tackles causes of autoimmune diseases
A new study which uses genomics to trace the molecular pathways of autoimmune diseases has helped scientists to move one step closer to understanding the causes of asthma, multiple sclerosis and arthritis. A study, […]
Towards more accurate diagnosis of a rare muscle disease
A Gates Cambridge Scholar is co-author on two papers relating to categorisation of a rare muscle disease, which could help clinicians make accurate diagnoses and paves the way for gene […]
Study finds cancer survivors have lower risk of Alzheimer’s
A Gates Cambridge Scholar has published a paper which takes a genetic approach to studying the inverse relationship between Alzheimers’s disease and cancer. Sahba Seddighi [2017] is lead author of the […]
The role of mental health in rehabilitation
Andrea Kusec’s research investigates a vital factor in the rehabilitation of patients who have suffered a brain injury: mental health. One in three people suffer depression after brain injury and […]
