{"articles":[{ "contentID": "1778296", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/immunology-inflammation/2026/imperial-joins-research-consortium-to-tackle-the-urgent-lack-of-effective-treatments-for-osteoarthritis/", "date": "26 May 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-05-26", "headline": "Imperial joins research consortium to tackle the urgent lack of effective treatments for osteoarthritis ", "summary": "The SOLVE consortium will aim to identify subgroups of osteoarthritis in order to better match treatments to individuals and improve their quality of life.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Meesha Patel", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, Department of Immunology and Inflammation", "topic": "Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Immune System", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1777586", "articleURL": "/news/articles/2026/seven-imperial-professors-elected-fellows-of-the-academy-of-medical-sciences/", "date": "21 May 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-05-21", "headline": "Seven Imperial professors elected Fellows of the Academy of Medical Sciences", "summary": "Imperial researchers working across infectious disease, genomics, neuroscience and cardiovascular medicine are among those recognised in this year\u2019s Academy of Medical Sciences Fellowship.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Louisa Lee, Meesha Patel, Eliza Kania, Emily Medcalf, Emily Govan", "profile": "Professor Danny M Altmann, Professor Anne R Lingford-Hughes, Professor David J Sharp, Professor James S Ware, Professor Mariagrazia Pizza, Professor Michael J E Sternberg, Professor Paul Kellam", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Imperial News, Medicine, Natural Sciences, News, Department of Brain Sciences, Department of Immunology and Inflammation, Department of Infectious Disease, National Heart and Lung Institute, Life Sciences", "topic": "Health, Campus and community, Cross-faculty, Science", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Centre for Bacterial Resistance Biology|Dementia|Fellows|Global Health|Healthcare|Infectious Diseases|Public Health|Research|Vaccines", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1777527", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/2026/five-years-of-making-the-invisible-visible/", "date": "21 May 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-05-21", "headline": "Five years of making the invisible visible ", "summary": "Imperial's award-winning Invisible Warrior project celebrates \uFB01ve years of raising awareness about Sickle Cell \u2013 marking the milestone at the Great Exhibition Road Festival next month! ", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Nisha Emich", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, Department of Immunology and Inflammation", "topic": "Campus and community, Cross-faculty", "topicLabel": "Campus and community", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Great Exhibition Road Festival|Healthcare|Public Engagement", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1777122", "articleURL": "/news/articles/2026/new-south-west-london-consortium-established-to-support-clinical-research-careers-/", "date": "20 May 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-05-20", "headline": "New South-West London consortium established to support clinical research careers ", "summary": "Imperial has been awarded funding from the Medical Research Council (MRC) to support clinical research careers.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Maxine Myers", "profile": "Professor Marina Botto, Professor Mark R Thursz", "homepage": "yes", "owningGroup": "Administration, Medicine, Department of Immunology and Inflammation", "topic": "Health, Science", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Academic Health Science Centre|Immune System", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1768688", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/immunology-inflammation/2026/two-imperial-researchers-awarded-academy-of-medical-sciences-springboard-awards/", "date": "15 April 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-04-15", "headline": "Two Imperial researchers awarded Academy of Medical Sciences Springboard Awards", "summary": "Dr Shuchi Agrawal Singh (Department of Immunology and Inflammation) and Dr Pete Lally (Department of Bioengineering) have been named as winners of the Academy of Medical Sciences Springboard Awards 2026.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Meesha Patel, Kemi Aofolaju", "profile": "Dr Shuchi Agrawal Singh, Dr Pete Lally", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering, Medicine, Bioengineering, Department of Immunology and Inflammation", "topic": "Cross-faculty, Engineering, Health", "topicLabel": "Cross-faculty", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Engineering Bioeng|Immune System", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1766059", "articleURL": "/news/articles/2026/professor-jeremy-levy-reflects-on-his-journey-as-cato-director/", "date": "31 March 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-03-31", "headline": "Professor Jeremy Levy reflects on his journey as CATO Director\n", "summary": "Leading kidney disease expert Professor Jeremy Levy has stepped down from his role as Director of the Clinical Academic Training Office after a decade.\n", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Maxine Myers", "profile": "Professor Jeremy B W Levy", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Administration, Medicine, Department of Immunology and Inflammation, School of Public Health", "topic": "Health, Campus and community", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Academic Health Science Centre|Healthcare", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1759488", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/immunology-inflammation/2026/department-of-immunology-and-inflammation-achieves-gold-leaf-awards-across-all-research-lab-spaces/", "date": "13 March 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-03-13", "headline": "Department of Immunology and Inflammation achieves Gold LEAF awards across all research lab spaces", "summary": "All labs across the department have now earned the Gold LEAF status marking a major milestone in sustainable research.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Meesha Patel", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, Department of Immunology and Inflammation", "topic": "Health, Campus and community", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Sustainability|Sustainable Imperial", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1748270", "articleURL": "/news/articles/2026/first-in-class-drug-candidate-for-multiple-myeloma-shows-promise-in-phase-1-trial/", "date": "23 February 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-02-23", "headline": "First-in-class drug candidate for multiple myeloma shows promise in Phase 1 trial", "summary": "A multiple myeloma candidate with a new mode of action is now in Phase 2 patient trials following positive Phase 1 results showing it kills cancer cells without toxicity to patients.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "David Silverman", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Imperial News, Medicine, Department of Immunology and Inflammation", "topic": "Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Cancer|Drugs|Enterprise|Healthcare|Translation", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1736356", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/immunology-inflammation/2026/celebrating-professor-barbara-bain-a-life-in-haematology-and-education/", "date": "19 January 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-01-19", "headline": "Celebrating Professor Barbara Bain: A Life in Haematology and Education", "summary": "As Professor Barbara Bain becomes Emerita Professor in the Department of Immunology and Inflammation, we reflect on her remarkable contributions to haematology and medical education.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Meesha Patel", "profile": "", "homepage": "yes", "owningGroup": "Medicine, Department of Immunology and Inflammation", "topic": "Health, Campus and community", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Education|Immune System|Public Engagement", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1716842", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/immunology-inflammation/2025/11m-awarded-to-investigate-links-between-mecfs-and-long-covid/", "date": "10 December 2025", "year": "2025", "sortDate": "2025-12-10", "headline": "\u00A31.1m awarded to investigate links between ME\/CFS and Long Covid", "summary": "A new landmark study funded by The ME Association will help scientists to uncover shared pathways between ME\/CFS and Long Covid.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Meesha Patel", "profile": "Professor Rosemary J Boyton, Professor Danny M Altmann", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, Department of Immunology and Inflammation, Department of Infectious Disease", "topic": "Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Coronavirus|Immune System", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1699058", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/immunology-inflammation/2025/modified-car-inkt-therapy-more-effective-in-childhood-leukaemia-treatment/", "date": "3 September 2025", "year": "2025", "sortDate": "2025-09-03", "headline": "Modified CAR-iNKT therapy more effective in childhood leukaemia treatment", "summary": "Scientists found that using two targets in CAR-iNKT therapy in mice can outperform standard treatments for high-risk childhood leukaemia.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Meesha Patel", "profile": "Professor Anastasios Karadimitris, Dr Hongwei Ren", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, Department of Immunology and Inflammation", "topic": "Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Cancer|Immune System", "ratio": "", "visible": "yes" },]}