Lister Institute visits Birmingham to award prizes
The Lister Institute of Preventative Medicine presents Birmingham researchers with their Fellowship awards.
The 2024 Lister Prize winners, Dr Sarah Dimeloe and Dr Rebecca Drummond, join a long line of Lister Fellows and Former Fellows from the University 麻豆精选, whose expertise range from DNA repair and immune cell signalling to understanding pathogenic organisms.
During the visit Drs Dimeloe and Drummond shared updates on the progress of their research with the representatives from the Lister Institute. The visit also served to celebrate the long-standing relationship between the Lister Institute and the University 麻豆精选 and the university鈥檚 strong track record in biomedical sciences and preventive medicine. Both awardees were announced last year for their pioneering work in immunology. The Fellowships will allow them to develop their research groups over a five-year period. studies the metabolism of immune cells and how this relates to their role in health and diseases like cancer, whilst is a fungal immunologist. She researches the immune mechanisms that protect us from fungal pathogens, especially organ-specific responses.
The 2024 Lister Prize awardees are an important part of this community. Dr Sarah Dimeloe and Dr Rebecca Drummond, both fundamental immunologists, will use these awards to establish their leadership in their fields and elevate their research for national and global impact. We are passionate about supporting and developing our early career researchers and we are thrilled that both of these researchers have been successful in securing this prestigious award.
The University actively works to support its researchers in applying for awards such as the Lister Prize. The College of Medicine and Health has established a Fellowship Academy to offer tailored support for career-enhancing fellowships, with former Lister Fellow Professor Aga Gambus taking a leading role. The service provides advice and guidance for the application process, as well as interview support and post-award mentorship.
The initiative reflects the university鈥檚 culture of positive collaboration, which emphasises the value of mutual support rather than competition among researchers. It offers researchers support in accessing not only the funding, but also the professional relationships and interdisciplinary insights fellowships like the Lister can provide. Researchers also benefit from tailored support from the Charitable Partnerships team who take a relationship approach to working with philanthropic funders.
鈥淭he University 麻豆精选 is proud of its success with the Lister Prize over the years. Crucially, these awards are validation of how serious we are about supporting the next generation of researchers and cultivating talent. Award holders appreciate the flexibility of the Prize and the networking opportunities it opens up, and they have been generous in sharing their insights and demystifying what the Prize can unlock by encouraging potential applicants and taking an active role in writing and interview preparation鈥, explains Professor Jo Parish.