What are the advantages of taking part in clinical trials?
Immune cells can fuse together to form giant cells with many nuclei. Dr Jacques Behmoaras is investigating why this happens and how these cells are involved in osteoporosis. (Extract 2 of 4 from the Imperial College Podcast 25 March 2014)
Professor Jane Davies gives her inaugural lecture
This video clip shows how the flu virus can spread through a community using an interactive display of dominoes set up over a city-scape. It also shows how vaccines (immunisations) can protect individuals, their family, friends and contacts
Professor Peter Openshaw looks at the challenges these viruses create and how we could lessen the impact of future pandemics.
In the wake of increased cases of whooping cough in the UK, US and Australia, Beate Kampmann explains just how effective vaccinations are. (Extract 3 of 4 from the Imperial College Podcast 5 February 2014)
Professor Sir Gregory Winter explains how therapeutic antibodies have revolutionised the pharmaceutical industry in recent years.
A new study by Professor Nick Grassly evaluates the impact of new vaccines on efforts to eradicate polio in Afghanistan and Pakistan. (Extract 2 of 5 from the Imperial College Podcast 11 July 2012)
Professor Nick Grassly discusses how we can make poliovirus vaccines more effective in the developing world in his inaugural lecture.
Professor Beate Kampmann talks about her experiences researching childhood immunity in Africa in her inaugural lecture.
Professor Nadia Rosenthal discusses human tissue regeneration in her inaugural lecture.
Professor Kathryn Maitland talks about her experiences on the front lines of emergency child care in Kenya and how unexpected results like these may affect not just clinical care in Africa, but could impact the West too.
How a career investigating the inflammatory responses of organisms could hold the key to treating life threatening conditions. Professor Margaret Dallman delivers the 2011 Athena lecture. recorded at Imperial College London
Nick Grassly on a new polio vaccine that protects 30% more susceptible children in northern India.
Professor Sir Ravinder Maini and Professor Marc Feldmann discuss discovering anti-TNF treatment and the impact it has made
An NK cell locates a diseased cell and kills it
NK cells (green) attack diseased human cells