Li Ka Shing Centre for Health Information and Discovery

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The Li Ka Shing Centre for Health Information and Discovery, situated in the heart of the University of Oxford's primary biomedical campus in Headington, comprises two interconnected research institutes, the Target Discovery Institute (TDI) and the Big Data Institute (BDI). These institutes pioneer new research methods within the University, conceptualised with innovative ideas, and represent the inaugural instances of such academic research pursuits worldwide.

These institutes necessitate multidisciplinary scientific innovation, involving the contributions of molecular and cell biologists, chemists, statisticians, computer scientists, informatics specialists, engineers, and clinical scientists. The Centre will accommodate over six hundred scientists working towards defining diseases more precisely, identifying targets for new drug therapy, using extensive datasets to enhance disease understanding and therapy response, and capitalising on the numerous benefits that the genomics revolution offers.

The University of Oxford initiated this biomedical research campus in 1992, and it is currently the largest campus in the Medical Sciences Division. It is situated at an equal distance from the new NHS Cancer Hospital, the Diabetes Centre, and the musculoskeletal clinical service activities at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, all within the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The campus is also proximate to mental health services at Warneford Hospital.

The campus's growth is attributed to a series of research institutes focusing on either platform technologies (genomics, epidemiology, bioengineering) or therapeutic areas such as cancer and inflammatory joint disease. It now accommodates eight distinct institutes and over 2000 scientists leveraging the unique collaboration opportunities provided by the campus and the neighbouring hospitals.

In recognition of the campus's extensive scope and depth, along with the broader activities of the Medical Science Division in the UK and abroad, Oxford has been ranked as the leading institution in the world for medical research, teaching, and knowledge transfer for the second consecutive year, according to the Times Higher Education World University Rankings.

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1992

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