Infection and immunity
The groups in this research theme work on a wide variety of pathogens (protozoal and helminth parasites, fungi, bacteria and viruses) and hosts (mammals, fish, insects, nematodes and plants). Common areas include mechanisms of host immunity and analysis of complex host-pathogen interactions such as determinants of virulence and immune evasion mechanisms. Genetic manipulation of both host and pathogen is a feature of many strands of research, in addition to application of state of the art imaging technologies to investigate both cellular events and infection in vivo. This is complemented by work on the vertebrate immune system, with interests in haematopoiesis, NK cell development and function, inflammation and cytotoxicity.
Research groups
Dr Michalis Barkoulas
Dr Michalis Barkoulas
Senior Lecturer
Professor Jake Baum
Professor Jake Baum
Professor of Cell Biology and Infectious Diseases
Dr Tolga Bozkurt
Dr Tolga Bozkurt
Senior Lecturer
Professor Hugh J M Brady
Professor Hugh J M Brady
Professor of Immunology
Dr Doryen A Bubeck
Dr Doryen A Bubeck
Senior Lecturer
Professor George K Christophides
Professor George K Christophides
Professor of Infectious Diseases & Immunity
Professor Andrea Crisanti
Professor Andrea Crisanti
Professor of Molecular Parasitology
Professor Stephen Curry
Professor Stephen Curry
Professor of Structural Biology
Professor Maggie Dallman
Professor Maggie Dallman
Vice-President (International), Associate Provost (Acad P)
Dr Marc S Dionne
Dr Marc S Dionne
Reader in Innate Immunity
Professor Kurt Drickamer
Professor Kurt Drickamer
Chair in Biochemistry
Dr Kleoniki Gounaris
Dr Kleoniki Gounaris
Senior Lecturer, Director of Postgraduate Studies
Dr Nadia Guerra
Dr Nadia Guerra
Senior Lecturer
Dr Mara K N Lawniczak
Dr Mara K N Lawniczak
Honorary Lecturer
Dr Masahiro Ono
Dr Masahiro Ono
Reader in Immunology
Professor Gloria Rudenko
Professor Gloria Rudenko
Professor of Molecular Microbiology
Professor Murray Selkirk
Professor Murray Selkirk
Professor of Biochemical Parasitology
Emeritus Professor Robert E Sinden D.Sc. FMedSci
Emeritus Professor Robert E Sinden D.Sc. FMedSci
Emeritus Professor of Parasite Cell Biology
Professor Pietro Spanu
Professor Pietro Spanu
Professor of Molecular Plant Pathology
Dr Maureen E Taylor
Dr Maureen E Taylor
Reader in Biological Chemistry
Dr Dina Vlachou
Dr Dina Vlachou
Research Fellow
Dr Nikolai Windbichler
Dr Nikolai Windbichler
Senior Lecturer