John Humphrey Seminar Series
Immunology & Infectious Diseases
Professor Andrew MacDonald, Professor of Immunology, Manchester Collaborative Centre for Inflammation Research (MCCIR), University of Manchester
“Dendritic cells: central players in orchestration of Type 2 inflammation”
Thursday 24 November 2016 at 1 pm
Lecture Theatre III Hammersmith, Wolfson Centre at 1 pm. Lectures will be streamed to meeting room 368, Faculty of Medicine Building, St Mary’s Campus, and South Ken SAF G70
The research in my laboratory investigates how pathogen interaction with the innate immune system influences the development of adaptive immunity and inflammation. My particular interest is Type 2 inflammation, which is responsible for widespread suffering in allergy, as well as being a hallmark of infection with parasitic worms (helminths). Our work addresses some outstanding fundamental questions about the role of a specialised type of immune cell – the dendritic cell (DC) – in orchestration of Type 2 inflammation. DCs are centrally involved in initiation of immune responses in most settings, but the precise mechanisms by which they direct Type 2 inflammation are currently not known.
For further information please Contact Dr Jessica Strid (j.strid@imperial.ac.uk), or if you would like to meet the speaker please contact: Dawn Al-Ardhromli (d.alardhromli@imperial.ac.uk).