Pathogen biology
Using cutting-edge cellular, structural and molecular biology techniques, we are investigating viruses, bacteria, fungi and parasites; their structure; and the ways they survive and cause disease.
- Microbes have evolved with us, developing a multitude of strategies to spread from one person to another as well as avoiding or overcoming attempts to eradicate them. In the process, they cause disease by many different routes.
- Vaccines stimulate protective mechanisms that target components of viruses, bacteria and parasites. It is therefore essential that we understand the structure of these components so targeting can be improved.
- Furthermore, by defining how pathogens promote transmission and cause disease, vaccines can be designed to specifically reduce spread between individuals and disease severity when absolute prevention cannot be achieved.
Key members of this theme
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Professor Charles Bangham
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Professor Charles Bangham
Chair of Immunology
Professor Wendy Barclay
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Professor Wendy Barclay
Action Medical Research Chair in Virology
Professor Jake Baum
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Professor Jake Baum
Professor of Cell Biology and Infectious Diseases
Dr Andrew Blagborough
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Dr Andrew Blagborough
Research Fellow
Dr Christopher Chiu
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Dr Christopher Chiu
Clinical Senior Lecturer
Dr Aubrey Cunnington
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Dr Aubrey Cunnington
Reader
Professor Gad Frankel
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Professor Gad Frankel
Professor of Molecular Pathogenesis
Dr Carolina Herrera
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Dr Carolina Herrera
Senior Research Fellow
Professor David Holden
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Professor David Holden
Regius Professor of Infectious Disease
Professor Paul Langford
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Professor Paul Langford
Professor of Paediatric Infectious Diseases
Dr Kirsty Le Doare
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Dr Kirsty Le Doare
Clinical Senior Lecturer in Paediatric Diseases
Dr Sandra Newton
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Dr Sandra Newton
Senior Research Fellow
Professor Peter Openshaw
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Professor Peter Openshaw
Clinical Consul for the Faculty of Medicine
Dr Karen Polizzi
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Dr Karen Polizzi
Senior Lecturer
Dr Brian Robertson
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Dr Brian Robertson
Reader in Systems Microbiology
Professor Murray Selkirk
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Professor Murray Selkirk
Professor of Biochemical Parasitology
Dr Mike Skinner
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Dr Mike Skinner
Reader in Virology
Professor Shiranee Sriskandan
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Professor Shiranee Sriskandan
Professor of Infectious Diseases
Dr Dina Vlachou
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Dr Dina Vlachou
Research Fellow