Immune responses to pathogens

The COVID-19 pandemic, the re-emergence of specific pathogens and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) underline the critical importance of infectious disease research. Furthermore, ~18% of all human cancers are caused by infectious agents and effective vaccines exist against only some of these pathogens. Recent advances in our understanding of immune checkpoints have been critical for the development of improved cancer treatments. However, we still lack a basic understanding of the correlates of immune protection, the nature of the innate immune responses involved, and the interactions between the innate/adaptive immune systems. There is a need to understand these factors in chronic infections, in which the trade-off between beneficial and harmful effects of inflammation and immunity can differ fundamentally from acute, transient infections. The Immuno-Pathology Network will interact with the Imperial Network for Vaccine Research and Antimicrobial Research Collaborative to investigate these important issues.

Dr Paras Anand
Senior Lecturer

Dr Darius Armstrong-James
Reader in Infectious Diseases and Medical Mycology

Professor Becca Asquith
Professor of Mathematical Immunology

Professor Charles Bangham
Co-Director of the Institute of Infection

Professor Wendy Barclay
Action Medical Research Chair Virology; Head of Department

Professor Mark Bower
Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer

Dr Robert Boyle
Reader in Paediatric Allergy

Professor Rosemary Boyton
Professor of Immunology and Respiratory Medicine

Dr Maddalena Cerrone
Clinical Research Fellow

Dr Christopher Chiu
Clinical Reader in Infectious Diseases

Professor George Christophides
Professor of Infectious Diseases & Immunity

Dr Thomas Clarke
Lecturer

Dr Aubrey Cunnington
Reader in Paediatric Infectious Diseases

Professor Adnan Custovic
Professor of Paediatric Allergy

Dr Marc Dionne
Reader in Innate Immunity

Dr Margarita Dominguez-Villar
Senior Lecturer

Dr Rachel Edgar
Research Fellow

Phebe Ekregbesi
Laboratory Research Technician

Professor Paul Farrell
Professor of Tumour Virology

Professor Gad Frankel
Professor of Molecular Pathogenesis

Professor Brian Gazzard

Dr Stathis Giotis
Honorary Senior Research Fellow

Dr Max Gutierrez
Senior Group Leader - The Crick

Dr Melissa Shea Hamilton
Research Fellow

Dr Jethro Herberg
Clinical Reader in Paediatric Infectious Disease

Dr Carolina Herrera
Advanced Research Fellow

Dr Nesrina Imami
Reader in Immunology

Dr Cecilia Johansson
Reader in Respiratory Immunology

Dr Peter Kelleher
Reader in Immunology

Dr Catherine Kibirige
Research Associate

Professor Stella Knight
Senior Research Investigator

Dr Pascale Kropf
Non-Clinical Senior Lecturer in Immunology

Dr Jean Langhorne
Senior Group Leader - The Crick

Professor Michael Levin
Chair in Paediatrics & International Child Health

Dr Maria-Cristina Loader
Clinical Research Fellow

Dr Alex McCarthy
Lecturer in Innate Immunity

Dr Paul F. McKay
Advanced Research Fellow

Dr Sandra Newton
Senior Research Fellow

Professor Peter O'Hare
Chair in Virology

Professor Peter Openshaw
Senior Consul, Professor of Experimental Medicine

Dr Steven Patterson
Honorary Principal Research Fellow

Professor José Penadés
Director, MRC Centre for Molecular Bacteriology & Infection

Dr David Riglar
Sir Henry Dale Research Fellow (ARF)

Dr Vanessa Sancho-Shimizu
UKRI Future Leaders Fellow (Proleptic Lecturer)

Dr Adam Sateriale
Group Leader - The Crick

Dr Claudia Selck

Professor Murray Selkirk
Professor of Biochemical Parasitology

Dr Nishel M Shah
Honorary Clinical Lecturer

Professor Robin Shattock
Chair in Mucosal Infection and Immunity

Dr Avinash Shenoy
Senior Lecturer

Dr Mike Skinner
Reader in Virology

Professor Shiranee Sriskandan
Professor of Infectious Diseases

Dr Teresa Thurston
Advanced Research Fellow

Dr Moritz Treeck
Group Leader - The Crick

Dr John Tregoning
Reader in Respiratory Infections

Dr Paul Turner
Reader in Paediatric Allergy & Clinical Immunology

Dr Andreas Wack
Senior Group Leader - The Crick

Professor Jonathan Weber
Dean of the Faculty of Medicine

Dr Rob White
Non-Clinical Lecturer in Virology

Professor Robert Wilkinson
Professor in Infectious Diseases

Dr Victoria Wright
Research Fellow

Professor Xiao-Ning Xu
Chair in Human Immunology

Imperial College London

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Members

Dr Paras Anand

Dr Darius Armstrong-James

Professor Becca Asquith

Professor Charles Bangham

Professor Wendy Barclay

Professor Mark Bower

Dr Robert Boyle

Professor Rosemary Boyton

Dr Maddalena Cerrone

Dr Christopher Chiu

Professor George Christophides

Dr Thomas Clarke

Dr Aubrey Cunnington

Professor Adnan Custovic

Dr Marc Dionne

Dr Margarita Dominguez-Villar

Dr Rachel Edgar

Phebe Ekregbesi

Professor Paul Farrell

Professor Gad Frankel

Professor Brian Gazzard

Dr Stathis Giotis

Dr Max Gutierrez

Dr Melissa Shea Hamilton

Dr Jethro Herberg

Dr Carolina Herrera

Dr Nesrina Imami

Dr Cecilia Johansson

Dr Peter Kelleher

Dr Catherine Kibirige

Professor Stella Knight

Dr Pascale Kropf

Dr Jean Langhorne

Professor Michael Levin

Dr Maria-Cristina Loader

Dr Alex McCarthy

Dr Paul F. McKay

Dr Sandra Newton

Professor Peter O'Hare

Professor Peter Openshaw

Dr Steven Patterson

Professor José Penadés

Dr David Riglar

Dr Vanessa Sancho-Shimizu

Dr Adam Sateriale

Dr Claudia Selck

Professor Murray Selkirk

Dr Nishel M Shah

Professor Robin Shattock

Dr Avinash Shenoy

Dr Mike Skinner

Professor Shiranee Sriskandan

Dr Teresa Thurston

Dr Moritz Treeck

Dr John Tregoning

Dr Paul Turner

Dr Andreas Wack

Professor Jonathan Weber

Dr Rob White

Professor Robert Wilkinson

Dr Victoria Wright

Professor Xiao-Ning Xu