Basic Immunology
Oxford has fantastic strength in basic immunology research.
Oxford has a wonderful history in immunology research, including determining the structure of antibodies and uncovering the function of lymphocytes. The foundation for understanding human immune disorders and infection is built on the knowledge gained from basic research.
DEPARTMENTS IN THIS THEME
- Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine
- Department of Zoology
- Radcliffe Department of Medicine
- Sir William Dunn School of Pathology
- Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences
- Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences
- Department of Biochemistry
- Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics
Recent publications
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People in this Theme
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Anna Katharina (Katja) A Simon
Professor of Immunology
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Alison Banham
Professor of Haemato-oncology
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Vincenzo Cerundolo
Professor of Immunology
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Georg Holländer
Hoffmann and Action Medical Research Professor of Developmental Medicine
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Fiona Powrie FRS
Professor of Musculoskeletal Sciences and Director of the Kennedy Institute
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Graham Ogg
Professor of Dermatology
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Helen McShane
Professor of Vaccinology, Wellcome Senior Clinical Fellow, Honorary Consultant in HIV and Genito-Urinary Medicine
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Gavin Screaton
Head of Medical Sciences Division
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Joanna Hester
Senior Research Fellow
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Michael Dustin
Professor of Immunology and Wellcome Principal Research Fellow, Director of Research of the Kennedy Institute
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Paul Bowness
Professor of Experimental Rheumatology
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Paul Klenerman
Sidney Truelove Professor of Gastroenterology, Chairman of the Peter Medawar Building for Pathogen Research
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Chris O'Callaghan
Professor of Medicine, Honorary Consultant Physician and Nephrologist
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Audrey Gérard
KTRR Senior Research Fellow
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Geraldine Gillespie
Principal Investigator, Group Head / PI and Supervisor
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Jan Rehwinkel
Associate Professor of Innate Immunology
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Jelena Bezbradica Mirkovic
KTRR Senior Research Fellow
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Kim Midwood
Professor of Matrix Biology
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Mark Coles
Kennedy Trust Senior Research Fellow
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Persephone Borrow
Professor of Viral Immunology
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Richard Cornall
Professor of Immunology, University Lecturer in Medicine, Group Head / PI
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Hal Drakesmith
Professor of Iron Biology
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Oliver Bannard
Sir Henry Dale Fellow
What's new
Naturally occurring compound spermidine boosts vaccine responses in old mice
30 August 2019
A new study by Kennedy Institute's Professor Katja Simon, and colleagues published in Molecular Cell shows that spermidine, a naturally occurring metabolite found in most human cell types, boosts antibody production in both old mice and immune cells from the elderly.
Dialling down inflammation in psoriasis
9 July 2018
A collaborative study between the Kennedy Institute and MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine (MRC WIMM) identifies a new pathway that limits the severity of inflammatory skin disease.
Geometry is key to T-cell triggering
30 April 2018
Kennedy researchers and Columbia University engineers discover geometric underpinnings of T-cell stimulation through precise engineering of T-cell receptor geometry, building a 3D nanofabricated biomimetic surface that simulates the key components of an antigen-presenting cell.