Working groups
Journal of Leukocyte Biology
Morgane M. Brunton-O’Sullivan, Olaf G. Wilhelm, Christine Jordan, Hans Kek, Laura Rikard-Bell, Pantelis Poumbourios, Bruce D. Wines, Anthony Jaworowski, Anna C. Hearps, Hans Kek
Journal of Leukocyte Biology
Morgane M. Brunton-O’Sullivan, Olaf G. Wilhelm, Christine Jordan, Hans Kek, Laura Rikard-Bell, Pantelis Poumbourios, Bruce D. Wines, Anthony Jaworowski, Anna C. Hearps, Hans Kek
Journal of Leukocyte Biology
Morgane M. Brunton-O’Sullivan, Olaf G. Wilhelm, Christine Jordan, Hans Kek, Laura Rikard-Bell, Pantelis Poumbourios, Bruce D. Wines, Anthony Jaworowski, Anna C. Hearps, Hans Kek
We are particularly interested in innate immune cells which play a central role in regulating the response to acute infections and controlling inflammation that drives chronic diseases.
This project aims to understand the mechanisms of how viral infections can potentiate the development of CVD, with a particular focus on the role monocytes may play in this process.
We investigate how a factor produced by optimal microbiota augments the cervicovaginal mucosal barrier to prevent HIV acquisition.