Cellular Immunity
Our team is interested in the development and fate of T cells - white blood cells that participate in a variety of immune responses but are able to somehow distinguish between self and foreign antigens. One of the unknown questions that is central to maintaining the immune system’s homeostasis is how are these cells destroyed once their mission is complete and infections are overcome? We know that most self-destruct and a few live on to become memory T cells, which are activated by a re-infection, but we don’t know the factors that determine their destiny. Application of our work lies in harnessing the immune system to boost its attack on cancerous tumours and, conversely, dampening down the immune response to treat autoimmune diseases.
Staff
| Research Officer Jae Ho Cho |
Research Officer Hee Ok Kim |
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Tomas Mrkvan |
Kylie Webster |
Research Assistant Danielle Murphy Durland |
