The NDORMS response to COVID-19
A number of members of the department are actively helping with the response to the COVID pandemic. Playing a key role in research, literature reviews, clinical trials and engineering projects, all have a shared commitment to collaborate globally to tackle the pandemic.
Read moreLive imaging shows surprising passage of T cells in the spleen
Research from Tal Arnon’s group at the Kennedy Institute reveals a network of perivascular pathways that guide T cells into the spleen.
Read moreNew weapon identified in arsenal against disease
Researchers in the Dustin Group reveal supramolecular attack particles are autonomous killing entities released from cytotoxic T lymphocytes
Read moreProfessor Fiona Powrie elected to the National Academy of Sciences in the USA.
Fiona was recognised for her outstanding contributions to immunology, and her election brings the number of current National Academy of Sciences members from the Kennedy Institute to three.
Read moreChan Zuckerberg Initiative awards funding to Oxford team to support inflammation research
Read moreKennedy Institute of Rheumatology
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Select Publications
IRF5 guides monocytes toward an inflammatory CD11c+ macrophage phenotype and promotes intestinal inflammation.
Corbin AL. et al, (2020), Sci Immunol, 5
Visualization of T Cell Migration in the Spleen Reveals a Network of Perivascular Pathways that Guide Entry into T Zones.
Chauveau A. et al, (2020), Immunity
Supramolecular attack particles are autonomous killing entities released from cytotoxic T cells.
Balint Š. et al, (2020), Science
The molecular profile of synovial fluid changes upon joint distraction and is associated with clinical response in knee osteoarthritis.
Watt FE. et al, (2020), Osteoarthritis Cartilage, 28, 324 - 333
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New weapon identified in arsenal against disease
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