Oxford Events, the new replacement for OxTalks, will launch on 16th March. The two-week OxTalks freeze period starts on Monday 2nd March. During this time, there will be no facility to publish or edit events. The existing OxTalks site will remain available to view during this period. Once Oxford Events launches, you will need a Halo login to submit events. Full details are available on the Staff Gateway.
The gastrointestinal tract is home to a multitude of commensal micro-organisms that co-develop with the host from birth to influence a wide range of physiological processes. These commensal organisms, collectively known as the gut-microbiota, are known to many control aspects of immune system development and function both directly and indirectly. This includes research from our laboratory showing that changes in the gut-microbiota and associated metabolites affects the balance between antibody-producing and regulatory B cell subsets in experimental models of autoimmunity. Further exploration of these signals in human arthritides across age (rheumatoid arthritis, juvenile idiopathic arthritis) could identify novel approaches to specifically target pathogenic B cell responses in both childhood and adult arthritis.
