OxTalks will soon move to the new Halo platform and will become 'Oxford Events.' There will be a need for an OxTalks freeze. This was previously planned for Friday 14th November – a new date will be shared as soon as it is available (full details will be available on the Staff Gateway).
In the meantime, the OxTalks site will remain active and events will continue to be published.
If staff have any questions about the Oxford Events launch, please contact halo@digital.ox.ac.uk
Sterile inflammation results from the accidental activation of the innate immune system by one’s own molecules, in the absence of an infection. Such inflammation can occur when the cytosolic nucleic acid sensing receptors, which normally detect viral DNA or RNA, are triggered by our own nucleic acids, leading to unwanted innate immune activation. In our research we study the molecular mechanisms that prevent activation of the nucleic acid sensing machinery by our own RNA, and what happens if these mechanisms fail.
