Harnessing mucosal immunity: lessons from the pig model
In person
The pig is a powerful large animal model with a respiratory tract very similar to that of humans. I will discuss how best to deliver therapeutics and vaccines to the respiratory tract to harness mucosal immunity for protection against disease and to prevent transmission. We have evaluated the turnover and maintenance of immunological memory within the lung and demonstrated the role of T cells in protection against influenza. Mathematical modelling has been used to show that it is possible to predict immune response in the lung and assess protection by measuring immune parameters in the blood.
Date:
20 January 2025, 12:00
Venue:
Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, Headington OX3 7FY
Venue Details:
Kennedy Lecture Theatre
Speaker:
Elma Tchilian (NDM Experimental Medicine)
Organising department:
Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences (NDORMS)
Organiser:
Katie Roberts (University of Oxford)
Host:
Prof Lynn Dustin (NDORMS)
Part of:
Kennedy Institute Seminars
Booking required?:
Not required
Audience:
Members of the University only
Editor:
Katie Roberts
