New immune cell biology revealed by super-resolution microscopy
I will present high- and super-resolution microscopy data which reveal novel insights into molecular recognition by human Natural Killer (NK) cells and macrophages. I will discuss how genetic diversity in NK cell inhibitory receptors impacts the nanoscale organisation of the protein at cell surfaces, both of which effect receptor signalling. I will also show that receptor shedding promotes the detachment of immune cells from target cells to aid serial engagement of multiple target cells. In this way, counter-intuitively, shedding of activating receptors on immune cells can positively impact immune responses.
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Daniel M Davis began studying the immune system at Harvard University with Jack Strominger, after obtaining a PhD in Physics in Glasgow, UK. Currently, he is a Professor of Immunology at Manchester University and Director of Research in the Manchester Collaborative Centre for Inflammation Research. Prior to this, he was the Head of the Immunology Section at Imperial College London in South Kensington. He has published well over 120 academic papers, cited over 10,000 times, including articles in Nature, Science and Scientific American. His work has helped establish new concepts in how immune cells communicate with each other and how they detect signs of disease in other cells. He became a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences in 2011 and currently chairs their selection panel for immunology candidates. He is also the author of a popular-level book THE COMPATIBILITY GENE, described by Bill Bryson in the Guardian’s Books of the Year as ‘elegantly written and unexpectedly gripping’. His second book, THE BEAUTIFUL CURE, has been described by Stephen Fry as ‘One of those books that makes you look at everything human in a new, challenging and thrilling way’.
Date: 2 July 2018, 12:00 (Monday, 11th week, Trinity 2018)
Venue: Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, Headington OX3 7FY
Venue Details: Bernard Sunley Lecture Theatre
Speaker: Prof Daniel Davis (University of Manchester)
Organising department: Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences (NDORMS)
Organisers: Laura Sánchez Lazo (Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology), Professor Irina Udalova (Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology), Jo Silva (NDORMS), Wulf Forrester-Barker (University of Oxford, Nuffield Dept of Orthopaedics Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences)
Host: Prof Mark Coles (SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOW AND NEW GROUP LEADER)
Part of: Kennedy Institute Seminars
Booking required?: Not required
Audience: Members of the University only
Editor: Laura Sanchez Lazo