Research output per year
Research output per year
Organisation profile
About us
Immunology, the science of how the body protects itself against infection and cancer, and immunotherapy, the treatment of disease through the manipulation of the immune system, are arguably the most exciting areas of medicine at the current time. Such approaches promise the opportunity of controlling infectious diseases while providing more effective cures for diseases including cancer, common autoimmune disorders and allergies and Alzheimer’s disease.
Birmingham has a very strong history of immunology research going back 30 years, and with one of the greatest concentrations of scientists and doctors in the world is well positioned to make a world-leading contribution.
Our research spans many aspects of the immune system, from the formation of white cells within the thymus gland (a small gland in the neck) to clinical trials on patients with diseases such as cancer, multiple sclerosis or viral infections.
Our key research strengths include:
- Immunology
- Cancer Immunology
- Virology
- Liver Disease
UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Profiles
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A cell-based, SARS-CoV-2 spike protein interaction assay to inform the neutralising capacity of recombinant and patient sera antibodies
Harrison, N., Richardson, L., Pallini, C., Morano, I., Jinks, E., Cowley, J., Chan, H., Hill, H. J., Tuekprakhon, A., Li, Z., Matas de las Heras, C., Teodosio, A., Lavado, A. S., Moring, R., Ashraf, A., Dafforn, T. R., Grammatopoulos, D. K., Gordon, J., Brady, C. A., Young, L. S., & 3 others, 29 Aug 2023, In: Frontiers in Virology. 3, 12 p., 1163385.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A clinical frailty scale obtained from MDT discussion performs poorly in assessing frailty in haemodialysis recipients
Anderson, B. M., Qasim, M., Correa, G., Evison, F., Gallier, S., Ferro, C. J., Jackson, T. A. & Sharif, A., 30 Mar 2023, In: BMC Nephrology. 24, 1, 80.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Activated tissue resident memory T-cells (CD8+CD103+CD39+) uniquely predict survival in left sided “immune-hot” colorectal cancers
Talhouni, S., Fadhil, W., Mongan, N. P., Field, L., Hunter, K., Makhsous, S., Maciel-Guerra, A., Kaur, N., Nestarenkaite, A., Laurinavicius, A., Willcox, B. E., Dottorini, T., Spendlove, I., Jackson, A. M., Ilyas, M. & Ramage, J. M., 11 May 2023, In: Frontiers in immunology. 14, 15 p., 3389.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Activities
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Immunosuppression in human medicine
Adrian Shields (Chair)
3 Apr 2019Activity: Academic and Industrial events › Guest lecture or Invited talk
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Innovative Therapies for Children with Cancer Annual Meeting
Francis Mussai (Advisor)
8 Nov 2018Activity: Academic and Industrial events › Conference, workshop or symposium
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ITCC New Agents in Leukaemia Meeting, UtrechtCo-organiser
Francis Mussai (Advisor)
16 Oct 2018Activity: Academic and Industrial events › Conference, workshop or symposium
Datasets
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Perfusate Proteins Detected during Normothermic Machine Perfusion of Discarded Human Livers.
Stephenson, B. (Creator), Afford, S. (Creator) & Wallace, L. (Creator), University of Birmingham, 2019
DOI: 10.25500/edata.bham.00000361
Dataset
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Cell Surface Proteomics of Cholangiocarcinoma Cell Line (CC-SW-1)
Stephenson, B. (Creator), Afford, S. (Creator) & Martin, A. (Creator), University of Birmingham, 2019
DOI: 10.25500/edata.bham.00000362
Dataset
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Supporting data for the PhD thesis "Dissecting the role of VAP-1 in innate immune cell responses in the establishment and progression of liver disease"
Rink, M. (Creator), Weston, C. (Creator) & Horn, P. (Creator), University of Birmingham, Feb 2022
DOI: 10.25500/edata.bham.00000776
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Prizes
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ACR/EULAR Academic Exchange Fellowship
Raza, Karim (Recipient), 2006
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
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Arthritis Research UK Foundation Fellowship
Bending, David (Recipient), 2011
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
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Best International Abstract
Jones, Nick (Recipient), 18 May 2000
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Press/Media
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Birmingham scientists 're-train' immune system to prevent attack of healthy cells in new UK study into autoimmune diseases
Peter Cockerill & David Wraith
9/06/20 → 15/06/20
2 Media contributions
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Interview regarding on paediatric/ immunology research
Francis Mussai
1/06/16
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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