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David Adams’s laboratory research is focused on mechanisms of immune-mediated liver disease and leucocyte trafficking. His group has a longstanding interest in understanding how leukocyte-endothelial interactions regulate the recruitment of effector cells in liver disease and how the local microenvironment within the liver modulates immune/inflammatory responses. Having defined molecular mechanisms that control the entry of leukocytes from the blood, the group has started to use this information to develop cell and immunotherapy for liver disease. This includes not only blocking pathways involved in the recruitment of damaging effector cells but also promoting the recruitment of therapeutic cells including dendritic cells, stem cells and regulatory T cells that may be used to manipulate immune responses in patientsin vivo.

Professor Adams has supervised more than 25 PhD and MD students in various areas of immunology including inflammatory liver disease, leucocyte trafficking and immune regulation.

1985 …2024

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Trish Lalor

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Simon Afford

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Ye Oo

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Gary Reynolds

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Shishir Shetty

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Philip Newsome

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Ed Rainger

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Paul Moss

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Neena Kalia

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Steve Watson

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Tariq Iqbal

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Andrew Filer

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Neil Steven

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David Withers

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Sian Lax

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David Mutimer

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Anna Rowe

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Sivesh Kamarajah

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Naomi Richardson

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Adam Cunningham

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Jake Mann

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Nicholas Barnes

  • Pharmacy - Professor of Neuropharmacology

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Julian Bion

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Fedor Berditchevski

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Dion Morton

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Gary Middleton

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Yuk Ting Ma

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Clare Davies

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Thomas Pinkney

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Chris Tselepis

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Laine Wallace

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Sarah Damery

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Jon Frampton

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Del Besra

  • Biosciences - Professor of Microbial Physiology and Chemistry

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Carrie Willcox

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Marko Salmi

  • University of Turku

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Sirpa Jalkanen

  • University of Turku

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Ann C Williams

  • The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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Pia Rantakari

  • Lääketieteellinen Tiedekunta, Turku
  • University of Turku

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Rebecca E Wawman

  • Coventry University

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Ansgar W. Lohse

  • University Hospital Eppendorf

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David Smith

  • Biotie Therapies

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Christian Trautwein

  • RWTH Aachen University

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Derek A Mann

  • Newcastle University
  • Northern Institute for Cancer Research

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David E J Jones

  • Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Kati Elima

  • University of Turku

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Nick Murphy

  • Queen Elizabeth Hospital

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Frank Tacke

  • RWTH Aachen University

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Hentie Cilliers

  • Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham

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Danielle T Reid

  • University of Calgary

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Paolo Muiesan

  • Università di Firenze-INFN Sezione di Firenze

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Stefania Capone

  • ReiThera Srl

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Tracey Johnston

  • Birmingham Women's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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A Chapman

  • University of Southampton

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Elke M Hennes

  • University Medical Centre Hamburg

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Fiona Thompson

  • Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham

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Peter R Galle

  • Johannes Gutenberg Univ Mainz

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Anthony Brown

  • University of Oxford

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P Guest

  • Cancer Research Campaign Trials Unit, Queen Elizabeth Medical Centre, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
  • Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham

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Peter Buggisch

  • University Medical Centre Hamburg

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Neil C Henderson

  • University of Edinburgh

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R Williams

  • Newcastle University
  • Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust

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Andreas Stallmach

  • Universitatsklinikum Jena

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Wulf Boecher

  • Johannes Gutenberg Univ Mainz

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Susanne Velduis

  • University of Groningen

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Marcus Schuchmann

  • Johannes Gutenberg Univ Mainz

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Luca Valenti

  • Università degli Studi di Milano and oINFN-Milan
  • Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
  • University of Sydney

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Tina Vo

  • Syracuse University

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Stephan Kanzler

  • Johannes Gutenberg Univ Mainz

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B Paul Morgan

  • Cardiff University

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Liv Wenche Thorbjornsen

  • Norwegian PSC Research Center, Division of Cancer Medicine, Surgery and Transplantation, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway.

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Leuvenink Henri GD

  • University of Groningen

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Jerry Ware

  • University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

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Steffan Ohlmeier

  • University of Turku

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Syamal D Bhattacharya

  • Sezione di Trieste

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L Walker

  • National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis
  • Newcastle University

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Loredana Siani

  • ReiThera Srl

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Chris Morris

  • University of Ulster

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Carsten Deppermann

  • Universitätsmedizin Mainz

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Alfredo Nicosia

  • University of Naples

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Heidi Gerke

  • University of Turku

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Patrick Mcdowell

  • Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham

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P Nightingale

  • Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham

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Khushpreet Bhandal

  • NIHR Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre

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Trevor D Lawley

  • University of Amsterdam

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David J Smith

  • Biotie Therapies

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Marika Karikoski

  • University of Turku

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Caroline L Wilson

  • Newcastle University

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Juha Laurila

  • University of Turku

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David C Briggs

  • NHS Blood and Transplant
  • NHS Blood and Transplant

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Manuel Abradelo

  • Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham

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Arne N Akbar

  • St Mark’s Hospital
  • Imperial College London
  • University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Justin C Mason

  • Imperial College London
  • British Heart Foundation

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James Campbell

  • The Institute of Cancer Research

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Adrian Hill

  • University of Oxford

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