About
The group’s aims are broad within the remits of infection, immunology and inflammation. We seek to understand how pathogens causes infectious diseases and use this information to design new vaccines and diagnostic assays.
We are also engaged in the fight against antimicrobial resistance, where bacteria, fungi, parasites and viruses adapt to the overuse of antibiotics and drugs to become more dangerous and intractable pathogens. Our areas of focus include respiratory diseases, sexually transmitted diseases, liver disease and fundamental studies into associated immunological processes. A particular strength is global outreach, with many researchers within the group sharing extensive international collaborations.
Our main research areas include:
- respiratory infections (principally viral and bacterial), asthma and COPD
- meningitis, with strengths in epidemiology and a human challenge model
- sexually transmitted diseases, notably chlamydia and gonorrhoea
- parasite infections
- development of vaccines and novel antimicrobials
- development of new rapid diagnostic platforms for infectious diseases
- development of ex vivo laboratory models to study infectious diseases
- molecular immunology
