List of CIIE members and their research topics. Organising teamNameInstituteTopicAmy BuckEcology and EvolutionMicroRNA function in the host-pathogen contextIris MairEcology and EvolutionEcoimmunology - aiming to understand the causes and consequences of immune variation by studying wild or semi-wild animalsKeith MatthewsImmunology and Infection ResearchMolecular and cellular biology of trypanosomesAmy PedersenEcology and EvolutionRole of parasites in wild host populationsGeorgia Perona WrightImmunology and Infection ResearchThe balance between immune protection and immune-mediated pathologyJenny ReganImmunology and Infection ResearchHow dynamic behaviours of immune cells differ between sexesAlphabetical list of membersNameInstituteTopicHelen AlexanderEcology and EvolutionEvolution of antimicrobial resistancePatricia CastroImmunology and Infection ResearchImmunology lecturerNick ColegraveEcology and EvolutionThe interaction of ecological and evolutionary forcesEmma CunninghamEcology and EvolutionEvolutionary and behavioural ecology of reproductive strategies Alan HayesImmunology and Infection ResearchImmunology lecturerThorunn HelgasonEcology and EvolutionVariation in biodiversity, distribution and function of key microbial groups in field based systems, especially in soils and in plantsTom LittleEcology and EvolutionEvolutionary biology of infectious organismsAndrew MacDonaldImmunology and Infection ResearchFocus on dendritic cells and macrophages, and T cell activation by antigen presenting cells during inflammation caused by helminths or allergensSara Macias RibelaImmunology and Infection ResearchEvolutionary biology, infection and immunologyAndrew MacleanImmunology and Infection ResearchSulphur metabolism in apicomplexan parasitesLuke McNallyCentre for Engineering BiologyEcology and evolution of microbes using a combination of data science approaches and mathematical modellng, bioinformatics and experimentsPaul MichelsImmunology and Infection ResearchMetabolism of trypanosomatid parasites and drug discoveryJason MooneyImmunology and Infection ResearchHow invasive bacterial infections overcome the innate physical and immunological barriers at mucosal surfaces to invade the tissuesLiam MorrisonRoslin InstituteHost-parasite interactions, with a focus on African trypanosomesMaddie MouleImmunology and Infection ResearchThe host-pathogen interactions of bacterial diseases that cause a threat to global healthDan NusseyEcology and EvolutionEvolutionary ecology and genetics of ageing and phenotypic plasticityDarren ObbardEcology and EvolutionThe evolution of insect viruses and insect immune systemsNisha Phillip Immunology and Infection ResearchUnderstanding the function of key players crucial to parasite development and transmission in MalariSarah ReeceEcology and EvolutionEvolution and ecology of parasitesEleanor RileyImmunology and Infection ResearchImmunology of infectious disease, primarily malaria and malaria-bacterial coinfectionsAlex RoweImmunology and Infection ResearchMalaria host-parasite interactionsNick SavillImmunology and Infection ResearchMathematical BiologyAchim SchnauferImmunology and Infection ResearchMitochondrial biology of trypanosomatid parasitesPetra SchneiderEcology and EvolutionUnderstanding and predicting how life history strategies enable parasites to quickly respond to disease control methodsPaul SharpEcology and EvolutionViral sequence evolutionTovah ShawImmunology and Infection ResearchGut resident macrophagesPhil SpenceImmunology and Infection ResearchPlasmodium virulence and immunity to malariaMatt TaylorImmunology and Infection ResearchImmune responses to helminths, T cellsJoanne ThompsonImmunology and Infection ResearchMolecular biology of malaria parasitesAlex TwyfordEcology and EvolutionUnderstanding the ecology and evolution of flowering plantsPedro ValeEcology and EvolutionIndividual variation in host health and its consequences for pathogen spread and evolutionJosé Vazquez-BolandInstitute for Regeneration and RepairMicrobiologyPrerna VohraImmunology and Infection ResearchUnderstanding how enteric bacteria interact with their hosts and developing strategies to control pathogenic bacteriaRichard WheelerImmunology and Infection ResearchThe fundamental biology of the Leishmania parasiteMark WoolhouseUsher InstituteInfection Epidemiology and emerging pathogensJoanna YoungImmunology and Infection ResearchInvestigate how secreted proteins facilitate chronic infection and the formation of the parasite cyst, to identify requirements and vulnerabilities of this undruggable parasite stage This article was published on 2025-03-11
