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- Professor of Clinical Cell and Gene Therapy
- Div of Infection & Immunity
- Faculty of Medical Sciences
* Novel approaches for generation of antigen-specific T cells for leukaemia and cancer immunotherapy. * Retroviral gene transfer of T cell receptor (TCR) genes into T cells and haematopoietic stem cells to re-direct antigen-specificity. * The generation of MHC class I-restricted tumour antigen-specific CD4+ helper T cells to augment CD8+ T cell mediated tumour immunotherapy. * Analysis of functional avidity and signalling pathways of tumour antigen-specific TCRs. * Investigation of the role of the CD8 co-receptor in TCR transduced CD4+ helper T cells and conventional CD8+ T cells. * The generation of pre-clinical models for the evaluation of WT1-specific immunotherapy (WT1 is a tumour associated antigen over-expressed in myelodysplasia (MDS), leukaemias (AML, CML), breast, ovarian, prostate and colon cancers. * Isolation of TCRs from T cell clones specific for tumour antigens. * Generation of antigen-specific regulatory T cells using TCR gene transfer.
Member of Panel of Examiners for Haematology FRCPath, Royal College of Pathologists, UK. Educational supervisor to two CMT doctors (Acute Medicine, UCLH). Bone Marrow Transplant and Immunology/Immunotherapy lecturer for North Thames London Haematology SPR Rotation Trainees. Regular teaching (lectures) of UCL BSc and MSc students and Medical Students (UCL Medical School). UCL iBSc and MSc student supervision for lab-based research projects (2 students/year). Regular teaching of Junior Doctors (UCLH) in Bone Marrow Transplant Clinics at UCLH NHS Trust. Educational Supervisor for Haematology Specialist Registrars training on the UCLH/RFH Haematology SpR Rotation. UCLH Haematology SpR Rotation Mentor
25-SEP-2019 | Director | UCL Division of Infection and Immunity | UCL, United Kingdom |
01-OCT-2015 | Professor | Immunology | UCL Institute of Immunity and Transplantation, United Kingdom |
2012 | Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians | Royal College of Physicians | |
2008 | Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists | Royal College of Pathologists, UK | |
2001 | Member of the Royal College of Pathologists | Royal College of Pathologists, UK | |
2000 | Doctor of Philosophy | University of Cambridge | |
1995 | Member of the Royal College of Physicians | Royal College of Physicians | |
1993 | MA Cantab | University of Cambridge | |
1992 | Bachelor of Medicine/ Bachelor of Surgery | University of Cambridge | |
1989 | Bachelor of Arts (Honours) | University of Cambridge |