Live cell imaging unveils novel innate immune biology
In person
Live cell imaging of immune cells in their natural in vivo environment can often unveil novel unexpected biology. We use mouse model systems to study how the innate immune system integrates into complex tissues and maintains homeostasis. We also study how perturbations can induce massive changes in the immune system that can lead to either a return to homeostasis or down a path of chronic disease. I will use the liver and peritoneal cavity macrophages to highlight how important these cells are to the local environment and how under some conditions the system is hijacked to the benefit of invaders.
Date: 9 December 2024, 12:00 (Monday, 9th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Venue: Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, Headington OX3 7FY
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre
Speaker: Dr Paul Kubes (Queen’s University, Canada)
Organising department: Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences (NDORMS)
Organiser: Doris Chan (Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology)
Organiser contact email address: doris.chan@kennedy.ox.ac.uk
Host: Professor Mike Dustin (Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology)
Part of: Kennedy Institute Seminars
Booking required?: Not required
Audience: Members of the University only
Editor: Doris Chan