Immune and inflammatory mechanisms in stroke
It is now well recognised that immune/inflammatory mechanisms contribute to stroke across the whole patient pathway, as a contributor to risk, acute injury and longer-term complications. In this seminar I will present our recent research in this area, covering both preclinical and clinical studies. This will include how infection impacts on the brain to worsen outcomes in stroke, the development of novel treatments that target thromboinflammation, how changes to immune cell function make patients susceptible to post-stroke infection and how systemic immune changes correlate with post-stroke cognitive decline.
SPEAKER BIOGRAPHY
Professor Stuart Allan’s research expertise is in understanding the contribution of inflammation to neurological disease, with a primary focus on stroke and vascular dementia. He and colleagues in Manchester first identified the pro-inflammatory cytokine interleukin-1 (IL-1) as a key mediator of neuronal injury following stroke and therefore a promising therapeutic target. His on-going translational research combines preclinical and clinical studies, with the overall aim of discovering new treatments that can improve patient’s lives. Current projects are focussed on inflammatory processes in the acute phase of ischaemic stroke, developing therapies for both ischaemic stroke and intracerebral haemorrhage, and understanding how immune/inflammatory changes contribute to post-stroke cognitive decline. He is academic lead for the Manchester Academic Health Science Centre Neuroscience Domain and Co-Director of the Geoffrey Jefferson Brain Research Centre (gjbrainresearch.org). Stuart is a passionate advocate of public engagement and has led many innovative projects in this area over the years.
Date:
17 May 2024, 13:00 (Friday, 4th week, Trinity 2024)
Venue:
Sherrington Library, off Parks Road OX1 3PT
Venue Details:
Sherrington Building
Speaker:
Professor Stuart Allan (University of Manchester)
Organising department:
Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics (DPAG)
Organisers:
Dr Mootaz Salman (DPAG, University of Oxford),
Associate Professor Samira Lakhal-Littleton (DPAG, University of Oxford)
Organiser contact email address:
events@dpag.ox.ac.uk
Host:
Dr Mootaz Salman (DPAG, University of Oxford)
Part of:
DPAG Head of Department Seminar Series
Booking required?:
Not required
Audience:
Members of the University only
Editor:
Hannah Simm
