Immunology, Infection & Inflammatory Disease (DIIID) (Research Division)

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MPhil/PhD

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Part Time, Full Time

Medicine graduate class
RESEARCH PROFILE
  • 2008 RAE Divisional Results: During the period 2001 until end-2007, over 70% of our research outputs and activities were rated as world-leading or internationally excellent, with particular commendation of individuals whose work was outstanding in every category.
  • Research income: >£24m over the last three years. 
  • Current number of research teams: 30
  • Current number of research PhD students: 76
  • Recent publications:
    • Parallels between cytokinesis and retroviral budding: a role for the ESCRT  machinery. Science.
    • CD4+CD25+Foxp3+ regulatory T cells induce alternative activation of human monocytes/macrophages. Proc NatlAcadSci USA.
    • Retroviruses can establish filopodial bridges for efficient cell-to-cell transmission. Nature Cell Biology.
    • A revised classification of monocyte, macrophage, and dendritic cell development and subsetting. Annual Rev Immunol.
KEY FACTS
Head of group/division
Professor Adrian Hayday
Duration
Expected to be: three years FT or up to six years PT. Registration normally October, although students may commence at any time.
Location
Mainly Guy's Campus and sometimes St Thomas' and King's Denmark Hill Campuses.
Student destinations
Contact Division for details.
Year of entry 2012
Offered by
St Thomas' Campus