The Santos group is led by Professor Alexandra Santos.
Alexandra leads a research programme on food allergy, which combines clinical and laboratory research, and aims to:
- improve the accuracy and safety of food allergy diagnosis;
- explore the immune mechanisms underlying food allergy and oral tolerance in IgE-sensitised children, in order to identify new targets for a definitive treatment of food allergy;
- understand the biological basis and the impact of food allergy on cognition and mental health.
Current Members
- Mata Antoneria (Lab technician)
- Faye Harrison (clinical research dietitian)
- Malak Eghleilib (clinical trials coordinator)
- Holly Boyd (clinical research fellow)
- Ru-Xin Foong (clinical PhD student)
- Vikki Houghton (PhD student)
- Jana Ilangovan (PhD student)
- Nia Evans (MSc Immunology student)
- Hani Mears (MSc Women and Children’s Health student)
Lab team, from left to right: Zainab Jama, Vikki Houghton, Alex Santos, Jana Ilangovan and Matt Kwok.
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Current and past clinical team members, from left to right: Marta Krawiec, Faye Harrison, Harriet Woodhead, Alex Santos, Kirsty Logan, Ru-Xin Foong, Joanna Craven
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Our Partners
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Food Allergy Research & Education
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