Professor Michael Malim, FRS, Head of School

Michael Malim is a Professor of Infectious Diseases. He is a virologist who employs laboratory- and cohort-based methods to study the biological principles that underpin HIV infection, its control and the disease it causes - AIDS. Professor Malim is credited as being responsible for making one of the most important discoveries in HIV research. He identified a human enzyme that HIV must overcome in order to survive in the body. That was the proof that HIV has to actively defend itself, a concept that could lead to new therapies.He was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society in 2007.

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Professor Leonie Taams, Head of Department, Inflammation Biology

Leonie Taams is a Professor of Immune Regulation & Inflammation. Her lab investigates the initiation, perpetuation and regulation of the immune response in humans, during health and inflammation. Leonie is the Director for the Centre for Inflammation Biology & Cancer Immunology. In addition to her research and educational activities, Leonie holds several other roles including Editor-in-Chief of the journal Clinical and Experimental Immunology, and Director of the King’s FOCIS Centre of Excellence.

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Joan Xavier, School Manager

Joan leads the professional services team and operational support structure for delivering School strategic objectives.