Meet the Team

We’re delighted to welcome Dominika Dmowska-Pawłowska to our group as a visiting PhD student! Dominika will be joining us for the next three months. She is an industrial PhD student from Croda, and we’re very pleased to have her with us. Welcome to the group, Dominika! We hope you have a great and productive stay with us.

"The adjuvant access problem: barriers to broader vaccine development" is published.

Anita presented studies on the human lymph node model system at the World Vaccine Congress, Washington DC, USA.

A look back at Joannah's webinar with Precisionary Instruments, alongside the recent STAR Protocols publication, showcasing how precision-cut human lymph node slices advance vaccine research and reveal mechanisms of novel adjuvants.

"Protocol for precision cutting and short-term culture of lymph node tissue slices for modeling of innate immune responses ex vivo" is published. Congratulations Joannah.

Aoibh Daly has joined our group as an MSc student. Aoibh will work on the spatiotemporal dynamics of neutrophils in response to vaccine adjuvants. Welcome Aoibh!

Eric Sala Sole has joined us from the Netherlands, on an MSc internship. Eric will work on mechano-sensing in cells, and how physical forces may contribute to orchestrating immune responses within the human lymph node. Welcome Eric!

Romain's talk in the 'Next Generation Vaccinologists' Webinar Series

Showing off bowling skills and fast reflexes at our group away day, ending with fantastic Thai food in a pub.

We have a new DPhil project on offer, with a provisional start date October 2026: “Linking innate and adaptive immunity through studies of epigenetic imprinting by vaccination.” Application deadline 2 Dec 2025.

“Ex vivo model of functioning human lymph node reveals role for innate lymphocytes and stroma in response to vaccine adjuvant” is published.

Gundra presented her research on viral vector induced innate immunity and pathways to effective T cell responses.

Lee attended the European B Cell Network 2nd B Cell Summer School in Lohr am Main, Germany.

​"Core-shell microcapsules compatible with routine injection enable prime-boost immunization against malaria with a single shot" is out, with the microcapsules featured on the cover of STM. Huge congratulations Romain!

Anita attended the Keystone meeting: Vaccinology: Horizons Across Disease, Demography and Technology

Lee presented a poster on how B cell responses vary with different vaccine antigen delivery kinetics

Romain presented his Michelson Prize-winning research at a special event hosted by the Michelson Medical Research Foundation

Gundra Raissar has joined our group as a DPhil student. Gundra's project will focus on identifying innate-adaptive pathways that underpin viral vector induced T cell immunity across different clinically applied viral vectored vaccines. Welcome Gundra!

Adam Truby joined our group as Senior Research Technician. With his broad expertise in pre-clinical research, Adam will contribute to the development and characterisation of vaccine encapsulation by microfluidics. Welcome Adam!

"Emulsion and liposome-based adjuvanted R21 vaccine formulations mediate protection against malaria through distinct immune mechanisms" has been published. BIG thank you to our fantastic collaborator Jelena Bezbradica Mirkovic and her team.

Lee Sims has joined our group as a DPhil student. Lee will work on characterising B cell responses to novel vaccine formulations and kinetics of antigen delivery. Welcome Lee!

Romain Guyon has been awarded the 2022 Michelson Prize, which supports early-career researchers working to advance human immunology, vaccine discovery, and immunotherapy research for major global diseases. Many congratulations Romain!