Meet the Team

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.

Our paper describing adjuvant mechanism of action in a human tissue model has just been published, titled “Ex vivo model of functioning human lymph node reveals role for innate lymphocytes and stroma in response to vaccine adjuvant”

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.

​Our paper "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!

Manuscript entitled "Emulsion and liposome-based adjuvanted R21 vaccine formulations mediate protection against malaria through distinct immune mechanisms" has been published in Cell Reports Medicine. Huge 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!