Immunology and Cell Biology
Immunology and cell biology research group
Research areas include:
- selective production and expression of chemokines by endothelia from different vascular beds.
- the control of endothelial cell differentiation by transcription factors.
- the control of leukocyte migration into different tissues by chemokines.
- molecular mechanisms mediating inflammation and myelination in the central nervous system.
- alterations of blood–brain barrier function by HIV-1 and HTLV-1.
- effects of diet and age on interactions between adipose tissue and the immune system.
- the physiological basis for the anatomical distribution of white adipose tissue in mammals and birds.
- the cellular pathology of CNS diseases and conditions.
- patterning of cell migration and cell fates.
- potential therapeutic uses of neural crest stem cells to repair adult nerve injury.
- transport of beta-amyloid across the blood-brain barrier.
- Origin, development and differentiation of microglial cells.
