king's college immunology phd

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Entry requirements

A 2:1 degree in a biological science or a degree in medicine, dentistry or veterinary science or other relevant subject. Applicants who have graduated with a 2:2 degree and have significant experience in an immunology laboratory, either research or clinical, will also be considered.

Months of entry

Course content.

Our Immunology MSc will enable you to gain an understanding of the structure and functioning of the immune system at the cell, molecular and genetic level, and how it relates to health and disease. We will give you the vital skills needed to pursue doctoral-level research or to enhance your career prospects in other areas of healthcare and related industries.

Key benefits

• Includes a six-month research-based laboratory project
• Attendance at national residential immunology conference included*
• Draws on expertise of a large team of lecturers from King’s, from the University of London colleges and from further afield

*The BSI have cancelled their residential Immunology conference due to Covid, it is being replaced with a smaller virtual conference.

Qualification, course duration and attendance options

• Campus-based learning is available for this qualification

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Immunology & Microbial Sciences

• King's College London
• Life Sciences & Medicine

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• Patient Medicine and Dentistry 100%
• Therapeutic Procedure Medicine and Dentistry 44%
• Transplant Procedure Immunology and Microbiology 18%
• Disease Medicine and Dentistry 17%
• Analysis Medicine and Dentistry 17%
• Regulatory T Cell Immunology and Microbiology 16%
• Liver Immunology and Microbiology 15%
• Diagnosis Medicine and Dentistry 15%

Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years

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• Peter Gorer Department of Immunobiology - Research Associate

Person: Research

Charlotte Accattatis

• Peter Gorer Department of Immunobiology - Research Assistant

Nicole Acuti

• Infectious Diseases

Person: Doctor of Philosophy

Research output

• 843635 Citations
• 7611 Article
• 1497 Meeting abstract
• 523 Review article
• 413 Literature review
• 325 Editorial
• 217 Chapter
• 170 Conference paper
• 139 Meeting Abstract
• 94 Comment/debate
• 80 Poster abstract
• 17 Other contribution
• 13 Short survey
• 5 Book/Film/Article review
• 2 Other chapter contribution
• 1 Conference contribution
• 1 Entry in encyclopedia/dictionary
• 1 Foreword/postscript

Research output per year

Abatacept in individuals at high risk of rheumatoid arthritis (APIPPRA): a randomised, double-blind, multicentre, parallel, placebo-controlled, phase 2b clinical trial

Research output : Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Rheumatoid Arthritis 100%
• Amaurosis 100%
• Clinical Trial 100%
• Inflammatory Arthritis 100%
• Abatacept 100%

Approaches to the identification and management of depression in people living with chronic kidney disease: a scoping review of 860 papers

Research output : Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

• Kidney Disease 100%
• Scoping Review 100%
• Chronic Kidney Disease 100%
• Care Pathway 18%
• Screening 18%

A randomized controlled trial of a digital cognitive-behavioral therapy program (COMPASS) for managing depression and anxiety related to living with a long-term physical health condition

• Randomized Controlled Trial 100%
• Anxiety 100%
• Health 100%
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 100%
• 12 Not started
• 2085 Finished

Projects per year

Assessing the Feasibility of a Neurosymbolic methodology for Bias Mitigation of Cardiac Arrest Early Warning in General Wards

Ibrahim, Z. & Galloway, J.

TSB Technology Strategy Board

1/05/2024 → 31/03/2025

Project : Research

Sepsis in People with IMIDs on Targeted Therapies

Galloway, J. & Norton, S.

NIHR National Institute For Health & Care Research

1/03/2024 → 30/11/2027

“Defining the metabolic landscape of immune cells in the tumor microenvironment

CRUK Cancer Research UK

15/02/2024 → 14/02/2025

• 743 Participation in conference
• 343 Publication peer-review
• 221 Types of External academic engagement - Membership of external research organisation
• 140 Editorial activity
• 107 Types of External academic engagement - Contribution to the work of national or international committees and working groups
• 73 Types of External academic engagement - Membership of peer review panel or committee
• 69 Types of External academic engagement - Invited talk
• 66 Types of Business and Community - Work on advisory panel to industry or government or non-government organisation
• 55 Invited talk
• 32 Participation in workshop, seminar, course
• 24 Types of External academic engagement - Research and Teaching at External Organisation
• 12 Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation
• 12 Oral presentation
• 9 Types of Business and Community - Other
• 9 Types of Public engagement and outreach - Public lecture/debate/seminar
• 8 Examination
• 8 Types of Public engagement and outreach - Schools engagement
• 7 Types of Award - Other distinction
• 5 Types of Award - Fellowship awarded competitively
• 3 Types of Business and Community - Membership of public/government advisory/policy group or panel
• 3 Types of External academic engagement - Hosting an academic visitor
• 2 Types of Business and Community - CPD delivery/organisation of courses for externals (in kind)
• 2 Types of Public engagement and outreach - Work on advisory panels for social community and cultural engagement
• 1 Consultancy
• 1 Membership of council
• 1 Types of Award - Appointment
• 1 Types of Award - Prize (including medals and awards)
• 1 Types of Public engagement and outreach - Festival/Exhibition

Activities per year

The HESPERIS Course 2023

Anthony Dorling (Keynote/plenary speaker)

Activity : Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop, seminar, course

BTS Annual Conference 2023

Anthony Dorling (Chair)

Activity : Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference

The HESPERIS Course

Student theses, activation induced cell death in human t cell subsets.

Supervisor: Noble, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis : Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

Activation of the transcription factor nuclear factor kappa B in Crohn's disease.

Student thesis : Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Medicine

A DUAL APPROACH TO INCREASE ADENO-ASSOCIATED VIRAL VECTOR BIOAVAILABILITY

Supervisor: Henckaerts, E. (Supervisor) & Linden, M. (Supervisor)

1. Past Council Member British Society of Immunology Royal Society of Medicine.

Vergani, Diego (Recipient), 2001

Prize : Election to learned society

2020 Qihuang International Prize, China Association of Chinese Medicine (CACM)

Xu, Qihe (Recipient), 4 Dec 2020

Prize : Prize (including medals and awards)

• Association 100%
• Traditional Chinese Medicine 100%
• Pediatrics 16%
• Medicine 16%
• Internal Medicine 16%

AASLD president choice presentation

Carey, Ivana (Recipient), 9 Nov 2018

Prize : Other distinction

Data used in paper 'Extraction of respiratory signals from the electrocardiogram and photoplethysmogram - technical and physiological determinants'

Charlton, P. , Bonnici, T. , Tarassenko , L., Alastruey, J. , Clifton, D. A., Beale, R. & Watkinson, P. J., King's College London, 4 May 2017

DOI : 10.18742/rdm01-199 , https://kcl.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Data_used_in_paper_Extraction_of_respiratory_signals_from_the_electrocardiogram_and_photoplethysmogram_-_technical_and_physiological_determinants_/16473711

COVID-19 and systemic lupus erythematosus genetics: a balance between autoimmune disease risk and protection against infection

Wang, Y. , Guga, S. , Wu, K. , Khaw, Z., Tzoumkas, K., Tombleson, P., E. Comeau, M., D. Langefeld, C., Cunninghame Graham, D. , Morris, D. & Vyse, T. , King's College London, 30 Sept 2022

DOI : 10.18742/19758484 , https://kcl.figshare.com/articles/dataset/COVID-19_and_systemic_lupus_erythematosus_genetics_a_balance_between_autoimmune_disease_risk_and_protection_against_infection/19758484

Simulated electrocardiogram and photoplethysmogram signals modulated by respiration

Charlton, P. , Bonnici, T. , Beale, R. , Tarassenko, L., Clifton, D. A. & Watkinson, P. J., King's College London, 11 Aug 2016

DOI : 10.18742/rdm01-23 , https://kcl.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Simulated_electrocardiogram_and_photoplethysmogram_signals_modulated_by_respiration/16473642

PhD student took part in Medawar Medal Session, BTS 2022

Anthony Dorling (Participant) & Caroline Dudreuilh (Participant)

• Services A to Z
• Consultants A to Z

Dr Mohammad Ibrahim

Consultant Immunologist / Clinical Lead

Special Interests

• Primal immunodeficiency

Dr Ibrahim trained as a physician and scientist in Immunology at University College London and Imperial College Schools of Medicine, before joining King’s in 2001. Since then he has created two new outpatient-based clinical allergy and primary immunodeficiency (PID) services for adults. The PID service sees patients from across south east England. He is Director of King’s Health Partners (KHP) Diagnostic Immunology Laboratory and has overseen expansion and improvements since taking up this role in 2004.

Dr Ibrahim’s strategic programme of research aims to use his knowledge of immunology and dendritic cells to design rational and novel immunotherapies. His clinical and scientific expertise is recognised nationally and internationally – he has lectured and delivered research presentations internationally, and he reviews submissions to journals and grants for national and international bodies.

Related services

• Allergy and immunology
• Waheed A, Dalton B, Wesemann U, Ibrahim MAA, Himmerich H (2018) ‘ A Systematic Review of Interleukin-1ß in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: Evidence from Human and Animal Studies ‘ , Journal of interferon & cytokine research : the official journal of the International Society for Interferon and Cytokine Research , 38,(1):1-11
• Dalton B, Bartholdy S, Robinson L, Solmi M, Ibrahim MAA, Breen G, Schmidt U, Himmerich H (2018) ‘ A meta-analysis of cytokine concentrations in eating disorders ‘ , Journal of psychiatric research , 103,():252-264
• Dalton B, Whitmore V, Patsalos O, Ibrahim MAA, Schmidt U, Himmerich H (2018) ‘ A systematic review of in vitro cytokine production in eating disorders ‘ , Molecular and cellular endocrinology , ():
• Coulter TI, Chandra A, Bacon CM, Babar J, Curtis J, Screaton N, Goodlad JR, Farmer G, Steele CL, Leahy TR, Doffinger R, Baxendale H, Bernatoniene J, Edgar JD, Longhurst HJ, Ehl S, Speckmann C, Grimbacher B, Sediva A, Milota T, Faust SN, Williams AP, Hayman G, Kucuk ZY, Hague R, French P, Brooker R, Forsyth P, Herriot R, Cancrini C, Palma P, Ariganello P, Conlon N, Feighery C, Gavin PJ, Jones A, Imai K, Ibrahim MA, Markelj G, Abinun M, Rieux-Laucat F, Latour S, Pellier I, Fischer A, Touzot F, Casanova JL, Durandy A, Burns SO, Savic S, Kumararatne DS, Moshous D, Kracker S, Vanhaesebroeck B, Okkenhaug K, Picard C, Nejentsev S, Condliffe AM, Cant AJ (2017) ‘ Clinical spectrum and features of activated phosphoinositide 3-kinase d syndrome: A large patient cohort study ‘ , The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology , 139,(2):597-606.e4
• Boardman DA, Philippeos C, Fruhwirth GO, Ibrahim MA, Hannen RF, Cooper D, Marelli-Berg FM, Watt FM, Lechler RI, Maher J, Smyth LA, Lombardi G (2017) ‘ Expression of a Chimeric Antigen Receptor Specific for Donor HLA Class I Enhances the Potency of Human Regulatory T Cells in Preventing Human Skin Transplant Rejection ‘ , American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons , 17,(4):931-943
• Hussein S, Dalton B, Willmund GD, Ibrahim MAA, Himmerich H (2017) ‘ A Systematic Review of Tumor Necrosis Factor-a in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: Evidence from Human and Animal Studies ‘ , Psychiatria Danubina , 29,(4):407-420
• Dobbs SM, Dobbs RJ, Weller C, Charlett A, Augustin A, Taylor D, Ibrahim MA, Bjarnason I (2016) ‘ Peripheral aetiopathogenic drivers and mediators of Parkinson’s disease and co-morbidities: role of gastrointestinal microbiota ‘ , Journal of neurovirology , 22,(1):22-32
• Kracker S, Curtis J, Ibrahim MA, Sediva A, Salisbury J, Campr V, Debré M, Edgar JD, Imai K, Picard C, Casanova JL, Fischer A, Nejentsev S, Durandy A (2014) ‘ Occurrence of B-cell lymphomas in patients with activated phosphoinositide 3-kinase d syndrome ‘ , The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology , 134,(1):233-6
• Makatsori M, Kiani-Alikhan S, Manson AL, Verma N, Leandro M, Gurugama NP, Longhurst HJ, Grigoriadou S, Buckland M, Kanfer E, Hanson S, Ibrahim MA, Grimbacher B, Chee R, Seneviratne SL (2014) ‘ Hypogammaglobulinaemia after rituximab treatment-incidence and outcomes ‘ , QJM : monthly journal of the Association of Physicians , 107,(10):821-8
• Liu Y, Hanson S, Gurugama P, Jones A, Clark B, Ibrahim MA (2014) ‘ Novel NFKB2 mutation in early-onset CVID ‘ , Journal of clinical immunology , 34,(6):686-90
• Kiani-Alikhan S, Yong PF, Grosse-Kreul D, Elston C, Ibrahim MA (2012) ‘ Immunoglobulin replacement therapy: is there a role for IgA and IgM? ‘ , The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology , 130,(2):553-4; author reply 554
• Kiani-Alikhan S, Yong PF, Gilmour KC, Grosse-Kreul D, Davies EG, Ibrahim MA (2012) ‘ Phenotypic heterogeneity in a family with a CD40 ligand intracellular domain mutation ‘ , Journal of clinical immunology , 32,(1):70-7
• Dobbs RJ, Charlett A, Dobbs SM, Weller C, A Ibrahim MA, Iguodala O, Smee C, Plant JM, Lawson AJ, Taylor D, Bjarnason I (2012) ‘ Leukocyte-subset counts in idiopathic parkinsonism provide clues to a pathogenic pathway involving small intestinal bacterial overgrowth. A surveillance study ‘ , Gut pathogens , 4,(1):12
• Kiani-Alikhan S, Yong PF, Grosse-Kreul D, Height SE, Mijovic A, Suddle AR, Ibrahim MA (2010) ‘ Successful desensitization to immunoglobulin A in a case of transfusion-related anaphylaxis ‘ , Transfusion , 50,(9):1897-901
• Dobbs SM, Dobbs RJ, Weller C, Charlett A, Bjarnason IT, Lawson AJ, Letley D, Harbin L, Price AB, Ibrahim MA, Oxlade NL, Bowthorpe J, Leckstroem D, Smee C, Plant JM, Peterson DW (2010) ‘ Differential effect of Helicobacter pylori eradication on time-trends in brady/hypokinesia and rigidity in idiopathic parkinsonism ‘ , Helicobacter , 15,(4):279-94
• Charlett A, Dobbs RJ, Dobbs SM, Weller C, Ibrahim MA, Dew T, Sherwood R, Oxlade NL, Plant JM, Bowthorpe J, Lawson AJ, Curry A, Peterson DW, Bjarnason IT (2009) ‘ Blood profile holds clues to role of infection in a premonitory state for idiopathic parkinsonism and of gastrointestinal infection in established disease ‘ , Gut pathogens , 1,(1):20
• Yong PF, Malik R, Arif S, Peakman M, Amiel S, Ibrahim MA, Gough A (2009) ‘ Rituximab and omalizumab in severe, refractory insulin allergy ‘ , The New England journal of medicine , 360,(10):1045-7
• Hamlyn E, Ibrahim MA, Post FA (2008) ‘ Resolution of HIV-associated adult lymphocytic interstitial pneumonitis in pregnancy ‘ , AIDS (London, England) , 22,(10):1244-5
• Dobbs RJ, Dobbs SM, Weller C, Charlett A, Bjarnason IT, Curry A, Ellis DS, Ibrahim MA, McCrossan MV, O’Donohue J, Owen RJ, Oxlade NL, Price AB, Sanderson JD, Sudhanva M, Williams J (2008) ‘ Helicobacter hypothesis for idiopathic parkinsonism: before and beyond ‘ , Helicobacter , 13,(5):309-22
• Yong PF, Workman S, Wahid F, Exley A, Webster AD, Ibrahim MA (2008) ‘ Selective deficits in blood dendritic cell subsets in common variable immunodeficiency and X-linked agammaglobulinaemia but not specific polysaccharide antibody deficiency ‘ , Clinical immunology (Orlando, Fla.) , 127,(1):34-42
• Bachy V, Williams DJ, Ibrahim MA (2008) ‘ Altered dendritic cell function in normal pregnancy ‘ , Journal of reproductive immunology , 78,(1):11-21
• Yong PF, Post FA, Gilmour KC, Grosse-Kreul D, King A, Easterbrook P, Ibrahim MA (2008) ‘ Cerebral toxoplasmosis in a middle-aged man as first presentation of primary immunodeficiency due to a hypomorphic mutation in the CD40 ligand gene ‘ , Journal of clinical pathology , 61,(11):1220-2
• Yong PF, Li H, Chung-Faye G, Ibrahim MA (2008) ‘ Collagenous colitis in a patient with common variable immunodeficiency ‘ , Journal of investigational allergology & clinical immunology : official organ of the International Association of Asthmology (INTERASMA) and Sociedad Latinoamericana de Alergia e Inmunologia , 18,(6):482-3
• Yong PF, Grosse-Kreul D, Maher J, Salisbury JR, Ibrahim MA (2007) ‘ Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans in a patient with X-linked agammaglobulinaemia ‘ , Journal of clinical pathology , 60,(10):1162-4
• Lo AS, Gorak-Stolinska P, Bachy V, Ibrahim MA, Kemeny DM, Maher J (2007) ‘ Modulation of dendritic cell differentiation by colony-stimulating factor-1: role of phosphatidylinositol 3′-kinase and delayed caspase activation ‘ , Journal of leukocyte biology , 82,(6):1446-54
• Yong PF, Birns J, Ibrahim MA (2007) ‘ Anaphylactic shock: the great mimic ‘ , Southern medical journal , 100,(3):295-7
• Yong PF, Grosse-Kreul D, Devereux S, Pagliuca A, Maher J, Ibrahim MA (2006) ‘ Increase in allergy following donor lymphocyte infusions ‘ , Bone marrow transplantation , 37,(10):983-4
• Kandil H, Bachy V, Williams DJ, Helmi R, Gotch FM, Ibrahim MA (2005) ‘ Regulation of dendritic cell interleukin-12 secretion by tumour cell necrosis ‘ , Clinical and experimental immunology , 140,(1):54-64
• Lambert C, Ibrahim M, Iobagiu C, Genin C (2005) ‘ Significance of unconventional peripheral CD4+CD8dim T cell subsets ‘ , Journal of clinical immunology , 25,(5):418-27
• Lea NC, Orr SJ, Stoeber K, Williams GH, Lam EW, Ibrahim MA, Mufti GJ, Thomas NS (2003) ‘ Commitment point during G0–>G1 that controls entry into the cell cycle ‘ , Molecular and cellular biology , 23,(7):2351-61
• Sidwell RU, Ibrahim MA, Bunker CB (2002) ‘ A case of common variable immunodeficiency presenting with furunculosis ‘ , The British journal of dermatology , 147,(2):364-7
• Ibrahim MA, Gotch FM (2000) ‘ Making smarter immunotherapies ‘ , Nature immunology , 1,(1):3
• Ibrahim MA, Chain BM, Katz DR (1995) ‘ The injured cell: the role of the dendritic cell system as a sentinel receptor pathway ‘ , Immunology today , 16,(4):181-6
• Ibrahim MA, Chain BM, Katz DR (1994) ‘ The role of non-adhesive T-cell-accessory cell interactions in the induction of T-cell proliferative hyporesponsiveness ‘ , Immunology , 81,(4):521-31
• Ellis J, Ibrahim MA, Chain BM, Katz DR (1993) ‘ The role of dendritic cells in the regulation of T cell cytokine synthesis ‘ , Advances in experimental medicine and biology , 329,():99-104
• King PD, Ibrahim MA, Katz DR (1993) ‘ Adhesion molecules: co-stimulators and co-mitogens in dendritic cell-T cell interaction ‘ , Advances in experimental medicine and biology , 329,():53-8
• Dabrowski M, Ibrahim MA, Chain BM, Katz DR (1993) ‘ The role of dendritic cells as co-stimulators in tolerance induction ‘ , Advances in experimental medicine and biology , 329,():105-10
• Knight B, Katz DR, Isenberg DA, Ibrahim MA, Le Page S, Hutchings P, Schwartz RS, Cooke A (1992) ‘ Induction of adjuvant arthritis in mice ‘ , Clinical and experimental immunology , 90,(3):459-65
• Ellis JS, Chain BM, Cooke A, Ibrahim MA, Katz DR (1992) ‘ Adjuvant composition determines the induction of type II collagen-induced arthritis ‘ , Scandinavian journal of immunology , 36,(1):49-56
• Ibrahim MA, Ellis JS, Chain BM, Katz DR (1992) ‘ Sensitization of allo-specific T lymphocytes in vivo: role of antigen-presenting cells ‘ , Immunobiology , 186,(5):362-77
• Ellis J, Chain BM, Davies DH, Ibrahim MA, Katz DR, Kaye PM, Lightstone E (1991) ‘ Antigen presentation by dendritic cells provides optimal stimulation for the production of interleukin (IL) 2, IL 4 and interferon-gamma by allogeneic T cells ‘ , European journal of immunology , 21,(11):2803-9
• Ibrahim MA, Coode WK, Takei F, Ellis JS, Chain BM, Katz DR (1991) ‘ Chemically modified antigen-presenting cells induce T lymphocyte allospecific hyporesponsiveness ‘ , Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) , 147,(12):4086-93
• Ibrahim MA, Lamb FI, Colston MJ (1990) ‘ Analysis of variation in batches of armadillo-derived Mycobacterium leprae by immunoblotting ‘ , International journal of leprosy and other mycobacterial diseases : official organ of the International Leprosy Association , 58,(1):73-7

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Immunology MSc

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Course Summary

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MSc - Master of Science

Subject areas

Immunology (Medicine) Immunology (Microbiology)

Course type

Our Immunology MSc will enable you to gain an understanding of the structure and functioning of the immune system at the cell, molecular and genetic level, and how it relates to health and disease. We will give you the vital skills needed to pursue doctoral-level research or to enhance your career prospects in other areas of healthcare and related industries.

Course detail

This course has many distinctive features, such as our emphasis on group study and problem- directed learning. There is also a strong focus on developing the core skills you will need for further career progression, such as the ability to understand and interpret research data, presentational skills and experimental design skills. This course is ideal if you are a scientist from either a clinical or non-clinical background, and you want to improve your employment prospects by extending your expertise in the field of modern immunology, or if you want to acquire relevant research training for a PhD.

Teaching and assessment

For most of your modules we will give you approximately 30 hours of teaching through a mixture of lectures, tutorials and presentations. We will expect you to undertake 270 hours of self-directed learning for each module. For your Research Project module, you will have contact with a research project supervisor, and we will expect you undertake 600 hours of work, which includes time spent in the laboratory. You will be assessed through a combination of coursework and exams for two of your modules, but the Research Skills and Immune disorders and infection modules are assessed entirely through coursework and your Research Project will be assessed through a dissertation.

Career prospects

Many of our MSc Immunology graduates go on to positions in either a university or research institute as PhD students or graduate research assistants. Others have gone into careers in hospital laboratories as clinical scientists or positions in the pharmaceutical industry.

UK fees Course fees for UK students

For this course (per year)

International fees Course fees for EU and international students

Students need to have a 2:1 degree in a biological science or a degree in medicine, dentistry or veterinary science or other relevant subject. Applicants who have graduated with a 2:2 degree and have significant experience in an immunology laboratory , either research or clinical, will also be considered.

Biomedical Science (Medical Immunology) MSc

Middlesex university, msc biomedical science (infection and immunity), immunology of infectious diseases msc, london school of hygiene & tropical medicine, university of london, infection and immunity msc, university of chester, phd biological sciences: immunology, university of essex.

Graduate Admission

Office of Graduate Admission

The Office of Graduate Admission is located in George and Giovita Maffei Family Commons, 29 W. North St., Wilkes Barre, PA 18711. The Director of Graduate Admission is available to answer questions about graduate programs, application procedures, course schedules and registrations, and any other matters relating to graduate study. Contact the Office of Graduate Admission here.

Information about graduate course offerings is available from the Office of Graduate Admission at the number listed above and on the Graduate Course Descriptions webpage.

Philosophy of Graduate Programs

Consistent with its history, tradition and mission statement King's College has designed its graduate programs to prepare and develop professionals for business, industry, government, health care and education who possess the desire, skills, and education to accept management responsibilities and creative leadership positions in regional, national and international organizations. King's College also seeks to offer high-quality education in specialized fields of study which not only enhance the student's technical background but also maintain a balance between the qualitative and quantitative methods, and the technical and socio-economic approaches to current issues.

Graduate Honor Society

The King’s College Graduate school is a member of Alpha Epsilon Lambda (AEL), a national honor society founded in 1990 by former officers of the National Association of Graduate-Professional Students.  Before AEL, no honor society was devoted exclusively to recognizing graduate students.  The mission of Alpha Epsilon Lambda is to promote intellectual achievement, leadership, and ethics among graduate students.

The King’s College Alpha Epsilon Chapter of AEL was established in 1999.  To be invited to apply for membership, graduate students must have completed a specific number of credits in their graduate program and place in the top 35% of that graduate program academically (GPA). Admission to membership is based on the student applicant’s record of leadership, scholarship, research and service activities.  Admission to membership is decided by the Graduate Policy Committee.

Jacqueline HY Siu

Computational Biologist, Immunologist

Research Projects

• Published Papers

I am currently a senior bioinformatician / immunologist in Professor Mark Coles’ and Dr Calli Dendrou’s groups at the University of Oxford. I was previously a postdoctoral research in Professor Jo Spencer’s group at King’s College London. I completed my PhD in the Department of Surgery (Transplantation) at the University of Cambridge in 2021 where I was supervised by Gavin Pettigrew. My doctoral research, funded by a Gates Cambridge scholarship, investigated lymphocyte subset variability between human lymphoid tissues.

Overall, my research combines traditional experimental immunology techniques with computational biology to understand tissue-specific differences in lymphocytes. In particular, I have been using single cell datasets (mass cytometry and 10X) to investigate the mucosal immune system in human secondary lymphoid organs during immune homeostasis.

I am also passionate about public engagement, STEM outreach, and mentoring . You can contact me about consulting work and public engagement via email.

2022 – Present Oxford, UK

In vivo and ex vivo human immune response to vaccination Professor Mark Coles (University of Oxford, Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology), Dr Calliope Dendrou (University of Oxford, Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics)

• Processing and analysing human fine-needle aspirant lymph node samples before and after influenza vaccination in an ethnically diverse healthy cohort using 10x single cell RNA sequencing with accompanying PBMC, genotyping and serology analysis.

2021 – 2022 London, UK

Human marginal zone B cells resolved by global analysis of lymphoid tissues and blood Professor Jo Spencer (King’s College London, Department of Immunobiology)

• Prepared samples for acquisition with Helios mass cytometer (CyTOF), 10X 5’ VDJ with CITE-Seq antibodies, and imaging mass cytometry (Helios).
• Designed an unsupervised, machine-learning analysis pipeline for analysing tissue-specific B cell subset differences.

2016 – 2021 Cambridge, UK

PhD Dissertation: Lymphocyte subset variability between human lymphoid tissues Supervised by: Dr. Gavin Pettigrew (University of Cambridge, Department of Surgery), Professor Jo Spencer (King’s College London, Department of Immunobiology)

• Processed samples from deceased organ donor tissues, prepared samples for acquisition with Helios mass cytometer (CyTOF) and 10X 5’ VDJ with CITE-Seq antibodies, developed a novel biological internal control for normalising batch effects.
• Thesis: https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/324840

2015 – 2016 Vancouver, Canada

Honours BSc Dissertation: Immunological implications of multi-step ALS model Supervised by: Dr. Neil Cashman (UBC, Centre for Brain Health)

• Mathematically modeled ALS disease progression by modifying a multi-step disease model, hypothesized a critical step in disease progression variation was sustained immune activation. Validated aspects of the model using in vitro experiments like testing aging effects on microglia activation by misfolded SOD1.

2014 – 2016 Vancouver, Canada

Designing a universal fluorescent reporter of SOD1 protein misfolding Supervised by: Dr. Neil Cashman (UBC, Centre for Brain Health)

2014 Montreal, Canada

Effects of retinoic acid, iNOS, TNFa on IgA class-switching recombination in vitro Supervised by: Dr. Jorg Fritz (McGill, Department of Microbiology)

2012- 2014 Vancouver, Canada

Constructed and tested in vitro flagellin-specific chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) for regulatory T cells Supervised by: Dr. Megan Levings (BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute)

For more details, please refer to the PDF version of my resume above .

Peer-Reviewed Papers

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Two subsets of human marginal zone B cells resolved by global analysis of lymphoid tissues and blood . Science Immunology. Jacqueline HY Siu , Michael J Pitcher, Thomas J Tull, Rebekah L Velounias, William Guesdon, Lucia Montorsi, Krishnaa T Mahbubani, Richard Ellis, Pawan Dhami, Katrina Todd, Ulrich D Kadolsky, Michelle Kleeman, David P D’Cruz, Kourosh Saeb-Parsy, Mats Bemark, Gavin J Pettigrew, Jo Spencer. PMID: 35302862 . [ Full article ]

Human marginal zone B cell development from early T2 progenitors . Journal of Experimental Medicine. Thomas J Tull, Michael J Pitcher, William Guesdon, Jacqueline HY Siu , Cristina Lebrero-Fernandez, Yuan Zhao, Nedyalko Petrov, Susanne Heck, Richard Ellis, Pawan Dhami, Ulrich D Kadolsky, Michelle Kleeman, Yogesh Kamra, David J Fear, Susan John, Wayel Jassem, Richard W Groves, Jeremy D Sanderson, Michael G Robson, David P D’Cruz, Mats Bemark, Jo Spencer. PMID: 33538776 . [ Full article ]

Humoral autoimmunity after solid organ transplantation: germinal ideas may not be natural . Cellular Immunology. Jacqueline HY Siu , Reza Motallebzadeh, Gavin J Pettigrew. PMID: 32563029 . [Full article]

Human Intestinal Lymphoid Tissue in Time and Space . Mucosal Immunology. Jo Spencer,  Jacqueline HY Siu , Lucia Montorsi. PMID: 30542110 . [ Full article ]

Prolongation of Allograft Survival by Passenger Donor Regulatory T Cells. American Journal of Transplantation. Ines G Harper, Olivera Gjorgjimajkoska,  Jacqueline HY Siu , Jasvir Parmar, Arend Mulder, Frans HJ Claas, Sarah A Hosgood, Michael L Nicholson, Reza Motallebzadeh, Gavin J Pettigrew. PMID: 30548563 . [ Full article ]

Reduced CD27 –  IgD –  B Cells in Blood and Raised CD27 –  IgD –  B Cells in Gut-Associated Lymphoid Tissue in Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Frontiers in Immunology. Chathyan Pararasa, Na Zhang, Thomas J Tull, Ming HA Chong,  Jacqueline HY Siu , William Guesdon, Konstantia Maria Chavele, Jeremy D Sanderson, Louise Langmead, Klaartje Kok, Jo Spencer, Anna Vossenkamper. PMID: 30891036 . [ Full article ]

Spatiotemporal Segregation of Human Marginal Zone and Memory B Cell Populations in Lymphoid Tissue . Nature Communications . Yuan Zhao*, Mohamed Uduman*,  Jacqueline HY Siu *, Thomas J Tull*, … Steven H Kleinstein, Mats Bemark, Jo Spencer. (* co-primary) PMID: 30242242 . [ Full article ]

T Cell Allorecognition Pathways in Solid Organ Transplantation. Frontiers in Immunology. Jacqueline HY Siu , Veena Surendrakumar, James A Richards, Gavin J Pettigrew. PMID: 30455697 . [ Full article ]

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May 23, 2024, 12:30 PM

By all measures, Vanderbilt University pushed to the forefront this academic year as an innovator and leader in solving the world’s most pressing challenges.

A few examples of the multiple ways that Vanderbilt dared to grow are the launch of Dialogue Vanderbilt , the beginning of work to establish a new interdisciplinary college to advance discovery in computer science, and the breaking down of barriers to college affordability with expansion of the university’s no-loan financial aid.

In addition, generations of Commodores got a glimpse of Vanderbilt’s promising future with Dare to Grow events across the country.

With this year’s Commencement now in the books — 4,323 undergraduate and graduate and professional students received diplomas—take a moment to celebrate the university’s extraordinary accomplishments this academic year as one of the nation’s elite research institutions.

New deans welcomed

The 2023–24 academic year brought fresh leadership and growth opportunities to five of Vanderbilt’s schools and colleges, with dean appointments for Tim McNamara in the College of Arts and Science, Yolanda Pierce at the Divinity School, Melissa Rose at Blair School of Music, Krish Roy at the School of Engineering, and Tom Steenburgh at Owen Graduate School of Management. The deanships of McNamara and Rose continue their many years of leadership and service to Vanderbilt.

Discovery Vanderbilt sends Vanderbilt research soaring

The university’s landmark investment in Discovery Vanderbilt is bringing impressive returns in just a few years with the launch of state-of-the-art centers and institutes.

• Vanderbilt Center for Addiction Research , which conducts “frontier research” to understand how the brain controls behavior and illuminate how it changes with addiction.
• Warren Center for Neuroscience Drug Discovery , which aims to translate advances in basic science to new treatments by “de-risking” innovative approaches for the treatment of serious brain disorders.
• Vanderbilt Center for Research on Inequality and Health , which studies the health impact of economic and social inequality, population health science, LGBTQ+ health policy and gun violence.
• Vanderbilt Policy Accelerator for Political Economy and Regulation , which works to extend Vanderbilt’s strengths in public policy and solve complex public policy challenges.

• Vanderbilt Institute for National Defense and Global Security , to be led by retired Army Gen. Paul M. Nakasone, a keynote speaker at the 2023 Vanderbilt Summit on Modern Conflict and Emerging Threats .

College of Connected Computing to welcome its first students in fall 2026 Vanderbilt is working to establish a new interdisciplinary college dedicated to computer science, AI, data science and related fields that impact nearly every aspect of life today. The College of Connected Computing will assist in preparing future students with the skillsets they need to pursue careers in technological fields while bringing together cutting-edge computing-based scholarship from across campus.

A faculty-led Connected Computing Task Force chaired by Krish Roy, Bruce and Bridgitt Evans Dean of Engineering is working to identify key characteristics for the college and inform the inaugural dean search. This marks Vanderbilt’s first new college since Blair School of Music merged with the university in 1981.

Quantum Potential, marquee video series, debuts

An award-winning video project hosted by Radiolab founder and Vanderbilt faculty member Jad Abumrad offers a behind-the-scenes peek at the Vanderbilt scholars, scientists and students whose discoveries are ultimately life-changing.

One of the videos, “ AI Unearths Untold Stories: Slave Societies Digital Archive ,” won three awards at the 2024 Association of Research Libraries Film Festival . It highlights the groundbreaking work of Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of History Jane Landers and Daniel Genkins, digital library architect and curator of the Slave Societies Digital Archive , using artificial intelligence and computer science techniques to scan through thousands of historical documents to assemble the world’s largest collection of records documenting the history of Africans and their descendants across the Atlantic World.

Read Abumrad’s Q&A with Vanderbilt Magazine about the meaning of Quantum Potential .

Opportunity Vanderbilt, the university’s pioneering no-loan program, expands

This year the university committed to offering full-tuition scholarships to admitted students of families whose annual income is $150,000 or less. Scholarships for these same families typically include funds to support housing, food, travel and other college expenses. And many families with incomes above $150,000 still qualify for financial aid.

Opportunity Vanderbilt has helped boost student diversity, academic excellence and alumni giving. Approximately 54 percent of Opportunity Vanderbilt donors are alumni, and 65 percent of undergraduate students in 2023 – 24 received some form of financial assistance.

The Roberts Academy and Dyslexia Center opens this fall

Vanderbilt will be the new home for a world-class education, outreach and research opportunity focused on primary school children with dyslexia, thanks to an unprecedented gift from Hal and Marjorie Hollis Roberts of Lakeland, Florida.

In September 2023, Chancellor Daniel Diermeier joined members of the Roberts family for the announcement and ceremonial tree-planting, “symbolizing the power and beauty of growth,” Diermeier said, “… most important, the growth of the children whose lives will be so profoundly shaped by the work we officially begin here today.”

The Robertses’ contribution to Dare to Grow , Vanderbilt University’s $3.2 billion campaign, will help transform the lives of children in Middle Tennessee and around the world who face incredible challenges from a language-based learning disability. The Roberts family cited Peabody College’s outstanding reputation and research for their decision to donate to Vanderbilt.

Impact Symposium celebrates 60th anniversary

Since its beginning in 1964, Vanderbilt University’s Impact Symposium has been managed by the student-run Vanderbilt Programming Board , with a goal of bringing leaders and intellectuals to campus to encourage discussion on issues impacting the world.

Speakers through the years have included the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., William F. Buckley, Robert F. Kennedy, Timothy Leary and many others. The 60th annual symposium in March 2024 featured Anderson Cooper and Ziwe Fumudoh. Cooper is the great-great-great-grandson of university founder Cornelius Vanderbilt, a CNN anchor and a correspondent for 60 Minutes on CBS. Fumudoh is a comedian, writer and satirist best known for her commentary on politics, race relations and young adulthood.

Mark Byington named head coach for Vanderbilt men’s basketball

Mark Byington, who joined Vanderbilt in late March, has a passion for helping student-athletes thrive and a demonstrated record of winning games.

Last season he led James Madison University to the NCAA tournament, the AP Top 25 Poll, and its most successful four-season stretch in more than 30 years. In announcing the new hire, Vice Chancellor for Athletics and University Affairs and Athletic Director Candice Storey Lee described Byington’s competitiveness, intensity and love for the game.

Sydney M. Savion named vice chancellor for people, culture and belonging

In the new role of vice chancellor for people, culture and belonging, Sydney Savion will help Vanderbilt staff reach their full potential and gain a greater sense of purpose and belonging in their work.

With more than 20 years of experience in executive leadership roles, Savion is charged with shaping best practices related to leadership and employee development, culture and belonging, compensation and benefits, health and wellness, equal access, policy guidance and university strategy. She retired as a commissioned officer from the U.S. Air Force after 20 years of reserve and active service and most recently worked at Google.

Dialogue Vanderbilt launched to foster civil discourse

Teaching students and the broader community the importance of knowing how to constructively discuss challenging topics is among the goals for Dialogue Vanderbilt .

During this sharply divided time among citizens concerning political candidates and societal issues, Dialogue Vanderbilt takes on the vital task of working to restore civil discourse. The initiative also provides a platform for research on how to strengthen free speech globally and develop practical, evidence-based solutions for addressing polarization.

Dialogue Vanderbilt, through the Unity Project  and The Future of Free Speech and Open Dialogue Visiting Fellows programs, hosted the Symposium on AI, Free Speech and Human Rights , with guests ranging from Liz Cheney and Bret Stephens to Don Abram and Oksana Markarova , and elevated research on topics ranging from unity and democracy to AI and free speech .

Vanderbilt traditions

Of course, the academic year was enhanced with many annual Vanderbilt traditions, such as Welcome Week , Founders Walk , Family Weekend and Reunion , with more than 3,500 alumni and their guests celebrating the university’s Sesquicentennial .

More than $42.7 million was raised in conjunction with Reunion to support Vanderbilt and contribute to the university’s historic $3.2 billion Dare to Grow campaign.

These highlights of Vanderbilt’s 2023–24 academic year spark excitement for the university’s future, and preparations for next year’s goals are already underway—including welcoming the fantastic Class of 2028.

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Our guiding mission is to identify and investigate cellular and molecular mechanisms that cause and control inflammation and to relate these findings to human health and disease.

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