My work seeks to understand determinants of T cell differentiation through the study of human tissues from healthy individuals, during viral infection and following vaccination.
I completed my PhD training at the Kirby Institute in Sydney Australia studying how our bodies are able to mount CD8+ T cell responses in patients with acute or chronic hepatitis C virus infection. In addition, we studied the response of patients to CAR-T cell immunotherapy all at the single-cell level.
Now taking this experience, my work at Karolinska Institutet continues to apply the emerging field of single-cell sequencing towards understanding how T cell responses develop:
- In response to COVID-19 vaccination, and
- Against a broad range of viruses and other antigens in the tissues and lymphoid organs of healthy individuals.
Stadshuset (Stockholm City Hall) lit up in celebration of Nobel Week Lights.
A. muscaria (don't eat this)
Tiger got to hunt,
Bird got to fly;
Man got to sit and wonder, "Why, why, why?"
Tiger got to sleep,
Bird got to land;
Man got to tell himself he understand.
– Kurt Vonnegut (Cat's Cradle)