Institute of Immunology and Immunotherapy Immunology is at the forefront of medical research and we are among the leaders of this exciting, fast-evolving field.
News Successful Round of Multiple Academic Promotions for Institute 2022 Eight academics within the Institute of Immunology and Immunotherapy at the University of Birmingham have been promoted in the 2022 academic promotion round
02 February 2021 Engineering healthcare solutions with the Clinician Engineer Hub ClinHacks, a medical-themed hackathon will be held virtually on March 13-14, 2021, bringing together over 200 innovators from all over the world with the common goal of creating solutions to a clinical problem.
14 January 2021 Research reveals new insight into why breastfed babies have improved immune systems New insight into the biological mechanisms of the long-term positive health effects of breastfeeding in preventing disorders of the immune system in later life.
08 January 2021 West Midlands research study reveals attitudes to vaccines A recent survey undertaken by the University of Birmingham is among the first cross-sectional survey to examine factors influencing COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy.
23 December 2020 New research highlights the importance of the thymus in successful pregnancies Findings from an international group of researchers reveal important changes that occur in the thymus to prevent miscarriages and gestational diabetes.
14 December 2020 Landmark non-alcoholic fatty liver disease trial identifies new treatment An international trial providing one of the lead investigators has identified a potential drug therapy to reverse non-alcoholic fatty liver disease – a condition for which there is currently no approved treatment.
08 December 2020 Better education needed to give patients improved understanding of gene therapies, new review highlights A new review of research bringing together patient, carer and public views of cell and gene therapies has highlighted a need for appropriate education to better inform patients.
30 November 2020 Centre of Excellence award for Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Centre The Allergy, Asthma and Clinical Immunology centre in Birmingham is officially world class after achieving prestigious international recognition.
23 November 2020 Obesity, age and BAME ethnicity associated with higher COVID-19 antibody levels Researchers studying a group of UK healthcare workers discovered that non-white individuals recovering from COVID-19 displayed higher antibody levels than white individuals.
05 November 2020 New study could help scientists more effectively utilise T-Cell technologies to better understand immune responses A comparison of key research tools used to study different types of T-cell receptor signals has identified important features of existing technologies that could allow scientists to better understand immune responses.
05 November 2020 £800,000 Medical Research Council grant awarded to Birmingham Fellow and Birmingham Professor Dr Sarah Dimeloe and Professor Gareth Lavery have been awarded a New Investigator Research Grant from the Medical Research Council for their research interrogating T cell metabolism.
02 November 2020 Cellular immunity to SARS-CoV-2 found at six months in non-hospitalised individuals Cellular (T cell) immunity against SARS-CoV-2 is likely to be present within most adults six months after primary infection, a new pre-print from the UK Coronavirus Immunology Consortium (UK-CIC) suggests.
15 October 2020 University receives two awards to mark gender equality The College of Medical and Dental Sciences has achieved the Athena SWAN Silver award from the Athena SWAN Foundation, recognising the College's commitment to gender equality.