I am interested in determining the molecular basis of immune recognition of foreign and self-antigens in the context of viral, tumor and auto-immunity as well as transplantation. In addition to fundamental observations this knowledge is also applied in va
I am a cellular immunologist with expertise in antigen processing-presentation, CTL determinant selection and immunodominance, T cell differentiation and, cancer immunotherapeutic trials and cancer vaccine development.
I am an immunologist with a background in virology and peptide chemistry and my work is therefore inter-disciplinary but focused on the design of synthetic, epitope-based vaccines against infectious agents particularly influenza and hepatitis C viruses an
My research straddles biochemistry, cell biology and immunology. I am interested in the mechanisms of antigen presentation by dendritic cells, and the functions of the cystatin family of protease inhibitors.