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Dr Rebecca Coll

School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Rebecca Coll

Dr Rebecca Coll

School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

My research focus is inflammation and the molecular processes that trigger this response in the innate immune system. I study how protein complexes called inflammasomes cause inflammation, and how they can be targeted therapeutically to prevent damaging inflammation. I have led the biological characterization of a small molecule called MCC950 that inhibits the NLRP3 inflammasome, a driver of many of prevalent diseases such as type 2 diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, gout, multiple sclerosis, and atherosclerosis. I am also interested in the regulation and function of inflammasomes specifically in human cell types such as macrophages.

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  • askmhls@qub.ac.uk
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Research Interests

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Inflammasomes
  • Inflammation
  • Innate Immunity
  • PRR signalling pathways

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Public outreach & key achievements

  • Research Australia Griffith University Discovery Award winner (2016), awarded in recognition of important and impactful research discovery. International Endotoxin
  • Innate Immunity Society (IEIIS) Young Investigator Award (2012), presented in recognition of outstanding research achievements.

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PhD Title Investigating inflammasome regulation in human myeloid cells.
Country UK
Years of Study  2019- 

 


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