
Tao Dong
@taodong14
Immunologist, Oxford University
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11-03-2020 17:36:58
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Research led by Elliott Lab, in collab with COI Researchers AdƔn Pinto FernƔndez & Benedikt Kessler, has been published in Science Magazine. Increasing molecular understanding of how BIRC6 inhibits apoptosis, opening up avenues for cancer therapeutics. camsoxford.ox.ac.uk/news/BIRC6


The next COI Seminar is on Tuesday 21st February. Join us to hear from Benjamin Fairfax from OxfordOncology.



This was a collaborative project with many authors including but not limited to: Zixi Yin Yanchun Peng Dr Dannielle Wellington Peter Wing Andrew Pollard Knight Genetics The Lambe Lab Tao Dong

Congratulations to Prof Dame Sarah Gilbert & Prof Michael Dustin on being elected as one of eight University of Oxford #RSFellows by the The Royal Society. The fellows are elected in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the advancement of science.




In the latest issue of Nature Immunology we discuss 2 new studies that show that Vaccine-induced #CD8TCells are important for protection against #SARSCoV2. While these studies are increasing knowledge, there is still lots to understand. Read more: nature.com/articles/s4159ā¦


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It might have taken nearly a week but with the help of one very determined (read: obsessed) Nick Kanellakis, the COI 1000-piece Christmas puzzle is complete š


If you haven't had a chance, we highly recommend checking out this podcast from COI members Matt Bottomley & Adam Bates. At 24 minutes it's perfect for that mid-incubation cup of tea āļø


Unconventional human CD61 pairing with CD103 promotes TCR signaling and antigen-specific T cell cytotoxicity Nature Immunology nature.com/articles/s4159ā¦


We have new research out today in Nature Immunology led by Tao Dong, Michael Dustin, Megat Hamid & Pablo F. CĆ©spedes introducing a novel pairing of integrins that can increase T Cell Receptor triggering & T cell activation. Read the full article here: nature.com/articles/s4159ā¦


A new Research Briefing associated with this paper has been published today Nature Immunology. Written by Tao Dong & Megat Hamid with comments from Laura Mackay (Mackay Lab) & Nick Bernard: rdcu.be/dF7Pa

New paper from COI Researchers Kessler Group Oxford, Benedikt Kessler, zhu liang, Andreas Damianou identifies Ubiquitin C-terminal hydrolase UCH-L1 as an essential regulator of NLRP3-mediated IL-1β production in human macrophages and microglia. Read more here:camsoxford.ox.ac.uk/news/nlrp3-infā¦