The Lydia Becker Institute at The University of Manchester is delighted to announce that Professor Mahima Swamy will be joining the Institute as a Professor of Immunology from August 1st, expanding the Becker’s world-class expertise in Barrier Immunity. Her lab studies intestinal immunology, diet, infection, and immune-mediated bowel diseases (Coeliac and Crohn’s). The group particularly focuses on intraepithelial lymphocytes (IEL), a poorly characterised class of T cells residing within the intestinal epithelium, and their communication with epithelial cells.

Commenting on the appointment, Professor Tracy Hussell, Director of the Lydia Becker Institute said: “I am thrilled that Mahima will be joining the Lydia Becker Institute at Manchester. Her fantastic research on intestinal immunity is a natural fit with our focus on barrier tissues and their interaction with environmental stressors.”

Read the full announcement on the University’s news page.

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