Department of Biology
Immune Thrombocytopenia: Unraveling a Complex Pathology
Tuesday 26 March 2019, 1.00PM
Speaker(s): Dr Nichola Cooper, Department of Medicine, Imperial College London
Our research focuses on understanding the molecular basis of autoimmune conditions in haematology, particularly immune thrombocytopenia (ITP), a condition leading to premature destruction of platelets. We combine genetic and genomic analysis of individuals with extreme phenotypes, CRISPR-based in vitro functional validation, and parallel ‘omic' approaches to define novel pathways regulating autoimmunity (eg Afzaku B et al Nat Immunol 2017 18:813-823).
Location: Q014
Email: ian.hitchcock@york.ac.uk