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Claire completed her undergraduate degree in Biological Sciences with Honours in Immunology and obtained her PhD in immunobiology focused on human helminth infections at the University of Edinburgh under the supervision of Francisca Mutapi. Afterward, she investigated epidermal immune responses to transcutaneous schistosome infection during a postdoctoral position at the University of York. Subsequently, while at Queen Mary University of London, she studied the anti-inflammatory effects of cotrimoxazole prophylaxis in children and adults living with HIV, particularly regarding cellular immune cell function in children experiencing stunting. Claire was awarded a Wellcome-Royal Society-funded Sir Henry Dale Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, wherein she led a research program on anti-bacterial innate immune cell function in children hospitalized for severe acute malnutrition in collaboration with the Zvitambo Institute for Maternal and Child Health Research in Zimbabwe and the Tropical Gastroenterology and Nutrition Research in Zambia. Claire's research mainly focuses on the immunobiology of child malnutrition and the origins of pregnancy. Her work highlights how malnutrition is not only a dietary issue but also intricately connected to the immune system and inflammatory responses. By utilizing cell and tissue samples from affected communities, her group employs translational immunology approaches to decipher how the immune system contributes to short- and long-term health inequalities linked to malnutrition.
University of Glasgow • Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Claire joined the University of Glasgow as a Senior Lecturer in the School of Infection & Immunity, focusing on research and education in immunology.