Dr. Judi Allen

Biography

Judi Allen is a Professor of Immunobiology at the University of Manchester, where she has been a faculty member since 2016. She obtained her B.Sc. from Bates College in Maine and earned her Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley in 1991. Following her doctoral studies, she conducted postdoctoral research at Imperial College, London, and later moved to Edinburgh, where she established her own research group with an MRC Senior Fellowship in 1997. In 2005, she was appointed as a Professor in Immunobiology and became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, the Royal Society of Biology, and the Academy of Medical Sciences. In 2023, she was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society. Her research focuses on the host immune response to parasitic infections, particularly type 2 immunity related to large multicellular parasites such as helminths. Professor Allen's laboratory investigates macrophage function influenced by type 2 cytokines and their role in anti-helminth immunity, as well as the relationship between anti-helminth immunity and wound repair pathways. Additionally, her group studies challenges faced by the immune system during co-infections with micro and macroparasites. She has received funding from organizations such as the Medical Research Council and the Wellcome Trust for her research endeavors.

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