Dr. Katrina Gee

Biography

Katrina Gee is a Professor and Interim Department Head in the School of Medicine at Queen's University. Her primary research interests focus on understanding cytokine expression, function, regulation, and their roles in infection and inflammatory responses within the human immune system. She aims to identify the functions of cytokines in various disease states and to explore potential therapeutic avenues through cytokine-related interventions. Among her ongoing projects, Gee investigates the role of IL-27, a key immunoregulatory cytokine in the IL-12 family, emphasizing its activation of myeloid cells and effects on pro-inflammatory cytokine secretion. Her studies reveal that IL-27 enhances the immune response against bacterial infections and plays a significant role in linking innate and adaptive immunity, particularly in regulating responses to pathogen invasion. She has been pivotal in demonstrating the multifaceted impact of IL-27 on TLR4-mediated immunity and is actively exploring its implications in prostate cancer immunology.

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