Dr. Mark Travis

Biography

Mark Travis is a Professor of Immunology at the Lydia Becker Institute of Immunology and Inflammation, University of Manchester. He received his Bachelor's degree in Biochemistry and Genetics from Lancaster University in 2000 and completed his PhD in protein biochemistry at the University of Manchester in 2004, studying the structure and function of integrin adhesion receptors. After a fellowship at the University of California, San Francisco, he returned to Manchester as a Royal Commission Fellow in 2006 and became a Lecturer in 2012, Senior Lecturer in 2015, and Professor in 2018. His research focuses on the regulation of immune responses at barrier surfaces, including the lung and intestine, with particular emphasis on the factors and pathways involved in these processes. Mark is also investigating the immune system's response to radiotherapy and potential treatments for Crohn's Disease, aiming to use regulatory T cells to limit inflammation.

Research Interests

Experience