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Associate Professor Suzanne Hodgkinson works on autoimmune neurological diseases and has been a prominent figure in autoimmune research since 1982. Initially part of a transplant research team at Liverpool Hospital, she contributed significantly to the establishment of the Immune Tolerance Laboratory in 2005, where she currently conducts research on cellular cytokine mechanisms involved in immune tolerance within transplantation models and autoimmunity. The laboratory employs inbred rat strains to investigate heart grafting and autoimmune experiments, aiming to enhance the body's acceptance of transplanted organs while reducing reliance on toxic immunosuppressive drugs. As the Chief Investigator for an NHMRC grant, Professor Hodgkinson is focused on animal models of autoimmune neurological diseases, particularly examining methods to promote antigen-specific T regulatory cells to treat conditions like Guillain-Barre syndrome and multiple sclerosis. Her ongoing research addresses chronic rejection in heart transplants, exploring the role of cytokines to achieve antigen-specific tolerance in grafted organs.
University of New South Wales • Liverpool, NSW
Leading research in autoimmune diseases and transplantation.
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