Diagnostic Markers in Chronic Immune Disorders Group
Head: Dr Raffi Gugasyan
Overview
Our focus is on two main research areas:
Understanding the molecular and cellular signals that promote the development and function of T and B lymphocytes
Examining how lymphocyte function is impaired that drives the development of autoimmune disease or cancer.
Our research group is focused on understanding the molecular signalling events that coordinate the development of fully functional T and B lymphocytes. This process is crucial to the immune system as it leads to the production of fully armed lymphocytes that are capable of mounting an immune response against various pathogens and infectious diseases. Generating fully functional lymphocytes also requires these cells to have the capacity to distinguish the body’s own tissue from foreign pathogens, and failure to do so is linked to autoimmune disease and malignancy.
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