The Team
Our team studies B cell biology and antibody responses in human tissues, combining experimental and computational approaches. We work collaboratively across projects focused on infection, allergy, and autoimmunity, with expertise spanning single-cell genomics, BCR repertoire analysis, and functional immunology.
Dr. Louisa James
Reader in Immunology
Dr Louisa James is a Reader in Immunology at Queen Mary University of London. Her research focuses on understanding how tissue environments shape B cell differentiation and antibody responses in human tissues.
Her work integrates single-cell genomics, B cell receptor sequencing, and functional immunology to investigate immune responses in infection, inflammation, and autoimmunity.
Ivy Akehurst
PhD student
Ivy studies how airway inflammation shapes B cell and antibody responses to respiratory infection.
Dr. Sonay Beyatli
Clinical PhD student
Sonay studies the role of autoantibodies in severe asthma and eosinophilic inflammation.
Olivia Payne
PhD student
Olivia investigates how Epstein–Barr virus alters B cell differentiation and germinal centre dynamics.
Mateusz Skrzyński
MSc Biomedical Sciences
Matty uses confocal and light microscopy to study antibody responses to granulocyte proteins in sputum samples from patients with asthma
Dr. Alkistis Mitropoulou
Post doctoral researcher
Alki is a post doctoral research fellow with expertise in structural immunology, her research is investigating antibody antigen interactions
Amir Habeeb
Academic Clinical Fellow
Amir is an ENT surgeon and academic clinical fellow. He is interested in the role of the immune system in diseases of the upper airway.
Dr. Aiman
MSc Neuroscience
Aiman is investigating Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) gene expression in B cells. Her project focuses on understanding how EBV infection may influence B cell dysregulation in multiple sclerosis.
Assem Ubigaliyeva
MSc Biomedical Science
Assem is studying Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) gene expression in B cells. Her work aims to characterise viral activity within human B cell populations.