Current Position
Research Assistant
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Research Summary
The overall aim of this project is to identify new mechanisms responsible for the functions of immune cells. We aim to:
- Define the functions of immune cells at the maternal-foetal interface
- Characterise the key signals immune cells use to recognise tumours
- Determine the pathways responsible for the outcome of cell transplantation
I work closely with Research Associates and PhD students on this overall project and give occasional training. Prior to this position i was a Research Technician for the Institute of Metabolic Sciences. Where i worked for the principal investigator, Dr Sue Ozanne on a projects exploring the early programming of appetite, type 2 diabetes, breast cancer and ageing.
Publications
Boulenouar S, Doisne JM, Sferruzzi-Perri A, Gaynor LM, Kieckbusch J, Balmas E, Yung HW, Javadzadeh S, Volmer L, Hawkes DA, Phillips K, Brady HJ, Fowden AL, Burton GJ, Moffett A, and Colucci F (2016). The residual innate lymphoid cells in NFIL3-deficient mice supoort suboptimal maternal adaptations to pregnancy. Immunol. 7:43.
Kieckbusch J, Balmas E, Hawkes DA, and Colucci F (2015). Disrupted p110δ signalling dysregulated maternal immune cells and increases fetal mortality in mice. Cell Rep. 13(12): 2817-2828.
Doisne JM, Balmas E, Boulenouar S, Gaynor LM, Kieckbusch J, Gardner L, Hawkes DA, Barbara CF, Sharkey AM, Brady HJ, Brosens JJ, Moffett A, and Colucci F (2015). Composition, development and function ofuterine innate lymphoid cells. J. Immunol. 195(8): 3937-3945.