Immune checkpoint therapies have revolutionized the treatment of multiple types of cancer, including melanoma, non-small cell lung cancer, kidney cancer and Hodgkin lymphoma. However, many other cancers are refractory to checkpoint therapies. Key areas of research are understanding how tumour-autonomous features (tumour genetics/epigenetics and metabolism) and the microbiome modify the immune microenvironment in solid malignancies. Chimaeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell immunotherapy is used to treat childhood leukaemia and certain types of adult B cell lymphoma. There is a need to develop novel cell therapies for solid tumours, using genetically modified NK and iNKT cells. The participation in the Network of ICR groups from the CRUK Convergence Science Centre and groups from the Francis Crick Institute widens the potential scope for fundamental discovery in cancer immunology as well as clinical implementation of novel immuno-therapies.
Members
Dr Holger Auner
Dr Holger Auner
Clinical Reader in Molecular Haemato-Oncology
Dr Axel Behrens
Dr Axel Behrens
Scientific Director, ICR Imperial Convergence Science Centre
Dr Dominique Bonnet
Dr Dominique Bonnet
Senior Group Leader - The Crick
Dr Dinis Calado
Dr Dinis Calado
Group Leader - The Crick
Dr Francesca Ciccarelli
Dr Francesca Ciccarelli
Group Leader (Secondment) - The Crick
Professor Julian Downward
Professor Julian Downward
Senior Group Leader; Associate Research Director - The Crick
Professor Guido Franzoso
Professor Guido Franzoso
Centre Co-Director, Chair in Inflammation and Signal Transduction
Dr Andrew Furness
Dr Andrew Furness
Team Leader - ICR
Dr Marco Gerlinger
Dr Marco Gerlinger
Team Leader - ICR
Professor Sadaf Ghaem-Maghami
Professor Sadaf Ghaem-Maghami
Professor of Gynaecological Oncology
Dr Nadia Guerra
Dr Nadia Guerra
Senior Lecturer
Dr Paul Huang
Dr Paul Huang
Team Leader - ICR
Professor Clare Isacke
Professor Clare Isacke
Team Leader - ICR
Professor Anastasios Karadimitris
Professor Anastasios Karadimitris
Co-Director Centre for Haematology, Professor of Haematology
Dr Astero Klampatsa
Dr Astero Klampatsa
Team Leader - ICR
Dr Vivian Li
Dr Vivian Li
Group Leader - The Crick
Professor Cristina Lo Celso
Professor Cristina Lo Celso
Co-Director Centre for Haematology & Prof Stem Cell Biology
Professor Chris Lord
Professor Chris Lord
Deputy Head of Division and Team Leader - ICR
Dr Ilaria Malanchi
Dr Ilaria Malanchi
Senior Group Leader - The Crick
Professor Iain McNeish
Professor Iain McNeish
Chair in Oncology
Professor Pascal Meier
Professor Pascal Meier
Team Leader - ICR
Professor Alan Melcher
Professor Alan Melcher
Team Leader - ICR
Dr Ben O'Leary
Dr Ben O'Leary
Senior Researcher - ICR
Dr David Pinato
Dr David Pinato
Clinical Senior Lecturer in Medical Oncology
Dr Caetano Reis e Sousa
Dr Caetano Reis e Sousa
Senior Group Leader - The Crick
Dr Anguraj Sadanandam
Dr Anguraj Sadanandam
Team Leader - ICR
Dr Jessica Strid
Dr Jessica Strid
Reader in Cellular Immunology
Professor Charles Swanton
Professor Charles Swanton
Senior Group Leader - The Crick
Sir Richard Henry Treisman
Sir Richard Henry Treisman
Crick Director of Research
Dr Samra Turajlic
Dr Samra Turajlic
Clinical Science Group Leader - The Crick
Professor Nicholas Turner
Professor Nicholas Turner
Team Leader - ICR
Dr Erik Wennerberg
Dr Erik Wennerberg
Team Leader - ICR
Dr Anna Wilkins
Dr Anna Wilkins
Senior Researcher - ICR
Professor Yinyin Yuan
Professor Yinyin Yuan
Team Leader - ICR