John Worthington

Biography

After receiving my BSc in Biology from Nottingham University in 2002, I became a Research Technician in Professor Grencis' lab here at The University of Manchester. I soon became fascinated with host-parasite interactions of the enteric environment and after completing a short research technician post in endocrinology went on to pursue a PhD in 2004, under the supervision of Professor John McLaughlin. After receiving my PhD in 2008, entitled “Molecular mechanisms of the gut immune systems and effects on nutrient sensing cells”, I joined the lab of Dr Mark Travis in the Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell Matrix Research, examining the role of the integrin αvβ8 on dendritic cells during infection and autoimmunity. I followed Mark to the newly established Manchester Collaborative Centre for Inflammation Research in 2012 for a second post-doc, establishing an essential role for αvβ8 integrin on regulatory T cells during autoimmunity, before gaining a Wellcome Trust funded stepping stones fellowship to help establish my own lab.

External positions

Lecturer in Infection Biology, Lancaster University

1 Mar 2016 → …