Dr Scott Byrne

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Themes | Research interests | Teaching areas | PhD & Masters' project opportunities | Honours project opportunities | Keywords | International links

Themes

Cancer; Infection and Immunological Conditions

Research interests

My laboratory is interested in the cellular mechanisms underlying sunlight-induced immune suppression and tolerance. Specifically, we are exploring how ultraviolet radiation from the sun causes skin cancer by activating regulatory cells and suppressing the anti-tumour immune response. The cell to cell interaction and migration of mast cell and B lymphocytes are what we are currently focused on.

Current and future research endeavours include investigating the role of regulatory cells and mast cells in autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis and diabetes as well as dermatology related disorders such as polymorphic light eruption (PLE) and contact dermatitis.

Teaching areas

Immunology

PhD and Masters' project opportunities

An investigation into the cellular and molecular mechanisms of how sunlight suppresses anti-tumour immune responses leading to skin cancer development

Honours project opportunities

How does sunlight protect from autoimmune disease?

International links

Austria. (University of Graz) Prof Peter Wolf.

Keywords

Cancer; Inflammation; Immunology; Immune tolerance; Autoimmunity

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