Passive smoking is known to worsen asthma symptoms in children and impair their response to inhaled steroid treatment, but how
Welcome to the MRC & Asthma UK Centre
Our Research
Research themes cover IgE and airway structure and regulation, immunomodulation, infection and genetics. Multidisciplinary teams addressing complex problems within a clinical/basic-science interface allow new ideas and discoveries fully benefit the latest health care.
Work with us
The Centre’s capability in translational research, providing a stimulating training environment and a world leading group of international scientists is supported by strong partnerships with the MRC, Asthma UK, Imperial College and King's College London.
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MRC Centenary Celebration
Celebrating 100 years of life-changing research
During 2013 the MRC has been celebrating a hundred years of life-changing discoveries and taking time to reflect on the many achievements in medical research, acknowledging those who have supported the MRC along the way and looking forward to what medical research will deliver in the future.
Publications
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Background: Due to genetic similarities with humans, primates of the macaque genus such as the cynomolgus monkey are...
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The importance of antibodies in activating immune responses against tumors is now better appreciated with the...
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Human IgG4, normally the least abundant of the four subclasses of IgG in serum, displays a number of unique...
Recent News
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The Headquarters is a newly refurbished set of offices, with additional new labs that have been funded to the tune of >£2M b
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Events
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Date: 18 Mar, 2014
PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF DATE Hosted by Dr Grzegorz Woszczek, King's College London
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Date: 15 Apr, 2014
Hosted by Professor Andrew Bush, Imperial College
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Date: 20 May, 2014
PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF DATE
Hosted by Professor Hannah Gould, King's College London
