Metabolite- and lipid-based immunity

该项目旨在研究T细胞对脂质和代谢物的免疫。免疫系统保护宿主免受病原体侵袭，并使用T细胞识别受感染的宿主细胞。然而，T细胞功能的许多方面还不清楚。该项目将揭示不同物种中基于脂质和代谢物的免疫的进化和分子相关性。这将为免疫系统中一个知之甚少但至关重要的组成部分提供基本的基本见解和概念上的进展。

This project aims to investigate T-cell immunity to lipids and metabolites. The immune system protects hosts from pathogens, and uses T-cells to recognise infected host cells. However, many facets of T-cell function are not understood. This project will unearth the evolutionary and molecular correlates of lipid- and metabolite-based immunity across diverse species. This will provide basic fundamental insights and conceptual advances into a poorly understood, but crucial, component of the immune system.