Cell death and inflammation

炎症对于抵抗感染和修复组织是必不可少的。然而，当它过度活跃时，会导致牛皮癣、关节炎和炎症性肠病等疾病。鲜为人知的是，炎症也有助于推动癌症的发展。我的研究目的是在分子和有机体水平上理解炎症信号。经验表明，这些知识可以转化为改进现有疗法或产生新疗法，这是我研究的最终目的。

Inflammation is essential to help fight infection and repair tissues. However when overactive it causes diseases such as psoriasis, arthritis and inflammatory bowel disease. Less well known, inflammation also helps drive development of cancers. My research aims to understand inflammatory signalling at the molecular and organism level. Experience has shown that this knowledge can be translated to improve existing therapies or generate new ones, and that is the ultimate aim of my research.