Dr Yasmeen Ghnewa
Lecturer In Biomedical Science - Immunology
Immunology
Department of Bioscience , School Of Health, Sport And Bioscience
Immunity is a complex system that continues to be unravelled. I truly love sharing my knowledge and experience with students in the hope of inspiring the future immunologists of tomorrow.
Qualifications
- PhD in Immunology
- BSc in Biomedical Science
OVERVIEW
My previous research roles have been broadly centred around the role of lymphocytes in the pathogenesis of human disease. Influenced by my background in diagnostic biomedical science, I have maintained my work close to the clinic investigating immune aberrations in cancer, autoimmunity, and sepsis.
PUBLICATIONS
- Ghnewa YG, Fish M, Jennings A, Carter MJ, Shankar-Hari M. Goodbye SIRS? Innate, trained and adaptive immunity and pathogenesis of organ dysfunction. Med Klin Intensivmed Notfmed. 2020 May;115(Suppl 1):10-14. English. doi: 10.1007/s00063-020-00683-2. Epub 2020 Apr 14. PMID: 32291506.
- Jassem W, Xystrakis E, Ghnewa YG, Yuksel M, Pop O, Martinez-Llordella M, Jabri Y, Huang X, Lozano JJ, Quaglia A, Sanchez-Fueyo A, Coussios CC, Rela M, Friend P, Heaton N, Ma Y. Normothermic Machine Perfusion (NMP) Inhibits Proinflammatory Responses in the Liver and Promotes Regeneration. Hepatology. 2019 Aug;70(2):682-695. doi: 10.1002/hep.30475. Epub 2019 Mar 13. PMID: 30561835.
- Melo AM, Zhang L, Dockry ÉF, Petrasca A, Ghnewa YG, Breen EP, Morrissey ME, O'Reilly C, Bruen R, O'Meara A, Lysaght J, Zhu X, Doherty DG. Novel thioglycoside analogues of α-galactosylceramide stimulate cytotoxicity and preferential Th1 cytokine production by human invariant natural killer T cells. Glycobiology. 2018 Jul 1;28(7):512-521. doi: 10.1093/glycob/cwy035. PMID: 29688330.
- Ghnewa YG, O'Reilly VP, Vandenberghe E, Browne PV, McElligott AM, Doherty DG. Retinoic acid induction of CD1d expression primes chronic lymphocytic leukaemia B cells for killing by CD8+ invariant natural killer T cells. Clin Immunol. 2017 Oct;183:91-98. doi: 10.1016/j.clim.2017.08.002. Epub 2017 Aug 3. PMID: 28780376.
- Zeng SG, Ghnewa YG, O'Reilly VP, Lyons VG, Atzberger A, Hogan AE, Exley MA, Doherty DG. Human invariant NKT cell subsets differentially promote differentiation, antibody production, and T-cell stimulation by B cells in vitro. J Immunol. 2013 Aug 15;191(4):1666-76. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.1202223. Epub 2013 Jul 12. PMID: 23851681; PMCID: PMC4201948.
TEACHING
BSc in Biomedical Science in particular modules relating to immunology. I am module lead for BS6115 Clinical Immunology.
BSc (Hons) Biomedical Science
Biomedical scientists are key players in the modern healthcare system. At UEL, you will study the causes of disease and the practical ways they can be investigated in the laboratory.
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