I am a Reader within the 'Viral Immunology' group of the Division of Infection & Immunity, School of Medicine, College of Biomedical & Life Sciences. My research covers the biology and cellular immunology relating to Human Cytomegalovirus (HCMV) and the biological function of Death Receptor 3, a member of the TNFR superfamily involved in control of inflammatory and autoimmune disease.

Collins, F.et al. 2017. CCL3 and MMP-9 are induced by TL1A during death receptor 3 (TNFRSF25)-dependent osteoclast function and systemic bone loss. Bone (10.1016/j.bone.2017.01.002) pdf Williams, A.et al. 2016. Novel insights into TNF receptor, DR3 and progranulin pathways in arthritis and bone remodeling. Arthritis & Rheumatology 68(12), pp. 2845-2856. (10.1002/art.39816) pdf Perks, W.et al. 2016. Death Receptor 3 promotes chemokine directed leukocyte recruitment in acute resolving inflammation and is essential for pathological development of mesothelial fibrosis in chronic disease. American Journal of Pathology 186(11), pp. 2813-2823. (10.1016/j.ajpath.2016.07.021) pdf Jia, L.et al. 2016. A novel role for TL1A/DR3 in protection against intestinal injury and infection. Journal of Immunology 197(1), pp. 377-386. (10.4049/​jimmunol.1502466) pdf Williams, J.et al. 2016. Characterisation of Death Receptor 3 dependent aortic changes during inflammatory arthritis. Pharmacology Research & Perspectives 4(4), article number: e0024. (10.1002/prp2.240) pdf Wilkinson, G.et al. 2015. Human cytomegalovirus: taking the strain. Medical Microbiology and Immunology 204(3), pp. 273-284. (10.1007/s00430-015-0411-4) pdf Collins, F.et al. 2015. Death Receptor 3 (TNFRSF25) Increases mineral apposition by osteoblasts and region specific new bone formation in the axial skeleton of male DBA/1 mice. Journal of Immunology Research 2015 (10.1155/2015/901679) pdf Weekes, M.et al. 2014. Quantitative temporal viromics: An approach to investigate host-pathogen interaction. Cell 157(6), pp. 1460-1472. (10.1016/j.cell.2014.04.028) Stanton, R.et al. 2014. HCMV pUL135 remodels the actin cytoskeleton to impair immune recognition of infected cells. Cell Host & Microbe 16(2), pp. 201-214. (10.1016/j.chom.2014.07.005) pdf Wang, E.et al. 2014. Regulation of early cartilage destruction in inflammatory arthritis by death receptor 3. Arthritis & Rheumatology 66(10), pp. 2762-2772. (10.1002/art.38770) pdf