Jonathan M. Austyn is Professor of Immunobiology at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of Wolfson College, Oxford.[2] He has taught immunology over many years, and designed the Master of Science course in Integrated Immunology at the University of Oxford, which he co-directs.[3]
Jon Austyn | |
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| Born | Jonathan M. Austyn |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Immunology |
| Institutions | University of Oxford |
| Thesis | Monoclonal antibodies against the murine macrophage (1980) |
| Academic advisors | Siamon Gordon |
| Doctoral students | Caetano Reis e Sousa[1] |
| Website | www |
Education
editAustyn was educated at the University of Oxford where he was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy degre in for research investigating monoclonal antibodies against the murine macrophage supervised by Siamon Gordon.[4]
Career and research
editAustyn has over 25 years research experience of dendritic cell immunology, particularly as applied to transplantation, infectious diseases and cancer. With Gordon MacPherson he co-authored the textbook Exploring Immunology: Concepts and Evidence.[5]
Awards and honours
editAustyn was awarded with distinction the Diploma in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education by the University of Oxford.
References
edit- ^ Reis e Sousa, Caetano Maria Pacheco Pais dos (1992). Phagocytosis of antigens by Langerhans cells. ora.ox.ac.uk (DPhil thesis). University of Oxford. OCLC 863542179. EThOS uk.bl.ethos.314901.
- ^ "Wolfson College, Oxford". www.wolfson.ox.ac.uk.
- ^ "MSc Integrated Immunology — Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences". www.nds.ox.ac.uk.
- ^ Austyn, Jonathan M. (1980). Monoclonal antibodies against the murine macrophage. ox.ac.uk (DPhil thesis). University of Oxford. OCLC 556713598. EThOS uk.bl.ethos.237663.
- ^ MacPherson, Gordon; Austyn, Jonathan (2012). Exploring immunology : concepts and evidence. Weinheim: Wiley-Blackwell. ISBN 9783527324309. OCLC 799010499.
