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Giovanna Lombardi

Professor Giovanna Lombardi

Professor of Human Transplant Immunology

Research interests

  • Immunology

Biography

Giovanna Lombardi is Professor of Human Transplant Immunology in the School of Immunology and Microbial Sciences. Her research has focused on the mechanisms of transplant rejection and tolerance as well as on the phenotype and function of regulatory CD4+CD25+ T cells (Tregs) in health and disease, both in the murine system and in man. Under her leadership, Tregs have been applied in the clinic for the treatment of transplant patients. 

    Research

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    Lombardi Group

    Our interest is in immunoregulation and in particularly in the biology and clinical translation of regulatory T cells in preventing graft rejection and cure autoimmune diseases or any other inflammatory situation.

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    Cancer Immunology & Immunotherapy

    Cancer Immunology represents a broad field of research that studies host-tumour interactions as therapeutic targets in the treatment of cancer.

    Project status: Ongoing

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    Prenatal ThERapy for SIckle CelL disEaSe (PERICLES)

    To generate new knowledge about stakeholders' views on prenatal therapy for Sickle Cell Disease, identify ethical issues and establish protocols for support.

    Project status: Ongoing

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    Regulatory T Cells in Pregnancy Adverse Outcomes (Rutepo)

    Tregs play a critical role in maintaining immune tolerance during pregnancy, and their dysfunction has been associated with pregnancy complications.

    Project status: Ongoing

      Research

      1908x558_abstract-cells
      Lombardi Group

      Our interest is in immunoregulation and in particularly in the biology and clinical translation of regulatory T cells in preventing graft rejection and cure autoimmune diseases or any other inflammatory situation.

      Immunology and Immunotherapy Programme Header
      Cancer Immunology & Immunotherapy

      Cancer Immunology represents a broad field of research that studies host-tumour interactions as therapeutic targets in the treatment of cancer.

      Project status: Ongoing

      Pericles logo
      Prenatal ThERapy for SIckle CelL disEaSe (PERICLES)

      To generate new knowledge about stakeholders' views on prenatal therapy for Sickle Cell Disease, identify ethical issues and establish protocols for support.

      Project status: Ongoing

      T-cells thumbnail
      Regulatory T Cells in Pregnancy Adverse Outcomes (Rutepo)

      Tregs play a critical role in maintaining immune tolerance during pregnancy, and their dysfunction has been associated with pregnancy complications.

      Project status: Ongoing