Lucy Fairclough

Contact

• workRoom B105 Life Sciences Building
  University Park
  Nottingham
  NG7 2RD
  UK
• work0115 82 30729
• fax0115 82 30759
• lucy.fairclough@nottingham.ac.uk

Teaching Summary

Professor Fairclough's teaching interests are in general Immunology. She lectures to a variety of students (UG and PGT). In addition to the lectures, Prof Fairclough welcomes both MSc and BMedSci… read more

Research Summary

Professor Fairclough's research examines the immune mechanisms driving allergic sensitisation and the effects of cigarette smoke/E Cigarette vape on immune cells and inflammation. She also has an… read more

Professor Fairclough's teaching interests are in general Immunology. She lectures to a variety of students (UG and PGT). In addition to the lectures, Prof Fairclough welcomes both MSc and BMedSci students into her group each year to work on their research projects. These are related to Prof Fairclough's research interest. Prof Fairclough also has several PhD students working in her group examining the immune mechanisms driving allergic sensitisation and the effects of cigarette smoke/E Cigarette vape on immune cells and inflammation. She also supervsises PhD students who examine the role of extracellular vesicles in driving these immune responses.

Prof Fairclough lectures on the following modules:

• LIFE3003 - Immunity and the Immune System
• LIFE3007 - Introduction to Medical Microbiology
• LIFE1034 - Core Skills (UG Biology)
• LIFE2080 - Infection and Immunity
• LIFE4002 - Molecular Aspects of Allergy
• LIFE4012 - Research Methods
• MEDS1006/1011 - Year 1 Medicine
• MEDS 2012 - Year 2 Medicine

Current Research

Professor Fairclough's research examines the immune mechanisms driving allergic sensitisation and the effects of cigarette smoke/E Cigarette vape on immune cells and inflammation. She also has an interest in the role of extracellular vesicles in driving these immune responses. She utilises cutting-edge imaging and spectral flow cytometry, as well as multiplex technologies, to address these research questions. During the pandemic she led the immunity study in the "Asymptomatic COVID19 in Education (ACE)" cohort examining both humoral and cellular immunity after natural infection and vaccination. She is also the Academic lead for Flow Cytometry at UoN and Chairs the Midlands Innovation (MI) Flow Cytometry Group and MI Immunology Network (MIIN).

Past Research

For eight years my research interest related to understanding the mechanisms that cause allergic reactions, specifically investigating the immunomodulatory effects of the proteolytic activity of the house dust mite allergen Der p 1.