Infections, Immunity and Microbes
 

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Chris Coleman

Assistant Professor of Infection Immunology, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences

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Teaching Summary

I mainly teach on courses aimed at 3rd year biochemistry or biology students, with lectures on virology and/or immunology:

LIFE3124 (Year 3) Molecular Virology and Pathogenesis (Module Convenor)

LIFE3035 Pathogens: Vaccines and Therapeutics (Year 3)

LIFE3090 Molecular Aspects of Diabetes and Obesity (Year 3)

I also teach some fundamental biochemistry to medical students as part of the MEDS1010 Medicine 1 (Year 1) module.

I supervise students on lab- or literature-based research projects at BSc, MSci or MSc levels.

I am personal tutor to small groups of students on the BSc/MSci Biochemistry, BSc Natural Sciences and MSc courses.

Research Summary

Studying the virus: host interactions of RNA viruses in vitro and in vivo, with specific focus on how viruses trigger and manipulate innate immune responses.

I am particularly interested in the highly pathogenic human coronaviruses, SARS-CoV-1, MERS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2. These viruses are important examples of emerging viruses that pose a significant risk to human health.

Current, full-time, members of the Chris Coleman Coronavirus Crew:

Angus Spence (department funded PhD student)

Reiss Amoah (MRes student)

James Hallwood (BBSRC funded PhD student), 25% responsibility

Anton Smith (Wellcome Trust funded PhD student), 33% responsibility

Eryk Gadomski (BBSRC funded PhD student), 25% responsibility

Recent Publications

Infections, Immunity and Microbes

School of Life Sciences
University of Nottingham
Medical School
Queen's Medical Centre
Nottingham NG7 2UH