Prof Adam Cunningham; University of Birmingham
Professor Adam Cunningham gained his PhD from University of Southampton for studies on antibody responses to Chlamydia pneumonia. After a short-term position in The Gambia, funded by the WHO, he had his first post-doctoral position in Birmingham studying the cell wall of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. From here, he started work in Professor Ian MacLennan's group examining how antibody responses develop and are regulated. During this time, he incorporated the use of Salmonella and its component antigens into his work, leading to an independent position as a RCUK Roberts Academic Fellow, studying how immune responses develop to pathogens and vaccines. He was made Professor of Functional Immunity in August 2011 and his research is focused on how adaptive immunity to pathogens and their component antigens are induced, maintained and function. These studies help us understand why some responses are protective, whilst others are not or can even be harmful. Adam has been Co-Director of the BactiVac Network since it was established in August 2017.
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