Emily Gwyer Findlay

Dr Emily Gwyer Findlay is an Associate Professor in Biomedical Sciences at the University of Southampton, affiliated with the Institute for Life Sciences. She holds a MSci and PhD, and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA). Her research focuses on T cell immunology, specifically how innate immune responses (neutrophil infiltration, antimicrobial peptides) influence T cell differentiation and function. She leads a lab employing techniques like flow cytometry, RNA sequencing, and in vivo models with genetically modified animals.

Current research projects include investigating cathelicidin's role in Th17 cell pathogenicity in multiple sclerosis and its impact on intestinal immunity. She has received a Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowship (2016). She supervises two PhD students and serves as Chair of the British Society for Immunology (2018-2023). Her work spans immunology, infectious diseases, and autoimmune conditions, with publications in journals like PLoS Biology and Blood.