Michelle Naughton

Dr. Michelle Naughton is a Research Fellow at Queen's University Belfast's Wellcome Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, specializing in neuroimmunology and multiple sclerosis mechanisms. Her work examines myeloid-derived suppressor cells, compartmentalized inflammation, and tertiary lymphoid structures in MS pathology.

Key research themes:

• Myeloid cell contributions to MS clinical severity
• Complement system activation in grey matter lesions
• Microglial responses to autoantibodies
• CCN3 matricellular protein dynamics

Recent publications (2023) establish relationships between MDSC-like cells and disease progression. Recognized with the 2023 British Society for Immunology Team Award and 2021 QUB Research Culture Prize. Serves on the MS Society scientific advisory committee.