Audrey Teh

Audrey Teh is a Lecturer in Molecular Immunology at the Infection and Immunity Research Institute, St. George's, University of London. Her research focuses on leveraging plants as a cost-effective platform for producing therapeutics and vaccines targeting cancer and infectious diseases, with a particular emphasis on accessibility for low- to middle-income countries. She leads projects in plant-made recombinant pharmaceuticals and was awarded the 2024 UK Academy of Medical Sciences Springboard Award for her work on protein and sugar structures in cancer immune checkpoint inhibitors.

Education:

• PhD from Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
• Post-doctoral research with Prof. Julian Ma’s group (pioneer in plant-based antibody production)

Research Interests:

• Development of affordable cancer immunotherapies
• Plant-based manufacturing for vaccines and monoclonal antibodies
• Structural biology of therapeutic proteins

Funding & Grants:

• Academy of Medical Sciences
• EU Horizon 2020
• Cancer Research UK (CRUK)
• Sir Joseph Hotung Charitable Settlement

Labs & Collaborations:

• Skylab: Greenhouse facility at St. George’s for plant-based research
• Collaborators include Prof. Julian Ma (SGUL), Prof. Rajko Reljic (SGUL), Prof. Johannes Buyel (BOKU Vienna), and researchers from the University of Malaya