Elma Tchilian

Elma Tchilian is a researcher at the University of Oxford, specializing in immunology and virology. She obtained her PhD at the Imperial Cancer Research Fund, conducted postdoctoral work in Birmingham, and served as a Senior Research Scientist at the Edward Jenner Institute before becoming a Principal Investigator at Oxford. Her research focuses on immune responses to influenza and respiratory viruses, particularly in swine models, and she has contributed to understanding CD45's role in immunodeficiency and tissue-resident memory T cells.

• PhD: Imperial Cancer Research Fund
• Postdoc: Birmingham
• Senior Research Scientist: Edward Jenner Institute
• Principal Investigator: University of Oxford

Research Areas: Elma's work spans immunology, virology, and veterinary science, with emphasis on influenza vaccines, adaptive immunity, and viral pathogenesis. Her recent publications explore co-infections, heterotypic immunity, and Fc-mediated antibody functions in swine models.

Editorial Contributions: She serves as a Review Editor for Molecular Innate Immunity at Frontiers in Immunology.