Kate Attfield

Kate Attfield is a Principal Investigator at the Oxford Centre for Neuroinflammation within the Department of Clinical Neurosciences at the University of Oxford. Her research focuses on neuroinflammatory processes in diseases such as multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer’s disease, and schizophrenia, utilizing cutting-edge technologies to study immune system interactions with central nervous system cells.

• Institution: University of Oxford
• Department: Clinical Neurosciences
• Research Group: Oxford Centre for Neuroinflammation

Attfield’s work emphasizes understanding the dynamic immune pathways in neurodegenerative and psychiatric diseases. Key methodologies include single-cell analysis from patient blood and post-mortem brain tissue mapping to unravel temporal and spatial changes in neuroinflammation.

Recent publications highlight her contributions to neuroimmunology, including studies on immune receptor signaling, T-cell targeting in MS, and the impact of MLKL deficiency on neurodegeneration. Her research spans both fundamental mechanisms and clinical applications.

Labs/Teams: Attfield collaborates with leading neuroimmunologists at Oxford, including Professor Lars Fugger and Professor Jacqueline Palace, to advance translational insights into inflammatory neurological disorders.