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Professor Mike Dustin is the Kennedy Trust Professor of Molecular Immunology at the University of Oxford’s Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology. He holds a B.A. in Biology from Boston University (1984) and a Ph.D. in Cell and Developmental Biology from Harvard University (1990). His research focuses on cell-cell communication in the immune system, particularly the immunological synapse, extracellular particles, and cell migration. He has pioneered studies using two-photon microscopy and lipid bilayers to explore immune dynamics, revealing key mechanisms like synaptic ectosomes and supramolecular attack particles. Dustin’s work is supported by major grants, including a Wellcome Trust Principal Research Fellowship and ERC Advanced Grant (SYNECT).
His academic roles include Governing Body Fellow at Brasenose College and Senior Research Fellow at Harris-Manchester College. Notable awards include the Presidential Early Career Award in Science and Engineering (2000), and membership in EMBO and the U.S. National Academy of Sciences. His research group, the Dustin Lab, investigates the structural and mechanistic basis of immune cell interactions, with implications for immunotherapy and disease treatment.
Key grants include the Kennedy Trust Cell Dynamics Platform and EU-funded SYNECT project. His lab’s recent work explores engineered CAR T cells and mechanistic insights into immune synapse formation. Collaborations span institutions like NYU and Oxford, emphasizing translational applications of immunological discoveries.