Tao Dong

Tao Dong serves as the Ita Askonas Professor of Translational Immunology at the University of Oxford and Co-Director of the CAMS Oxford Institute. She is a Professor in the Nuffield Department of Medicine and Senior Fellow at University College Oxford, leading research on cytotoxic T cell responses against viral infections and cancer.

Education:

• DPhil in Immunology, University of Oxford (1998)

Research Focus: Her group investigates antigen-specific cytotoxic T cells (CTL) in viral control and tumor immunity, establishing functional evaluation platforms that integrate multi-omic single-cell analysis with T cell receptor repertoire sequencing to identify therapeutic targets for diseases including SARS-CoV-2 and cancer.

Publication Trends: Recent work (2023-2025) demonstrates translational applications across breast cancer immunology, mpox vaccine responses, and pleural infection proteomics, with consistent emphasis on T cell receptor signaling and effector function in disease contexts.

Scientific Awards: No awards are documented in the provided materials.

Advising & Grants: Dr. Dong contributes to international research strategy through scientific advisory boards for pharmaceutical companies and panel membership in global funding organizations, guiding immunology research priorities and resource allocation.

Laboratory Leadership: She directs the human anti-viral and anti-cancer cytotoxic T cell laboratory within the Dong Group, operating through the CAMS Oxford Institute and MRC Human Immunology Unit with active projects on tumor-reactive T cells and viral immunity mechanisms.