Dr. Edward F. Knol is Associate Professor at the University Medical Center Utrecht (UMC), Departments of Immunology and Dermatology/Allergology, a Federation of Clinical Immunology Societies (FOCIS) Center of Excellence. He has been Board member and chairman of the Immunology section of the EAACI and is on the Steering Committee of FOCIS. His main research focus is on allergies, especially food allergies and eczema, and diagnostics for allergic diseases.
In his lecture Dr. Knol will focus on the immunological mechanisms relevant for atopic dermatitis (AD). It is well known that allergen-specific IgE levels in AD are the highest among all allergic diseases, but their exact role in AD is not clear. This is highlighted by the lack of mast cell degranulation in the skin of AD patients during a flare up. The interplay of immunological players in AD will be discussed underlying a model of multiple hits as well as local versus systemic immune activities.
Publication list: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/term=knol+ef
Dr. Knol is visiting the Dental Faculty, Department of Oral Biology, as an opponent to the thesis by MSc Louise Bjerkan
“Expression and Function of the Short Form of Human Thymic Stromal Lymphopoietin (TSLP)”
Friday, June 13th, 10:15 in Store Auditorium, Domus Odontologica, Sognsvannsveien 10
www.odont.uio.no/forskning/aktuelt/arrangementer/disputaser/louise20bjerkan.html
Trial lecture: “Type II innate lymphoid cells: Activation by TSLP and their potential role in the oral immune response”. Thursday 12. jun. 2014, 14:15, Store Auditorium, Domus Odontologica.