Adrian Liston

Adrian Liston is a British immunologist and senior group leader at the Babraham Institute (Cambridge, United Kingdom. He is also a professor at the KU Leuven (Leuven, Belgium) and head of the VIB Translational Immunology Laboratory.

Adrian Liston
Born1980
NationalityUK
Australia
Belgium
Alma materAustralian National University
Awards2016 Eppendorf Prize
2015-2016 Franqui Chair
Dr. Karel-Lodewijk Prize
Scientific career
FieldsNeuroimmunology
Diabetes
Immunology
Genetics
InstitutionsBabraham Institute
KU Leuven
VIB
Churchill College
Doctoral advisorChris Goodnow

Liston obtained a PhD at the Australian National University in 2005. He completed a Postdoc at the University of Washington in Seattle, United States. He became Director of the Translational Immunology Laboratory in 2009. Liston is an advocate for both animal rights and also the use of animals in medical research.[1]

His main research interests are in the fields of neuroimmunology, autoimmunity, primary immune deficiencies and diabetes. Liston led the discovery of Pyrin-associated autoinflammation with neutrophilic dermatosis,[2] a previously unknown auto-inflammatory disease caused by mutation in the gene MEFV. Liston is also known for identifying genetic fragility of pancreatic beta cells as a cause of diabetes.[3] In 2016, Liston led a team that found that cohabitation modified the immune system, making partners more similar to each other.[4] His research team has emphasized the role of the environment over genes in shaping the immune system.[5] In 2017, his team identified novel mutations in the gene STAT2 which lead to primary immunodeficiency.[6] Liston also led a team that developed a machine learning algorithm that identifies children with juvenile arthritis with almost 90% accuracy from a simple blood test.[7] In the neuroimmunology field he identified a role for white blood cells in the development of the brain.[8]

Liston is the author of immunology-themed children's books, including 'Battle Robots of the Blood' and 'Just for Kids! All about Coronavirus'. [9]

Awards

In 2015, Liston won the Dr. Karel-Lodewijk Prize. In 2016, Liston was awarded the Eppendorf Young European Investigator Award for his work in elucidating key mechanisms by which the immune system avoids attacking the body while remaining effective against pathogens.[10] In 2015–2016, Liston was awarded a Franqui Chair to lecture at the Université libre de Bruxelles.[11] In 2020, Liston was awarded a Churchill College Senior Research Fellowship.

References
  1. "How can one be an advocate for both animal rights and for the use of animals in medical research?”
  2. "Cause of rare immune disease identified"
  3. "Genetics could affect beta cells in type 1 and type 2 diabetes"
  4. "Living with your partner makes your bodies more similar—right down to the cells in them"
  5. "Environment shapes our immune system"
  6. "New insights in genetic defect allow prevention of fatal illnesses in children"
  7. "Profiling immune system in paediatric arthritis patients offers hope for improved diagnosis"
  8. "New role for white blood cells in the developing brain"
  9. "Children's book 'Battle Robots of the Blood' launches"
  10. ” Adrian Liston wins the 2016 Eppendorf Award for Young European Investigators".
  11. Archived 19 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine"Franqui Foundation Chairs"

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