Ian Andrew Cockburn

The paper shows that Plasmodium sporozoites trigger innate immune responses via cell traversal, which is essential for activating protective CD8+ T cells.

The paper shows that piRNA pathways in insect ovaries defend against gypsy retrotransposons, with lineage-specific mechanisms across species.

The paper shows Vγ1+ γδ T cells produce IL-4 to activate DC and CD8 T cells, enhancing immunity against Plasmodium.

The paper investigates how B cells targeting Plasmodium parasites capture spatially linked antigens to receive T cell help, showing that B cells can obtain help from T cells specific to surface antigens, not just the same protein.

The paper shows that random search by CD8 T cells for Plasmodium parasites is efficient in liver sinusoids, challenging the need for attraction-based search.