Deborah Dunn-Walters
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King's College London
Deborah Dunn-Walters | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1963 (age 61–62) |
| Alma mater | University of Surrey |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | University of Surrey King's College London |
| Thesis | Studies on the human glutathione peroxidase gene and related DNA sequences (1990) |
Deborah Kay Dunn-Walters FRSB FMedSci (born September 1963[citation needed]) is a British immunologist who is Professor of Immunology and Associate Dean for Research and Innovation at the University of Surrey. Her research considers B-cell development in healthy ageing and in disease, particularly from the viewpoint of antibody repertoires. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Dunn-Walters focussed on mapping responses to SARS-CoV-2 infection[1] and the development of single cell analyses of the immunological responses to a COVID-19 vaccine. She was a member of the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies, and provided the government with scientific advice during the pandemic.
Dunn-Walters was born in Shipley, West Riding of Yorkshire and grew up in Cottingley, Bradford. Dunn-Walters worked toward her doctorate at the University of Surrey. Her doctoral research considered the glutathione peroxidase gene.[2] After a brief period working with the Imperial Cancer Research Fund on breast cancer she moved into the study of Immunology. She has worked at University College London, King's College London and University of Surrey.
