Alistair Bailey

Alistair Bailey

Research Fellow in Immunoproteomics

University of Southampton

Biography

I am a research scientist at the University of Southampton. An engineer by training, I now work primarily as an informatician. My research subject is antigen processing and presentation by major histocompatibility molecules.

My principal project aims to improve immunotherapy treatment for cancer patients. Other projects include research into influenza, COVID19, skin sensitization to chemical allergens, asthma and contagious cancer in the Tasmanian Devil. I am also a Data and Software Carpentry instructor.

Interests

  • Antigen processing and presentation
  • Omics (WES, RNAseq, scRNAseq, Proteomics)
  • Informatics
  • Cancer immunotherapy
  • Data science in R

Education

  • PhD in Immunology, 2013

    University of Southampton

  • BEng in Civil Engineering, 2008

    University of Southampton

  • BTEC ND in Audio-Visual Production, 1994

    Bournemouth & Poole College of Art & Design

Publications

Identification of neoantigens in esophageal adenocarcinoma

Esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) has a relatively poor long-term survival and limited treatment options. Promising targets for …

Characterization of the Class I MHC Peptidome Resulting From DNCB Exposure of HaCaT Cells

Skin sensitization following the covalent modification of proteins by low molecular weight chemicals (haptenation) is mediated by …

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