We aim to understand mechanisms of cell communication in the skin and other body barriers. We focus our attention on exosomes, a nanoscale vesicles secreted by epithelial cells and are interested in the message which these convey to the immune system.
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We are keen to understand how this exosome-mediated communication changes during inflammation. We investigate atopic dermatitis, a disease with a strong link to allergy and propensity to infections. We hope that our research will lead to better therapeutic approaches for patients.
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Scientific interests:
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​communication between cells during immune responses
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role of epidermal barrier in health and disease
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mechanisms of allergic inflammation
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pathways of antigen presentation
News
March 20, 2018
Paper published at Cell Death and Disease
Fresh from the press!
Orchestrated Control of Filaggrin-Actin Scaffolds Underpins Cornification
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D Gutowska-Owsiak et al. Cell Death Dis 9 (4), 412. 2018 Mar 15.
January 22, 2018
Milena joins the lab
We are welcoming Milena who is joining the group as a lab technician to help with isolation of cells from skin samples.
December 19, 2017
Recruiting a lab technician!
Contact danuta.gutowska-owsiak@ug.edu.pl for more information
December 04, 2017
Extracellular vesicle session at the British Society of Immunology Congress in Brighton
DGO organising and chairing a session entitled Extracellular vesicles: The role of exosomes and other shed vesicles in the immune system at the British Society of Immunology Congress in Brighton 4-7 Dec 2017.
Great talks and stimulating discussion!
September 11, 2017
Warm welcome to Lilit, Agata and Adrian who are shortly joining the lab!
We are happy to announce a successful recruitment to the lab! Lilit will join us from Armenia as a postdoc. We will also have two PhD students starting this October: Agata and Adrian.
Warm welcome to the lab! :)
July 03, 2017
RECRUITING NOW! Looking for PhD students and Postdocs!
We are recruiting!
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We are looking for passionate PhD students and Postdocs to join our team and investigate mechanisms of intercellular communication during allergic inflammation in a beautiful city of Gdansk, Poland!
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Informal enquires: danuta.gutowska-owsiak@ug.edu.pl
