Dr Iain Comerford

• Education

  Date	Institution name	Country	Title
  2002 - 2005	University of Glasgow	United Kingdom	PhD
  1997 - 2001	University of Glasgow	United Kingdom	BSc(Hons)

• Research Interests

  Cell Biology Cellular Immunology Flow Analysis Immunology

• Journals

  Year	Citation
  2024	Comerford, I., & McColl, S. R. (2024). Atypical chemokine receptors in the immune system. Nature Reviews Immunology, 24(10), 753-769. DOI Scopus1 Europe PMC1
  2024	Singh, A., Kraaijeveld, A. O., Curaj, A., Wichapong, K., Hammerich, L., de Jager, S. C. A., . . . Biessen, E. A. L. (2024). CCL18 aggravates atherosclerosis by inducing CCR6-dependent T-cell influx and polarization.. Frontiers in immunology, 15, 1327051. DOI Scopus2 Europe PMC2
  2023	Abbott, C. A., Freimayer, E. L., Tyllis, T. S., Norton, T. S., Alsharifi, M., H S Heng, A., . . . Comerford, I. (2023). Determination of Tr1 cell populations correlating with distinct activation states in acute IAV infection. Mucosal Immunology, 16(5), 606-623. DOI Scopus3 Europe PMC3
  2023	Bandara, V., Foeng, J., Gundsambuu, B., Norton, T. S., Napoli, S., McPeake, D. J., . . . Barry, S. C. (2023). Pre-clinical validation of a pan-cancer CAR-T cell immunotherapy targeting nfP2X7.. Nat Commun, 14(1), 1-17. DOI Scopus10 Europe PMC7
  2022	Heng, A. H. S., Han, C. W., Abbott, C., McColl, S. R., & Comerford, I. (2022). Chemokine-Driven Migration of Pro-Inflammatory CD4<sup>+</sup> T Cells in CNS Autoimmune Disease. Frontiers in Immunology, 13, 1-18. DOI Scopus26 WoS6 Europe PMC15
  2022	Foeng, J., Comerford, I., & McColl, S. R. (2022). Harnessing the chemokine system to home CAR-T cells into solid tumors. Cell Reports Medicine, 3(3), 100543-1-100543-15. DOI Scopus44 WoS20 Europe PMC27
  2022	Bastow, C. R., Kara, E. E., Tyllis, T. S., Vinuesa, C. G., McColl, S. R., & Comerford, I. (2022). T<inf>FR</inf> Cells Express Functional CCR6 But It Is Dispensable for Their Development and Localization During Splenic Humoral Immune Responses. Frontiers in Immunology, 13, 1-14. DOI Scopus1 WoS1 Europe PMC1
  2021	Bastow, C. R., Bunting, M. D., Kara, E. E., McKenzie, D. R., Caon, A., Devi, S., . . . Comerford, I. (2021). Scavenging of soluble and immobilized CCL21 by ACKR4 regulates peripheral dendritic cell emigration. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of USA, 118(17), e2025763118-1-e2025763118-9. DOI Scopus28 Europe PMC18
  2021	Tyllis, T. S., Fenix, K. A., Norton, T. S., Kara, E. E., McKenzie, D. R., David, S. C., . . . Comerford, I. (2021). CXCR5⁺CD8⁺ T cells shape antibody responses In Vivo following protein immunisation and peripheral viral infection. Frontiers in Immunology, 12, 626199-1-626199-14. DOI Scopus12 WoS8 Europe PMC9
  2021	Peres, N. G., Wang, N., Whitney, P., Engel, S., Shreenivas, M. M., Comerford, I., . . . Strugnell, R. A. (2021). CD4⁺ T cell immunity to Salmonella is transient in the circulation. PLoS Pathogens, 17(10), e1010004. DOI Scopus6 WoS4 Europe PMC3
  2020	Whyte, C. E., Osman, M., Kara, E. E., Abbott, C., Foeng, J., McKenzie, D. R., . . . McColl, S. R. (2020). ACKR4 restrains antitumor immunity by regulating CCL21. Journal of Experimental Medicine, 217(6), 1-S4. DOI Scopus26 WoS18 Europe PMC21
  2020	Minhas, V., Aprianto, R., McAllister, L. J., Wang, H., David, S. C., McLean, K. T., . . . Trappetti, C. (2020). In vivo dual RNA-seq reveals that neutrophil recruitment underlies differential tissue tropism of Streptococcus pneumoniae. Communications biology, 3(1), 293. DOI Scopus19 WoS16 Europe PMC14
  2019	David, S. C., Norton, T., Tyllis, T., Wilson, J. J., Singleton, E. V., Laan, Z., . . . Alsharifi, M. (2019). Direct interaction of whole-inactivated influenza A and pneumococcal vaccines enhances influenza-specific immunity. Nature Microbiology, 4(8), 1316-1327. DOI Scopus19 WoS14 Europe PMC13
  2019	Eijkelkamp, B. A., Morey, J. R., Neville, S. L., Tan, A., Pederick, V. G., Cole, N., . . . McDevitt, C. A. (2019). Dietary zinc and the control of Streptococcus pneumoniae infection. PLoS pathogens, 15(8), 1-26. DOI Scopus49 WoS33 Europe PMC33
  2019	Aung-Htut, M. T., Comerford, I., Johnsen, R., Foyle, K., Fletcher, S., & Wilton, S. D. (2019). Reduction of integrin alpha 4 activity through splice modulating antisense oligonucleotides. Scientific reports, 9(1), 12994. DOI Scopus13 WoS13 Europe PMC11
  2019	Koay, H. -F., Su, S., Amann-Zalcenstein, D., Daley, S. R., Comerford, I., Miosge, L., . . . Godfrey, D. I. (2019). A divergent transcriptional landscape underpins the development and functional branching of MAIT cells. ScienceImmunology, 4(41), eaay6039-1-eaay6039-16. DOI Scopus73 WoS52 Europe PMC57
  2018	Wilson, J., Foyle, K., Foeng, J., Norton, T., Mckenzie, D., Payne, N., . . . Comerford, I. (2018). Redirecting adult mesenchymal stromal cells to the brain: A new approach for treating CNS autoimmunity and neuroinflammation?. Immunology and Cell Biology, 96(4), 347-357. DOI Scopus7 WoS6 Europe PMC2
  2018	Kara, E. E., Bastow, C. R., McKenzie, D. R., Whyte, C. E., Fenix, K. A., Babb, R., . . . McColl, S. R. (2018). Atypical chemokine receptor 4 shapes activated B cell fate. Journal of Experimental Medicine, 215(3), 801-813. DOI Scopus19 WoS16 Europe PMC12
  2018	McKenzie, D., Comerford, I., Silva-Santos, B., & McColl, S. (2018). The emerging complexity of γδT17 cells. Frontiers in Immunology, 9(APR), 796-1-796-13. DOI Scopus24 WoS19 Europe PMC16
  2017	Reimer, D., Lee, A., Bannan, J., Fromm, P., Kara, E., Comerford, I., . . . Körner, H. (2017). Early CCR6 expression on B cells modulates germinal centre kinetics and efficient antibody responses. Immunology and Cell Biology, 95(1), 33-41. DOI Scopus33 WoS26 Europe PMC23
  2017	McKenzie, D., Kara, E., Bastow, C., Tyllis, T., Fenix, K., Gregor, C., . . . McColl, S. (2017). IL-17-producing γδ T cells switch migratory patterns between resting and activated states. Nature Communications, 8(1), 15632-1-15632-13. DOI Scopus94 WoS79 Europe PMC69
  2017	Zhang, P., Lee, J., Gartlan, K., Schuster, I., Comerford, I., Varelias, A., . . . Hill, G. (2017). Eomesodermin promotes the development of type 1 regulatory T (TR1) cells.. Science immunology, 2(10), 7152. DOI Scopus110 WoS85 Europe PMC83
  2016	Leong, Y., Chen, Y., Ong, H., Wu, D., Man, K., Deleage, C., . . . Yu, D. (2016). CXCR5⁺ follicular cytotoxic T cells control viral infection in B cell follicles. Nature Immunology, 17(10), 1187-1196. DOI Scopus350 WoS308 Europe PMC288
  2015	Gartlan, K., Markey, K., Varelias, A., Bunting, M., Koyama, M., Kuns, R., . . . Hill, G. (2015). Tc17 cells are a proinflammatory, plastic lineage of pathogenic CD8⁺ T cells that induce GVHD without antileukemic effects. Blood, 126(13), 1609-1620. DOI Scopus91 WoS83 Europe PMC68
  2015	Hanes, M., Salanga, C., Chowdry, A., Comerford, I., McColl, S., Kufareva, I., & Handel, T. (2015). Dual targeting of the chemokine receptors CXCR4 and ACKR3 with novel engineered chemokines. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 290(37), 22385-22397. DOI Scopus33 WoS31 Europe PMC28
  2015	Kara, E., McKenzie, D., Bastow, C., Gregor, C., Fenix, K., Ogunniyi, A., . . . McColl, S. (2015). CCR2 defines in vivo development and homing of IL-23-driven GM-CSF-producing Th17 cells. Nature Communications, 6(1), 8644-1-8644-1 7. DOI Scopus103 WoS96 Europe PMC79
  2014	Kara, E., Comerford, I., Fenix, K., Bastow, C., Gregor, C., McKenzie, D., & McColl, S. (2014). Tailored immune responses: novel effector helper T cell subsets in protective immunity. PLoS Pathogens, 10(2), 1003905-1-1003905-15. DOI Scopus68 WoS55 Europe PMC46
  2014	Bunting, M., Comerford, I., Kara, E., Korner, H., & McColl, S. (2014). CCR6 supports migration and differentiation of a subset of DN1 early thymocyte progenitors but is not required for thymic nTreg development. Immunology and Cell Biology, 92(6), 489-498. DOI Scopus9 WoS7 Europe PMC6
  2014	Harata-Lee, Y., Turvey, M., Brazzatti, J., Gregor, C., Brown, M., Smyth, M., . . . McColl, S. (2014). The atypical chemokine receptor CCX-CKR regulates metastasis of mammary carcinoma via an effect on EMT. Immunology and Cell Biology, 92(10), 815-824. DOI Scopus17 WoS17 Europe PMC11
  2014	Turvey, M., Koudelka, T., Comerford, I., Greer, J., Carroll, W., Bernard, C., . . . McColl, S. (2014). Quantitative proteome profiling of CNS-infiltrating autoreactive CD4⁺ cells reveals selective changes during experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis. Journal of Proteome Research, 13(8), 3655-3670. DOI Scopus12 WoS9 Europe PMC9
  2013	Comerford, I., Kara, E., McKenzie, D., & McColl, S. (2013). Advances in understanding the pathogenesis of autoimmune disorders: focus on chemokines and lymphocyte trafficking. British Journal of Haematology, 164(3), 329-341. DOI Scopus28 WoS26 Europe PMC15
  2013	Wikstrom, M., Fleming, P., Comerford, I., McColl, S., Andoniou, C., & Degli-Esposti, M. (2013). A chemokine-like viral protein enhances alpha interferon production by plasmacytoid dendritic cells but delays CD8⁺ T cell activation and impairs viral clearance. Journal of Virology, 87(14), 7911-7920. DOI Scopus8 WoS7 Europe PMC8
  2013	Kara, E., Comerford, I., Bastow, C., Fenix, K., Litchfield, W., Handel, T., & McColl, S. (2013). Distinct chemokine receptor axes regulate Th9 cell trafficking to allergic and autoimmune inflammatory sites. Journal of Immunology, 191(3), 1110-1117. DOI Scopus50 WoS46 Europe PMC36
  2013	Kara, E., McColl, S., & Comerford, I. (2013). The basophil: Resolved questions and new avenues of investigation. Bioessays, 35(8), 1. DOI Scopus1 WoS1
  2013	Comerford, I., Harata-Lee, Y., Bunting, M., Gregor, C., Kara, E., & McColl, S. (2013). A myriad of functions and complex regulation of the CCR7/CCL19/CCL21 chemokine axis in the adaptive immune system. Cytokine & Growth Factor Reviews, 24(3), 269-283. DOI Scopus209 WoS180 Europe PMC162
  2013	Wiede, F., Fromm, P., Comerford, I., Kara, E., Bannan, J., Schuh, W., . . . Korner, H. (2013). CCR6 is transiently upregulated on B cells after activation and modulates the germinal center reaction in the mouse. Immunology and Cell Biology, 91(5), 335-339. DOI Scopus28 WoS25 Europe PMC23
  2013	Bunting, M., Comerford, I., Seach, N., Hammett, M., Asquith, D., Korner, H., . . . McColl, S. (2013). CCX-CKR deficiency alters thymic stroma impairing thymocyte development and promoting autoimmunity. Blood, 121(1), 118-128. DOI Scopus38 WoS31 Europe PMC25
  2013	McCulloch, C. V., Morrow, V., Milasta, S., Comerford, I., Milligan, G., Graham, G. J., . . . Nibbs, R. J. B. (2013). ErratumP: Multiple roles for the C-terminal tail of the chemokine scavenger D6 (Journal of Biological Chemistry (2008) 283 (7972-7982)). Journal of Biological Chemistry, 288(37), 26820. DOI
  2012	Fiorenza, S., Kenna, T., Comerford, I., McColl, S., Steptoe, R., Leggatt, G., & Frazer, I. (2012). A Combination of Local Inflammation and Central Memory T Cells Potentiates Immunotherapy in the Skin. Journal of Immunology, 189(12), 5622-5631. DOI Scopus14 WoS14 Europe PMC12
  2012	Comerford, I., Litchfield, W., Kara, E., & McColl, S. (2012). PI3Kγ drives priming and survival of autoreactive CD4⁺ T cells during experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis. PLoS One, 7(9), 1-12. DOI Scopus14 WoS14 Europe PMC10
  2011	Comerford, I., & McColl, S. (2011). Mini-review series: Focus on chemokines. Immunology and Cell Biology, 89(2), 183-184. DOI Scopus59 WoS52 Europe PMC41
  2011	Bunting, M., Comerford, I., & McColl, S. (2011). Finding their niche: Chemokines directing cell migration in the thymus. Immunology and Cell Biology, 89(2), 185-196. DOI Scopus50 WoS46 Europe PMC41
  2011	Haylock-Jacobs, S., Comerford, I., Bunting, M., Kara, E., Townley, S., Klingler-Hoffmann, M., . . . McColl, S. (2011). PI3Kδ drives the pathogenesis of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis by inhibiting effector T cell apoptosis and promoting Th17 differentiation. Journal of Autoimmunity, 36(3-4), 278-287. DOI Scopus74 WoS70 Europe PMC51
  2010	Comerford, I., Nibbs, R., Litchfield, W., Bunting, M., Harata-Lee, Y., Haylock-Jacobs, S., . . . McColl, S. (2010). The atypical chemokine receptor CCX-CKR scavenges homeostatic chemokines in circulation and tissues and suppresses Th17 responses. Blood, 116(20), 4130-4140. DOI Scopus68 WoS61 Europe PMC48
  2010	Williams, S., Harata-Lee, Y., Anderson, R., Comerford, I., Smyth, M., & McColl, S. (2010). Multiple functions of CXCL12 in a syngeneic model of breast cancer. Molecular Cancer, 9(250), 1-10. DOI Scopus60 WoS54 Europe PMC44
  2010	Comerford, I., Bunting, M., Fenix, K., Haylock-Jacobs, S., Litchfield, W., Harata-Lee, Y., . . . McColl, S. (2010). An immune paradox: how can the same chemokine axis regulate both immune tolerance and activation? CCR6/CCL20: a chemokine axis balancing immunological tolerance and inflammation in autoimmune disease. Bioessays, 32(12), 1067-1076. DOI Scopus96 WoS90 Europe PMC71
  2009	Liston, A., Kohler, R., Townley, S., Haylock-Jacobs, S., Comerford, I., Caon, A., . . . McColl, S. (2009). Inhibition of CCR6 Function Reduces the Severity of Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis via Effects on the Priming Phase of the Immune Response. Journal of Immunology, 182(5), 3121-3130. DOI Scopus110 WoS97 Europe PMC75
  2008	Kohler, R., Comerford, I., Townley, S., Haylock-Jacobs, S., Clark-Lewis, I., & McColl, S. (2008). Antagonism of the chemokine receptors CXCR3 and CXCR4 reduces the pathology of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis. Brain Pathology, 18(4), 504-516. DOI Scopus83 WoS75 Europe PMC56
  2008	McCulloch, C., Morrow, V., Milasta, S., Comerford, I., Milligan, G., Graham, G., . . . Nibbs, R. (2008). Multiple roles for the C-terminal tail of the chemokine scavenger D6. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 283(12), 7972-7982. DOI Scopus58 Europe PMC41
  2007	Comerford, I., Litchfield, W., Harata-Lee, Y., Nibbs, R., & McColl, S. (2007). Regulation of chemotactic networks by 'atypical' receptors. Bioessays, 29(3), 237-247. DOI Scopus50 WoS49 Europe PMC41
  2006	Comerford, I., Milasta, S., Morrow, V., Milligan, G., & Nibbs, R. (2006). The chemokine receptor CCX-CKR mediates effective scavenging of CCL19 in vitro. European Journal of Immunology, 36(7), 1904-1916. DOI Scopus127 Europe PMC87
  2005	Comerford, I., & Nibbs, R. (2005). Post-translational control of chemokines: a role for decoy receptors?. Immunology Letters, 96(2), 163-174. DOI Scopus69 Europe PMC45

• Book Chapters

  Year	Citation
  2017	Gregor, C., Foeng, J., Comerford, I., & McColl, S. (2017). Chapter Four - Chemokine-Driven CD4+ T Cell Homing: New Concepts and Recent Advances. In F. Alt (Ed.), Advances in Immunology (Vol. 135, pp. 119-181). Cambrige, MA, United States: ELSEVIER ACADEMIC PRESS INC. DOI Scopus21 WoS16 Europe PMC16

• Conference Papers

  Year	Citation
  2017	Gregor, C. E., Kara, E. E., Fenix, K. A., McKenzie, D. R., Comerford, I., & McColl, S. R. (2017). Effector T helper cell recruitment to inflammatory sites via CCR2. In SWISS MEDICAL WEEKLY Vol. 147 (pp. 64S). E M H SWISS MEDICAL PUBLISHERS LTD.

• Conference Items

  Year	Citation
  2020	Koay, H. F., Su, S., Amann-Zalcenstein, D., Daley, S. R., Comerford, I., Whyte, C. E., . . . Godfrey, D. (2020). A divergent transcriptional landscape underpins the development and functional branching of MAIT cells. Poster session presented at the meeting of JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY. Honolulu, HI: AMER ASSOC IMMUNOLOGISTS.
  2019	David, S. C., Singleton, E., Laan, Z., Chen, A., Hirst, T., Comerford, I., . . . Alsharifi, M. (2019). A novel co-vaccination strategy for cross-reactive immunity against influenza A & pneumococcal infections. Poster session presented at the meeting of Australian & New Zealand Society for Immunology (ASI) Meeting. Adelaide, Australia.
  2016	McColl, S., Fenix, K., Gregor, C., Kara, E., McKenzie, D., Bastow, C., . . . Comerford, I. (2016). Tc17 cells: a non-cytotoxic pro-inflammatory effector CD8<SUP>+</SUP> T cell subset?. Poster session presented at the meeting of EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY. Melbourne, AUSTRALIA: WILEY-BLACKWELL.
  2016	Fenix, K., Kara, E., Bastow, C., Gregor, C., McKenzie, D., Norton, T., . . . McColl, S. (2016). CCR2 Is critical for memory CD8 T cell generation following influenza A virus infection. Poster session presented at the meeting of EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY. Melbourne, AUSTRALIA: WILEY-BLACKWELL.
  2016	McKenzie, D., Kara, E., Tyllis, T., Bastow, C., Fenix, K., Gregor, C., . . . McColl, S. (2016). Dynamic expression of CCR6 and CCR2 balances homeostatic and inflammatory trafficking of γδT17 cells. Poster session presented at the meeting of EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY. Melbourne, AUSTRALIA: WILEY-BLACKWELL.
  2016	Comerford, I., Bastow, C., Kara, E., Gregor, C., Foeng, J., Harata-Lee, Y., . . . McColl, S. (2016). Multifaceted regulation of immune responses by the atypical chemokine receptors ACKR4 and ACKR2. Poster session presented at the meeting of EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY. Melbourne, AUSTRALIA: WILEY-BLACKWELL.
  2016	Gregor, C., Kara, E., Comerford, I., & McColl, S. (2016). Effector T helper cell recruitment to inflammatory sites via CCR2. Poster session presented at the meeting of EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY. Melbourne, AUSTRALIA: WILEY-BLACKWELL.
  2016	Wilson, J., Foyle, K., Foeng, J., McColl, S., & Comerford, I. (2016). Directing therapeutic stem cells to the inflamed CNS to augment repair and limit neuroinflammation in experimental MS. Poster session presented at the meeting of EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY. Melbourne, AUSTRALIA: WILEY-BLACKWELL.
  2016	Foeng, J., Harata-Lee, Y., Gregor, C., Pederson, S., Brown, M., Symth, M., . . . McColl, S. (2016). The role of ACKR4 in melanoma biology and anti-tumour immunity. Poster session presented at the meeting of EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY. Melbourne, AUSTRALIA: WILEY-BLACKWELL.
  2016	Foyle, K., Wilson, J., Koblar, S., McColl, S., & Comerford, I. (2016). Dental pulp stem cells inhibit encephalitogenic T cell responses and suppress disease in an animal model of multiple sclerosis. Poster session presented at the meeting of EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY. Melbourne, AUSTRALIA: WILEY-BLACKWELL.
  2016	Bastow, C., Bunting, M., Kara, E., McColl, S., & Comerford, I. (2016). The atypical chemokine receptor ACKR4 regulates dermal chemokine bioavailability and dendritic cell egress. Poster session presented at the meeting of EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY. Melbourne, AUSTRALIA: WILEY-BLACKWELL.
  2016	Kara, E., Bastow, C., Mckenzie, D., Gregor, C., Fenix, K., Norton, T., . . . Mccoll, S. (2016). The atypical chemokine receptor ACKR4 shapes early antibody responses. Poster session presented at the meeting of EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY. Melbourne, AUSTRALIA: WILEY-BLACKWELL.
  2015	Comerford, I., & McColl, S. (2015). CCR2 defines development and homing of pathogenic Th17 cells. Poster session presented at the meeting of MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL. Melbourne, AUSTRALIA: SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD.
  2012	Comerford, I., Bunting, M. D., & McColl, S. R. (2012). CCX-CKR deficiency alters thymic stroma impairing thymocyte development and promoting autoimmunity. Poster session presented at the meeting of IMMUNOLOGY. Glasgow, SCOTLAND: WILEY-BLACKWELL.

Dr Comerford currently delivers lectures and tutorials on Immunology to Science students at the University of Adelaide from second through to third year. 

• Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

  Date	Role	Research Topic	Program	Degree Type	Student Load	Student Name
  2024	Co-Supervisor	A combination vaccine targeting Newcastle Disease Virus and Influenza A virus for poultry	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Ms Yimin Chuah
  2024	Principal Supervisor	Understanding Pathogenic CD4+ T Cell Recruitment to the Inflamed Nervous System	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Miss Megan Rachel Monaghan
  2023	Co-Supervisor	Improving trafficking of CAR-T cells into solid tumours	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Dylan James McPeake
  2023	Co-Supervisor	Immune responses induced by inactivated vaccines	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Miss Mariana Couto Moniz
  2023	Co-Supervisor	Assessing the Oncolytic Activity of Inactivated Vaccines	Master of Philosophy	Master	Full Time	Miss Amal Hazem Mohammed Nour Afify Moh Mostafa
  2022	Principal Supervisor	Type 1 Regulatory T cells	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Miss Emily Louise Freimayer
  2019	Co-Supervisor	Investigate the Degenerative Features of the Cervical Facet Joints	Master of Philosophy (Medical Science)	Master	Full Time	Miss Elaheh Rohani Rad
  2017	Co-Supervisor	The Chemokine and Chemokine Receptor System and its Involvement in Regulation of the Immune System	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Part Time	Mr Timona Stavros Tyllis

• Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

  Date	Role	Research Topic	Program	Degree Type	Student Load	Student Name
  2022 - 2024	Principal Supervisor	Migration and Transcriptional Control of Pathogenic T Cells in CNS Autoimmunity	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Caleb Wong Han
  2021 - 2023	Co-Supervisor	Validation of novel CAR-T cell therapies against colorectal cancer	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Miss Elaheh Rohani Rad
  2020 - 2020	Co-Supervisor	Modulation of BRAFV600E Signalling in Melanoma and Colorectal Cancer: Consequences for Tumour Immune Cell Infiltration	Master of Philosophy	Master	Full Time	Miss Madeleine Louisa Massy-Westropp
  2018 - 2022	Co-Supervisor	The role of type I regulatory cells in regulating immune responses to influenza infection	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Dr Caitlin Ashleigh Abbott
  2017 - 2021	Co-Supervisor	The Role of the Inflammatory Chemokine Receptor CCR2 in Immune Responses to Respiratory Viral Infection	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Todd Simon Norton
  2016 - 2022	Co-Supervisor	Generation of a novel pan-cancer chemokine receptor-modified CAR-T cell therapy directed towards nfP2X7	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Part Time	Miss Jade Hui Yu Foeng
  2016 - 2020	Principal Supervisor	DEPDC5 is a metabolic checkpoint regulator in the B cell AA-mTORC1 pathway	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Miss Jasmine Joy Wilson
  2014 - 2016	Co-Supervisor	Trafficking of IL-17-Producing Gamma Delta T Cells During Homeostasis and Inflammation	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Duncan Robert McKenzie
  2014 - 2020	Principal Supervisor	Characterisation of human dental pulp stem cells in an animal model of multiple sclerosis	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Dr Kerrie Louise Foyle
  2014 - 2021	Co-Supervisor	Novel Modes of Chemokine-Driven Leukocyte Migration	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Cameron Robert Bastow
  2013 - 2018	Co-Supervisor	Chemokine-mediated control of immunity to tumours and infectious pathogens	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mrs Carly Whyte
  2012 - 2017	Co-Supervisor	The role of chemokine receptors CCR2 and CXCR5 in CD8 positive T cell biology	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Dr Kevin Aaron Fenix
  2012 - 2018	Co-Supervisor	Novel modalities of T and B lymphocyte migration	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Ervin Ender Kara
  2010 - 2010	Co-Supervisor	The Role of Class IA PI3K? in Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mrs Sarah Haylock-Jacobs
  2008 - 2012	Co-Supervisor	The Role of the Atypical Chemokine Receptor CCX-CKR in Thymocyte Development and its Influence on the Link Between Innate and Adaptive Immunity Through Regulation of Dendritic Cell Migration	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Mark Daniel Bunting
  2008 - 2012	Co-Supervisor	The Role of the Atypical Chemokine Receptor CCX-CKR in Progression and Metastasis of Cancer	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Dr Yuka Harata-Lee

• Committee Memberships

  Date	Role	Committee	Institution	Country
  2017 - ongoing	Chair	Australasian Society for Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting 2019	Australasian Society for Immunology	Australia

• Memberships

  Date	Role	Membership	Country
  2016 - ongoing	Council	Australasian Society for Immunology	Australia

• Position: Lecturer
• Phone: 83131127
• Email: iain.comerford@adelaide.edu.au
• Fax: 83137532
• Campus: North Terrace
• Building: Molecular Life Sciences, floor 5
• Org Unit: Molecular and Biomedical Science