Our immune system works to keep us healthy and free from infection, but sometimes the microbes outwit our immune defences and
take up residence. When this happens, our immune system battles to minimise damage and optimise our health, often very successfully.
Unfortunately, there is a darker side to this guardian angel, and if it becomes misdirected, our immune system can attack us and cause
autoimmunity. Professor La Flamme will discuss ways in which can we use our knowledge of the immune system to treat autoimmunity or prevent it from ever happening.
This is Professor La Flamme’s inaugural lecture as Professor of Immunology at Victoria University of Wellington.
Our public lecture series gives you the opportunity to engage with the latest thinking on the world’s major issues.
