Overview
Profile summary
Research
Teaching
Mentoring & Supervision
Administration & Management
Professional memberships
International Cytokine and Interferon Society (ICIS)
International Society for Interferon and Cytokine Research (ISICR)
International Cytokine Society (ICS)
German Society for Immunology (DGFI)
European Association for Cancer Research (EACR)
Roles on external bodies
Editorial Board Member (Cellular and Molecular Immunology) (2022- )
Review Editor (Frontiers in Immunology) (2022- )
Review Editor (Biomedicines) (2025- )
Guest Editor (Biomolecules) (2025)
Special Issue on "Transcription Factors in Hematopoiesis and Immunity From Development to Therapeutic Targeting".
Supervised research degrees
Research Supervision/Mentoring
ResM Medical Sciences
Paulina Omon (2026-27) (Self-funded International Student, Peninsula Medical School)
MSc Dissertation Project
Holly Reynolds (2025-26) (MSc Biomedical Engineering, Shool of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics)
Doctoral Students
Thekla Mauch (PhD student, 2024- )
Sabrina Giampaolo (PhD student), Completed
BSc Dissertation Projects (SoBS Final Year Undergraduate students)
Melaska Mascarenhas (2026-27)
Georgie Mann (2026-27)
Bartosz Samojluk (2024-25)
Ourania Papapanagiotou (2023-24)
Bartosz Samojluk (2023-24)
Research Technician
Debra Lennox (Research Technician)
Gabriela Wojcik (Research Technician)
Placement Students
Nia Elson (2025-26, Placement Student, University of Bath, UK)
Sophie Griffiths Rose (2023-24, Placement Student, University of Bath, UK)
William Smedley (2022-23, Placement Student, University of Bath, UK)
Carlotta Barahona de Brito (2021-22, Placement Student, University of Bath, UK)
Laura Latkova (2019-20, Placement Student, University of Bath, UK)
Justin Ngai Ho Lun (2018-19, Placement Student, University of Bath, UK)
Summer Research Students
Harry Dunlop (Summer Research Student, Imperial College London, UK)
Vinay Bakshi (Summer Research Trainee, University of Plymouth, UK)
Teaching interests
- Academic Teaching (Plenaries as well as small group sessions)
- Academic Tutor (Yr 1 & 2 BMBS students)
- Facilitator: Student Selected Component 1 (SSC 1) Yr 1 BMBS students
- Facilitator: Student Selected Component 2 (SSC 2), Doctors as Educators (DAE) module, Yr 2 BMBS students
- Facilitator: Student Selected Component 2 (SSC 2), Medicine in Society (MiS) module, Yr 2 BMBS students
- Facilitator: Enquiry Based Learning (EBL) Yr 1 BMBS students
- Plenary sessions on Evidence Based Practice (EBP) Yr 1 BMBS students
- Evaluation, assessment and feedback to students
- Academic Teaching: Immunology to BSc Diagnostic Radiography (RAD415) Programme
- Academic Teaching: Immunology and Physiology to MSc Physician Associate Studies
- Programme Lead: MSc Clinical Sciences (2020-23 ) (mostly international students)
- Module Lead (CST710): MSc Clinical Sciences programme (2020-23) (mostly international students)
- Academic Supervisor (CST711 Project Development Module)
- Dissertation Supervisor (Final Year undergraduate students from SoBS)
- Expert Commentator for PhD research project (PMS)
- Examiner for RDC.2 report evaluation and viva (PMS)
- Internal Examiner for PhD thesis evaluation and viva (PMS)
- Evaluation, assessment and feedback to students
- Academic Teaching (Plenary sessions): Anatomy and Physiology to BSc Paramedic students (School of Health Profession)
- Practical Sessions: Anatomy and Physiology to BSc Paramedic students (School of Health Profession)
- Setting up questions for Anatomy and Physiology examination: BSc Paramedic students (School of Health Profession)
- Student Recruitment Interviews for BMBS, BDS and BSc Diagnostic Radiography programmes
- Exam Invigilation/Remote Proctoring (online exams for students at various levels in the Medical and Dental schools)
Additional information
- Elected Member of Plymouth University Senate from FoH (2024-27)
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Peninsula Medical School - Academic Liaison Person for External Collaborations (2024- )
- Member of the FoH Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Committee (2021- )
Research Interests
- Cellular and molecular analysis of allergy and anaphylaxis
- Haematopoietic stem cell and lineage differentiation
- T and B cell differentiation and function
- Erythropoiesis
- Cytokine signalling
- JAK-STAT signalling and cancer
- Aging
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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SDG 4 Quality Education
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SDG 5 Gender Equality
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SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
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SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
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SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
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SDG 13 Climate Action
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SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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JAK activity in glioblastoma pathogenesis
Patra, A. (PI - Principal Investigator)
1/09/21 → 31/07/23
Project: Research
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Small molecule inhibitors of JAK signalling in preventing cancer progression
Patra, A. (PI - Principal Investigator)
1/04/26 → 30/09/27
Project: Research
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Electron microscopical analysis of drug effects on brain tumour cell cell physiology
Patra, A. (PI - Principal Investigator), Besinis, A. (CoI - Co-Investigator) & Strachan, A. (CoI - Co-Investigator)
2/02/26 → 31/10/26
Project: Research
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Elucidation of the role of NFATc1 in haematopoietic stem cell maintenance
Patra, A. (PI - Principal Investigator)
2/03/15 → 30/04/22
Project: Research
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Elucidation of the mechanism of immune tolerance in beekeepers
Patra, A. (PI - Principal Investigator) & Bethune, C. (PI - Principal Investigator)
1/04/24 → 31/03/27
Project: Research
Research output
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JAK3 Inhibition Regulates Stemness and Thereby Controls Glioblastoma Pathogenesis
Smedley, W. & Patra, A., 30 Oct 2023, In: Cells. 12, 21, p. 2547-2547Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile27 Downloads (Pure) -
NFATc1 induction by an intronic enhancer restricts NKT γδ cell formation
Giampaolo, S., Chiarolla, C. M., Knöpper, K., Vaeth, M., Klein, M., Muhammad, A., Bopp, T., Berberich-Siebelt, F., Patra, A. K., Serfling, E. & Klein-Hessling, S., 17 Mar 2023, In: iScience. 0, 0Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile48 Downloads (Pure) -
Hematopoietic Stem and Progenitor Cell Maintenance and Multiple Lineage Differentiation Is an Integral Function of NFATc1
Barahona, D. B. C., Klein-Hessling, S., Serfling, E. & Patra, A. K., 23 Jun 2022, In: Cells. 11, 13Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile28 Downloads (Pure) -
NFAT Factors Are Dispensable for the Development but Are Critical for the Maintenance of Foxp3+ Regulatory T Cells
Barahona, D. B. C. & Patra, A. K., 20 Apr 2022, In: Cells. 11, 9Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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New aspects of HSC mobilization for better therapeutic outcomes
Patra, A. K., Dec 2021, In: Cellular & Molecular Immunology. 18, 12, p. 2583-2585Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Activities
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Biomolecules (Journal)
Patra, A. (Reviewer)
2025Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work
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Director of Studies (DoS)
Patra, A. (Examiner)
2023 → 2026Activity: Examination and supervision › Supervision › Internal
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RDC.2 report evaluation and viva
Patra, A. (Examiner)
2020 → 2026Activity: Examination and supervision › Examination › Internal
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Bernhard Gibbs
Patra, A. (Host) & Bethune, C. (Host)
9 Feb 2026 → 11 Feb 2026Activity: Hosting a visitor › Hosting an academic visitor
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RDC.3 report (PhD thesis) evaluation and viva
Patra, A. (Examiner)
2020 → 2026Activity: Examination and supervision › Examination › Internal