Dimitra Peppa, MD, PhD

Dimitra Peppa is an Associate Professor in HIV Immunology and Honorary HIV Consultant at the Institute of Immunity and Transplantation (IIT), UCL. She runs an immunology research lab studying immunity in human disease including chronic viral infections with HIV, HBV and emerging viral infections (SARS-CoV-2). Her lab has expertise in adaptive immunity and NK cell biology with a focus on translational research and the identification of new targets for ‘cure’ strategies and vaccine development. Other projects focus on dissecting the network of drivers of chronic inflammation associated with premature ageing and multi-morbidity in people living with HIV.