Oliver Sampson
Post-Graduate Laboratory Research Assistant
- DPhil student
Oliver is a Wellcome Trust DPhil student in the Infection, Immunology and Translational Medicine programme. He has a BSc in Medical Microbiology from the University of Leicester and has previously worked on tuberculosis with Galina Mukamolova. After joining Oxford in 2018 Oliver undertook rotations with Quentin Sattentau and Helen McShane before settling in the Goulder group. His research leads the groups investigations into the role of placental macrophages in in-utero transmission of HIV-1 and he collaborates with William James and Manu Vatish.
Recent publications
Gonadal androgens are associated with decreased type I interferon production by plasmacytoid dendritic cells and increased IgG titres to BNT162b2 following co-vaccination with live attenuated influenza vaccine in adolescents.
Journal article
Sampson OL. et al, (2024), Front Immunol, 15
Cellular immunity to SARS-CoV-2 following intrafamilial exposure in seronegative family members.
Journal article
Jay C. et al, (2023), Front Immunol, 14
Age- and sex-specific differences in immune responses to BNT162b2 COVID-19 and live-attenuated influenza vaccines in UK adolescents.
Journal article
Jay C. et al, (2023), Front Immunol, 14
A simple, robust flow cytometry-based whole blood assay for investigating sex differential interferon alpha production by plasmacytoid dendritic cells.
Journal article
Sampson O. et al, (2022), J Immunol Methods, 504