Darren Sexton

Darren is an Associate Professor of Immunology at Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences. He is Programme Leader of LJMU’s MSc degree in Biomedical Sciences, and has experience in numerous areas of immunology and biotechnology research including immune recognition, antimicrobial peptides and drug delivery. Darren has co-authored over 50 peer-reviewed papers, his work appearing in ‘Infection and Immunity’, ‘Nature Biotechnology’, ‘PLOS One’ and other journals. He serves on the editorial boards of the ‘Journal of Cell Death’ and ‘Recent Patents on Inflammation & Allergy Drug Discovery’.

Experience
Associate Professor of Immunology, School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, 2014 – 2024
Lecturer in Immunology, Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, 2005 – 2014

Education
2007, University of East Anglia, PG Cert in Higher Education Practice
2001, University of Aberdeen, PhD Immunology
1997, University of Ulster, MSc Biomedicine (Distinction)
1996, Dublin City University, BSc Biotechnology