Dr Caroline Weight

Lecturer in Respiratory Infection and Immunity

Research Overview

Respiratory pathogens must interact with and negotiate colonisation of the specialised epithelial cells that line the nose. These cells form a protective barrier and contact with pathogens triggers immune responses that lead to production of protective immunity. This process changes with age, environmental factors, and the respiratory microbiome. We use state-of-the-art models and advanced imaging technology to study how interactions of bacteria such as Streptococcus pneumoniae affect the respiratory epithelium.

Selected Publications


International Consortium for the Classification of Ageing-Related Pathologies (ICCARP), Short, E., Calimport, S., Bentley, B. 30/04/2025 In: GeroScience. 47, 2, p. 1713-1720. 8 p.
Journal article


Rosenheim, J., Weight, C. 31/12/2024 In: Nature Communications. 15, 13 p.
Journal article


Chan, J.M., Ramos-Sevillano, E., Betts, M., Wilson, H.U., Weight, C., Houhou-Ousalah, A., Pollara, G., Brown, J.S., Heyderman, R.S. 7/05/2024 In: Infection and Immunity. 92, 5
Journal article


  • 01/08/2025 → 31/07/2026
    Research

  • 31/03/2025 → 30/03/2027
    Research


Editorial activity


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Hosting a Non-Academic Visitor


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Participation in workshop, seminar, course


Member of Advisory Panel


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Visiting an external academic institution


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Hosting a Non-Academic Visitor


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Oral presentation


Invited talk


Invited talk


Member of Advisory Panel


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Prize (including medals and awards)


Prize (including medals and awards)

  • Microbes, Pathogens and Immunity