WIMM PI Curriculum Vitae Personal Details Name Nationality Email Professor Graham Ogg FRCP DPhil BMBCh BA UK graham.ogg@ndm.ox.ac.uk Present Positions 1st October 20101st October 20081st April 2008- Professor of Dermatology, University of Oxford MRC Programme Leader, Human Immunology Unit Clinical Lead Dermatology Thames Valley and S Midlands LCRN (previously Chairman Dermatology Thames Valley CLRN) 1st April 2007Sub-theme leader Biomedical Research centre and NIHR Investigator 1st October 2003Associate Senior Research Fellow, Christ Church, Oxford 31st December 2001- Consultant Dermatologist, Oxford Previous Positions 31st March 2003-8 MRC Senior Clinical Fellow, University of Oxford 9th April 2006-9 Chairman British Society for Investigative Dermatology 1st September 2006-9 Co-Editor of Clinical and Experimental Dermatology journal MRC Clinician Scientist Fellow (1.10.98-31.3.03) and Specialist Registrar in Dermatology, Oxford Region (NTN OXF/005/008 1.1.98-31.12.01) and Junior Research Fellow, Christ Church (1.10.99-30.9.03) MRC Clinical Training Fellow (1.1.96-30.9.98), Honorary Registrar in Dermatology, Churchill Hospital, Oxford (1.1.96-31.12.97), Clinical Lecturer, Magdalen College (1.10.98-30.9.99), and Senior Scholar Keble College (1.9.96-1.9.98). SHO St John's Institute of Dermatology, Guy's Hospital, London (1.4.95-30.9.95) - SHO experience in dermatology (Prof R Hay, Dr JNWN Barker, Dr MacDonald), general medicine, GU and HIV. SHO Royal Brompton Hospital, London (1.8.94-31.1.95) - SHO experience in cardiology (Dr Oldershaw and Prof Poole-Wilson) and ITU (Dr Evans). SHO Hammersmith Hospital, London (1.2.94-31.7.94) - SHO experience in general medicine, respiratory medicine (Prof Pride), infectious disease (Prof Cohen), and renal medicine (Prof Rees). SHO National Hospital for Neurology, Queen Square, London (1.8.93-31.1.94) - SHO experience under Profs Marsden, Harding, Frackowiak, Thomas. Research Achievements I have been fascinated by the cellular immune system since my undergraduate project in 1989 under the supervision of Professor Andrew McMichael. During my subsequent DPhil in Professor McMichael’s laboratory, I was part of an exciting group and shared in the achievements of the team. This included the first application of the use of HLA tetrameric complexes to questions relevant to disease pathogenesis (HIV) and the identification of CD94 as being a ligand for HLA-E. I wanted to apply my T cell knowledge to the understanding of human skin disease, as dermatology is my clinical speciality. One of the earliest achievements was working with Professor Vincenzo Cerundolo in which we showed that individuals with vitiligo have high frequencies of circulating melanocyte-specific T cells – this has been confirmed in many subsequent studies by others, and a potential role of such T cells in disease has been suggested by the acquisition of pigment loss in patients with melanoma treated with melanocyte-specific T cell infusions. Since having my own group under the support of an MRC Senior Clinical Fellowship, I have focused on atopic skin disease. We have made several contributions, including the identification of type 2 innate lymphoid cells (ILC2) in the skin of humans, and a further infiltration in eczematous lesions and after allergen challenge. We have defined cytokine and lipid mediators that promote ILC2 activation, with therapeutic implications which we are investigating in a current clinical trial. More recently, in collaboration with Professor Cerundolo, we have found that allergens generate neolipids which are novel ligands for CD1a, and can be presented to CD1arestricted T cells from human skin. We believe that this is an important finding, not only for CD1a and Langerhans cell biology, but for many forms of cutaneous inflammation and is a key focus of our ongoing work. I continue to do two clinics per week in dermatology at the Churchill hospital. This has been invaluable as a resource for understanding disease and for access to clinical samples from well-defined cohorts and the translation of our findings to clinical trials. What are the Future Aims of Your Current Group The overall aim of the group is to understand the pathogenesis of cutaneous inflammatory disease in order to identify new approaches to disease prevention and treatment. The studies will contribute to our understanding of the interaction between the epithelium and the innate and adaptive immune response. Emphasis will be focused on: 1) understanding mechanisms underlying CD1a presentation of lipid antigens to T cells in the skin; 2) characterising the function of ILC2 in the skin, and the therapeutic implications; 3) how filaggrin insufficiency promotes atopic inflammation and whether this can be therapeutically modified; 4) investigating mechanisms underlying the cellular immune response to viral antigens in human skin. As well as contributing to disease and tissue specific questions, these studies will advance the broader Unit aims of defining the interactions between the innate and adaptive immune responses and the local micro-environment, which in turn will support the development of new approaches to vaccination and treatment. How do the aims of your research fit with the aims of the WIMM and Division of Medicine? The work of the group is directly informed by clinical observation from patients we see in clinic, and is then translated back to the patients. This is illustrated, for example, by the ILC2 work above, which is being explored through a clinical trial. We aim to understand disease by studying samples from humans, but also using models, as required, to investigate underlying mechanisms that may lead to opportunities for therapeutic intervention. In particular, I believe that the CD1a work is likely to be significance in many human skin diseases. As well as scientific research to contribute to the understanding and management of human disease, we are also contributing to the training of scientists and academic clinicians. Over the last 10 years, there have been 10 DPhils completed, of which 6 were by clinicians – there are five current DPhil students in the laboratory. There have been many others in training who have had periods in the laboratory including MSc students, medical students, academic F1/F2, clinical lecturers, academic clinical fellows and overseas visitors. We aim to function within networks to enhance opportunities for success, including integral links with the NIHR BRC, NHS, NIHR Comprehensive Research Network and we participate in local and multicenter clinical trials. The work involves local, national and international collaborations - key collaborators are Vincenzo Cerundolo, Paul Klenerman, Andrew McKenzie (LMB), Branch Moody (Harvard). We also contribute to the work of the institute towards the public understanding of science, including participation in National Science and Engineering Week (several talks) and the Royal Society Summer Exhibition (2002). Lay Summary of Research We are working towards treatment and prevention of skin disease. The skin is often the first point of contact with microbes and allergens, but relatively little is understood about how the cutaneous immune system clears these challenges. Such knowledge is vitally important to understanding the mechanisms of skin disease and related diseases, and for developing more effective ways of cutaneous drug and vaccine delivery. It is increasingly clear that skin barrier dysfunction is an important first step in the development of atopic eczema, one of the commonest skin diseases in the UK, and often associated with asthma and rhinitis. The barrier dysfunction promotes entry of allergens and microbes which eventually lead to skin inflammation. The latter is treated with topical immune suppressants, but these are not curative and also carry risks of side effects. We wish to understand the steps linking barrier dysfunction and skin inflammation, as these will provide opportunities for new treatments. In particular, we will explore ways to repair barrier function and to understand the roles of novel immune cells in contributing to the inflammation. These findings will have implications for atopic eczema, but also for other forms of inflammatory skin disease and indeed for the improvement of vaccine delivery in to the skin. All Publications Over the Past 5 Years 1. Xue L, Salimi M, Panse I, Mjosberg JM, McKenzie AN, Spits H, Klenerman P, Ogg G. Prostaglandin D2 activates group 2 innate lymphoid cells via CRTH2. Journal Allergy Clinical Immunology. 2014;133( 4):1184-94. 2. Xue L, Fergusson J, Salimi M, Panse I, Ussher J, Hegazy A, Hunter MG, Pettipher R, Ogg G, Klenerman P. Prostaglandin D2 and Leukotriene E4 synergise to stimulate diverse Th2 functions and Th2 cell/neutrophil crosstalk. Journal Allergy Clinical Immunology. 2014;in press. 3. Pan X, Huang LC, Dong T, Peng Y, Cerundolo V, McGowan S, Ogg G. Combinatorial HLA-peptide bead libraries for high throughput identification of CD8(+) T cell specificity. J Immunol Methods. 2014 Jan 31;403(1-2):72-8. 4. Oliphant CJ, Hwang YY, Walker JA, Salimi M, Wong SH, Brewer JM, Englezakis A, Barlow JL, Hams E, Scanlon ST, Ogg GS, Fallon PG, McKenzie AN. MHCII-Mediated Dialog between Group 2 Innate Lymphoid Cells and CD4 T Cells Potentiates Type 2 Immunity and Promotes Parasitic Helminth Expulsion. Immunity. 2014 Jul 30;41:283-95. 5. Marwah I, Wang X, Chan H, Ogg GS, Gutowska-Owsiak D. Filaggrin-insufficiency in keratinocytes influences responsiveness of allergen-specific T cells to cognate antigen and compounds barrier function deficiency. Clin Immunol. 2014 Jul;153(1):153-5. 6. Gutowska-Owsiak D, Selvakumar TA, Salimi M, Taylor S, Ogg GS. Histamine enhances keratinocyte-mediated resolution of inflammation by promoting wound healing and response to infection. Clin Exp Dermatol. 2014 Mar;39(2):187-95. 7. Gutowska-Owsiak D, Greenwald L, Watson C, Selvakumar TA, Wang X, Ogg GS. Histamine synthesizing enzyme, histidine decarboxylase, is upregulated by keratinocytes in atopic skin. Br J Dermatol. 2014 Jun 24. 8. Wang X, Salimi M, Gutowska-Owsiak D, Ogg G. Filaggrin modulates the proliferation, differentiation and apoptosis of keratinocytes. Submitted. 2013. 9. Vukmanovic-Stejic M, Sandhu D, Sobande TO, Agius E, Lacy KE, Riddell N, Montez S, Dintwe OB, Scriba TJ, Breuer J, Nikolich-Zugich J, Ogg G, Rustin MH, Akbar AN. Varicella zoster-specific CD4+Foxp3+ T cells accumulate after cutaneous antigen challenge in humans. J Immunol. 2013 Feb 1;190(3):977-86. 10. Salimi M, Barlow JL, Saunders SP, Xue L, Gutowska-Owsiak D, Wang X, Huang L, Johnson D, Scanlon ST, McKenzie AN, Fallon GP, Ogg G. A role for IL-25 and IL-33-driven type-2 innate lymphoid cells in atopic dermatitis. Journal of Experimental Medicine. 2013;210:2939-50. 11. Malavige GN, Jeewandara C, Alles KM, Salimi M, Gomes L, Kamaladasa A, Jayaratne SD, Ogg GS. Suppression of virus specific immune responses by IL-10 in acute dengue infection. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2013;7(9):e2409. 12. Malavige GN, Gomes L, Alles L, Chang T, Salimi M, Fernando S, Nanayakkara KD, Jayaratne S, Ogg GS. Serum IL-10 as a marker of severe dengue infection. BMC Infect Dis. 2013;13(1):341. 13. Malavige G, Ogg G. T cell responses in dengue viral infections. Journal Clinical Virology. 2013;58:605-11. 14. Lohitharajah J, Malavige GN, Wijewickrama A, Ambagawita A, Seneviratne AL, Ogg G. Molecular characterisation of varicella zoster virus genotypes in Sri Lanka. Ceylon Med J. 2013 Dec;58(4):153-6. 15. Huang L, Pan X, Yang H, Wan LKD, Stewart-Jones G, Dorrell L, Ogg G. Linking genotype to phenotype on beads: high throughput selection of peptides with biological function. Scientific Reports. 2013;3:3030. 16. Gutowska-Owsiak D, Salimi M, Selvakumar TA, Wang X, Taylor S, Ogg G. Histamine exerts multiple effects on expression of genes associated with epidermal barrier function. J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol. 2013;24:231-9. 17. Gutowska-Owsiak D, Ogg GS. Cytokine regulation of the epidermal barrier. Clin Exp Allergy. 2013 Jun;43(6):586-98. 18. Xue L, Barrow A, Fleming VM, Hunter MG, Ogg G, Klenerman P, Pettipher R. Leukotriene E4 activates human Th2 cells for exaggerated proinflammatory cytokine production in response to prostaglandin D2. J Immunol. 2012 Jan 15;188(2):694-702. 19. Malavige GN, McGowan S, Atukorale V, Salimi M, Peelawatta M, Fernando N, Jayaratne SD, Ogg G. Identification of serotype-specific T cell responses to highly conserved regions of the dengue viruses. Clin Exp Immunol. 2012 May;168(2):215-23. 20. Malavige G, Ogg G. Pathogenesis of severe dengue infection. Ceylon Medical Journal. 2012;57:97-100. 21. Malavige G, Huang L, Salimi M, Gomes L, Jayaratne SD, Ogg G. Cellular and cytokine correlates of severe dengue infection. PLoS ONE. 2012;7(11):e50387. 22. Jayaratne SD, Gomes L, Ogg G, Malavige G. Evaluation of the WHO revised criteria for classification of clinical disease severity in acute adult dengue infection. BMC Research. 2012;In press. 23. Gutowska-Owsiak D, Schaupp AL, Salimi M, Selvakumar TA, McPherson T, Taylor S, Ogg GS. IL-17 downregulates filaggrin and affects keratinocyte expression of genes associated with cellular adhesion. Exp Dermatol. 2012 Feb;21(2):104-10. 24. Gutowska-Owsiak D, Ogg GS. The epidermis as an adjuvant. J Invest Dermatol. 2012 Mar;132(3 Pt 2):940-8. 25. Gutowska-Owsiak D, Ogg G. Cytokine regulation of the epidermal barrier. Clinical & Experimental Allergy. 2012;21(2):104-10. 26. Crack LR, Chan HW, McPherson T, Ogg GS. Identification of an immunodominant region of the major house dust mite allergen Der p 2 presented by common human leucocyte antigen alleles. Clin Exp Dermatol. 2012 Apr;37(3):266-76. 27. Crack L, Jones L, Chan H, McPherson T, Ogg G. Human Anti-microbial Peptides LL37 and Human β-defensin-2 reduce viral load replication in varicella zoster virus-vaccine infected keratinocytes. Clin Exp Dermatol. 2012;37:534-43. 28. Malavige GN, Rostron T, Rohanachandra LT, Jayaratne SD, Fernando N, De Silva AD, Liyanage M, Ogg G. HLA class I and class II associations in dengue viral infections in a Sri Lankan population. PLoS ONE. 2011;6(6):e20581. 29. Gutowska-Owsiak D, Schaupp AL, Salimi M, Taylor S, Ogg GS. Interleukin-22 downregulates filaggrin expression and affects expression of profilaggrin processing enzymes. Br J Dermatol. 2011 Sep;165(3):492-8. 30. Gomes PL, Malavige GN, Fernando N, Mahendra MH, Kamaladasa SD, Seneviratne JK, Karunatilaka DH, Ogg GS. Characteristics of Staphylococcus aureus colonization in patients with atopic dermatitis in Sri Lanka. Clin Exp Dermatol. 2011 Mar;36(2):195-200. 31. Crack LR, Chan HW, McPherson T, Ogg GS. Phenotypic analysis of perennial airborne allergen-specific CD4+ T cells in atopic and non-atopic individuals. Clin Exp Allergy. 2011 Nov;41(11):1555-67. 32. Aslam A, Lloyd-Lavery A, Warrell DA, Misbah S, Ogg GS. Common filaggrin null alleles are not associated with hymenoptera venom allergy in Europeans. Int Arch Allergy Immunol. 2011;154(4):353-5. 33. Aslam A, Chapel H, Ogg G. Direct ex-vivo evaluation of pneumococcal specific Tcells in healthy adults. PLoS ONE. 2011;6(10):e25367. 34. Aly L, Yousef S, Schippling S, Jelcic I, Breiden P, Matschke J, Schulz R, Bofill-Mas S, Jones L, Demina V, Linnebank M, Ogg G, Girones R, Weber T, Sospedra M, Martin R. Central role of JC virus-specific CD4+ lymphocytes in progressive multi-focal leucoencephalopathy-immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome. Brain. 2011 Sep;134(Pt 9):2687-702. 35. McPherson T, Sherman VJ, Aslam A, Crack L, Chan H, Lloyd-Lavery A, Jones L, Ardern-Jones M, Ogg G. Filaggrin null mutations associate with increased frequencies of allergen-specific CD4+ Th2 cells in patients with atopic eczema. Br J Dermatol. 2010 May 25;163:544-9. 36. McPherson T, Aslam A, Crack L, Chan H, Jones L, Ogg G. Frequencies of circulating allergen-specific T cells temporally associate with longitudinal changes in severity of cutaneous atopic disease. Clin Exp Dermatol. 2010;35:786-8. 37. Malavige GN, Rohanachandra LT, Jones L, Crack L, Perera M, Fernando N, Guruge D, Ogg GS. IE63-specific T-cell responses associate with control of subclinical varicella zoster virus reactivation in individuals with malignancies. Br J Cancer. 2010 Feb 16;102(4):727-30. 38. Malavige GN, Jones L, Kamaladasa SD, Wijewickrama A, Seneviratne SL, Black AP, Ogg GS. Natural killer cells during primary varicella zoster virus infection. J Infect. 2010 Jul;61(2):190-2. 39. Baldo M, Bailey A, Bhogal B, Groves RW, Ogg G, Wojnarowska F. T cells reactive with the NC16A domain of BP180 are present in vulval lichen sclerosus and lichen planus. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2010 Feb;24(2):186-90. 40. Aslam A, Mason A, Zemenides S, Chan H, Novakova L, Branny P, Finn A, Chapel H, Ogg GS. Rapid effector function of circulating CD4+ T cells specific for immunodominant regions of the conserved serine/threonine kinase found in Streptococcus pneumoniae (StkP) in healthy adults. FEMS Immunol Med Microbiol. 2010 Nov;60(2):113-22. 41. Aslam A, Chan H, Warrell DA, Misbah S, Ogg GS. Tracking antigen-specific T-cells during clinical tolerance induction in humans. PLoS ONE. 2010;5(6):e11028. 42. Ogg G. Role of T cells in the pathogenesis of atopic dermatitis. Clin Exp Allergy. 2009 Mar;39(3):310-6. 43. McPherson T, Ogg G. Spontaneous resolution of basal cell carcinoma in naevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome/Gorlin's syndrome. Clin Exp Dermatol. 2009 Dec;34(8):e884-5. 44. Jones L, Malavige G, Jeffery K, Kemp E, Breuer J, Klenerman P, Ogg GS. Tracking epitope-specific antiviral CD4(+) T cell responses to a live attenuated vaccine reveals ongoing functional responses. Vaccine. 2009 Sep 8;27:7398-401. 45. Horlock C, Stott B, Dyson J, Ogg G, McPherson T, Jones L, Sewell AK, Wooldridge L, Cole DK, Stebbing J, Savage P. ELISPOT and functional T cell analyses using HLA mono-specific target cells. J Immunol Methods. 2009 Sep 1;350:150-60. 46. Black A, Jones L, Malavige GN, Ogg G. Immune evasion during varicella zoster virus infection of keratinocytes. Clin Exp Dermatol. 2009;I34:e941-4. 47. Baldo M, Bailey A, Bhogal B, Groves RW, Ogg G, Wojnarowska F. T cells reactive with the NC16A domain of BP180 are present in vulval lichen sclerosus and lichen planus. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2009 Aug 14;24:186-90. Ten Key Publications Throughout your Career 1. Xue L, Salimi M, Panse I, Mjosberg JM, McKenzie AN, Spits H, Klenerman P, Ogg G. Prostaglandin D2 activates group 2 innate lymphoid cells via CRTH2. Journal Allergy Clinical Immunology. 2014;133( 4):1184-94. 2. Salimi M, Barlow JL, Saunders SP, Xue L, Gutowska-Owsiak D, Wang X, Huang L, Johnson D, Scanlon ST, McKenzie AN, Fallon GP, Ogg G. A role for IL-25 and IL-33-driven type-2 innate lymphoid cells in atopic dermatitis. Journal of Experimental Medicine. 2013;210:2939-50. 3. Aslam A, Chan H, Warrell DA, Misbah S, Ogg GS. Tracking antigen-specific T-cells during clinical tolerance induction in humans. PLoS ONE. 2010;5(6):e11028. 4. Malavige GN, Seneviratne SL, Black A, Ogg G. Viral load, clinical disease severity and cellular immune responses in primary varicella zoster virus infection. PLoS ONE. 2008;3:e3789. 5. Ardern-Jones M, Black A, Bateman E, Ogg G. Bacterial superantigen facilitates epithelial presentation of antigen to Th2 cells. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2007;104:5557-62. 6. Seneviratne SL, Jones L, King AS, Black A, Powell S, McMichael AJ, Ogg GS. Allergen-specific CD8(+) T cells and atopic disease. J Clin Invest. 2002 Nov;110(9):128391. 7. Champagne P, Ogg G, King AS, Knabenhans C, Ellefsen K, Nobile M, Appay V, Rizzardi GP, Fleury S, Lipp M, Forster R, Rowland-Jones S, Sekaly RP, McMichael AJ, Panataleo G. Skewed maturation of memory HIV-specific CD8+ T lymphocytes. Nature. 2001;410:106-11. 8. Ogg GS, Dunbar PR, Romero P, Chen JL, Cerundolo V. High frequency of skinhoming melanocyte-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes in autoimmune vitiligo. J Exp Med. 1998;188:1203-8. 9. Ogg G, Jin X, Bonhoeffer S, Dunbar P, Nowak M, Monard S, Segal J, Cao Y, Rowland-Jones S, Cerundolo V, Hurley A, Markowitz M, Ho D, Nixon D, McMichael A. Quantitation of HIV-specific CTL and plasma load of viral RNA. Science. 1998;279:2103-6. 10. Braud VM, Allan DSJ, O'Callaghan CA, Soderstrom K, D'Andrea A, Ogg GS, Lazetic S, Young NT, Bell JI, Phillips JH, Lanier LL, McMichael AJ. HLA-E binds to natural killer cell receptors CD94/NKG2A, B and C. Nature. 1998;391:795-9. Markers of Esteem 2007 Pharmacia Allergy Research Foundation Award (International award for recognition of meritorious research) 2007 Dermatologist International Achievement Award (awarded by International League of Dermatological Societies for contribution to international dermatology) 2006 Pharmacia Allergy Research Foundation honour (honour for international allergy research) 2002 Young Investigator of the Year Award (Medical Research Society/Academy of Medical Sciences) 2001 Young Investigator of the Year Award (British Society for Investigative Dermatology) 2000 British Assoc Dermatologists AAD Award 2000 American Academy of Dermatology scholarship 2000 Junior Research Fellowship (Christ Church, Oxford) 1999 Unilever Prize, British Society for Investigative Dermatology 1999 Glaxo-Wellcome Prize, British Society for Investigative Dermatology 1996 Senior Scholarship Keble College Oxford 1992 Gotch Memorial Prize for meritorious postgraduate research (University of Oxford) 1992 3M Health Care elective essay prize (University of Oxford) 1991 President's Award - Society for General Microbiology 1991 Royal College of Pathologists Student Award 1990 Hobson Memorial Scholarship (University of Oxford) 1989 Martin Wronker Prize in Medicine – for highest First Class degree in University of Oxford 1989 Trinity College Examination Prize – for First Class honours 1989 RA Knox Memorial Prize (Trinity College) – for highest performance in finals across all subjects 1989 Green College Texas Instruments Computing Scholarship (re-awarded in 1990) 1988 Douglas Sladen Essay Prize (Trinity College) 1983 Sunday Times 'Young Brain of Britain' Grant/Research Support (last five years, approximate values) 2013-2015 2003-2017 2011-2014 2014-2015 2007-2017 Janssen Pharmaceuticals MRC Human Immunology Unit British Medical Association (with Paul Klenerman) British Skin Foundation Oxford Biomedical Research Centre £1,000,000 £1,000,000 £35,000 £62,000 £1,300,000 2008-2017 2012-2015 2004-2009 2009-2012 2009-2013 2008-2012 1997-2017 Comprehensive Research Network MRC Clin Training F’Ship (Rachael Jarrett supervision) Commonwealth PhD Scholarships (Drs Malavige & Chan supervision) Health Research Council (with Rod Dunbar) MRC Experimental Medicine 2 British Skin Foundation Barrie Trust £800,000 £300,000 £200,000 £500,000 £360,000 £75,000 £200,000