Daniel Johnston

Postdoctoral Researcher in Host-Microbial Interactions

I moved to the Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology in September 2017 having completed a PhD in Immunology in Trinity College, Dublin. Currently I am working as part of the Powrie group to try and understand the molecular basis of host-microbe interactions, particularly in the context of intestinal macrophages and their interplay with commensal microbes.

I also currently hold the Bryan Warren Junior Research Fellowship in Linacre College, University of Oxford.

Recent publications

Mycobacterium tuberculosis Limits Host Glycolysis and IL-1β by Restriction of PFK-M via MicroRNA-21.
Journal article

Hackett EE. et al, (2020), Cell rep, 30, 124 - 136.e4
The Short Chain Fatty Acid Butyrate Imprints an Antimicrobial Program in Macrophages.
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Schulthess J. et al, (2019), Immunity, 50, 432 - 445.e7
Alfred I. Tauber, Immunity: The Evolution of an Idea (New York: Oxford University Press, 2017), 328 pages. ISBN: 9780190651244. Hardcover: $78.00, Paperback $39.95.
Journal article

Johnston D., (2019), Politics and the life sciences, 38, 103 - 105
Loss of MicroRNA-21 Influences the Gut Microbiota, Causing Reduced Susceptibility in a Murine Model of Colitis.
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Johnston DGW. et al, (2018), J crohns colitis, 12, 835 - 848
MicroRNA-21 Limits Uptake of Listeria monocytogenes by Macrophages to Reduce the Intracellular Niche and Control Infection.
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Johnston DGW. et al, (2017), Front cell infect microbiol, 7

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