Mark Robinson's research group studies the immunology of chronic disease with a focus on understanding the role of tissue-resident innate lymphocytes in the progression of chronic liver disease and liver cirrhosis.

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Mark obtained his PhD in Immunology from the University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.

 

After postdoctoral fellowships in the UK MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research and Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, he was awarded an HRB Emerging Investigator Award in 2017.

 

In 2018, Dr Mark Robinson moved to the National University of Ireland, Maynooth, where he is a faculty member in the Department of Biology and the Kathleen Lonsdale Institute for Human Health Research.

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Mark and his research team are aware that tissue-resident immune cells play an essential role in maintaining organ function and contributing to overall health.  They are currently investigating how liver-resident immune cell populations change in disease and are developing novel 3-D in vitro systems to model liver-specific cellular interactions in the context of fatty liver disease and alcohol abuse.

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