Dr Simone Cuff
Research Associate
- cuffsm@cardiff.ac.uk
- Henry Wellcome Building for Biomedical Research, University Hospital of Wales, Heath Park, Cardiff, CF14 4XN
Overview
Immunology is without a doubt the most interesting science in the world, which is why I study it. Numbers are the language that describe it best, so that's what I like to use. By looking at the body's responses to cancer, viruses, bacteria and surgery through the lens of the immune response we can see more clearly what's happening in the body. We do that by measuring cellular changes and immune mediators such as cytokines then interpreting the results with statistics and machine learning.
I also enjoy science communication and engagement and have presented science at the Hay Festival, at SciComedy nights and in public lecture series.
Publications
2024
- Burton, R. J. et al. 2024. Conventional and unconventional T cell responses contribute to the prediction of clinical outcome and causative bacterial pathogen in sepsis patients. Clinical & Experimental Immunology 216(3), pp. 293-306. (10.1093/cei/uxae019)
- Tyler, C. J. et al. 2024. IL-21 conditions antigen-presenting human γδ T-cells to promote IL-10 expression in naïve and memory CD4+ T-cells. Discovery Immunology (10.1093/discim/kyae008)
2023
- Cuff, S. et al. 2023. Inflammatory biomarker signatures in post-surgical drain fluid may detect anastomotic leaks within 48 hours of colorectal resection. Techniques in Coloproctology (10.1007/s10151-023-02841-y)
- Burton, R. J., Cuff, S. M., Morgan, M. P., Artemiou, A. and Eberl, M. 2023. GeoWaVe: Geometric median clustering with weighted voting for ensemble clustering of cytometry data. Bioinformatics 39(1), article number: btac751. (10.1093/bioinformatics/btac751)
2022
- Cuff, S. M., Merola, J. P., Eberl, M. and Gray, W. P. 2022. Presence of ventriculoperitoneal and lumbar shunts stimulate long lasting non-inflammatory changes in the cerebrospinal fluid distinct from the response to bacterial infection. [Online]. medRxiv. (10.1101/2022.10.12.22280998) Available at: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.10.12.22280998
- Ponsford, M. J. et al. 2022. Examining the utility of extended laboratory panel testing in the emergency department for risk stratification of patients with COVID-19: a single-centre retrospective service evaluation. Journal of Clinical Pathology 75(4), pp. 255-262. (10.1136/jclinpath-2020-207157)
2021
- Burton, R. J., Ahmed, R., Cuff, S. M., Baker, S., Artemiou, A. and Eberl, M. 2021. CytoPy: An autonomous cytometry analysis framework. PLoS Computational Biology 17(6), article number: e1009071. (10.1371/journal.pcbi.1009071)
- Reeves, N. et al. 2021. Diagnosis of colorectal and emergency surgical site infections in the era of enhanced recovery: an all-Wales prospective study. Colorectal Disease 23(55), pp. 1239-1247. (10.1111/codi.15569)
2020
- Cuff, S. M., Merola, J. P., Twohig, J. P., Eberl, M. and Gray, W. P. 2020. Toll-like receptor linked cytokine profiles in cerebrospinal fluid discriminate neurological infection from sterile inflammation. Brain Communications 2(2), article number: fcaa218. (10.1093/braincomms/fcaa218)
- Catar, R. A. et al. 2020. Control of neutrophil influx during peritonitis by transcriptional cross-regulation of chemokine CXCL1 by IL‐17 and IFN‐γ. Journal of Pathology 251(2), pp. 175-186. (10.1002/path.5438)
2019
- Gadalla, A. A. M. et al. 2019. Identification of clinical and urine biomarkers for uncomplicated urinary tract infection using machine learning algorithms. Scientific Reports 9(1), article number: 19694. (10.1038/s41598-019-55523-x)
- Burton, R. J., Albur, M., Eberl, M. and Cuff, S. M. 2019. Using artificial intelligence to reduce diagnostic workload without compromising detection of urinary tract infections. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 19(1), article number: 171. (10.1186/s12911-019-0878-9)
- Brook, A. C. et al. 2019. Neutrophil-derived miR-223 as local biomarker of bacterial peritonitis. Scientific Reports 9, article number: 10136. (10.1038/s41598-019-46585-y)
- Pearson, J. A. et al. 2019. Altered gut microbiota activate and expand insulin B15-23-Reactive CD8+ T-Cells. Diabetes 68(5), pp. 1002-1013. (10.2337/db18-0487)
2018
- Cuff, S., Lewis, R. D., Chinje, E., Jaffar, M., Knox, R. and Weeks, I. 2018. An improved cell-permeable fluorogenic substrate as the basis for a highly sensitive test for NAD(P)H quinone oxidoreductase 1 (NQO1) in living cells. Free Radical Biology and Medicine 116, pp. 141-148. (10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2018.01.009)
2015
- Stack, G. et al. 2015. CD200 receptor restriction of myeloid cell responses antagonizes antiviral immunity and facilitates cytomegalovirus persistence within mucosal tissue. PLoS Pathogens 11(2), article number: e1004641. (10.1371/journal.ppat.1004641)
2014
- Fielding, C. A. et al. 2014. Two novel human cytomegalovirus NK cell evasion functions target MICA for lysosomal degradation. PLoS Pathogens 10(5), article number: e1004058. (10.1371/journal.ppat.1004058)
2012
- Fielding, C. A. et al. 2012. A novel human cytomegalovirus gene function targets the natural killer cell activating ligand MICA for lysosomal degradation [Abstract]. Immunology 137(S1), pp. 154. (10.1111/imm.12001)
- Twohig, J. P. et al. 2012. The death receptor 3/TL1A pathway is essential for efficient development of antiviral CD4+ and CD8+ T-cell immunity. The FASEB Journal 26(8), pp. 3575-3586. (10.1096/fj.11-200618)
- Prod'homme, V. et al. 2012. Human cytomegalovirus UL40 signal peptide regulates cell surface expression of the NK cell ligands HLA-E and gpUL18. The Journal of Immunology 188(6), pp. 2794-2804. (10.4049/jimmunol.1102068)
2010
- Twohig, J. P. et al. 2010. Age-dependent maintenance of motor controland corticostriatal innervation by death receptor 3. Journal of Neuroscience 30(10), pp. 3782-3792. (10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1928-09.2010)
- Cuff, S., Dolton, G. M., Matthews, R. J. and Gallimore, A. M. 2010. Antigen specificity determines the pro- or antitumoral nature of CD8+ T cells. The Journal of Immunology 184(2), pp. 607-614. (10.4049/jimmunol.0804089)
