Dr Jacqueline Cliff
Senior Lecturer in Biosciences
Summary
Jackie read Physiological Sciences at the University of Oxford, followed by an MSc in the Immunology of Infectious Diseases at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. She then moved to the National Institute for Medical Research for her PhD, where she investigated the role of cytokines in B cell activation and differentiation with Dr Gerry Klaus. Jackie worked with Prof Hazel Dockrell at LSHTM (1999-2022), mainly studying immune responses in tuberculosis and how these could be utilised to assess responses to antibiotic treatment. More recently, her research has also encompassed comorbidities such as diabetes in tuberculosis, and expanded to include the role of the infection and immunity in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.
Jackie joined Brunel University in March 2022, combining her research in the Biosciences Division with her teaching within the Medical School.
Qualifications
- BA (Hons)
- MSc
- PhD
Newest selected publications
Anwar, S., Turienzo, CF., Tsang, L., Smith, SG., Fletcher, H., Toulza, F., et al. (2025) 'Impact of helminth co-infection and treatment on mycobacterial growth inhibition in UK migrants with TB infection'. IJTLD Open, 2 (4). pp. 217 - 223. ISSN: 3005-7590 Open Access Link
Goletti, D., Matteelli, A., Cliff, JM., Meintjes, G., Graham, S., Esmail, H. and et al. (2025) 'World TB Day 2025 Theme “Yes! We Can End TB: Commit, Invest, Deliver” can be made a reality through concerted global efforts to advance diagnosis, treatment and research of tuberculosis infection and disease'. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 155. pp. 1 - 3. ISSN: 1201-9712 Open Access Link
Smith, SG., Bowness, R. and Cliff, JM. (2025) 'Host-directed therapy in diabetes and tuberculosis comorbidity toward global tuberculosis elimination'. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 155. pp. 1 - 8. ISSN: 1201-9712 Open Access Link
Eckold, C., van Doorn, CLR., Ruslami, R., Ronacher, K., Riza, A., van Veen, S., et al. (2023) 'Impaired resolution of blood transcriptomes through tuberculosis treatment with diabetes comorbidity'. Clinical and Translational Medicine, 13 (9). pp. 1 - 19. ISSN: 2001-1326 Open Access Link
van Doorn, CLR., Eckold, C., Ronacher, K., Ruslami, R., van Veen, S., Lee, J-S., et al. (2022) 'Transcriptional profiles predict treatment outcome in patients with tuberculosis and diabetes at diagnosis and at two weeks after initiation of anti-tuberculosis treatment'. eBioMedicine, 82. pp. 1 - 17. ISSN: 2352-3964 Open Access Link