Science in the News
February 2025, Interview with the Dail Mail: Professor Gavins explores the link between cheese and disease
Scientists discover popular snack that could stop you dying early - and reduce lung cancer risk
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February 2025, Feature in The Independent. Professor Gavins highlights how environmental risk factors for disease can be modified
​Harnessing Modifiable Risk Factors to Prevent Disease
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February 2025 - Discussion with Daily Mail. Professor Gavins weighs in on whether nurture is more influential than nature when it comes to number of major diseases and premature death.
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February 2025 - Professor Gavins comments to the Belfast Telegraph on a new study investigating environmental drivers of human disease
New study shows nurture pips nature when it comes to a number of diseases
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March 2022 Professor Gavins was part of a group of experts from different disciplines guiding the development of a network of Covid-19-relevant Adverse Outcome Pathways. The project (CIAO) was coordinated by the European Commission Joint Research Centre (Ispra, Italy): Modelling the Pathogenesis of COVID-19 Using the Adverse Outcome Pathway Framework was discussed in the JRC ECVAM Annual Report
Non-animal Methods in Science and Regulation
March 2022 - Professor Gavins talks to the Guardian about the effects of air pollution exposure and immune-mediated diseases
Air pollution linked to higher risk of autoimmune diseases
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May 2021 - Open lecture. Brunel University London
Jekyll and Hyde: The Monstrous Side of Inflammation
Inflammation is one way your body fights infection, injury, and disease. However, what happens when things go wrong?  In this Open Lecture Professor Felicity Gavins discusses the ‘Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde’ sides of our immune system and inflammation and how, although inflammation is a good thing, playing a central role in healing, it too can have a more sinister side, becoming dysregulated and potentially leading to diseases such as heart disease, stroke, cancer and dementia (including Alzheimer’s disease).
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January 2021 - Research coverage on the magazine RT: For Decision Makers in Respiratory Care
Sickle Cell Discovery May Provide Pathway to Treat COVID-19
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January 2021 - Sickle cell target could treat Covid
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September 2019 - The Royal Society interviews Professor Gavins about her research and awarded Royal Society and Wolfson Fellowship
Royal Society Interview: Professor Felicity Gavins
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July 2017, LSU Health Shreveport News
Gavins receives $1.45 million NIH Grant
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April 2015 - Elsevier SciTech Connect