Professor Roslyn Kemp

Professor Roslyn Kemp (BSc Hons, Otago [1997], PhD, Otago, Malaghan Institute [2001]) is a researcher who has a particular interest in colorectal cancer and gut-specific immune responses in health and disease.
Her current research focus involves T-cell and myeloid cell subsets in people with colorectal cancer and inflammatory bowel disease, and aims to improve diagnosis, prognosis and treatment. In particular she is interested in the tumour immune microenvironment and the interactions between immune cells and tumour associated cells.
Roslyn is a member of the Gut Health Network and the Ako Aotearoa Academy for Tertiary Teaching Excellence and is a Council Member of the International Union of Immunological Societies.