Dr Amber G Bozward BSc, PhD

Dr Amber G Bozward

Department of Immunology and Immunotherapy
Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Contact details

Address
Centre for Liver and Gastrointestinal Research
Department of Immunology and Immunotherapy
School of Infection, Inflammation and Immunology
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT
UK

Amber is a postdoctoral research fellow in the laboratory of Professor Ye Oo. With a strong background in immunological research, Amber has presented her work at national conferences and was recognised with an award at STEM for Britain.

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Qualifications

  • PhD in Immunology, University of Birmingham, 2025
  • BSc in Biological Sciences, University of Plymouth, 2019

Biography

Amber completed her PhD in immunology at the University of Birmingham in 2025, focusing on identifying new therapies, discovering novel biomarkers, and improving diagnostics for patients with autoimmune hepatitis. She previously earned a BSc in Biological Sciences from the University of Plymouth in 2019.

Alongside her PhD, Amber was working as a Research Technician at the University of Birmingham, where she lead single cell mass cytometry and scRNA-seq projects in collaboration with TransBioLine and GlaxoSmithKline. Her work involved advanced immunoprofiling techniques to better understand immune responses in liver disease.

Amber is passionate about translational immunology and bridging the gap between laboratory science and clinical application. She has collaborated with clinicians and industry partners to develop innovative approaches for improving patient outcomes.

As she continues her career in immunology, Amber aims to advance the understanding of immune dysregulation in liver disease and contribute to the development of novel therapeutic strategies.

Research

Research interests

Amber’s research interests are identifying novel biomarkers and further understand cell-cell interactions in autoimmune liver diseases using new techniques such as scRNAseq and spatial transcriptomics.

Current projects

  • Sir Jules Thorn funded project investigating the pathogenesis of Primary Biliary Cholangitis
  • Creating a liver disease single cell map which will identify new targets for autoimmune and inflammatory liver diseases and be an invaluable resource to researchers in the liver disease field
  • Investigating the potential beneficial role of checkpoint inhibitor TIGIT in Autoimmune hepatitis
  • Improving diagnostic markers to identify Autoimmune hepatitis and Seronegative liver disease which are often similar in presentation