Inflammation is an early response of our bodies to infection and injury and promotes elimination of the germs and healing. However, if inflammation happens in the absence of the invaders – for example, because of the mutations or environmental factors – it causes tissue damage and is therefore associated with numerous diseases including auto-inflammatory diseases, diabetes and cancer.

The Andreeva lab is a team of inflammation and structural biology enthusiasts aiming to unravel structural and mechanistical aspects of inflammatory pathways underlying cancer and multiple other pathologies. We use various structural, biochemical and cell-based approaches to explain inflammatory pathways on molecular level and to provide basis for novel anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer treatments.