Jenny McGovern

Director and Non-Clinical Group Leader Quell Therapeutics

Jenny McGovern is Senior Director of Cellular Immunology at Quell Therapeutics, where she develops regulatory T cell therapies for autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. She has held several roles at Quell since 2019, including Director and Associate Director of the Non-Clinical Group, and Senior Scientist, leading preclinical efforts in Treg therapy development.

Before joining Quell, Jenny conducted research at University College London and Imperial College London, focusing on antigen-specific regulatory T cells for multiple sclerosis and the effects of NKG2D on intestinal carcinogenesis. She earned her PhD in Medicine from UCL, with a thesis on the influence of biologic therapy on regulatory T cells, and holds a BSc Hons in Anatomical Sciences with Industrial Experience from the University of Manchester.

Seminars

Wednesday 25th February 2026
Uncovering the Potential of CD19 CAR-Tregs: Pre- Clinical Data Driving the Next Wave of Treg Therapies
1:45 pm
  • Evaluate CD19 CAR-Treg design, function, and in preliminary data
  • Understand how pre-clinical results inform translational and clinical readiness

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Jenny McGovern