Joseph Torresi

The Potential for Airborne Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in Sport: A Cricket Case Study

Rory England, Nicholas Peirce, Thamindu Wedatilake, Joseph Torresi, Simon Kemp, Malcolm Cook, Sean Mitchell, Andy Harland

Journal article  |  2021  |  International Journal of Sports Medicine

A review of risk factors affecting airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 was synthesised into an 'easy-to-apply' visual framework. U..

Prevention of Hepatitis C Virus Infection and Liver Cancer.

EJ Lim, J Torresi

Book Chapter  |  2021  |  Recent results in cancer research. Fortschritte der Krebsforschung. Progres dans les recherches sur le cancer

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the fifth most prevalent cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide.

Enhanced T Cell Responses Induced by a Necrotic Dendritic Cell Vaccine, Expressing HCV NS3

Zelalem A Mekonnen, Makutiro G Masavuli, Wenbo Yu, Jason Gummow, Dawn M Whelan, Zahraa Al-Delfi, Joseph Torresi, Eric J Gowans, Branka Grubor-Bauk

Journal article  |  2020  |  Frontiers in Microbiology

Suboptimal SARS-CoV-2-specific CD8( ) T cell response associated with the prominent HLA-A*02:01 phenotype

Jennifer R Habel, Thi HO Nguyen, Carolien E van de Sandt, Jennifer A Juno, Priyanka Chaurasia, Kathleen Wragg, Marios Koutsakos, Luca Hensen, Xiaoxiao Jia, Brendon Chua, Wuji Zhang, Hyon-Xhi Tan, Katie L Flanagan, Denise L Doolan, Joseph Torresi, Weisan Chen, Linda M Wakim, Allen C Cheng, Peter C Doherty, Jan Petersen, et al.

Journal article  |  2020  |  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of USA

An improved understanding of human T cell-mediated immunity in COVID-19 is important for optimizing therapeutic and vaccine strate..

The Australasian COVID-19 Trial (ASCOT) to assess clinical outcomes in hospitalised patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection (COVID-19) treated with lopinavir/ritonavir and/or hydroxychloroquine compared to standard of care: A structured summary of a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Justin T Denholm, Joshua Davis, David Paterson, Jason Roberts, Susan Morpeth, Thomas Snelling, Dominica Zentner, Megan Rees, Matthew O'Sullivan, David Price, Asha Bowen, Steven YC Tong

Journal article  |  2020  |  Trials

OBJECTIVES: To determine if lopinavir/ritonavir +/- hydroxychloroquine will reduce the proportion of participants who survive with..

The Hepatitis B Virus Pre-Core Protein p22 Activates Wnt Signaling

Manh Tran Bang, Dustin James Flanagan, Gregor Ebert, Nadia Warner, Tran Hoanh, Theodora Fifis, Georgios Kastrappis, Christopher Christophi, Marc Pellegrini, Joseph Torresi, Toby James Phesse, Elizabeth Vincan

Journal article  |  2020  |  Cancers

An emerging theme for Wnt-addicted cancers is that the pathway is regulated at multiple steps via various mechanisms. Infection wi..

Exploring the role of a recently licensed dengue vaccine in Australian travellers

Irani Thevarajan, Joseph Torresi, Cameron Simmons

Journal article  |  2020  |  The Medical Journal of Australia

HBV-related hepatocarcinogenesis: the role of signalling pathways and innovative ex vivo research models

Joseph Torresi, Manh Tran Bang, Dale Christiansen, Linda Earnest-Silveira, Renate Hilda Marianne Schwab, Elizabeth Vincan

Journal article  |  2019  |  BMC Cancer

BACKGROUND: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is the leading cause of liver cancer, but the mechanisms by which HBV causes liver cancer are ..

Pre-clinical evaluation of a quadrivalent HCV VLP vaccine in pigs following microneedle delivery

D Christiansen, L Earnest-Silveira, B Grubor-Bauk, DK Wijesundara, I Boo, PA Ramsland, E Vincan, HE Drummer, EJ Gowans, J Torresi

Journal article  |  2019  |  Scientific Reports

Probing and pressing surfaces of hepatitis C virus-like particles

Simon Collett, Joseph Torresi, Linda Earnest-Silveira, Dale Christiansen, Aaron Elbourne, Paul A Ramsland

Journal article  |  2019  |  Journal of Colloid and Interface Science