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Odilia Wijburg

Associate Professor
Microbiology And Immunology
streptococcus pneumoniae
science communication skills
respiratory tract infections
mucosal immunity
vaccines
student-teacher engagement
large class teaching
science & technology
life sciences & biomedicine
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A/Prof

Odilia Wijburg

 
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Medicine, Dentistry And Health Sciences
 
Primary Interest
Teaching and learning
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Projects

Displaying the 10 most recent projects by Odilia Wijburg.

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USE OF CHICKEN ANTIBODIES TO PREVENT PNEUMONIA - WIJBURG

2014 - 2014
Completed
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Mechanisms of respiratory virus induced pneumococcal infection in the middle ear.

Streptococcus pneumoniae (the pneumococcus) is a common bacterium that temporarily lives in the nose of most young children, usually not cau..

2013 - 2016
Completed
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The Role of SAA and macrophages in smoke-related susceptibility to lung infection

Direct or second hand exposure to tobacco smoke significantly increases your risk of acquiring a chest infection. Infants and elderly smoker..

2012 - 2015
Completed
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ADVANCED FLUORESCENCE IMAGING FACILITY: FROM SUPER HIGH RESOLUTION TO WHOLE ANIMAL IMAGING

The establishment of this advanced fluorescence imaging facility will provide cutting-edge infrastructure to examine cells, pathogens and in..

2011 - 2012
Completed
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Understanding influenza-pneumococcal synergism

2010 - 2011
Completed
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UNDERSTANDING THE ROLE OF FAT CELL HOMONES ON INFLAMMATION IN THE STOMACH

Helicobacter pylori is a bacterium that causes chronic gastric inflammation (gastritis), which may lead to cancer. Approximately 20% of Aust..

2009 - 2011
Completed
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Salmonella immunity in AIDS

Salmonella typhimurium is an important pathogen in both developed and developing countries where it causes significant HIV-linked morbidity...

2009 - 2011
Completed
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R. DOUGLAS WRIGHT BIOMEDICAL CAREER DEVELOPMENT AWARD - (INTERACTIONS BETWEEN THE MUCOSAL IMMUNE SYSTEM AND BACTERIA)

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2007 - 2012
Completed
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The role of secretory antibodies in mucosal homeostasis

This proposal will address the role of the antibodies that are present in all secretions from the gut, the lungs, the eye and mouth in maint..

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Host-pathogen interactions in murine typhoid fever

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Projects

Project Types

10

Research Grant

2

Internal Research Grant

Additional Information

Travel awards from The Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (1994, 1995, 1997), The Ian Potter Foundation (2003), the CRC for Vaccine Technology and The CASS Foundation (2004). Stipend from CRC-Vaccine Technology to attend Leadership and Career Development course at Melbourne Business School. Chief Investigator on JDRF funded project grant (Brodnicki (PI), Wijburg, Strugnell, Belz, Smyth) Early Career Research Grant from The University of Melbourne (2006) Chief Investigator on Grand Challenges in Global Health (Gates Foundation) to Curtiss III and 10 other co-investigators (incl. Wijburg)

Scholarly Works

Displaying the 10 most recent scholarly works by Odilia Wijburg.

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State-of-the-art in the pneumococcal field: Proceedings of the 11(th) International Symposium on Pneumococci and Pneumococcal Diseases (ISPPD-11)

Brenda Anna Kwambana-Adams, E Kim Mulholland, Catherine Satzke, Heidi Smith-Vaughan, Angela Brueggemann, Cynthia Whitney, Lea-Ann Kirkham, Raquel Sa-Leao, Jorge Vidal, Hamish Graham, David Murdoch, Glaucia Paranhos-Baccala, David Goldblatt, William S Pomat, Emma Best, Peter McIntyre, Jodie McVernon, Daniel Weinberger, Eileen Dunne, J Anthony Scott, et al.

Journal article  |  2020  |  PNEUMONIA

The International Symposium on Pneumococci and Pneumococcal Diseases (ISPPD) is the premier global scientific symposium dedicated ..

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Excessive Reactive Oxygen Species Inhibit IL-17A( ) gamma delta T Cells and Innate Cellular Responses to Bacterial Lung Infection

Desiree Anthony, Angelica Papanicolaou, Hao Wang, Huei Jiunn Seow, Eunice E To, Selcuk Yatmaz, Gary P Anderson, Odilia Wijburg, Stavros Selemidis, Ross Vlahos, Steven Bozinovski

Journal article  |  2019  |  Antioxidants & Redox Signaling

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Effect of a pneumococcal whole cell vaccine on influenza A-induced pneumococcal otitis media in infant mice

Jayne Manning, Eileen M Dunne, Nancy Wang, John S Pedersen, Jacqueline M Ogier, Rachel A Burt, E Kim Mulholland, Roy M Robins-Browne, Richard Malley, Odilia L Wijburg, Catherine Satzke

Journal article  |  2019  |  Vaccine

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Mus musculus deficient for secretory antibodies show delayed growth with an altered urinary metabolome

Kim R Simpfendorfer, Nancy Wang, Dedreia L Tull, David P De Souza, Amsha Nahid, Andre Mu, Dianna M Hocking, John S Pedersen, Odilia LC Wijburg, Malcolm J McConville, Richard A Strugnell

Journal article  |  2019  |  Molecular Medicine

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Unique Transcriptional Architecture in Airway Epithelial Cells and Macrophages Shapes Distinct Responses following Influenza Virus Infection Ex Vivo

Joel Z Ma, Wy Ching Ng, Luke Zappia, Linden J Gearing, Moshe Olshansky, Kym Pham, Karey Cheong, Arthur Hsu, Stephen J Turner, Odilia Wijburg, Sarah L Londrigan, Andrew G Brooks, Patrick C Reading

Journal article  |  2019  |  Journal of Virology

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Aspirin-triggered resolvin D1 reduces pneumococcal lung infection and inflammation in a viral and bacterial coinfection pneumonia model

Hao Wang, Desiree Anthony, Selcuk Yatmaz, Odilia Wijburg, Catherine Satzke, Bruce Levy, Ross Vlahos, Steven Bozinovski

Journal article  |  2017  |  Clinical Science

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Reduced PU.1 expression underlies aberrant neutrophil maturation and function in beta-thalassemia mice and patients

Panjaree Siwaponanan, Jurre Ynze Siegers, Razi Ghazali, Thian Ng, Bradley McColl, Garrett Zhen-Wei Ng, Philip Sutton, Nancy Wang, Isabelle Ooi, Chayada Thiengtavor, Suthat Fucharoen, Pornthip Chaichompoo, Saovaros Svasti, Odilia Wijburg, Jim Vadolas

Journal article  |  2017  |  Blood

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Reduced neutrophil differentiation drives aberrant neutrophil function in beta-hemoglobin disorders: understanding the molecular and cellular mechanism

P Siwaponanan, J Siegers, T Ng, S Svasti, S Fucharoen, O Wijburg, J Vadolas

Conference Proceedings  |  2016  |  EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

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Leptin and Il-17 mediated responses in vaccination against Helicobacter pylori

D Becher, J Ortega, S Raghavan, Sjokvist L Ottsjo, O Wijburg, RA Strugnell, A Walduck

Conference Proceedings  |  2016  |  EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

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Transcriptional regulation in immune and epithelial cell types during influenza A infection

J Ma, O Wijburg, A Brooks, P Reading

Conference Proceedings  |  2016  |  EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

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Scholarly Works

Keyword Analysis

Immunology
Clinical Health (organs, Diseases and Abnormal Conditions)
Clinical (organs, Diseases and Abnormal Conditions)
Medical Microbiology
Microbiology
Biochemistry and Cell Biology
Cardiovascular Medicine and Haematology
Clinical Sciences
Expanding Knowledge
Health and Support Services

Honours, Awards and Fellowships

2014

Melbourne Medical School Early Career Teaching Award
2010

Pfizer 'Robert Austrian Award for Pneumoccocal Vaccination'

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Awards

Credentials

Positions

Positions

Associate Professor

Microbiology And Immunology

President Of Mucosal Immunology Special Interest Group

Australasian Society for Immunology

Education

Education

University Teaching

University of Melbourne

Doctor of Philosophy

University of The Netherlands

Master of Science

University of The Netherlands