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Prof

Andrew Brooks

Head Of Department
Microbiology And Immunology
Natural killer cells
Herpes simplex virus
MHC
science & technology
life sciences & biomedicine
immunology
humans
animals
mice
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Prof

Andrew Brooks

 
Division
Medicine, Dentistry And Health Sciences
 
Primary Interest
Immunology
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Projects

Displaying the 10 most recent projects by Andrew Brooks.

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Investigating the evolution of innate and adaptive cellular immunity

This proposal aims to assess the impact of geographical and genetic isolation of the Australian Indigenous population on adaptive and innate..

2019 - 2022
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Understanding how activating and inhibitory receptors regulate natural killer cell development and function

2018 - 2018
Completed
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Development of Novel Antimicrobials

2017 - 2020
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ANTIGEN PRESENTATION, RECOGNITION AND THE IMMUNE RESPONSE

This program focuses on understanding the development of immunity during infection or inflammatory diseases using a broad array of technique..

2017 - 2021
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ANTIGEN PRESENTATION, RECOGNITION AND THE IMMUNE RESPONSE

This program focuses on understanding the development of immunity during infection or inflammatory diseases using a broad array of technique..

2017 - 2021
Active
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ANTIGEN PRESENTATION, RECOGNITION AND THE IMMUNE RESPONSE

This program focuses on understanding the development of immunity during infection or inflammatory diseases using a broad array of technique..

2017 - 2021
Active
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ANTIGEN PRESENTATION, RECOGNITION AND THE IMMUNE RESPONSE

This program focuses on understanding the development of immunity during infection or inflammatory diseases using a broad array of technique..

2017 - 2021
Active
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ANTIGEN PRESENTATION, RECOGNITION AND THE IMMUNE RESPONSE

This program focuses on understanding the development of immunity during infection or inflammatory diseases using a broad array of technique..

2017 - 2021
Active
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ANTIGEN PRESENTATION, RECOGNITION AND THE IMMUNE RESPONSE

This program focuses on understanding the development of immunity during infection or inflammatory diseases using a broad array of technique..

2017 - 2021
Active
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AFFINITY BIOSCIENCES CONTRACT

2016 - 2017
Completed

23

Projects

Project Types

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Research Grant

2

Internal Research Grant

1

Research Contracts

Scholarly Works

Displaying the 10 most recent scholarly works by Andrew Brooks.

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Estradiol enhances anti-viral CD4 tissue-resident memory T cell responses following mucosal herpes simplex virus 2 vaccination through an IL-17-mediated pathway.

Puja Bagri, Ramtin Ghasemi, Joshua JC McGrath, Danya Thayaparan, Emma Yu, Andrew G Brooks, Martin R Stämpfli, Charu Kaushic

Journal article  |  2020  |  Journal of Virology

Estradiol (E2) is a sex hormone which has shown to be protective against sexually transmitted infections such as herpes simplex vi..

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Cytomegalovirus replication is associated with enrichment of distinct γδ T cell subsets following lung transplantation: A novel therapeutic approach?

Sanda Stankovic, Martin S Davey, Evangeline M Shaw, Anouk von Borstel, Yvonne Cristiano, Bronwyn J Levvey, Jamie Rossjohn, Glen P Westall, Gregory I Snell, Andrew G Brooks, Lucy C Sullivan

Journal article  |  2020  |  The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

BACKGROUND: Anti-viral treatments to control cytomegalovirus (CMV) after lung transplantation (LTx) are associated with toxicity a..

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Harnessing HLA-E-restricted CD8 T lymphocytes for adoptive cell therapy of patients with severe COVID-19

Nadia Caccamo, Lucy C Sullivan, Andrew G Brooks, Francesco Dieli

Journal article  |  2020  |  British Journal of Haematology

SARS-CoV-2 is spreading worldwide, and is a pandemic virus that has infected almost 5 million individuals and causing 300.000 deat..

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The molecular basis of how buried human leukocyte antigen polymorphism modulates natural killer cell function

Philippa M Saunders, Bruce J MacLachlan, Phillip Pymm, Patricia T Illing, Yuanchen Deng, Shu Cheng Wong, Clare VL Oates, Anthony W Purcell, Jamie Rossjohn, Julian P Vivian, Andrew G Brooks

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

Micropolymorphisms within human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class I molecules can change the architecture of the peptide-binding cleft..

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Natural Killer (NK) Cells: The Missing Link between Antibody-Mediated Rejection (ABMR) and Chronic Lung Allograft Dysfunction (CLAD)?

CM Fernandes Monteiro, DC Walton, Y Cristiano, BJ Levvey, GI Snell, GP Westall, AG Brooks, LC Sullivan

Conference Proceedings  |  2020  |  The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

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A Potential Role for NKG2C gamma delta T Cells as a Cellular Therapy in Combating Post-Lung Transplant Cytomegalovirus Infection

S Stankovic, MS Davey, EM Shaw, Y Cristiano, GI Snell, GP Westall, AG Brooks, LC Sullivan

Conference Proceedings  |  2020  |  The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

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HLA-E-restricted CD8( ) T Lymphocytes Efficiently Control Mycobacterium tuberculosis and HIV-1 Coinfection

Marco Pio La Manna, Valentina Orlando, Teresa Prezzemolo, Paola Di Carlo, Antonio Cascio, Giovanni Delogu, Guido Poli, Lucy C Sullivan, Andrew G Brooks, Francesco Dieli, Nadia Caccamo

Journal article  |  2020  |  American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology

We investigated the contribution of human leukocyte antigen A2 (HLA-A2) and HLA-E-restricted CD8+ T cells in patients with Mycobac..

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IFITM3 and type I interferons are important for the control of influenza A virus replication in murine macrophages

Sarah L Londrigan, Linda M Wakim, Jeffrey Smith, Anne J Haverkate, Andrew G Brooks, Patrick C Reading

Journal article  |  2020  |  Virology

Abortive infection of macrophages serves as a "dead end" for most seasonal influenza A virus (IAV) strains, and it is likely to co..

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Enrichment of Cytomegalovirus-induced NKG2C( ) Natural Killer Cells in the Lung Allograft

Christopher M Harpur, Sanda Stankovic, Abbie Kanagarajah, Jacqueline ML Widjaja, Bronwyn J Levvey, Yvonne Cristiano, Greg I Snell, Andrew G Brooks, Glen P Westall, Lucy C Sullivan

Journal article  |  2019  |  Transplantation

BACKGROUND: In lung transplant recipients, immunosuppressive medications result in impaired antiviral immunity and a propensity fo..

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Downregulation of MHC Class I Expression by Influenza A and B Viruses

Marios Koutsakos, Hamish EG McWilliam, Turgut E Aktepe, Svenja Fritzlar, Patricia T Illing, Nicole A Mifsud, Anthony W Purcell, Steve Rockman, Patrick C Reading, Julian P Vivian, Jamie Rossjohn, Andrew G Brooks, Jason M Mackenzie, Justine D Mintern, Jose A Villadangos, Thi HO Nguyen, Katherine Kedzierska

Journal article  |  2019  |  Frontiers in Immunology

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Keyword Analysis

Immunology
Clinical Health (organs, Diseases and Abnormal Conditions)
Clinical (organs, Diseases and Abnormal Conditions)
Biochemistry and Cell Biology
Medical Microbiology
Expanding Knowledge
Microbiology
Indigenous Health
Clinical Sciences
Construction Materials Performance and Processes

Honours, Awards and Fellowships

2004

NHMRC Senior Research Fellowship

2000

RD Wright Fellowship

1999

JN Peters Fellowship

3

Awards

Credentials

Positions

Positions

Head Of Department

Microbiology And Immunology

Member

Australasian Society for Immunology

Education

Education

Bachelor of Science

Monash University

Graduate Diploma in Education

Victorian College of the Arts

Doctor of Philosophy

Flinders University of South Australia

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