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Email

linda.wakim@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
ARC Future Fellow
Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Education
Doctoral Degree (Research) / PhD
University of Melbourne
Bachelors Degree (Honours)
University of Melbourne
Bachelors Degree
University of Melbourne
ORCID

0000-0003-1752-9579

Prof Linda Wakim

ARC Future Fellow
Department of Microbiology and Immunology

70 Scholarly works
21 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2027

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Generating a Universal Influenza Vaccine
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Dual Host-Pathogen Screening of the Lung During Severe Influenza Using Spatial Transcriptomics.
    DOI: 10.1111/imcb.70170
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Live versus killed Listeria monocytogenes immunization differentially programs Hup-specific CD4 T cell responses with distinct protective outcomes.
    DOI: 10.1093/jimmun/vkag253
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Conserved CD4 T cell staphylococcal and streptococcal epitopes enable broad-acting vaccines in mice
    DOI: 10.1038/s41564-026-02265-y
  • 2023

    Journal article

    Vaccine-induced inflammation and inflammatory monocytes promote CD4 T cell-dependent immunity against murine salmonellosis
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1011666
  • 2022

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Generating an Effective T-Cell Based Influenza Vaccine
  • 2021

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Identifying the Correlates of Protective Immunity Against Invasive Staphylococcus Aureus Infection
Linda Wakim

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2013
C.J. Martin Research Fellowship (National Health & Medical Research Council, Australia) (CJMartin)

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    CTL lymph node entrapment drives lymphopenia in severe influenza infection
    DOI: 10.1016/j.mucimm.2026.04.007
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Noncanonical IRF3 function mediates STING-dependent pro-inflammatory cytokine production in macrophages
    DOI: 10.1038/s44319-026-00793-6
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Uncovering bacterial pseudaminylation with pan-specific antibody tools
    DOI: 10.1038/s41589-025-02114-9
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Antigen specificity, not tissue compartment, determines clonal sharing among respiratory tract CD8 resident memory T cells
    DOI: 10.1111/imcb.70098
  • 2024

    Journal article

    CD8 T-cell responses towards conserved influenza B virus epitopes across anatomical sites and age
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-47576-y
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Prior infection with unrelated neurotropic virus exacerbates influenza disease and impairs lung T cell responses
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-46822-7
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Staphylococcal superantigens evoke temporary and reversible T cell anergy, but fail to block the development of a bacterium specific cellular immune response
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-54074-8

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2022

    Research contracts (non-grants)

    Characterising Immune Cells in the Nasal Tissue and Tonsils

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