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preading@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Professorial Fellow - Research Focussed
Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Education
PhD
University of Melbourne
ORCID

0000-0002-8860-5308

Prof Patrick Reading

Professorial Fellow - Research Focussed
Department of Microbiology and Immunology

180 Scholarly works
14 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Host restriction factor SAMHD1 does not restrict seasonal influenza virus replication in human epithelial or macrophage-like cells
    DOI: 10.1186/s12985-026-03065-w
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Report on influenza viruses received and tested by the Melbourne WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Influenza during 2024
    DOI: 10.33321/cdi.2026.50.014
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Safety and Immunogenicity of a Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Spike Subunit Vaccine Stabilized in the Prefusion Conformation by a Second-Generation Molecular Clamp and Evaluated in Adults Aged 18–55 Years: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Active Comparator, Phase I Trial
    DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiaf568
  • 2024

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Developing a Universal Direct Acting Antiviral Nasal Spray Against Multiple Respiratory Viruses
  • 2023

    Journal article

    Development of Matrix-Embedded Bovine Tracheal Organoids to Study the Innate Immune Response against Bovine Respiratory Disease
    DOI: 10.3390/organoids2020007
  • 2020

    Research Contracts

    Developing a New Broad Spectrum Anti-Viral Target
  • 2018

    Research Grant

    Identification of Host Restriction Factors That Block Respiratory Virus Infection
Patrick Reading

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Characterising the Transcriptomic Response to Interferon and Infection in European Domestic Ferret Respiratory Tissues Using Long-Read RNA Sequencing
    DOI: 10.1111/imm.70042
  • 2025

    Journal article

    A nanobody-based therapeutic targeting Nipah virus limits viral escape
    DOI: 10.1038/s41594-025-01598-2
  • 2025

    Journal article

    The E3 ubiquitin ligase MARCHF8 restricts HSV-1 infection by inhibiting replication of the viral genome
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2025.110567
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Bovine tracheal organoids for studying Mycoplasma bovis respiratory infections.
    DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2024.110340
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Human guanylate-binding protein (GBP) 1 inhibits replication of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
    DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00823-25
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Mouse guanylate-binding proteins of the chromosome 3 cluster do not mediate antiviral activity in vitro or in mouse models of infection
    DOI: 10.1038/s42003-024-06748-8
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Induction and antiviral activity of ferret myxovirus resistance (Mx) protein 1 against influenza A viruses
    DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-63314-2

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2015

    Research Grant

    Identification of Host Factors That Restrict Influenza Virus Replication in Macrophages

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