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Email

mercuri@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Academic Specialist
Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Education
PhD
University of Melbourne
Bachelors Degree (Honours)
Monash University
ORCID

0000-0003-1026-2672

Dr Francesca Mercuri

Academic Specialist
Department of Microbiology and Immunology

36 Scholarly works
20 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Research contracts (non-grants)

    Production of Proteins for Methanogen Vaccine Program
  • 2025

    Conference Proceedings

    Safety tolerability and proof of pharmacology of a dry powder formulation of the antiviral host defense enhancer INNA-051 in healthy adults aged 18-80
    DOI: 10.1183/13993003.congress-2025.pa3911
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Priming mucosal pathogen-agnostic innate immunity with an intranasal TLR2/6 agonist in an aged population
    DOI: 10.1183/23120541.01044-2024
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Discovery and development of INNA-051, a TLR2/6 agonist for the prevention of complications resulting from viral respiratory infections
    DOI: 10.1016/j.antiviral.2024.106063
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Evaluation of intranasal TLR2/6 agonist INNA-051: safety, tolerability and proof of pharmacology.
    DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00199-2024
  • 2024

    Research grants (international)

    Development of a Novel Long Acting Pan-Influenza Antiviral Drug
  • 2016

    Research Contracts

    Testing of Anti-Influenza Compounds
Francesca Mercuri

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2023

    Conference Proceedings

    Late Breaking Abstract - INNA-051 prophylaxis enhances innate immune responses confirming accelerated viral clearnace in a human influenza challenge model.
    DOI: 10.1183/13993003.congress-2023.OA2483
  • 2023

    Conference Proceedings

    INNA-051 pre-exposure prophylaxis in a human influenza infection model
    DOI: 10.1183/13993003.congress-2023.PA2823
  • 2022

    Conference Proceedings

    SYSTEMIC ADMINISTRATION OF AXA-042, A NOVEL TLR2/6 AGONIST, RESHAPES THE TUMOR MICROENVIRONMENT, AS REVEALED BY SINGLE CELL SEQUENCING ANALYSIS
    DOI: 10.1136/jitc-2022-SITC2022.1164
  • 2022

    Journal article

    Abstract 3502: AXA-042 - a novel systemic TLR2/6 agonist for anti-tumor therapy
    DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.am2022-3502
  • 2022

    Conference Proceedings

    AXA-042-a novel systemic TLR2/6 agonist for anti-tumor therapy
  • 2022

    Conference Proceedings

    TLR2/6 Agonist Treatment Enhances Antiviral Innate Immune Responses in a Novel Mouse Coronavirus Respiratory Infection Model
    DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2022.205.1_meetingabstracts.a1209

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2024

    Research contracts (non-grants)

    RNA Powered Antiviral Antibodies
  • 2024

    Research contracts (non-grants)

    RNA Powered Antiviral Antibodies

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