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Email

seckle@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Associate Professorial Fellow, Immunology
Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Education
Doctorate (Research)
University of Melbourne
Masters (Coursework & Research)
Uppsala University
Bachelors Degree
Technical University of Munich
ORCID

0000-0003-0766-171X

A/Prof Sidonia Eckle

Associate Professorial Fellow, Immunology
Department of Microbiology and Immunology

62 Scholarly works
9 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Understanding a Novel Immune Approach for Malaria Control and the Implications for a Vaccine
  • 2025

    Journal article

    IL-23 tunes inflammatory functions of human mucosal-associated invariant T cells
    DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2025.111898
  • 2024

    Journal article

    MAIT cell plasticity enables functional adaptation that drives antibacterial immune protection
    DOI: 10.1126/sciimmunol.adp9841
  • 2024

    Journal article

    MAIT cell-MR1 reactivity is highly conserved across multiple divergent species
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2024.107338
  • 2024

    Thesis / Dissertation

    Characterisation of the MAIT cell immune response to malaria parasites
  • 2021

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    The Role of Mucosal-Associated Invariant T Cells in Protective and Aberrant Immunity
  • 2019

    Research Grant

    Discovery of Novel, Microbial Antigens Recognised by Mucosal Associated Invariant T Cells
Sidonia Eckle

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2026
<p>Ramaciotti Health Investment Grant</p> Ramaciotti Foundations
2026
NHMRC Investigator Grant (Emerging Leadership 2)
2025
<p>Research Impetus Grant</p> The University of Melbourne
2025
<p>Vincenzo Cerundolo Lectureship Award</p> International CD1-MR1 Society

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2023

    Journal article

    RIPK3 controls MAIT cell accumulation during development but not during infection
    DOI: 10.1038/s41419-023-05619-0
  • 2023

    Journal article

    Synthetic 5-amino-6-D-ribitylaminouracil paired with inflammatory stimuli facilitates MAIT cell expansion in vivo
    DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1109759
  • 2022

    Journal article

    Quantitative affinity measurement of small molecule ligand binding to major histocompatibility complex class-I–related protein 1 MR1
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2022.102714
  • 2022

    Journal article

    The role of mucosal-associated invariant T cells in visceral leishmaniasis
    DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.926446
  • 2022

    Journal article

    The balance of interleukin-12 and interleukin-23 determines the bias of MAIT1 versus MAIT17 responses during bacterial infection
    DOI: 10.1111/imcb.12556
  • 2022

    Journal article

    CD8 coreceptor engagement of MR1 enhances antigen responsiveness by human MAIT and other MR1-reactive T cells
    DOI: 10.1084/jem.20210828
  • 2021

    Book Chapter

    Mucosal-associated invariant T cells and other MR1-reactive T cells

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2025

    Research grants (other domestic)

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