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Email

sophie.v@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Principal Research Fellow
Department of Microbiology and Immunology
ORCID

0000-0002-0768-9926

A/Prof Sophie Valkenburg

Principal Research Fellow
Department of Microbiology and Immunology

103 Scholarly works
3 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Kidney Function Modulates Gut Microbial Metabolism
    DOI: 10.3390/toxins18040176
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Host factors dictate gut microbiome alterations in chronic kidney disease more strongly than kidney function
    DOI: 10.1038/s41564-026-02259-w
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Broad beta-CoV immunity and transmission blockade by a single-dose live-attenuated vaccine with atypical codon usage
    DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2518645123
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Enhanced Influenza Vaccines Extend A(H3N2) Antibody Reactivity in Older Adults but Prior Vaccination Effects Persist
    DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaf060
  • 2024

    Research grants (international)

    REINVIGORATE: Repeated Enhanced INfluenza Vaccines in Geriatrics of a Randomised Trial for Antibody and T Cell Effects
  • 2022

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Harnessing Immunity for Optimal SARS-CoV-2 and Influenza Vaccines
  • 2021

    Research grants (international)

    Center for Influenza Vaccine Research in High Risk Populations
Sophie Valkenburg

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2025

    Journal article

    SARS-CoV-2 antibodies for specificity and function in clinical infection and asymptomatic cases: abridged secondary publication
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Gradual changes within long-lived influenza virus-specific CD8 T cells are associated with the loss of public TCR clonotypes in older adults
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2025.105697
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Long-lasting B cell convergence to distinct broadly reactive epitopes following vaccination with chimeric influenza virus hemagglutinins
    DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2025.02.025
  • 2025

    Journal article

    HLA-B*15:01-positive severe COVID-19 patients lack CD8 T cell pools with highly expanded public clonotypes
    DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2503145122
  • 2025

    Journal article

    SARS-CoV-2 antibody responses in children exhibit higher FcR engagement and avidity than in adults
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-63263-y
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Correction to: Influenza antibody breadth and effector functions are immune correlates from acquisition of pandemic infection of children (Nature Communications, (2024), 15, 1, (3210), 10.1038/s41467-024-47590-0)
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-52572-3

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