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Email

mjen@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Honorary (Professorial Fellow)
Department of Medical Biology (WEHI)
Education
PhD
University of Melbourne
Bachelors Degree (Honours)
University of Melbourne
ORCID

0000-0001-6564-2715

Prof Misty Jenkins

Honorary (Professorial Fellow)
Department of Medical Biology (WEHI)

81 Scholarly works
4 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Pharmacological targeting and characterization of Voltage-Gated Sodium Channels (VGSCs) expressed in the high-grade glioma microenvironment
    DOI: 10.1186/s12885-025-15319-x
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Progress in the development of cytokine armoured CAR T cells
    DOI: 10.1038/s41577-026-01280-8
  • 2025

    Journal article

    TIRE-seq simplifies transcriptomics via integrated RNA capture and library preparation
    DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-98282-8
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Defining the extracellular matrix for targeted immunotherapy in adult and pediatric brain cancer
    DOI: 10.1038/s41698-025-00956-z
  • 2025

    Journal article

    IMMU-42. EphA3-targeted chimeric antigen receptor T cells are effective in glioma and generate curative memory T cell responses
    DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noaf201.0840
  • 2020

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Achieving Equity in Genomic Health for Indigenous Australians
  • 2020

    Internal Research Grant

    Achieveing Equity in Genomic Health for Indigenous Australians
Misty Jenkins

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2018
CSIRO Professional Achievement in STEM
2016
Australian Financial Review/Westpac Top 100 Women of Influence (Innovation Category)
2015
Tall Poppy Award
2013
L'Oreal for Women in Science Fellowship

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2025

    Journal article

    EXTH-75. Precision Immunotherapy for Paediatric High-Grade Glioma: PDGFRα CAR T Cells Show Potent Activity in a Rare Patient-Derived Model
    DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noaf201.1408
  • 2025

    Journal article

    JS07.6.A AGE-APPROPRIATE MODELS OF PAEDIATRIC BRAIN TUMOURS REVEAL THE INFLUENCE OF AGE ON TUMOUR-IMMUNE INTERACTION.
    DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noaf193.014
  • 2025

    Journal article

    MODL-05. Age-appropriate models of pediatric brain tumors reveal age-dependent tumor-immune interactions.
    DOI: 10.1093/neuped/wuaf001.294
  • 2024

    Journal article

    “If you build it, they will come”: the convergence of funding, research and collaboration in paediatric brain cancer clinical trials
    DOI: 10.5694/mja2.52506
  • 2024

    Journal article

    IMMU-10. DEVELOPING NOVEL CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTOR THERAPIES FOR PAEDIATRIC HIGH GRADE GLIOMA
    DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noae064.381

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2009

    Research Grant

    Investigating How Killer T Cells Deliver Their Lethal Hit
  • 2009

    Research Grant

    Investigating How Killer T Cells Deliver Their Lethal Hit

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