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j.villadangos@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Professorial Fellow, Immunology, Biochemistry & Cell Biology
Department of Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Education
PhD
Autonomous University of Madrid
Masters (Coursework)
Autonomous University of Madrid
ORCID

0000-0001-6771-8891

Prof Jose Villadangos

Professorial Fellow, Immunology, Biochemistry & Cell Biology
Department of Biochemistry and Pharmacology

237 Scholarly works
36 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    The antigen-presenting molecule MR1 binds host-generated riboflavin catabolites
    DOI: 10.1084/jem.20250711
  • 2026

    Journal article

    UBL3 Participates in the Early Stages of CD83-Dependent CD4 T Cell Selection
    DOI: 10.1002/eji.70143
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Macrophage MR1 antigen presentation promotes MAIT cell immunity and lung microbiota modulation
    DOI: 10.1126/science.adr6322
  • 2026

    Journal article

    From Cell Death and Activation to Paralysis: Dysregulated Conventional Dendritic Cells in SIRS, Sepsis and Major Trauma Promote Immunosuppression
    DOI: 10.1111/imr.70087
  • 2023

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Antigen Presentation and Adaptive Immunity
  • 2020

    Research grants (international)

    Investigating the Basis of MAIT Cell Antigen Potency (NIH R01 Resubmission)
  • 2017

    Research Grant

    Antigen Presentation, Recognition and the Immune Response
Jose Villadangos

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2019
Principal Research Fellow NH&MRC
2016
Derek Rowley Medal Australian and New Zealand Society for Immunology
2016
Honorary Life Member Australian and New Zealand Society for Immunology
2014
Principal Research Fellow NH&MRC

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2025

    Journal article

    Major histocompatibility class II in murine antigen presenting cells is modified with a branched K63 and K11-linked ubiquitin chain
    DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-25817-4
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Protocol to study ex vivo T cell priming by conventional dendritic cells from the mouse spleen
    DOI: 10.1016/j.xpro.2024.103382
  • 2024

    Journal article

    FcRn regulates antigen presentation in dendritic cells downstream of DEC205-targeted vaccines
    DOI: 10.1038/s41541-024-00854-8
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Prior infection with unrelated neurotropic virus exacerbates influenza disease and impairs lung T cell responses
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-46822-7
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Correction to: Sepsis-trained macrophages promote antitumoral tissue-resident T cells (Nature Immunology, (2024), 25, 5, (802-819), 10.1038/s41590-024-01819-8)
    DOI: 10.1038/s41590-024-02000-x
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Impaired endocytosis and accumulation in early endosomal compartments defines herpes simplex virus–mediated disruption of the nonclassical MHC class I–related molecule MR1
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2024.107748

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2026

    Research contracts (non-grants)

    Inulin Supplementation and Gastrointestinal Microbiota Outcomes in Mechanically Ventilated Adults: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
  • 2023

    Research Grant

    Antigen Presentation and Adaptive Immunity

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