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Email

wrheath@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Professorial Fellow
Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Education
PhD
University of Melbourne
Bachelors Degree (Honours)
University of Melbourne
ORCID

0000-0001-9670-259X

Prof William Heath

Professorial Fellow
Department of Microbiology and Immunology

336 Scholarly works
50 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Preclinical development of a cross-protective β-SARS-CoV-2 virus-like particle vaccine adjuvanted with MF59
    DOI: 10.1038/s41541-025-01355-y
  • 2026

    Journal article

    γδ T cell-derived IL-4 initiates CD8 T cell immunity
    DOI: 10.1038/s41590-025-02397-z
  • 2025

    Journal article

    MHC II-restricted presentation of soluble antigen by naïve B cells is impaired upon engagement with membrane-associated antigen: A potential mechanism to mitigate autoreactivity
    DOI: 10.1093/jimmun/vkaf129
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Long lived liver-resident memory T cells of biased specificities for abundant sporozoite antigens drive malaria protection by radiation-attenuated sporozoite vaccination
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1012731
  • 2025

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Harnessing T Cell Immunity in the Liver
  • 2021

    Research Grant

    AdaptiVax-CoV: A Novel Adaptable SARS-CoV2 VLP Vaccine to Produce Broad Humoral and T Cell Responses to S, E and M Viral Proteins
  • 2017

    Research Grant

    Antigen Presentation, Recognition and the Immune Response
William Heath

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2008
Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (FAA)

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2025

    Journal article

    Mechanistic insight into the induction of liver tissue-resident memory CD8 T cells by glycolipid-peptide vaccination
    DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2025.115295
  • 2024

    Journal article

    A hepatic network of dendritic cells mediates CD4 T cell help outside lymphoid organs
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-45612-5
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Preclinical evaluation of therapeutic vaccines for chronic hepatitis B that stimulate antiviral activities of T cells and NKT cells
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jhepr.2024.101038
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Correction to: The NK cell granule protein NKG7 regulates cytotoxic granule exocytosis and inflammation (Nature Immunology, (2020), 21, 10, (1205-1218), 10.1038/s41590-020-0758-6)
    DOI: 10.1038/s41590-024-01770-8
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Human Nasal Epithelium Organoids for Assessing Neutralizing Antibodies to a Protective SARS-CoV-2 Virus-like Particle Vaccine
    DOI: 10.3390/organoids3010002
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Systemic inflammatory response syndrome triggered by blood-borne pathogens induces prolonged dendritic cell paralysis and immunosuppression
    DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2024.113754

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2026

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    The Role of IL-4 as a Key Regulator of CD8 T Cell Response Development
  • 2024

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Defining Pathways That Control T Cell Lifespan for Long-Term Immunity

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