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Email

bychua@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Senior Fellow, Cr Roper
Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Education
PhD
University of Melbourne
Bachelors Degree (Honours)
University of Melbourne
ORCID

0000-0001-5654-1293

Dr Brendon Chua

Senior Fellow, Cr Roper
Department of Microbiology and Immunology

96 Scholarly works
9 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Influenza virus infection drives upregulation of CD84 across a broad range of immune cells
    DOI: 10.1002/cti2.70087
  • 2025

    Journal article

    High expression of interleukin-18 receptor alpha correlates with severe respiratory viral disease and defines T cells with reduced cytotoxic signatures
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-65262-5
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Prior influenza virus infection alleviates an arbovirus encephalitis by reducing viral titer, inflammation, and cellular infiltrates in the central nervous system
    DOI: 10.1128/jvi.02108-24
  • 2025

    Journal article

    A refinedrefined low-dose murine model of Mycobacterium ulcerans infection to assess integrated immune networks in Buruli ulcer pathogenesis
    DOI: 10.1128/mbio.01931-25
  • 2023

    Research contracts (non-grants)

    Generation of Conditional OLAH Knockout Mice
  • 2021

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Oleoyl-Acp-Hydrolase as an Early Predictive Biomarker for Severe and Fatal Influenza
  • 2020

    Research Contracts

    Master Services Agreement
Brendon Chua

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2016
Travel Award Engineering Conferences International on Vaccine Technology
2011
Best Presentation at the Young Investigator Symposium Victorian Infection & Immunity Network
2011
Travel Award Cooperative Research Centre for Polymers
2004
Major Bartlett Scholarship

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 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

    Defining the balance between optimal immunity and immunopathology in influenza virus infection
    DOI: 10.1038/s41577-024-01029-1
  • 2024

    Journal article

    High expression of oleoyl-ACP hydrolase underpins life-threatening respiratory viral diseases
    DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2024.07.026
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Evidence for vagal sensory neural involvement in influenza pathogenesis and disease
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1011635
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Immunogenicity and protective efficacy of a co-formulated two-in-one inactivated whole virus particle COVID-19/influenza vaccine
    DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-54421-1
  • 2023

    Journal article

    Broad spectrum SARS-CoV-2-specific immunity in hospitalized First Nations peoples recovering from COVID-19
    DOI: 10.1111/imcb.12691

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2017

    Research Contracts

    Use of HBV and TB Vaccines in Mouse Challenge Models to Determine Efficacy of Novel Vaccines.
  • 2015

    Research Contracts

    Proof of Concept in HBV Vaccine

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