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Email

zhenjun@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Research Fellow NH&MRC
Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Education
PhD
University of Melbourne
Masters
Tongji Medical College
Bachelors Degree
Hebei Normal University
ORCID

0000-0003-1205-683X

Dr Zhenjun Chen

Research Fellow NH&MRC
Department of Microbiology and Immunology

117 Scholarly works
3 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Macrophage MR1 antigen presentation promotes MAIT cell immunity and lung microbiota modulation
    DOI: 10.1126/science.adr6322
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Brain-Resident MAIT Cells Infiltrate GL261 Tumors, and Activated MAIT Cell Signatures Are Associated With Improved Outcomes in Glioma
    DOI: 10.1212/NXI.0000000000200546
  • 2024

    Journal article

    MR1 presents vitamin B6-related compounds for recognition by MR1-reactive T cells
    DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2414792121
  • 2024

    Journal article

    MAIT cell plasticity enables functional adaptation that drives antibacterial immune protection
    DOI: 10.1126/sciimmunol.adp9841
  • 2024

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    The Molecular Basis of T Cell Receptor Cross-Reactivity Between MHC and MR1
  • 2021

    Research Grant

    Understanding the Life and Death of Mucosal-Associated Invariant T Cells
  • 2017

    Research Grant

    Mait Cells in Bacterial Infection. Friend or Foe?
Zhenjun Chen

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


1997
Melbourne Research Scholarship (PhD), UoM
1997
Overseas Postgraduate Research Scholarship (PhD, Living Stipend), UoM
1995
WHO Fellowship
1995
WHO visiting fellowship

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2023

    Journal article

    Newborn and child-like molecular signatures in older adults stem from TCR shifts across human lifespan
    DOI: 10.1038/s41590-023-01633-8
  • 2023

    Journal article

    RIPK3 controls MAIT cell accumulation during development but not during infection
    DOI: 10.1038/s41419-023-05619-0
  • 2023

    Journal article

    Synthetic 5-amino-6-D-ribitylaminouracil paired with inflammatory stimuli facilitates MAIT cell expansion in vivo
    DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1109759
  • 2022

    Journal article

    The establishment of a cytomegalovirus -specific CD8 T-cell threshold by kinetic modeling for the prediction of post-hemopoietic stem cell transplant reactivation
    DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2022.105340
  • 2022

    Journal article

    The role of mucosal-associated invariant T cells in visceral leishmaniasis
    DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.926446
  • 2022

    Journal article

    The balance of interleukin-12 and interleukin-23 determines the bias of MAIT1 versus MAIT17 responses during bacterial infection
    DOI: 10.1111/imcb.12556

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