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Email

kanta.subbarao@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Honorary (Professorial Fellow)
Department of Microbiology and Immunology
ORCID

0000-0003-1713-3056

Prof Kanta Subbarao

Honorary (Professorial Fellow)
Department of Microbiology and Immunology

428 Scholarly works
68 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

    Influenza vaccine responses differ between young children previously exposed to influenza antigens via infection versus vaccination
    DOI: 10.1038/s43856-026-01610-w
  • 2026

    Journal article

    ThePlatform trialInCOVID-19 priming andBOOsting (PICOBOO): The immunogenicity, reactogenicity and safety of seven licensed COVID-19 vaccines delivered as fifth dose or subsequent boosters in immunocompetent adults
    DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2026.128970
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Epistasis facilitates the long-term antigenic evolution of the influenza B virus hemagglutinin.
    DOI: 10.64898/2026.07.22.739994
  • 2026

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Transforming Knowledge on Long-Term Protective Immunity by mRNA and Protein Vaccines
  • 2024

    Research grants (international)

    (CRA With Melbourne Health and Aus Bio) Development of a Novel Long Acting Pan-Influenza Antiviral Drug
  • 2021

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Chimeric Next Generation COVID Vaccines
Kanta Subbarao

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Delivery of monoclonal antibodies using mRNA lipid nanoparticles confers protection against SARS-CoV-2 and influenza
    DOI: 10.1016/j.omtn.2026.102873
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Immunogenicity and efficacy over 12 months following a fourth dose of a bivalent mRNA or protein-based COVID-19 vaccine: A randomised controlled trial in Australia
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2026.106727
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Safety and Immunogenicity of a Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Spike Subunit Vaccine Stabilized in the Prefusion Conformation by a Second-Generation Molecular Clamp and Evaluated in Adults Aged 18–55 Years: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Active Comparator, Phase I Trial
    DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiaf568
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Nomenclature for Tracking of Genetic Variation of Seasonal Influenza Viruses
    DOI: 10.1111/irv.70230
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Antibody responses following COVID-19 vaccination and breakthrough infections in naïve and convalescent individuals suggest imprinting to the ancestral strain of SARS-CoV-2
    DOI: 10.1128/mbio.03221-25
  • 2026

    Journal article

    SARS-CoV-2 infection patterns and immune responses by fourth-dose COVID-19 vaccination status
    DOI: 10.1016/j.anzjph.2026.100489

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2024

    Research contracts (non-grants)

    Leyden SARS2/NL63 Block Contract - Assessment of the Antiviral Agents Against SARS-CoV-2 and Human Coronavirus NL63
  • 2025

    Research grants (other domestic)

    Developing CRISPR Cas13 Antiviral Therapeutics for Respiratory Pathogens of Pandemic Potential

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