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Email

cvandesandt@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Honorary (Senior Fellow)
Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Education
Doctorate (Research)
Erasmus University Rotterdam
Masters (Research)
Leiden University
Bachelors Degree
Leiden University
ORCID

0000-0002-4155-7433

Dr Carolien van de Sandt

Honorary (Senior Fellow)
Department of Microbiology and Immunology

66 Scholarly works
7 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2025

    Journal article

    Defining molecular gene profiles that underpin superior virus-specific CD8 T cell immunity in nonagenarian and centenarians 3494
    DOI: 10.1093/jimmun/vkaf283.1290
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Divergent cytokine and transcriptional signatures control functional T follicular helper cell heterogeneity
    DOI: 10.1038/s41590-025-02258-9
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Central memory T cells with key TCR repertoires and gene expression profiles dominate influenza CD8 T cell pools across the human lifespan
    DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2501167122
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Linking Epitope-Specific T-Cell Receptors to IFNγ Secretion Using Nanovial Technology
    DOI: 10.1002/eji.202451666
  • 2025

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Restoring Immunity Across the Human Lifespan and in High-Risk Groups
  • 2023

    Research grants (other domestic)

    COVID-19 Vaccine and Chimeric Antigen Receptor T Cell Therapies for Breast Cancers
  • 2018

    Internal Research Grant

    Molecular and Functional Evolution of Human Cd8+ T Cell Repertoires to Influenza Viruses
Carolien van de Sandt

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2024
Peter Doherty Lecture and Medal Australian and New Zealand Society for Immunology (ASI)
2024
Shortlisted Nature Inspiring Women: Scientific Achievement Award Nature
2024
2024 Selwyn-Smith Medical Research Prize University of Melbourne
2023
ASI Public Engagement Award ASI

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2025

    Journal article

    Gradual changes within long-lived influenza virus-specific CD8 T cells are associated with the loss of public TCR clonotypes in older adults
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2025.105697
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Evolution of SARS-CoV-2 antibody repertoire after successive mRNA vaccinations under immunosuppressive treatment.
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2025.105620
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Age and Latent Cytomegalovirus Infection Do Not Affect the Magnitude of De Novo SARS-CoV-2-Specific CD8 T Cell Responses
    DOI: 10.1002/eji.202451565
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Effect of Bacille Calmette–Guérin vaccination on immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 vaccination
    DOI: 10.1002/cti2.70023
  • 2024

    Journal article

    CD8 T-cell responses towards conserved influenza B virus epitopes across anatomical sites and age
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-47576-y
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Increasing HbA1c is associated with reduced CD8 T cell functionality in response to influenza virus in a TCR-dependent manner in individuals with diabetes mellitus
    DOI: 10.1007/s00018-023-05010-4

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2022

    Research grants (other domestic)

    Decoding the Evolution of Killer T Cell Immunity Across Human Lifetime
  • 2023

    Research Contracts

    Optimizing Partillion Nanovial Technology for TCR Sequencing

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