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Email

l.cook@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Senior Research Fellow
Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Education
PhD
University of New South Wales
Bachelors Degree (Honours)
University of New South Wales
ORCID

0000-0003-3153-2045

Dr Laura Cook

Senior Research Fellow
Department of Microbiology and Immunology

45 Scholarly works
5 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Poster Session II – Poster of Distinction II - A188 FOOD-SPECIFIC CD4 FOXP3 REGULATORY T CELLS IDENTIFY DELAYED-HYPERSENSITIVITY ALLERGIES AND FOOD TRIGGERS IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS
    DOI: 10.1093/jcag/gwaf042.187
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Macrophage MR1 antigen presentation promotes MAIT cell immunity and lung microbiota modulation
    DOI: 10.1126/science.adr6322
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Beta Integrin Expression Defines Functionally Distinct CD4 T-Cell Subsets That Are Altered in Ulcerative Colitis
    DOI: 10.1016/j.gastha.2026.100892
  • 2025

    Journal article

    3D chromatin-based variant-to-gene maps across 57 human cell types reveal the cellular and genetic architecture of autoimmune disease susceptibility
    DOI: 10.1186/s13059-025-03880-4
  • 2025

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    MEGA-dose Sodium Ascorbate to Reduce Brain and Kidney Injury Arising From HEART Surgery (MEGA-HEART)
  • 2025

    Research contracts (non-grants)

    Synergising Human Organoid Platforms to Support Pandemic Therapeutic Research
  • 2022

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Harnessing CD4+ Regulatory T Cells to Enhance Formation of Protective Immunity Against Human Viruses
Laura Cook

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2024
Animal Welfare Excellence Award University of Melbourne
2015
Young Investigator Award Adaptive Biotechnologies, USA
2010
Australian Postgraduate Award University of New South Wales
2010
UNSW Research Excellence Award University of New South Wales

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2025

    Journal article

    P02.17.B CREB REGULATES PRO-TUMOR MACROPHAGE POLARIZATION IN GBM AND CAN BE TARGETED TO REVERSE IMMUNOSUPPRESSION
    DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noaf193.144
  • 2025

    Journal article

    3D chromatin-based variant-to-gene maps across 57 human cell types reveal the cellular and genetic architecture of autoimmune disease susceptibility.
    DOI: 10.1101/2024.08.12.24311676
  • 2025

    Journal article

    A153 IL10-PRODUCING GUT-RESIDENT TR1 CELLS ARE FOUND AT HIGH FREQUENCIES IN HEALTHY HUMANS AND MICE AND MAY PROTECT AGAINST MURINE ACUTE COLITIS
    DOI: 10.1093/jcag/gwae059.153
  • 2025

    Journal article

    3D genomic features across >50 diverse cell types reveal insights into the genomic architecture of childhood obesity
    DOI: 10.7554/eLife.95411
  • 2025

    Journal article

    3D genomic features across >50 diverse cell types reveal insights into the genomic architecture of childhood obesity
    DOI: 10.7554/elife.95411.3
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Adaptive immune responses to two-dose COVID-19 vaccine series in healthy Canadian adults ≥ 50 years: a prospective, observational cohort study
    DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-59535-0

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2026

    Research contracts (non-grants)

    Inulin Supplementation and Gastrointestinal Microbiota Outcomes in Mechanically Ventilated Adults: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
  • 2022

    Research Grant

    AMP Foundation Tomorrow Maker Award

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