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Email

kkedz@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Professorial Fellow
Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Education
PhD
Monash University
Bachelors Degree (Honours)
Monash University
ORCID

0000-0001-6141-335X

Prof Katherine Kedzierska

Professorial Fellow
Department of Microbiology and Immunology

314 Scholarly works
61 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    IFN-gene signatures in B cells following influenza A and B virus infection and influenza vaccination
    DOI: 10.1038/s44321-026-00395-8
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Influenza virus infection drives upregulation of CD84 across a broad range of immune cells
    DOI: 10.1002/cti2.70087
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Historic 1994 influenza vaccine cohorts define breadth of antibody and B cell responses toward future influenza A and B viruses
    DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aea8621
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Antigen specificity, not tissue compartment, determines clonal sharing among respiratory tract CD8 resident memory T cells
    DOI: 10.1111/imcb.70098
  • 2022

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Immune Responses to SARS-CoV-2 Variants Across Age Groups and Vulnerable Populations
  • 2020

    Research Grant

    A Safe, Effective, and Rapidly Tuneable SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine
  • 2020

    Research Grant

    Control of Influenza: Individual and Population Immunity
Katherine Kedzierska

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2017
ASI Gordon Ada Travel Award ($3000) ASI
2016
The Selwyn Smith Medical Research Prize ($6000) The Selwyn Smith
2015
Australian Academy of Science Jacque Miller Medal for Experimental Medicine Australian Academy of Science
2015
University of Melbourne Media Jackpot Award for media publicity Nat Comms UOM

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2025

    Journal article

    Influenza-Specific T-Cell Responses to Vaccination Are Independent of Underlying Hematological Malignancy: Analysis of a Randomized Influenza Vaccination Trial
    DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiaf297
  • 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

    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

    Immune responses underpinning acute co-infections with unrelated viruses: Timing and location matter
    DOI: 10.1093/intimm/dxaf018
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Genetic markers of enhanced functional antibody responses to COVID-19 vaccination
    DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2025.127379

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2026

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Defining and Overcoming Disease Drivers in Pregnancy to Ensure Pregnancies Are Safe and Protected
  • 2025

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Harnessing Optimal Immunity for Protection From Life-Threatening Respiratory Virus Infections

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