2025 Journal Article A synthetic cyclic peptide for promoting antigen presentation and immune activationZhang, Jiahui, Madge, Harrison Y. R., Mahmoud, Asmaa, Lu, Lantian, Wang, Wanyi, Huang, Wenbin, Koirala, Prashamsa, Gonzalez Cruz, Jazmina L., Kong, Wei Yang, Bashiri, Sahra, Shalash, Ahmed O., Hussein, Waleed M., Khalil, Zeinab G., Wells, James W., Toth, Istvan and Stephenson, Rachel J. (2025). A synthetic cyclic peptide for promoting antigen presentation and immune activation. NPJ Vaccines, 10 (1) 9, 9-1. doi: 10.1038/s41541-024-01050-4 |
2024 Journal Article Cholesterol as an inbuilt immunoadjuvant for a lipopeptide vaccine against group A Streptococcus infectionAlharbi, Nedaa, Shalash, Ahmed O., Koirala, Prashamsa, Boer, Jennifer C., Hussein, Waleed M., Khalil, Zeinab G., Capon, Robert J., Plebanski, Magdalena, Toth, Istvan and Skwarczynski, Mariusz (2024). Cholesterol as an inbuilt immunoadjuvant for a lipopeptide vaccine against group A Streptococcus infection. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 663, 43-52. doi: 10.1016/j.jcis.2024.02.134 |
2024 Journal Article Polymeric nanoparticles as oral and intranasal peptide vaccine delivery systems: the role of shape and conjugationKoirala, Prashamsa, Shalash, Ahmed O., Chen, Sung-Po R., Faruck, Mohammad O., Wang, Jingwen, Hussein, Waleed M., Khalil, Zeinab G., Capon, Robert J., Monteiro, Michael J., Toth, Istvan and Skwarczynski, Mariusz (2024). Polymeric nanoparticles as oral and intranasal peptide vaccine delivery systems: the role of shape and conjugation. Vaccines, 12 (2) 198, 1-14. doi: 10.3390/vaccines12020198 |
2023 Journal Article Activity relationship of poly(ethylenimine)-based liposomes as group A Streptococcus vaccine delivery systemsJin, Shengbin, Zhang, Jiahui, Nahar, Ummey J., Huang, Wenbin, Alharbi, Nedaa A., Shalash, Ahmed O., Koirala, Prashamsa, Yang, Jieru, Kiong, Jolynn J. E., Khalil, Zeinab G., Capon, Robert J., Stephenson, Rachel J., Skwarczynski, Mariusz, Toth, Istvan and Hussein, Waleed M. (2023). Activity relationship of poly(ethylenimine)-based liposomes as group A Streptococcus vaccine delivery systems. ACS Infectious Diseases, 9 (8), 1570-1581. doi: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.3c00159 |
2023 Other Outputs Development of peptide-based vaccines against infectious diseases: hookworm, liver fluke, and SARS-CoV-2 virusShalash, Ahmed (2023). Development of peptide-based vaccines against infectious diseases: hookworm, liver fluke, and SARS-CoV-2 virus. PhD Thesis, School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/ba5f3b6 |
2023 Journal Article Polymeric nanoparticles as a self‐adjuvanting peptide vaccine delivery system: the role of shapeKoirala, Prashamsa, Chen, Sung‐Po R., Boer, Jennifer C., Khalil, Zeinab G., Deceneux, Cyril, Goodchild, Georgia, Lu, Lantian, Faruck, Mohammad Omer, Shalash, Ahmed O., Bashiri, Sahra, Capon, Robert J., Hussein, Waleed M., Monteiro, Michael J., Plebanski, Magdalena, Toth, Istvan and Skwarczynski, Mariusz (2023). Polymeric nanoparticles as a self‐adjuvanting peptide vaccine delivery system: the role of shape. Advanced Functional Materials, 33 (12) 2209304, 2209304. doi: 10.1002/adfm.202209304 |
2022 Journal Article Development of multilayer nanoparticles for the delivery of peptide-based subunit vaccine against group a StreptococcusKiong, Jolynn, Nahar, Ummey Jannatun, Jin, Shengbin, Shalash, Ahmed O., Zhang, Jiahui, Koirala, Prashamsa, Khalil, Zeinab G., Capon, Robert J., Skwarczynski, Mariusz, Toth, Istvan and Hussein, Waleed M. (2022). Development of multilayer nanoparticles for the delivery of peptide-based subunit vaccine against group a Streptococcus. Pharmaceutics, 14 (10) 2151, 1-12. doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics14102151 |
2022 Journal Article Perspectives in the vaccine development against Opisthorchis viverrini liver flukeShalash, Ahmed O., Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2022). Perspectives in the vaccine development against Opisthorchis viverrini liver fluke. MedComm – Biomaterials and Applications, 1 (2) e21, 1-8. doi: 10.1002/mba2.21 |
2022 Journal Article Development of a peptide vaccine against hookworm infection: immunogenicity, efficacy, and immune correlates of protectionShalash, Ahmed O., Becker, Luke, Yang, Jieru, Giacomin, Paul, Pearson, Mark, Hussein, Waleed M., Loukas, Alex, Toth, Istvan and Skwarczynski, Mariusz (2022). Development of a peptide vaccine against hookworm infection: immunogenicity, efficacy, and immune correlates of protection. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 150 (1), 157-169.e10. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2022.02.020 |
2022 Journal Article The potential of developing a protective peptide‐based vaccines against SARS‐CoV‐2Shalash, Ahmed O., Toth, Istvan and Skwarczynski, Mariusz (2022). The potential of developing a protective peptide‐based vaccines against SARS‐CoV‐2. Drug Development Research, 83 (6), 1251-1256. doi: 10.1002/ddr.21969 |
2022 Journal Article Peptide-based vaccine against SARS-CoV-2: peptide antigen discovery and screening of adjuvant systemsShalash, Ahmed O., Azuar, Armira, Madge, Harrison Y. R., Modhiran, Naphak, Amarilla, Alberto A., Liang, Benjamin, Khromykh, Alexander A., Hussein, Waleed M., Chappell, Keith J., Watterson, Daniel, Young, Paul R., Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2022). Peptide-based vaccine against SARS-CoV-2: peptide antigen discovery and screening of adjuvant systems. Pharmaceutics, 14 (4) 856, 856. doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics14040856 |
2022 Journal Article Investigation of liposomal self-adjuvanting peptide epitopes derived from conserved blood-stage Plasmodium antigensIslam, Md. Tanjir, Ho, Mei-Fong, Nahar, Ummey J., Shalash, Ahmed O., Koirala, Prashamsa, Hussein, Waleed M., Stanisic, Danielle I., Good, Michael F., Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2022). Investigation of liposomal self-adjuvanting peptide epitopes derived from conserved blood-stage Plasmodium antigens. PLoS One, 17 (3) e0264961, e0264961. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0264961 |
2022 Journal Article Insights into the potential of rheological measurements in development of dry powder inhalation formulationsAlmansour, Khaled, Alfagih, Iman M., Shalash, Ahmed O., Brockbank, Katrina, Ali, Raisuddin, Freeman, Tim and Elsayed, Mustafa M.A. (2022). Insights into the potential of rheological measurements in development of dry powder inhalation formulations. International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 614 121407, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2021.121407 |
2021 Journal Article Detection and quantification of SARS-CoV-2 receptor binding domain neutralization by a sensitive competitive ELISA assayShalash, Ahmed O., Azuar, Armira, Madge, Harrison Y. R., Modhiran, Naphak, Amarilla, Alberto A., Liang, Benjamin, Khromykh, Alexander A., Watterson, Daniel, Young, Paul R., Toth, Istvan and Skwarczynski, Mariusz (2021). Detection and quantification of SARS-CoV-2 receptor binding domain neutralization by a sensitive competitive ELISA assay. Vaccines, 9 (12) 1493, 1-21. doi: 10.3390/vaccines9121493 |
2021 Journal Article Hookworm infection: toward development of safe and effective peptide vaccinesShalash, Ahmed O., Hussein, Waleed M., Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2021). Hookworm infection: toward development of safe and effective peptide vaccines. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 148 (6), 1394-1419.e6. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2021.10.013 |
2021 Journal Article Cyclic dipeptides: the biological and structural landscape with special focus on the anti-cancer proline-based scaffoldBojarska, Joanna, Mieczkowski, Adam, Ziora, Zyta, Skwarczynski, Mariusz, Toth, Istvan, Shalash, Ahmed O., Parang, Keykavous, El-Mowafi, Shaima A., Mohammed, Eman H. M., Elnagdy, Sherif, AlKhazindar, Maha and Wolf, Wojciech M. (2021). Cyclic dipeptides: the biological and structural landscape with special focus on the anti-cancer proline-based scaffold. Biomolecules, 11 (10) 1515, 1515. doi: 10.3390/biom11101515 |
2021 Journal Article Oral peptide vaccine against hookworm infection: correlation of antibody titers with protective efficacyShalash, Ahmed O., Becker, Luke, Yang, Jieru, Giacomin, Paul, Pearson, Mark, Hussein, Waleed M., Loukas, Alex, Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2021). Oral peptide vaccine against hookworm infection: correlation of antibody titers with protective efficacy. Vaccines, 9 (9) 1034, 1034. doi: 10.3390/vaccines9091034 |
2021 Journal Article Key considerations for the development of safe and effective SARS‐CoV‐2 subunit vaccine: a peptide‐based vaccine alternativeShalash, Ahmed O., Hussein, Waleed M., Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2021). Key considerations for the development of safe and effective SARS‐CoV‐2 subunit vaccine: a peptide‐based vaccine alternative. Advanced Science, 8 (16) 2100985, 1-35. doi: 10.1002/advs.202100985 |
2021 Journal Article Chemical conjugation strategies for the development of protein-based subunit nanovaccinesLu, Lantian, Duong, Viet Tram, Shalash, Ahmed O., Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2021). Chemical conjugation strategies for the development of protein-based subunit nanovaccines. Vaccines, 9 (6) 563, 1-24. doi: 10.3390/vaccines9060563 |
2021 Journal Article Poly(hydrophobic amino acid)-based self-adjuvanting nanoparticles for Group A Streptococcus vaccine deliveryAzuar, Armira, Li, Zhuoqing, Shibu, Mohini A., Zhao, Lili, Luo, Yacheng, Shalash, Ahmed O., Khalil, Zeinab G., Capon, Robert J., Hussein, Waleed M., Toth, Istvan and Skwarczynski, Mariusz (2021). Poly(hydrophobic amino acid)-based self-adjuvanting nanoparticles for Group A Streptococcus vaccine delivery. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 64 (5) acs.jmedchem.0c01660, 2648-2658. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.0c01660 |