Dr Divya Ramnath
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Divya Ramnath

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Background

Dr. Divya Ramnath is a post-doctoral researcher in Prof. Matt Sweet's lab at the Institute for Molecular Bioscience (IMB), The University of Queensland. As an early career post-doctoral researcher, she led a new project, characterising inflammation-associated determinants of chronic liver disease at the IMB Centre for Inflammation and Disease Research (CIDR).

Availability

Dr Divya Ramnath is:
Available for supervision
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Fields of research

Biomedical and Clinical Sciences Immunology

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Science, University of Mumbai
  • Masters (Coursework), The University of Queensland
  • Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland

Research interests

  • Liver disease

  • Inflammation

  • Immunology

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19 works between 2014 and 2024
All (19) Journal Article (16) Conference Publication (2) Other Outputs (1)

1 - 19 of 19 works

2024

Journal Article

Histone deacetylase 7 activates 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase via an enzyme-independent mechanism that involves the N-terminal protein-protein interaction domain

Wang, Yizhuo, Curson, James E.B., Ramnath, Divya, Das Gupta, Kaustav, Reid, Robert C., Karunakaran, Denuja, Fairlie, David P. and Sweet, Matthew J. (2024). Histone deacetylase 7 activates 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase via an enzyme-independent mechanism that involves the N-terminal protein-protein interaction domain. Biochemical Journal, 481 (21), 1569-1584. doi: 10.1042/bcj20240380

Histone deacetylase 7 activates 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase via an enzyme-independent mechanism that involves the N-terminal protein-protein interaction domain

2024

Journal Article

Inducible antibacterial responses in macrophages

Sweet, Matthew J., Ramnath, Divya, Singhal, Amit and Kapetanovic, Ronan (2024). Inducible antibacterial responses in macrophages. Nature Reviews Immunology. doi: 10.1038/s41577-024-01080-y

Inducible antibacterial responses in macrophages

2023

Journal Article

Apical extrusion prevents apoptosis from activating an acute inflammatory program in epithelia

Duszyc, Kinga, von Pein, Jessica B., Ramnath, Divya, Currin-Ross, Denni, Verma, Suzie, Lim, Fayth, Sweet, Matthew J., Schroder, Kate and Yap, Alpha S. (2023). Apical extrusion prevents apoptosis from activating an acute inflammatory program in epithelia. Developmental Cell, 58 (21), 2235-2248.e6. doi: 10.1016/j.devcel.2023.08.009

Apical extrusion prevents apoptosis from activating an acute inflammatory program in epithelia

2023

Journal Article

Histone deacetylase 7: a signalling hub controlling development, inflammation, metabolism and disease

Wang, Yizhuo, Abrol, Rishika, Mak, Jeffrey Y. W., Das Gupta, Kaustav, Ramnath, Divya, Karunakaran, Denuja, Fairlie, David P. and Sweet, Matthew J. (2023). Histone deacetylase 7: a signalling hub controlling development, inflammation, metabolism and disease. The FEBS Journal, 290 (11), 2805-2832. doi: 10.1111/febs.16437

Histone deacetylase 7: a signalling hub controlling development, inflammation, metabolism and disease

2023

Journal Article

HDAC7 is an immunometabolic switch triaging danger signals for engagement of antimicrobial versus inflammatory responses in macrophages

Das Gupta, Kaustav, Ramnath, Divya, von Pein, Jessica B., Curson, James E. B., Wang, Yizhuo, Abrol, Rishika, Kakkanat, Asha, Moradi, Shayli Varasteh, Gunther, Kimberley S., Murthy, Ambika M. V., Stocks, Claudia J., Kapetanovic, Ronan, Reid, Robert C., Iyer, Abishek, Ilka, Zoe C., Nauseef, William M., Plan, Manuel, Luo, Lin, Stow, Jennifer L., Schroder, Kate, Karunakaran, Denuja, Alexandrov, Kirill, Shakespear, Melanie R., Schembri, Mark A., Fairlie, David P. and Sweet, Matthew J. (2023). HDAC7 is an immunometabolic switch triaging danger signals for engagement of antimicrobial versus inflammatory responses in macrophages. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 120 (4) e2212813120, 1-12. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2212813120

HDAC7 is an immunometabolic switch triaging danger signals for engagement of antimicrobial versus inflammatory responses in macrophages

2022

Journal Article

Disruption of the circadian clock component BMAL1 elicits an endocrine adaption impacting on insulin sensitivity and liver disease

Jouffe, Céline, Weger, Benjamin D., Martin, Eva, Atger, Florian, Weger, Meltem, Gobet, Cédric, Ramnath, Divya, Charpagne, Aline, Morin-Rivron, Delphine, Powell, Elizabeth E., Sweet, Matthew J., Masoodi, Mojgan, Uhlenhaut, N. Henriette and Gachon, Frédéric (2022). Disruption of the circadian clock component BMAL1 elicits an endocrine adaption impacting on insulin sensitivity and liver disease. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 119 (10) e2200083119, e2200083119. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2200083119

Disruption of the circadian clock component BMAL1 elicits an endocrine adaption impacting on insulin sensitivity and liver disease

2022

Journal Article

The histone deacetylase Hdac7 supports LPS‐inducible glycolysis and Il‐1β production in murine macrophages via distinct mechanisms

Ramnath, Divya, Das Gupta, Kaustav, Wang, Yizhuo, Abrol, Rishika, Curson, James E. B., Lim, Junxian, Reid, Robert C., Mansell, Ashley, Blumenthal, Antje, Karunakaran, Denuja, Fairlie, David P. and Sweet, Matthew J. (2022). The histone deacetylase Hdac7 supports LPS‐inducible glycolysis and Il‐1β production in murine macrophages via distinct mechanisms. Journal of Leukocyte Biology, 111 (2), 327-336. doi: 10.1002/jlb.2mr1021-260r

The histone deacetylase Hdac7 supports LPS‐inducible glycolysis and Il‐1β production in murine macrophages via distinct mechanisms

2020

Journal Article

Lipopolysaccharide promotes Drp1‐dependent mitochondrial fission and associated inflammatory responses in macrophages

Kapetanovic, Ronan, Afroz, Syeda Farhana, Ramnath, Divya, Lawrence, Grace M.E.P., Okada, Takashi, Curson, James E.B., Bruin, Jost, Fairlie, David P., Schroder, Kate, St John, Justin C., Blumenthal, Antje and Sweet, Matthew J. (2020). Lipopolysaccharide promotes Drp1‐dependent mitochondrial fission and associated inflammatory responses in macrophages. Immunology and Cell Biology, 98 (7) imcb.12363, 528-539. doi: 10.1111/imcb.12363

Lipopolysaccharide promotes Drp1‐dependent mitochondrial fission and associated inflammatory responses in macrophages

2020

Journal Article

Class IIa histone deacetylases drive toll-like receptor-inducible glycolysis and macrophage inflammatory responses via pyruvate kinase M2

Das Gupta, Kaustav, Shakespear, Melanie R., Curson, James E.B., Murthy, Ambika M.V., Iyer, Abishek, Hodson, Mark P., Ramnath, Divya, Tillu, Vikas A., von Pein, Jessica B., Reid, Robert C., Tunny, Kathryn, Hohenhaus, Daniel M., Moradi, Shayli Varasteh, Kelly, Gregory M., Kobayashi, Takumi, Gunter, Jennifer H., Stevenson, Alexander J., Xu, Weijun, Luo, Lin, Jones, Alun, Johnston, Wayne A., Blumenthal, Antje, Alexandrov, Kirill, Collins, Brett M., Stow, Jennifer L., Fairlie, David P. and Sweet, Matthew J. (2020). Class IIa histone deacetylases drive toll-like receptor-inducible glycolysis and macrophage inflammatory responses via pyruvate kinase M2. Cell Reports, 30 (8), 2712-2728.e8. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2020.02.007

Class IIa histone deacetylases drive toll-like receptor-inducible glycolysis and macrophage inflammatory responses via pyruvate kinase M2

2019

Journal Article

Inhibitors of class I histone deacetylases attenuate thioacetamide-induced liver fibrosis in mice by suppressing hepatic Type 2 inflammation

Loh, Zhixuan, Fitzsimmons, Rebecca L., Reid, Robert C., Ramnath, Divya, Clouston, Andrew, Gupta, Praveer K., Irvine, Katharine M., Powell, Elizabeth E., Schroder, Kate, Stow, Jennifer L., Sweet, Matthew J., Fairlie, David P. and Iyer, Abishek (2019). Inhibitors of class I histone deacetylases attenuate thioacetamide-induced liver fibrosis in mice by suppressing hepatic Type 2 inflammation. British Journal of Pharmacology, 176 (19) bph.14768, 3775-3790. doi: 10.1111/bph.14768

Inhibitors of class I histone deacetylases attenuate thioacetamide-induced liver fibrosis in mice by suppressing hepatic Type 2 inflammation

2019

Journal Article

Hyaluronan synthase 2–mediated hyaluronan production mediates Notch1 activation and liver fibrosis

Yang, Yoon Mee, Noureddin, Mazen, Liu, Cheng, Ohashi, Koichiro, Kim, So Yeon, Ramnath, Divya, Powell, Elizabeth E., Sweet, Matthew J., Roh, Yoon Seok, Hsin, I-Fang, Deng, Nan, Liu, Zhenqiu, Liang, Jiurong, Mena, Edward, Shouhed, Daniel, Schwabe, Robert F., Jiang, Dianhua, Lu, Shelly C., Noble, Paul W. and Seki, Ekihiro (2019). Hyaluronan synthase 2–mediated hyaluronan production mediates Notch1 activation and liver fibrosis. Science Translational Medicine, 11 (496) eaat9284, eaat9284. doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aat9284

Hyaluronan synthase 2–mediated hyaluronan production mediates Notch1 activation and liver fibrosis

2019

Conference Publication

Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors Attenuate Hepatic Fibrosis through Suppression of Group 2 Innate Lymphoid Cells and Type 2 Inflammation

Iyer, Abishek, Loh, Zhixuan, Fitzsimmons, Rebecca L., Reid, Robert C., Ramnath, Divya, Clouston, Andrew, Irvine, Katharine M., Powell, Elizabeth E., Schroder, Kate, Stow, Jennifer L., Sweet, Matthew J. and Fairlie, David P. (2019). Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors Attenuate Hepatic Fibrosis through Suppression of Group 2 Innate Lymphoid Cells and Type 2 Inflammation. Experimental Biology Meeting (EB), Orlando Fl, Apr 06-09, 2019. HOBOKEN: WILEY.

Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors Attenuate Hepatic Fibrosis through Suppression of Group 2 Innate Lymphoid Cells and Type 2 Inflammation

2018

Journal Article

Noncanonical inflammasome signaling elicits gasdermin D–dependent neutrophil extracellular traps

Chen, Kaiwen W., Monteleone, Mercedes, Boucher, Dave, Sollberger, Gabriel, Ramnath, Divya, Condon, Nicholas D., von Pein, Jessica B., Broz, Petr, Sweet, Matthew J. and Schroder, Kate (2018). Noncanonical inflammasome signaling elicits gasdermin D–dependent neutrophil extracellular traps. Science Immunology, 3 (26) eaar6676, eaar6676. doi: 10.1126/sciimmunol.aar6676

Noncanonical inflammasome signaling elicits gasdermin D–dependent neutrophil extracellular traps

2018

Journal Article

Hepatic expression profiling identifies steatosis-independent and steatosis-driven advanced fibrosis genes

Ramnath, Divya, Irvine, Katharine M., Lukowski, Samuel W., Horsfall, Leigh U., Loh, Zhixuan, Clouston, Andrew D., Patel, Preya J., Fagan, Kevin J., Iyer, Abishek, Lampe, Guy, Stow, Jennifer L., Schroder, Kate, Fairlie, David P., Powell, Joseph E., Powell, Elizabeth E. and Sweet, Matthew J. (2018). Hepatic expression profiling identifies steatosis-independent and steatosis-driven advanced fibrosis genes. JCI Insight, 3 (14) ARTN e120274. doi: 10.1172/jci.insight.120274

Hepatic expression profiling identifies steatosis-independent and steatosis-driven advanced fibrosis genes

2018

Conference Publication

RNA-sequencing analysis of biopsies from chronic liver disease patients identifies gene signatures associated with progressive liver disease

Ramnath, D., Irvine, K., Lukowski, S., Horsfall, L., Loh, K., Clouston, A., Patel, P., Iyer, A., Lampe, G., Stow, J., Schroder, K., Fairlie, D., Powell, J., Powell, E. and Sweet, M. (2018). RNA-sequencing analysis of biopsies from chronic liver disease patients identifies gene signatures associated with progressive liver disease. International Liver Congress (ILC), Paris, France, 11-15 April, 2018. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier BV. doi: 10.1016/S0168-8278(18)31040-7

RNA-sequencing analysis of biopsies from chronic liver disease patients identifies gene signatures associated with progressive liver disease

2016

Journal Article

The toll-like receptor 3 pathway in homeostasis, responses to injury and wound repair

Ramnath, Divya, Powell, Elizabeth E., Scholz, Glen M. and Sweet, Matthew J. (2016). The toll-like receptor 3 pathway in homeostasis, responses to injury and wound repair. Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology, 61, 22-30. doi: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2016.08.014

The toll-like receptor 3 pathway in homeostasis, responses to injury and wound repair

2015

Journal Article

TLR3 drives IRF6-dependent IL-23p19 expression and p19/EBI3 heterodimer formation in keratinocytes

Ramnath, Divya, Tunny, Kathryn, Hohenhaus, Daniel M., Pitts, Claire M., Bergot, Anne-Sophie, Hogarth, P. Mark, Hamilton, John A., Kapetanovic, Ronan, Sturm, Richard A., Scholz, Glen M. and Sweet, Matthew J. (2015). TLR3 drives IRF6-dependent IL-23p19 expression and p19/EBI3 heterodimer formation in keratinocytes. Immunology and Cell Biology, 93 (9), 771-779. doi: 10.1038/icb.2015.77

TLR3 drives IRF6-dependent IL-23p19 expression and p19/EBI3 heterodimer formation in keratinocytes

2014

Journal Article

Interferon regulatory factor 6 differentially regulates toll-like receptor 2-dependent chemokine gene expression in epithelial cells

Kwa, Mei Qi, Nguyen, Thao, Huynh, Jennifer, Ramnath, Divya, De Nardo, Dominic, Lam, Pei Yeng, Reynolds, Eric C., Hamilton, John A., Sweet, Matthew J. and Scholz, Glen M. (2014). Interferon regulatory factor 6 differentially regulates toll-like receptor 2-dependent chemokine gene expression in epithelial cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 289 (28), 19758-19768. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M114.584540

Interferon regulatory factor 6 differentially regulates toll-like receptor 2-dependent chemokine gene expression in epithelial cells

2014

Other Outputs

Role of IRF6 in epithelial cell-mediated host defence and inflammation

Ramnath, Divya (2014). Role of IRF6 in epithelial cell-mediated host defence and inflammation. PhD Thesis, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/uql.2017.483

Role of IRF6 in epithelial cell-mediated host defence and inflammation

Current funding

  • 2025 - 2026
    Think ZINC: Zinc immune-related Needs in Cystic fibrosis
    Cure4CF Foundation Research Grants
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2020 - 2023
    Defining molecular links between immune cell metabolism and inflammation
    NHMRC IDEAS Grants
    Open grant

Availability

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Supervision history

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Completed supervision

Enquiries

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  • Fatty liver
  • Immunology
  • Inflammation
  • Liver disease

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