Overview
Background
Associate Professor Arutha Kulasinghe leads the Clinical-oMx Lab at the Frazer Institute, University of Queensland. A/Prof Kulasinghe has pioneered spatial transcriptomics using digital spatial profiling approaches in the Asia-Pacific region, contributing to world-first studies for lung cancer, head and neck cancer, and COVID-19. His research aims to understand the underlying pathobiology by using an integrative multi-omics approach.
Availability
- Associate Professor Arutha Kulasinghe is:
- Available for supervision
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Fields of research
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, Queensland University of Technology
Research interests
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Immuno-oncology
Applications in lung, skin, and head and neck cancers.
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Spatial transcriptomics
Applications across solid tumours and COVID-19
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Liquid Biopsies
Applications in lung cancer, and head and neck cancer
Works
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2023
Conference Publication
Abstract 4626: Spatial profiling of the tumor microenvironment in head and neck cancer identifies immune checkpoints and proteins involved in cell death signaling biomarkers of immunotherapy response
Sadeghirad, Habib, Liu, Ning, Monkman, James, Tan, Chin Wee, Cooper, Caroline, Caldera, Jeni, Church, Sarah, Schneider, Fabian, Mansfield, James Robert, O'Byrne, Ken, Davis, Melissa, Hughes, Brett and Kulasinghe, Arutha (2023). Abstract 4626: Spatial profiling of the tumor microenvironment in head and neck cancer identifies immune checkpoints and proteins involved in cell death signaling biomarkers of immunotherapy response. AACR Annual Meeting 2023, Orlando, FL United States, 14-19 April 2023. Philadelphia, PA United States: American Association for Cancer Research. doi: 10.1158/1538-7445.am2023-4626
2023
Conference Publication
Abstract 6768: The potential predictive role of spatial phenotyping in non-small cell lung cancer
Ma, Ning, Pratapa, Aditya, Monkman, James, O’Byrne, Ken, Braubach, Oliver and Kulasinghe, Arutha (2023). Abstract 6768: The potential predictive role of spatial phenotyping in non-small cell lung cancer. AACR Annual Meeting 2023, Orlando, FL United States, 14-19 April 2023. Philadelphia, PA United States: American Association for Cancer Research. doi: 10.1158/1538-7445.am2023-6768
2023
Conference Publication
Abstract 6774: The development of a spatial metabolic map of immunotherapy sensitive and resistant cutaneous skin carcinoma
Jhaveri, Niyati, Klymyshyn, Dmytro, Cheikh, Bassem B., Monkman, James, Winkowski, Dan, Mansfield, James, Basu, Subham, Prater, Michael, Nelson, Nadine, Belz, Gabrielle, Braubach, Oliver and Kulasinghe, Arutha (2023). Abstract 6774: The development of a spatial metabolic map of immunotherapy sensitive and resistant cutaneous skin carcinoma. AACR Annual Meeting 2023, Orlando, FL United States, 14-19 April 2023. Philadelphia, PA United States: American Association for Cancer Research. doi: 10.1158/1538-7445.am2023-6774
2023
Journal Article
Compartmentalized spatial profiling of the tumor microenvironment in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma identifies immune checkpoint molecules and tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily members as biomarkers of response to immunotherapy
Sadeghirad, Habib, Liu, Ning, Monkman, James, Ma, Ning, Cheikh, Bassem Ben, Jhaveri, Niyati, Tan, Chin Wee, Warkiani, Majid Ebrahimi, Adams, Mark N., Nguyen, Quan, Ladwa, Rahul, Braubach, Oliver, O’Byrne, Ken, Davis, Melissa, Hughes, Brett G. M. and Kulasinghe, Arutha (2023). Compartmentalized spatial profiling of the tumor microenvironment in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma identifies immune checkpoint molecules and tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily members as biomarkers of response to immunotherapy. Frontiers in Immunology, 14 1135489, 1-16. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1135489
2023
Conference Publication
Polo-like kinase-1 is a novel biomarker in resected non-small cell lung cancer treated with adjuvant platinum-based chemotherapy
O'Leary, Connor, Monkman, James, Richard, Derek, O'Byrne, Kenneth, Kulasinghe, Arutha and Adams, Mark (2023). Polo-like kinase-1 is a novel biomarker in resected non-small cell lung cancer treated with adjuvant platinum-based chemotherapy. HOBOKEN: WILEY.
2023
Conference Publication
Multiomic dissection of immunotherapy response groups in lung cancer
Kulasinghe, Arutha (2023). Multiomic dissection of immunotherapy response groups in lung cancer. HOBOKEN: WILEY.
2023
Journal Article
Blood transcriptome responses in patients correlate with severity of COVID-19 disease
Wang, Ya, Schughart, Klaus, Pelaia, Tiana Maria, Chew, Tracy, Kim, Karan, Karvunidis, Thomas, Knippenberg, Ben, Teoh, Sally, Phu, Amy L., Short, Kirsty R., Iredell, Jonathan, Thevarajan, Irani, Audsley, Jennifer, Macdonald, Stephen, Burcham, Jonathon, McLean, Anthony, Tang, Benjamin, Shojaei, Maryam, PREDICT-19 consortium, Kulasinghe, Arutha and Carney, Meagan E. (2023). Blood transcriptome responses in patients correlate with severity of COVID-19 disease. Frontiers in Immunology, 13 1043219, 1-18. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.1043219
2023
Journal Article
IFI27 transcription is an early predictor for COVID-19 outcomes, a multi-cohort observational study
Shojaei, Maryam, Shamshirian, Amir, Monkman, James, Grice, Laura, Tran, Minh, Tan, Chin Wee, Teo, Siok Min, Rodrigues Rossi, Gustavo, McCulloch, Timothy R., Nalos, Marek, Raei, Maedeh, Razavi, Alireza, Ghasemian, Roya, Gheibi, Mobina, Roozbeh, Fatemeh, Sly, Peter D., Spann, Kirsten M., Chew, Keng Yih, Zhu, Yanshan, Xia, Yao, Wells, Timothy J., Senegaglia, Alexandra Cristina, Kuniyoshi, Carmen Lúcia, Franck, Claudio Luciano, dos Santos, Anna Flavia Ribeiro, Noronha, Lucia de, Motamen, Sepideh, Valadan, Reza, Amjadi, Omolbanin ... Tang, Benjamin (2023). IFI27 transcription is an early predictor for COVID-19 outcomes, a multi-cohort observational study. Frontiers in Immunology, 13 1060438, 1-14. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.1060438
2022
Conference Publication
Decoding immunotherapy responses with high-dimensional and high-throughput spatial phenotyping of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)
Ma, Ning, Pratapa, Aditya, Monkman, James, O’Byrne, Ken, Braubach, Oliver and Kulasinghe, Arutha (2022). Decoding immunotherapy responses with high-dimensional and high-throughput spatial phenotyping of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). SITC 37th Annual Meeting (SITC 2022), Boston, MA USA, 8-12 November 2022. London, United Kingdom: BMJ Publishing Group. doi: 10.1136/jitc-2022-sitc2022.0120
2022
Conference Publication
High-plex spatial proteomic profiling of immunotherapy response groups in head and neck cancer identifies tissue signatures associated with therapy response
Kulasinghe, Arutha, Sadeghirad, Habib, Liu, Ning, Monkman, James, Tan, Chin Wee, Cooper, Caroline, Church, Sarah, Schneider, Fabian, Thaagard, Jeppe, Mansfield, James, O’byrne, Kenneth, Davis, Melissa and Hughes, Brett (2022). High-plex spatial proteomic profiling of immunotherapy response groups in head and neck cancer identifies tissue signatures associated with therapy response. SITC 37th Annual Meeting (SITC 2022), Boston, MA United States, 8–12 November 2022. London, United Kingdom: BMJ Group. doi: 10.1136/jitc-2022-sitc2022.0117
2022
Conference Publication
High-dimensional spatial phenotyping of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma from immune-competent and immunocompromised patients
Kulasinghe, Arutha, Jhaveri, Niyati, Klymyshyn, Dmytro, Cheikh, Bassem Ben, Ladwa, Rahul, Liu, Howard, Cooper, Caroline, Belz, Gabrielle, Porceddu, Sandro and Braubach, Oliver (2022). High-dimensional spatial phenotyping of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma from immune-competent and immunocompromised patients. SITC 37th Annual Meeting (SITC 2022), Boston, MA United States, 8–12 November 2022. London, United Kingdom: BMJ Group. doi: 10.1136/jitc-2022-sitc2022.0079
2022
Conference Publication
Delineation of spatial tissue signatures of immunotherapy response groups in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)
Kulasinghe, Arutha, Monkman, James, Kim, Honesty, Mayer, Aaron, Mehdi, Ahmed, Cumberbatch, Marie, Bhagat, Milan, Schneider, Fabian, Thaagard, Jeppe, Mansfield, James, Ladwa, Rahul, Mueller, Scott, Adams, Mark and O’byrne, Kenneth (2022). Delineation of spatial tissue signatures of immunotherapy response groups in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). SITC 37th Annual Meeting (SITC 2022), Boston, MA USA, 8-12 November 2022. London, United Kingdom: BMJ Publishing Group. doi: 10.1136/jitc-2022-sitc2022.0118
2022
Conference Publication
Deep single-cell, proteogenomic insights from SARS-CoV-2 infected lung tissues
Kulasinghe, Arutha, Tan, Chin Wee, Liu, Ning, Monkman, James, Killingbeck, Emily, Kim, Youngmi, Pan, Liuliu, Blick, Tony, Bhuva, Dharmesh, Feher, Kristen, Leon, Michael, Gregory, Mark, Short, Kirsty, Guimaraes, Fernando, Rhodes, Michael, Belz, Gabrielle and Davis, Melissa (2022). Deep single-cell, proteogenomic insights from SARS-CoV-2 infected lung tissues. SITC 37th Annual Meeting (SITC 2022), Boston, MA USA, 8-12 November 2022. London, United Kingdom: BMJ Publishing Group. doi: 10.1136/jitc-2022-sitc2022.0923
2022
Journal Article
Transcriptomic profiling of cardiac tissues from SARS‐CoV ‐2 patients identifies DNA damage
Kulasinghe, Arutha, Liu, Ning, Tan, Chin Wee, Monkman, James, Sinclair, Jane E., Bhuva, Dharmesh D., Godbolt, David, Pan, Liuliu, Nam, Andy, Sadeghirad, Habib, Sato, Kei, Bassi, Gianluigi Li, O'Byrne, Ken, Hartmann, Camila, Miggiolaro, Anna Flavia Ribeiro dos Santos, Marques, Gustavo Lenci, Moura, Lidia Zytynski, Richard, Derek, Adams, Mark, Noronha, Lucia de, Baena, Cristina Pellegrino, Suen, Jacky Y., Arora, Rakesh, Belz, Gabrielle T., Short, Kirsty R., Davis, Melissa J., Souza‐Fonseca Guimaraes, Fernando and Fraser, John F. (2022). Transcriptomic profiling of cardiac tissues from SARS‐CoV ‐2 patients identifies DNA damage. Immunology, 168 (3), 403-419. doi: 10.1111/imm.13577
2022
Conference Publication
High dimensional immuno-phenotyping of immunotherapy response in head and neck cancer
O'Byrne, K. J., Ma, N., Sadeghirad, H., Jhaveri, N., Monkman, J., Pratapa, A., Cheikh, B. Ben, Ladwa, R., Hughes, B. G. M., Braubach, O. and Kulasinghe, A. (2022). High dimensional immuno-phenotyping of immunotherapy response in head and neck cancer. Annual Meeting of the European-Society-for-Medical-Oncology (ESMO), Electr Network, Sep 09-13, 2022. AMSTERDAM: ELSEVIER. doi: 10.1016/j.annonc.2022.07.778
2022
Journal Article
Single-cell analysis of circulating tumour cells: enabling technologies and clinical applications
Radfar, Payar, Aboulkheyr Es, Hamidreza, Salomon, Rob, Kulasinghe, Arutha, Ramalingam, Naveen, Sarafraz-Yazdi, Ehsan, Thiery, Jean Paul and Warkiani, Majid Ebrahimi (2022). Single-cell analysis of circulating tumour cells: enabling technologies and clinical applications. Trends in Biotechnology, 40 (9), 1041-1060. doi: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2022.02.004
2022
Journal Article
Immunotherapeutic targets in non‐small cell lung cancer
Sadeghi Rad, Habib, Bahrami, Tayyeb, Layeghi, Sepideh Mehrpour, Yousefi, Hassan, Rezaei, Meysam, Hosseini‐Fard, Seyed Reza, Radfar, Payar, Warkiani, Majid Ebrahimi, O’Byrne, Ken and Kulasinghe, Arutha (2022). Immunotherapeutic targets in non‐small cell lung cancer. Immunology, 168 (2), 1-17. doi: 10.1111/imm.13562
2022
Journal Article
A robust experimental and computational analysis framework at multiple resolutions, modalities and coverages
Tran, M., Yoon, S., Teoh, M., Andersen, S., Lam, PY., Purdue, B. W., Raghubar, A., Hanson, S.J., Devitt, K., Jones, K., Walters, S., Monkman, J., Kulasinghe, A., Tuong, Z.K., Soyer, H.P., Frazer, I. H. and Nguyen, Q. (2022). A robust experimental and computational analysis framework at multiple resolutions, modalities and coverages. Frontiers in Immunology, 13 911873, 911873. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.911873
2022
Conference Publication
Abstract 3817: A single-cell, spatial multiomics atlas and cellular interactome of all major skin cancer types
Grice, Laura, Ni, Guiyan, Jin, Xinnan, Tran, Minh, Killingbeck, Emily, Gregory, Mark, Mulay, Onkar, Teoh, Siok-Min, Kulasinghe, Arutha, Leon, Michael, Murphy, Sarah, Warren, Sarah, Kim, Youngmi and Nguyen, Quan (2022). Abstract 3817: A single-cell, spatial multiomics atlas and cellular interactome of all major skin cancer types. American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, United States, 8-13 April 2022. Philadelphia, PA, United States: American Association for Cancer Research. doi: 10.1158/1538-7445.am2022-3817
2022
Journal Article
Dissecting Tissue Compartment-Specific Protein Signatures in Primary and Metastatic Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinomas
Sadeghirad, Habib, Monkman, James, Mehdi, Ahmed M., Ladwa, Rahul, O’Byrne, Ken, Hughes, Brett G. M. and Kulasinghe, Arutha (2022). Dissecting Tissue Compartment-Specific Protein Signatures in Primary and Metastatic Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinomas. Frontiers in Immunology, 13 895513, 1-11. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.895513
Funding
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Supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
The investigation of the tumour microenvironment in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma to identify predictive biomarkers of response to immunotherapy
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Quan Nguyen
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Doctor Philosophy
Characterising cytotoxic T cell fates in allogeneic stem cell transplantation
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Fernando Guimaraes
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Doctor Philosophy
Understanding the tumour microenvironment of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Quan Nguyen
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Doctor Philosophy
Developing predictive biomarkers for immunotherapy using deep spatial profiling
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Improved diagnostics for respiratory viral infections
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Meagan Carney, Professor Kirsty Short
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Doctor Philosophy
Immune regulation through bi-directional interactions between subsets of Natural Killer cells and Dendritic cells.
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Andrew Barbour, Dr Camille Guillerey, Dr Gustavo Rodrigues Rossi, Associate Professor Fernando Guimaraes
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Doctor Philosophy
Immuno-genetic biomarkers of response in a prospective study of immune checkpoint therapy in primary CNS lymphoma
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Zachary Hawula, Associate Professor Colm Keane
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Doctor Philosophy
Deciphering mechanisms of fibroblast-mediated immune regulation in dysplastic cutaneous and oral mucosal epithelium
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Debottam Sinha, Dr Janin Chandra
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Doctor Philosophy
Genesis and Pathognesis of avain influenza
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Keng Chew, Professor Kirsty Short
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Doctor Philosophy
Studying the tumour immune microenvironment in cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Gabrielle Belz
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Doctor Philosophy
Understanding the role of immature myeloid cells in early melanoma establishment
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Jazmina Gonzalez Cruz, Associate Professor James Wells
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Master Philosophy
Spatial multi-omics to study hard-to-cure lung infections
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Ahmed Mehdi, Associate Professor Fernando Guimaraes
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- COVID-19 biomarkers
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- immuno-oncology
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