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Kirsty Short

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Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Arts, University of Melbourne
  • Bachelor (Honours) of Science (Advanced), University of Melbourne
  • Doctor of Philosophy, University of Melbourne

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135 works between 2008 and 2025
All (135) Journal Article (122) Other Outputs (5) Conference Publication (6) Book Chapter (2)

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2024

Journal Article

Presence of procoagulant peripheral blood mononuclear cells in severe COVID-19 patients relate to ventilation perfusion mismatch and precede pulmonary embolism

Raadsen, M., Langerak, T., Du Toit, J., Kruip, M. J.H.A., Aynekulu Mersha, D., De Maat, M. P.M., Vermin, B., Van den Akker, J. P.C., Schmitz, K. S., Bakhtiari, K., Meijers, J. C.M., van Gorp, E. C.M., Short, K. R., Haagmans, B., de Vries, R. D., Gommers, D. A.M.P.J., Endeman, H. and Goeijenbier, M. (2024). Presence of procoagulant peripheral blood mononuclear cells in severe COVID-19 patients relate to ventilation perfusion mismatch and precede pulmonary embolism. Journal of Critical Care, 79 154463, 154463. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2023.154463

Presence of procoagulant peripheral blood mononuclear cells in severe COVID-19 patients relate to ventilation perfusion mismatch and precede pulmonary embolism

2024

Journal Article

Host transcriptomics and machine learning for secondary bacterial infections in patients with COVID-19: a prospective, observational cohort study

Carney, Meagan, Pelaia, Tiana Maria, Chew, Tracy, Teoh, Sally, Phu, Amy, Kim, Karan, Wang, Ya, Iredell, Jonathan, Zerbib, Yoann, McLean, Anthony, Schughart, Klaus, Tang, Benjamin, Shojaei, Maryam, Short, Kirsty R, PREDICT-19 consortium and Kulasinghe, Arutha (PREDICT-19 consortium member) (2024). Host transcriptomics and machine learning for secondary bacterial infections in patients with COVID-19: a prospective, observational cohort study. The Lancet Microbe, 5 (3), e272-e281. doi: 10.1016/S2666-5247(23)00363-4

Host transcriptomics and machine learning for secondary bacterial infections in patients with COVID-19: a prospective, observational cohort study

2024

Journal Article

Increasing HbA1c is associated with reduced CD8+ T cell functionality in response to influenza virus in a TCR-dependent manner in individuals with diabetes mellitus

Hulme, Katina D., Tong, Zhen Wei Marcus, Rowntree, Louise C., van de Sandt, Carolien E., Ronacher, Katharina, Grant, Emma J., Dorey, Emily S., Gallo, Linda A., Gras, Stephanie, Kedzierska, Katherine, Barrett, Helen L. and Short, Kirsty R. (2024). Increasing HbA1c is associated with reduced CD8+ T cell functionality in response to influenza virus in a TCR-dependent manner in individuals with diabetes mellitus. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 81 (1) 35, 35. doi: 10.1007/s00018-023-05010-4

Increasing HbA1c is associated with reduced CD8+ T cell functionality in response to influenza virus in a TCR-dependent manner in individuals with diabetes mellitus

2024

Journal Article

Cardiac human bitter taste receptors contain naturally occurring variants that alter function

Bloxham, Conor J., Hulme, Katina D., Fierro, Fabrizio, Fercher, Christian, Pegg, Cassandra L., O'Brien, Shannon L., Foster, Simon R., Short, Kirsty R., Furness, Sebastian G. B., Reichelt, Melissa E., Niv, Masha Y. and Thomas, Walter G. (2024). Cardiac human bitter taste receptors contain naturally occurring variants that alter function. Biochemical Pharmacology, 219 115932, 115932. doi: 10.1016/j.bcp.2023.115932

Cardiac human bitter taste receptors contain naturally occurring variants that alter function

2023

Journal Article

Elevated BMI reduces the humoral response to SARS‐CoV‐2 infection

Tong, Marcus Z. W., Sng, Julian D. J., Carney, Meagan, Cooper, Lucy, Brown, Samuel, Lineburg, Katie E., Chew, Keng Yih, Collins, Neve, Ignacio, Kirsten, Airey, Megan, Burr, Lucy, Joyce, Briony A., Jayasinghe, Dhilshan, McMillan, Christopher L. D., Muller, David A., Adhikari, Anurag, Gallo, Linda A., Dorey, Emily S., Barrett, Helen L., Gras, Stephanie, Smith, Corey, Good‐Jacobson, Kim and Short, Kirsty R. (2023). Elevated BMI reduces the humoral response to SARS‐CoV‐2 infection. Clinical and Translational Immunology, 12 (12) e1476, 1-13. doi: 10.1002/cti2.1476

Elevated BMI reduces the humoral response to SARS‐CoV‐2 infection

2023

Journal Article

Genomic communication via circulating extracellular vesicles and long-term health consequences of COVID-19

Nair, Soumyalekshmi, Nova-Lamperti, Estefania, Labarca, Gonzalo, Kulasinghe, Arutha, Short, Kirsty R., Carrión, Flavio and Salomon, Carlos (2023). Genomic communication via circulating extracellular vesicles and long-term health consequences of COVID-19. Journal of Translational Medicine, 21 (1) 709, 1-19. doi: 10.1186/s12967-023-04552-2

Genomic communication via circulating extracellular vesicles and long-term health consequences of COVID-19

2023

Journal Article

International pediatric COVID-19 severity over the course of the pandemic

Zhu, Yanshan, Almeida, Flávia Jacqueline, Baillie, J Kenneth, Bowen, Asha C, Britton, Philip N, Brizuela, Martin Eduardo, Buonsenso, Danilo, Burgner, David, Chew, Keng Yih, Chokephaibulkit, Kulkanya, Cohen, Cheryl, Cormier, Stephania A, Crawford, Nigel, Curtis, Nigel, Farias, Camila G A, Gilks, Charles F, von Gottberg, Anne, Hamer, Diana, Jarovsky, Daniel, Jassat, Waasila, Jesus, Ana Rita, Kemp, Lisa S, Khumcha, Benjawan, McCallum, Georgina, Miller, Jessica E, Morello, Rosa, Munro, Alasdair P S, Openshaw, Peter J M, Padmanabhan, Srivatsan ... Short, Kirsty R (2023). International pediatric COVID-19 severity over the course of the pandemic. JAMA Pediatrics, 177 (10), 1073-1084. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2023.3117

International pediatric COVID-19 severity over the course of the pandemic

2023

Journal Article

A robust platform for integrative spatial multi‐omics analysis to map immune responses to SARS‐CoV‐2 infection in lung tissues

Tan, Xiao, Grice, Laura F., Tran, Minh, Mulay, Onkar, Monkman, James, Blick, Tony, Vo, Tuan, Almeida, Ana Clara, da Silva Motta, Jarbas, Fernandes de Moura, Karen, Machado‐Souza, Cleber, Souza‐Fonseca‐Guimaraes, Paulo, Baena, Cristina Pellegrino, de Noronha, Lucia, Guimaraes, Fernanda Simoes Fortes, Luu, Hung N., Drennon, Tingsheng, Williams, Stephen, Stern, Jacob, Uytingco, Cedric, Pan, Liuliu, Nam, Andy, Cooper, Caroline, Short, Kirsty, Belz, Gabrielle T., Souza‐Fonseca‐Guimaraes, Fernando, Kulasinghe, Arutha and Nguyen, Quan (2023). A robust platform for integrative spatial multi‐omics analysis to map immune responses to SARS‐CoV‐2 infection in lung tissues. Immunology, 170 (3), 401-418. doi: 10.1111/imm.13679

A robust platform for integrative spatial multi‐omics analysis to map immune responses to SARS‐CoV‐2 infection in lung tissues

2023

Journal Article

In vivo inhibition of nuclear ACE2 translocation protects against SARS-CoV-2 replication and lung damage through epigenetic imprinting

Tu, Wen Juan, Melino, Michelle, Dunn, Jenny, McCuaig, Robert D., Bielefeldt-Ohmann, Helle, Tsimbalyuk, Sofiya, Forwood, Jade K., Ahuja, Taniya, Vandermeide, John, Tan, Xiao, Tran, Minh, Nguyen, Quan, Zhang, Liang, Nam, Andy, Pan, Liuliu, Liang, Yan, Smith, Corey, Lineburg, Katie, Nguyen, Tam H., Sng, Julian D. J., Tong, Zhen Wei Marcus, Chew, Keng Yih, Short, Kirsty R., Le Grand, Roger, Seddiki, Nabila and Rao, Sudha (2023). In vivo inhibition of nuclear ACE2 translocation protects against SARS-CoV-2 replication and lung damage through epigenetic imprinting. Nature Communications, 14 (1) 3680, 3680. doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-39341-4

In vivo inhibition of nuclear ACE2 translocation protects against SARS-CoV-2 replication and lung damage through epigenetic imprinting

2023

Journal Article

SARS-CoV-2 infection and viral fusogens cause neuronal and glial fusion that compromises neuronal activity

Martínez-Mármol, Ramón, Giordano-Santini, Rosina, Kaulich, Eva, Cho, Ann-Na, Przybyla, Magdalena, Riyadh, Md Asrafuzzaman, Robinson, Emilija, Chew, Keng Yih, Amor, Rumelo, Meunier, Frédéric A., Balistreri, Giuseppe, Short, Kirsty R., Ke, Yazi D., Ittner, Lars M. and Hilliard, Massimo A. (2023). SARS-CoV-2 infection and viral fusogens cause neuronal and glial fusion that compromises neuronal activity. Science Advances, 9 (23) eadg2248, 1-15. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.adg2248

SARS-CoV-2 infection and viral fusogens cause neuronal and glial fusion that compromises neuronal activity

2023

Journal Article

Severe respiratory viral infections: T-cell functions diverging from immunity to inflammation

Yunis, Joseph, Short, Kirsty R. and Yu, Di (2023). Severe respiratory viral infections: T-cell functions diverging from immunity to inflammation. Trends in Microbiology, 31 (6), 644-656. doi: 10.1016/j.tim.2022.12.008

Severe respiratory viral infections: T-cell functions diverging from immunity to inflammation

2023

Journal Article

Assessing the potential for fomite transmission of SARS-CoV-2

Short, Kirsty R. and Cowling, Benjamin J. (2023). Assessing the potential for fomite transmission of SARS-CoV-2. The Lancet Microbe, 4 (6), e380-e381. doi: 10.1016/s2666-5247(23)00099-x

Assessing the potential for fomite transmission of SARS-CoV-2

2023

Journal Article

Long COVID

Short, Kirsty R. (2023). Long COVID. Microbiology Australia, 44 (2), 113-114. doi: 10.1071/ma23032

Long COVID

2023

Journal Article

The role of children in transmission of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern within households: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis, as at 30 June 2022

Zhu, Yanshan, Xia, Yao, Pickering, Janessa, Bowen, Asha C. and Short, Kirsty R. (2023). The role of children in transmission of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern within households: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis, as at 30 June 2022. Eurosurveillance, 28 (18) 2200624, 1-17. doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2023.28.18.2200624

The role of children in transmission of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern within households: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis, as at 30 June 2022

2023

Journal Article

Macrophage ACE2 is necessary for SARS-CoV-2 replication and subsequent cytokine responses that restrict continued virion release

Labzin, Larisa I., Chew, Keng Yih, Eschke, Kathrin, Wang, Xiaohui, Esposito, Tyron, Stocks, Claudia J., Rae, James, Patrick, Ralph, Mostafavi, Helen, Hill, Brittany, Yordanov, Teodor E., Holley, Caroline L., Emming, Stefan, Fritzlar, Svenja, Mordant, Francesca L., Steinfort, Daniel P., Subbarao, Kanta, Nefzger, Christian M., Lagendijk, Anne K., Gordon, Emma J., Parton, Robert G., Short, Kirsty R., Londrigan, Sarah L. and Schroder, Kate (2023). Macrophage ACE2 is necessary for SARS-CoV-2 replication and subsequent cytokine responses that restrict continued virion release. Science Signaling, 16 (782) eabq1366, eabq1366. doi: 10.1126/scisignal.abq1366

Macrophage ACE2 is necessary for SARS-CoV-2 replication and subsequent cytokine responses that restrict continued virion release

2023

Book Chapter

Vagal neuroinflammation accompanying respiratory viral infection: an overview of mechanisms and possible clinical significance

Verzele, Nathalie A. J., Short, Kirsty R., Mazzone, Stuart B. and McGovern, Alice E. (2023). Vagal neuroinflammation accompanying respiratory viral infection: an overview of mechanisms and possible clinical significance. Visceral Pain. (pp. 27-41) Cham, Switzerland: Springer Cham. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-25702-5_3

Vagal neuroinflammation accompanying respiratory viral infection: an overview of mechanisms and possible clinical significance

2023

Conference Publication

Astaxanthin protect against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection on well-differentiated primary human nasal epithelial cells

Yamamoto, Ayaho, Sly, Peter, Chew, Keng, Yeo, Abrey, Short, Kirsty and Fantino, Emmanuelle (2023). Astaxanthin protect against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection on well-differentiated primary human nasal epithelial cells. 26th Congress of the Asian Pacific Society of Respirology Above and Beyond, Seoul, Korea, 17–20 November 2022. Richmond, VIC, Australia: John Wiley & Sons. doi: 10.1111/resp.14433

Astaxanthin protect against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection on well-differentiated primary human nasal epithelial cells

2023

Journal Article

Environmentally persistent free radicals enhance SARS-CoV-2 replication in respiratory epithelium

Yamamoto, Ayaho, Sly, Peter D., Chew, Keng Yih, Khachatryan, Lavrent, Begum, Nelufa, Yeo, Abrey J., Vu, Luan D, Short, Kirsty R., Cormier, Stephania A and Fantino, Emmanuelle (2023). Environmentally persistent free radicals enhance SARS-CoV-2 replication in respiratory epithelium. Experimental Biology and Medicine, 248 (3), 271-279. doi: 10.1177/15353702221142616

Environmentally persistent free radicals enhance SARS-CoV-2 replication in respiratory epithelium

2023

Journal Article

Pathway and network analyses identify growth factor signaling and MMP9 as potential mediators of mitochondrial dysfunction in severe COVID-19

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, Tang, Benjamin, McLean, Anthony, Shojaei, Maryam and PREDICT-19 Consortium (2023). Pathway and network analyses identify growth factor signaling and MMP9 as potential mediators of mitochondrial dysfunction in severe COVID-19. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 24 (3) 2524, 1-18. doi: 10.3390/ijms24032524

Pathway and network analyses identify growth factor signaling and MMP9 as potential mediators of mitochondrial dysfunction in severe COVID-19

2023

Journal Article

The swan genome and transcriptome, it is not all black and white

Karawita, Anjana C., Cheng, Yuanyuan, Chew, Keng Yih, Challagulla, Arjun, Kraus, Robert, Mueller, Ralf C., Tong, Marcus Z. W., Hulme, Katina D., Bielefeldt-Ohmann, Helle, Steele, Lauren E., Wu, Melanie, Sng, Julian, Noye, Ellesandra, Bruxner, Timothy J., Au, Gough G., Lowther, Suzanne, Blommaert, Julie, Suh, Alexander, McCauley, Alexander J., Kaur, Parwinder, Dudchenko, Olga, Aiden, Erez, Fedrigo, Olivier, Formenti, Giulio, Mountcastle, Jacquelyn, Chow, William, Martin, Fergal J., Ogeh, Denye N., Thiaud-Nissen, Françoise ... Short, Kirsty R. (2023). The swan genome and transcriptome, it is not all black and white. Genome Biology, 24 (1) 13, 1-24. doi: 10.1186/s13059-022-02838-0

The swan genome and transcriptome, it is not all black and white

Current funding

  • 2025 - 2026
    UQ AWARE - A/Prof Kirsty Short
    UQ Amplify Women's Academic Research Equity
    Open grant
  • 2024 - 2027
    Understanding the impact of Spanish Flu on Adult and Children lungs, cell-by-cell
    Wesley Research Institute Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2024 - 2027
    Glycaemic variability: A culprit cause of heart disease in diabetes
    MRFF Targeted Translation Research Accelerator
    Open grant
  • 2024 - 2026
    ALL IN - AI and Laboratory Led IdentificatioN of PASC
    NHMRC MRFF Post-Acute Sequelae of COVID-19
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2028
    Building the next mRNA vaccines and therapies
    MRFF - National Critical Infrastructure Initiative
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2026
    Pandemic-proofing our future
    NHMRC Investigator Grants
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2023 - 2025
    Studying the basis of and developing new therapies to treat heart disease
    IPF Healthy - Medical Research
    Open grant
  • 2023
    Investigation of novel adjuvants to enhance influenza mRNA vaccines
    ENA Respiratory Pty Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2025
    Preventing the emergence of HPAIV
    Australian Eggs Limited
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2024
    Designing Polymers as Broad-Spectrum Antivirals to Rapidly Fight Emerging Viral Infections (USDOD CDMRP grant administered by QUT)
    Queensland University of Technology
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2023
    An integrated analytical network for protein characterisation
    ARC Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2023
    Queensland CoViD-19 Vaccination (QoVAX SET) Safety and Efficacy Trial - Mixed Dose 1 and 2 Study
    Metro North Hospital and Health Service
    Open grant
  • 2022
    Harnessing Oxidised Cholesterols to Reduce Susceptibility to COVID-19 in Obesity and Diabetes
    Diabetes Australia Research Program
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2023
    QoVAX SET Program - Neutralisation Assays
    Queensland Health
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2024
    Aerosol glassy states promote global warming, airborne toxins and pathogens (ARC Discovery Project administered by Queensland University of Technology)
    Queensland University of Technology
    Open grant
  • 2021
    Challenge experiments - an immunisation regime with peptides
    James Cook University
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2022
    Protecting Australia's Poultry using genetic restoration
    Australian Eggs Limited
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2023
    The immunological legacy of obesity on viral pathogenesis
    NHMRC IDEAS Grants
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2023
    Defining SARS-CoV-2 immune maintenance in the Australian population (external MRFF COVID-19 Immunological Studies grant led by QIMR)
    Queensland Institute of Medical Research
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2020
    Using comparative genomics to prevent avian influenza in poultry
    Commonwealth Department of Agriculture and Water Resources
    Open grant
  • 2019
    Blocking the nervous system: a new approach for treating severe influenza?
    UQ Foundation Research Excellence Awards
    Open grant
  • 2019
    In vivo imaging system for tracking inflammation, infection, cancer, pain and bioactive molecules
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2021
    Neuro-immune cross talk in influenza virus pathogenesis
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2021
    The role of glycaemic variability in influenza virus pathogenesis and immunity
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2021
    Bird flu in avian species: understanding the mechanisms of disease
    ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2019
    Natural resistance to avian influenza: a novel approach for improving biosecurity
    Commonwealth Department of Agriculture and Water Resources
    Open grant
  • 2018
    Epifluorescent and live-cell imaging microscopes for the investigation of host-pathogen interactions and for molecular and cellular biology
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2018
    Preventing severe influenza in people with diabetes
    Diabetes Australia Research Trust
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2018
    The role of asthma in the generation of influenza virus quasispecies
    UQ Development Fellowships
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2017
    The role of HMGB1 in the severity of influenza virus infection in asthmatic individuals
    UQ Early Career Researcher
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2017
    NHMRC Early Career Fellowship (CJ Martin - Overseas Biomedical Fellowship): The role of inflammation in viral pathogenesis and exacerbations of asthma
    NHMRC Training (Postdoctoral) Fellowship
    Open grant

Availability

Professor Kirsty Short is:
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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Improved diagnostics for respiratory viral infections

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Arutha Kulasinghe, Dr Meagan Carney

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Innate immune training in long COVID

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Matt Sweet, Dr Keng Chew

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Lessons from a Century of Influenza Pandemics and Implications for Future Preparedness

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Arutha Kulasinghe, Dr Keng Chew

  • Doctor Philosophy

    The long-term cardiovascular complications of SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 vaccines

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Helen Mayfield, Professor Colleen Lau, Professor Nathan Palpant

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Host-directed therapies for treatment of respiratory viral disease

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Mitchell Sullivan

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Avian influenza

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Keng Chew

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Viral and host consequences of oseltamivir resistant Influenza Neuraminidase: a multi-omics appoach

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Benjamin Schulz

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Investigating the differences between vaccine and infection induced T cell immunity to SARS-CoV-2

    Associate Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    The role of a fatty acid receptor in the lung during respiratory infections and asthma

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Honorary Professor Katharina Ronacher

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Rare Event Analysis and Machine Learning Applications to Infectious Disease

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Keng Chew, Dr Meagan Carney

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Antibodies enhance proinflammatory cytokine release from human macrophages sensing influenza A virus proteins

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Kate Schroder, Dr Larisa Labzin

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Genetic determinants of the dynamic subcellular glycoproteome in influenza infection

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Benjamin Schulz

Completed supervision

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  • influenza
  • viral pandemics

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