Professor

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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144 works between 2008 and 2025
All (144) Journal Article (118) Book Chapter (2) Conference Publication (5) Other Outputs (19)

41 - 60 of 144 works

2022

Journal Article

High–temporal resolution profiling reveals distinct immune trajectories following the first and second doses of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines

Rinchai, Darawan, Deola, Sara, Zoppoli, Gabriele, Kabeer, Basirudeen Syed Ahamed, Taleb, Sara, Pavlovski, Igor, Maacha, Selma, Gentilcore, Giusy, Toufiq, Mohammed, Mathew, Lisa, Liu, Li, Vempalli, Fazulur Rehaman, Mubarak, Ghada, Lorenz, Stephan, Sivieri, Irene, Cirmena, Gabriella, Dentone, Chiara, Cuccarolo, Paola, Giacobbe, Daniele Roberto, Baldi, Federico, Garbarino, Alberto, Cigolini, Benedetta, Cremonesi, Paolo, Bedognetti, Michele, Ballestrero, Alberto, Bassetti, Matteo, Hejblum, Boris P., Augustine, Tracy, Van Panhuys, Nicholas ... PREDICT-19 Consortium (2022). High–temporal resolution profiling reveals distinct immune trajectories following the first and second doses of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines. Science Advances, 8 (45) eabp9961, 1-24. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.abp9961

High–temporal resolution profiling reveals distinct immune trajectories following the first and second doses of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines

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

Deep single-cell, proteogenomic insights from SARS-CoV-2 infected lung tissues

2022

Journal Article

Ablation of CD8+ T cell recognition of an immunodominant epitope in SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variants BA.1, BA.2 and BA.3

Swaminathan, Srividhya, Lineburg, Katie E., Panikkar, Archana, Raju, Jyothy, Murdolo, Lawton D., Szeto, Christopher, Crooks, Pauline, Le Texier, Laetitia, Rehan, Sweera, Dewar-Oldis, Michael J., Barnard, Peter J., Ambalathingal, George R., Neller, Michelle A., Short, Kirsty R., Gras, Stephanie, Khanna, Rajiv and Smith, Corey (2022). Ablation of CD8+ T cell recognition of an immunodominant epitope in SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variants BA.1, BA.2 and BA.3. Nature Communications, 13 (1) 6387, 1-6. doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-34180-1

Ablation of CD8+ T cell recognition of an immunodominant epitope in SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variants BA.1, BA.2 and BA.3

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

Transcriptomic profiling of cardiac tissues from SARS‐CoV ‐2 patients identifies DNA damage

2022

Journal Article

Developing an antiviral surface cleaner utilising unique surface adsorption properties of hydroxyproline-rich-proteins

Shewan, Heather M. , Siauw, Meiliana , Vinden, Naomi , Dong, Anran , Beheshti, Amir , Chew, Keng Yih, Stokes, Jason R. , Short, Kirsty R., Mikkelsen, Deirdre, Koehler, Berthold and Reihmann, Matthias (2022). Developing an antiviral surface cleaner utilising unique surface adsorption properties of hydroxyproline-rich-proteins. Household and Personal Care Today, 17 (5), 57-61.

Developing an antiviral surface cleaner utilising unique surface adsorption properties of hydroxyproline-rich-proteins

2022

Journal Article

A Bayesian network analysis quantifying risks versus benefits of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in Australia

Sinclair, Jane E., Mayfield, Helen J., Short, Kirsty R., Brown, Samuel J., Puranik, Rajesh, Mengersen, Kerrie, Litt, John C. B. and Lau, Colleen L. (2022). A Bayesian network analysis quantifying risks versus benefits of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in Australia. npj Vaccines, 7 (1) 93, 1-11. doi: 10.1038/s41541-022-00517-6

A Bayesian network analysis quantifying risks versus benefits of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in Australia

2022

Journal Article

Indigenous peoples and pandemics

Alves, Daniele E., Mamelund, Svenn-Erik, Dimka, Jessica, Simonsen, Lone, Mølbak, Mathias, Ørskov, Søren, Sattenspiel, Lisa, Tripp, Lianne, Noymer, Andrew, Chowell-Puente, Gerardo, Dahal, Sushma, Van Doren, Taylor P., Wissler, Amanda, Heffernan, Courtney, Renfree Short, Kirsty, Battles, Heather and Baker, Michael G. (2022). Indigenous peoples and pandemics. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, 50 (6), 662-667. doi: 10.1177/14034948221087095

Indigenous peoples and pandemics

2022

Journal Article

Ancestral SARS-CoV-2, but not Omicron, replicates less efficiently in primary pediatric nasal epithelial cells

Zhu, Yanshan, Chew, Keng Yih, Wu, Melanie, Karawita, Anjana C., McCallum, Georgina, Steele, Lauren E., Yamamoto, Ayaho, Labzin, Larisa I., Yarlagadda, Tejasri, Khromykh, Alexander A., Wang, Xiaohui, Sng, Julian D. J., Stocks, Claudia J., Xia, Yao, Kollmann, Tobias R., Martino, David, Joensuu, Merja, Meunier, Frédéric A., Balistreri, Giuseppe, Bielefeldt-Ohmann, Helle, Bowen, Asha C., Kicic, Anthony, Sly, Peter D., Spann, Kirsten M. and Short, Kirsty R. (2022). Ancestral SARS-CoV-2, but not Omicron, replicates less efficiently in primary pediatric nasal epithelial cells. PLoS Biology, 20 (8) e3001728, 1-19. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001728

Ancestral SARS-CoV-2, but not Omicron, replicates less efficiently in primary pediatric nasal epithelial cells

2022

Journal Article

Respiratory tract infections in diabetes – lessons from tuberculosis and influenza to guide understanding of COVID-19 severity

Al-Sayyar, Amnah, Hulme, Katina D., Thibaut, Ronan, Bayry, Jagadeesh, Sheedy, Frederick J., Short, Kirsty R. and Alzaid, Fawaz (2022). Respiratory tract infections in diabetes – lessons from tuberculosis and influenza to guide understanding of COVID-19 severity. Frontiers in Endocrinology, 13 919223, 1-17. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2022.919223

Respiratory tract infections in diabetes – lessons from tuberculosis and influenza to guide understanding of COVID-19 severity

2022

Journal Article

Designing an evidence-based Bayesian network for estimating the risk versus benefits of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine

Mayfield, Helen J., Lau, Colleen L., Sinclair, Jane E., Brown, Samuel J., Baird, Andrew, Litt, John, Vuorinen, Aapeli, Short, Kirsty R., Waller, Michael and Mengersen, Kerrie (2022). Designing an evidence-based Bayesian network for estimating the risk versus benefits of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. Vaccine, 40 (22), 3072-3084. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2022.04.004

Designing an evidence-based Bayesian network for estimating the risk versus benefits of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine

2022

Journal Article

Limited recognition of highly conserved regions of SARS-CoV-2

Swaminathan, Srividhya, Lineburg, Katie E., Ambalathingal, George R., Crooks, Pauline, Grant, Emma J., Mohan, Sonali V., Raju, Jyothy, Panikkar, Archana, Le Texier, Laetitia, Tong, Zheng Wei Marcus, Chew, Keng Yih, Neller, Michelle A., Short, Kirsty R., Gowda, Harsha, Gras, Stephanie, Khanna, Rajiv and Smith, Corey (2022). Limited recognition of highly conserved regions of SARS-CoV-2. Microbiology Spectrum, 10 (1) e02780-21. doi: 10.1128/spectrum.02780-21

Limited recognition of highly conserved regions of SARS-CoV-2

2022

Journal Article

SARS-CoV-2-specific T cells generated for adoptive immunotherapy are capable of recognizing multiple SARS-CoV-2 variants

Panikkar, Archana, Lineburg, Katie E., Raju, Jyothy, Chew, Keng Yih, Ambalathingal, George R., Rehan, Sweera, Swaminathan, Srividhya, Crooks, Pauline, Le Texier, Laetitia, Beagley, Leone, Best, Shannon, Solomon, Matthew, Matthews, Katherine K., Srihari, Sriganesh, Neller, Michelle A., Short, Kirsty R., Khanna, Rajiv and Smith, Corey (2022). SARS-CoV-2-specific T cells generated for adoptive immunotherapy are capable of recognizing multiple SARS-CoV-2 variants. PLoS Pathogens, 18 (2) e1010339, 1-18. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1010339

SARS-CoV-2-specific T cells generated for adoptive immunotherapy are capable of recognizing multiple SARS-CoV-2 variants

2022

Other Outputs

Emulation of epidemics via Bluetooth-based virtual safe virus spread: experimental setup, software, and data

Asanjarani, Azam, Shausan, Aminath, Chew, Keng, Graham, Thomas, Henderson, Shane G., Jansen, Hermanus M., Short, Kirsty R., Taylor, Peter G., Vuorinen, Aapeli, Yadav, Yuvraj, Ziedins, Ilze and Nazarathy, Yoni (2022). Emulation of epidemics via Bluetooth-based virtual safe virus spread: experimental setup, software, and data.

Emulation of epidemics via Bluetooth-based virtual safe virus spread: experimental setup, software, and data

2022

Journal Article

Author Correction: Development of molecular clamp stabilized hemagglutinin vaccines for Influenza A viruses

McMillan, Christopher L. D., Cheung, Stacey T. M., Modhiran, Naphak, Barnes, James, Amarilla, Alberto A., Bielefeldt-Ohmann, Helle, Lee, Leo Yi Yang, Guilfoyle, Kate, van Amerongen, Geert, Stittelaar, Koert, Jakob, Virginie, Lebas, Celia, Reading, Patrick, Short, Kirsty R., Young, Paul R., Watterson, Daniel and Chappell, Keith J. (2022). Author Correction: Development of molecular clamp stabilized hemagglutinin vaccines for Influenza A viruses. npj Vaccines, 7 (1) 3, 3. doi: 10.1038/s41541-021-00428-y

Author Correction: Development of molecular clamp stabilized hemagglutinin vaccines for Influenza A viruses

2022

Other Outputs

Avian endothelial cells - RNAseq data (Public)

Karawita, Anjana, Short, Kirsty, Karawita, Anjana Chamal and Bruxner, Tim (2022). Avian endothelial cells - RNAseq data (Public). The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/58a568b

Avian endothelial cells - RNAseq data (Public)

2022

Journal Article

Environmental impacts on COVID-19: mechanisms of increased susceptibility

Cormier, Stephania A., Yamamoto, Ayaho, Short, Kirsty R., Vu, Luan and Suk, William A. (2022). Environmental impacts on COVID-19: mechanisms of increased susceptibility. Annals of Global Health, 88 (1) 94, 1-7. doi: 10.5334/aogh.3907

Environmental impacts on COVID-19: mechanisms of increased susceptibility

2022

Other Outputs

Short-read next generation DNA sequencing of Black swan AKBS03

Karawita, Anjana, Short, Kirsty, Karawita, Anjana Chamal and Bruxner, Tim (2022). Short-read next generation DNA sequencing of Black swan AKBS03. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/f6ba161

Short-read next generation DNA sequencing of Black swan AKBS03

2022

Journal Article

Profiling of lung SARS-CoV-2 and influenza virus infection dissects virus-specific host responses and gene signatures

Kulasinghe, Arutha, Tan, Chin Wee, dos Santos Miggiolaro, Anna Flavia Ribeiro, Monkman, James, SadeghiRad, Habib, Bhuva, Dharmesh D., da Silva Motta Junior, Jarbas, Vaz de Paula, Caroline Busatta, Nagashima, Seigo, Baena, Cristina Pellegrino, Souza-Fonseca-Guimaraes, Paulo, de Noronha, Lucia, McCulloch, Timothy, Rodrigues Rossi, Gustavo, Cooper, Caroline, Tang, Benjamin, Short, Kirsty R., Davis, Melissa J., Souza-Fonseca-Guimaraes, Fernando, Belz, Gabrielle T. and O'Byrne, Ken (2022). Profiling of lung SARS-CoV-2 and influenza virus infection dissects virus-specific host responses and gene signatures. European Respiratory Journal, 59 (6) 2101881, 1-19. doi: 10.1183/13993003.01881-2021

Profiling of lung SARS-CoV-2 and influenza virus infection dissects virus-specific host responses and gene signatures

2021

Other Outputs

High temporal resolution systems profiling reveals distinct patterns of interferon response after Covid-19 mRNA vaccination and SARS-CoV2 infection

Rinchai, Darawan, Deola, Sara, Zoppoli, Gabriele, Kabeer, Basirudeen Syed Ahamed, Taleb, Sara, Pavlovski, Igor, Maacha, Selma, Gentilcore, Giusy, Toufiq, Mohammed, Mathew, Lisa, Liu, Li, Vempalli, Fazulur Rehaman, Mubarak, Ghada, Lorenz, Stephan, Sivieri, Irene, Cirmena, Gabriella, Dentone, Chiara, Cuccarolo, Paola, Giacobbe, Daniele Roberto, Baldi, Federico, Garbarino, Alberto, Cigolini, Benedetta, Cremonesi, Paolo, Bedognetti, Michele, Ballestrero, Alberto, Bassetti, Matteo, Hejblum, Boris P., Augustine, Tracy, Van Panhuys, Nicholas ... Chaussabel, Damien (2021). High temporal resolution systems profiling reveals distinct patterns of interferon response after Covid-19 mRNA vaccination and SARS-CoV2 infection. doi: 10.1101/2021.12.12.472257

High temporal resolution systems profiling reveals distinct patterns of interferon response after Covid-19 mRNA vaccination and SARS-CoV2 infection

2021

Journal Article

Development of molecular clamp stabilized hemagglutinin vaccines for Influenza A viruses

McMillan, Christopher L. D., Cheung, Stacey T. M., Modhiran, Naphak, Barnes, James, Amarilla, Alberto A., Bielefeldt-Ohmann, Helle, Lee, Leo Yi Yang, Guilfoyle, Kate, van Amerongen, Geert, Stittelaar, Koert, Jakob, Virginie, Lebas, Celia, Reading, Patrick, Short, Kirsty R., Young, Paul R., Watterson, Daniel and Chappell, Keith J. (2021). Development of molecular clamp stabilized hemagglutinin vaccines for Influenza A viruses. npj Vaccines, 6 (1) 135, 135. doi: 10.1038/s41541-021-00395-4

Development of molecular clamp stabilized hemagglutinin vaccines for Influenza A viruses

Current funding

  • 2024 - 2027
    Understanding the impact of Spanish Flu on Adult and Children lungs, cell-by-cell
    Wesley Research Institute Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2024 - 2026
    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
  • 2023 - 2025
    Studying the basis of and developing new therapies to treat heart disease
    IPF Healthy - Medical Research
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2025
    Preventing the emergence of HPAIV
    Australian Eggs Limited
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2026
    Pandemic-proofing our future
    NHMRC Investigator Grants
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2023
    Investigation of novel adjuvants to enhance influenza mRNA vaccines
    ENA Respiratory Pty Ltd
    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

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