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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130 works between 2008 and 2025
All (130) Journal Article (118) Book Chapter (2) Conference Publication (5) Other Outputs (5)

61 - 80 of 130 works

2021

Journal Article

Dysregulated inflammation during obesity: driving disease severity in influenza virus and SARS-CoV-2 infections

Hulme, Katina D., Noye, Ellesandra C., Short, Kirsty R. and Labzin, Larisa I. (2021). Dysregulated inflammation during obesity: driving disease severity in influenza virus and SARS-CoV-2 infections. Frontiers in Immunology, 12 770066, 770066. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.770066

Dysregulated inflammation during obesity: driving disease severity in influenza virus and SARS-CoV-2 infections

2021

Journal Article

Endothelial cells are not productively infected by SARS‐CoV‐2

Schimmel, Lilian, Chew, Keng Yih, Stocks, Claudia J., Yordanov, Teodor E., Essebier, Patricia, Kulasinghe, Arutha, Monkman, James, Santos Miggiolaro, Anna Flavia Ribeiro, Cooper, Caroline, Noronha, Lucia, Schroder, Kate, Lagendijk, Anne Karine, Labzin, Larisa I., Short, Kirsty R. and Gordon, Emma J. (2021). Endothelial cells are not productively infected by SARS‐CoV‐2. Clinical and Translational Immunology, 10 (10) e1350, e1350. doi: 10.1002/cti2.1350

Endothelial cells are not productively infected by SARS‐CoV‐2

2021

Journal Article

Flower lose, a cell fitness marker, predicts COVID‐19 prognosis

Yekelchyk, Michail, Madan, Esha, Wilhelm, Jochen, Short, Kirsty R, Palma, António M, Liao, Linbu, Camacho, Denise, Nkadori, Everlyne, Winters, Michael T, Rice, Emily S, Rolim, Inês, Cruz‐Duarte, Raquel, Pelham, Christopher J, Nagane, Masaki, Gupta, Kartik, Chaudhary, Sahil, Braun, Thomas, Pillappa, Raghavendra, Parker, Mark S, Menter, Thomas, Matter, Matthias, Haslbauer, Jasmin Dionne, Tolnay, Markus, Galior, Kornelia D, Matkwoskyj, Kristina A, McGregor, Stephanie M, Muller, Laura K, Rakha, Emad A, Lopez‐Beltran, Antonio ... Gogna, Rajan (2021). Flower lose, a cell fitness marker, predicts COVID‐19 prognosis. EMBO Molecular Medicine, 13 (11) e13714, e13714. doi: 10.15252/emmm.202013714

Flower lose, a cell fitness marker, predicts COVID‐19 prognosis

2021

Journal Article

Low-dose IL-2 therapy invigorates CD8+ T cells for viral control in systemic lupus erythematosus with a potential risk of deteriorating immunopathology

Zhou, Pengcheng, Chen, Jiali, He, Jing, Zheng, Ting, Yunis, Joseph, Makota, Victor, Alexandre, Yannick O., Gong, Fang, Zhang, Xia, Xie, Wuxiang, Li, Yuhui, Shao, Miao, Zhu, Yanshan, Sinclair, Jane E., Miao, Miao, Chen, Yaping, Short, Kirsty R., Mueller, Scott N., Sun, Xiaolin, Yu, Di and Li, Zhanguo (2021). Low-dose IL-2 therapy invigorates CD8+ T cells for viral control in systemic lupus erythematosus with a potential risk of deteriorating immunopathology. PLoS Pathogens, 17 (10) e1009858, e1009858. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1009858

Low-dose IL-2 therapy invigorates CD8+ T cells for viral control in systemic lupus erythematosus with a potential risk of deteriorating immunopathology

2021

Journal Article

Modulation of vagal sensory neurons via high mobility group box-1 and receptor for advanced glycation end products: implications for respiratory viral infections

Mazzone, Stuart B., Yang, Seung-Kwon, Keller, Jennifer A., Simanauskaite, Juste, Arikkatt, Jaisy, Fogarty, Matthew J., Moe, Aung Aung Kywe, Chen, Chen, Trewella, Matthew W., Tian, Luyi, Ritchie, Matthew E., Chua, Brendan Y., Phipps, Simon, Short, Kirsty R. and McGovern, Alice E. (2021). Modulation of vagal sensory neurons via high mobility group box-1 and receptor for advanced glycation end products: implications for respiratory viral infections. Frontiers in Physiology, 12 744812, 744812. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2021.744812

Modulation of vagal sensory neurons via high mobility group box-1 and receptor for advanced glycation end products: implications for respiratory viral infections

2021

Journal Article

Type I diabetes mellitus increases the cardiovascular complications of influenza virus infection

Sinclair, Jane E., Bloxham, Conor J., Chiu, Han, Chew, Keng Yih, Russell, Jake, Yoshikawa, Yusuke, Bielefeldt-Ohmann, Helle, Steele, Lauren E., Hulme, Katina D., Verzele, Nathalie A. J., Noye, Ellesandra C., Wu, Melanie, Reichelt, Melissa E., Thomas, Walter G., Gallo, Linda A., Redd, Meredith A. and Short, Kirsty R. (2021). Type I diabetes mellitus increases the cardiovascular complications of influenza virus infection. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 11 714440, 714440. doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2021.714440

Type I diabetes mellitus increases the cardiovascular complications of influenza virus infection

2021

Journal Article

Cardiovascular disease in SARS‐CoV‐2 infection

Sato, Kei, Sinclair, Jane E., Sadeghirad, Habib, Fraser, John F., Short, Kirsty R. and Kulasinghe, Arutha (2021). Cardiovascular disease in SARS‐CoV‐2 infection. Clinical and Translational Immunology, 10 (9) e1343, e1343. doi: 10.1002/cti2.1343

Cardiovascular disease in SARS‐CoV‐2 infection

2021

Journal Article

Postnatal inflammation in ApoE−/− mice is associated with immune training and atherosclerosis

Noye, Ellesandra C., Bekkering, Siroon, Limawan, Albert P., Nguyen, Maria U., Widiasmoko, Lisa K., Lu, Hui, Pepe, Salvatore, Cheung, Michael M., Menheniott, Trevelyan R., Wallace, Megan J., Moss, Timothy J., Burgner, David P. and Short, Kirsty R. (2021). Postnatal inflammation in ApoE−/− mice is associated with immune training and atherosclerosis. Clinical Science, 135 (15), 1859-1871. doi: 10.1042/cs20210496

Postnatal inflammation in ApoE−/− mice is associated with immune training and atherosclerosis

2021

Journal Article

The role of T‐cell immunity in COVID‐19 severity amongst people living with type II diabetes

Tong, Zhen Wei Marcus, Grant, Emma, Gras, Stephanie, Wu, Melanie, Smith, Corey, Barrett, Helen L., Gallo, Linda A. and Short, Kirsty R. (2021). The role of T‐cell immunity in COVID‐19 severity amongst people living with type II diabetes. The FEBS Journal, 288 (17), 5042-5054. doi: 10.1111/febs.16105

The role of T‐cell immunity in COVID‐19 severity amongst people living with type II diabetes

2021

Journal Article

Pre-Diabetes Increases Tuberculosis Disease Severity, While High Body Fat Without Impaired Glucose Tolerance Is Protective

Sinha, Roma, Ngo, Minh Dao, Bartlett, Stacey, Bielefeldt-Ohmann, Helle, Keshvari, Sahar, Hasnain, Sumaira Z., Donovan, Meg L., Kling, Jessica C., Blumenthal, Antje, Chen, Chen, Short, Kirsty R. and Ronacher, Katharina (2021). Pre-Diabetes Increases Tuberculosis Disease Severity, While High Body Fat Without Impaired Glucose Tolerance Is Protective. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 11 691823, 691823. doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2021.691823

Pre-Diabetes Increases Tuberculosis Disease Severity, While High Body Fat Without Impaired Glucose Tolerance Is Protective

2021

Journal Article

Limited evidence for the role of environmental factors in the unusual peak of influenza in Brisbane during the 2018-2019 Australian summer

Lu, Jianyun, Yang, Zhicong, Karawita, Anjana C., Bunte, Myrna, Chew, Keng Yih, Pegg, Cassandra, Mackay, Ian, Whiley, David and Short, Kirsty R. (2021). Limited evidence for the role of environmental factors in the unusual peak of influenza in Brisbane during the 2018-2019 Australian summer. The Science of the Total Environment, 776 145967, 145967. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.145967

Limited evidence for the role of environmental factors in the unusual peak of influenza in Brisbane during the 2018-2019 Australian summer

2021

Journal Article

A meta-analysis on the role of children in SARS-CoV-2 in household transmission clusters

Zhu, Yanshan, Bloxham, Conor J., Hulme, Katina D., Sinclair, Jane E., Tong, Zhen Wei Marcus, Steele, Lauren E., Noye, Ellesandra C., Lu, Jiahai, Xia, Yao, Chew, Keng Yih, Pickering, Janessa, Gilks, Charles, Bowen, Asha C. and Short, Kirsty R. (2021). A meta-analysis on the role of children in SARS-CoV-2 in household transmission clusters. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 72 (12) ciaa1825, e1146-e1153. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1825

A meta-analysis on the role of children in SARS-CoV-2 in household transmission clusters

2021

Journal Article

Primary chicken and duck endothelial cells display a differential response to infection with highly pathogenic avian influenza virus​​​​​​​

Tong, Zhen Wei Marcus, Karawita, Anjana C., Kern, Colin, Zhou, Huaijun, Sinclair, Jane E., Yan, Limin, Chew, Keng Yih, Lowther, Sue, Trinidad, Lee, Challagulla, Arjun, Schat, Karel A., Baker, Michelle L. and Short, Kirsty R. (2021). Primary chicken and duck endothelial cells display a differential response to infection with highly pathogenic avian influenza virus​​​​​​​. Genes, 12 (6) 901, 901. doi: 10.3390/genes12060901

Primary chicken and duck endothelial cells display a differential response to infection with highly pathogenic avian influenza virus​​​​​​​

2021

Journal Article

Humidity-dependent survival of an airborne influenza a virus: practical implications for controlling airborne viruses

Niazi, Sadegh, Short, Kirsty R., Groth, Robert, Cravigan, Luke, Spann, Kirsten, Ristovski, Zoran and Johnson, Graham R. (2021). Humidity-dependent survival of an airborne influenza a virus: practical implications for controlling airborne viruses. Environmental Science and Technology Letters, 8 (5), 412-418. doi: 10.1021/acs.estlett.1c00253

Humidity-dependent survival of an airborne influenza a virus: practical implications for controlling airborne viruses

2021

Journal Article

CD8+ T cells specific for an immunodominant SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid epitope cross-react with selective seasonal coronaviruses

Lineburg, Katie E., Grant, Emma J., Swaminathan, Srividhya, Chatzileontiadou, Demetra S.M., Szeto, Christopher, Sloane, Hannah, Panikkar, Archana, Raju, Jyothy, Crooks, Pauline, Rehan, Sweera, Nguyen, Andrea T., Lekieffre, Lea, Neller, Michelle A., Tong, Zhen Wei Marcus, Jayasinghe, Dhilshan, Chew, Keng Yih, Lobos, Christian A., Halim, Hanim, Burrows, Jacqueline M., Riboldi-Tunnicliffe, Alan, Chen, Weisan, D'Orsogna, Lloyd, Khanna, Rajiv, Short, Kirsty R., Smith, Corey and Gras, Stephanie (2021). CD8+ T cells specific for an immunodominant SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid epitope cross-react with selective seasonal coronaviruses. Immunity, 54 (5), 1055-1065. doi: 10.1016/j.immuni.2021.04.006

CD8+ T cells specific for an immunodominant SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid epitope cross-react with selective seasonal coronaviruses

2021

Conference Publication

A Role of the Nervous System in Modulating Respiratory Viral Infections

Mcgovern, A. E., Verzele, N., Chua, B., Law, C., Ritchie, M., Moe, A., Chew, K., Mazzone, S. B. and Short, K. (2021). A Role of the Nervous System in Modulating Respiratory Viral Infections. International Conference of the American-Thoracic-Society (ATS), Online, 14-19 May 2021. New York, NY United States: American Thoracic Society.

A Role of the Nervous System in Modulating Respiratory Viral Infections

2021

Conference Publication

Pre-existing cellular immunity to SARS-CoV-2 through an immunodominant epitope

Grant, Emma J., Lineburg, Katie E., Swaminathan, Srividhya, Chatzileontiadou, Demetra S. M., Szeto, Christopher, Sloane, Hannah, Panikkar, Archana, Raju, Jyothy, Crooks, Pauline, Rehan, Sweera, Nguyen, Andrea T., Lekieffre, Lea, Neller, Michelle, Tong, Zhen Wei Marcus, Jayasinghe, Dhilshan, Chew, Keng Yih, Lobos, Christian A., Halim, Hanim, Burrows, Jacqueline M., Riboldi-Tunnicliffe, Alan, Chen, Weisan, D’Orsogna, Lloyd, Khanna, Rajiv, Short, Kirsty R., Smith, Corey and Gras, Stephanie (2021). Pre-existing cellular immunity to SARS-CoV-2 through an immunodominant epitope. Immunology 2021™ Meeting, Online, 10-15 May 2021. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.206.supp.103.02

Pre-existing cellular immunity to SARS-CoV-2 through an immunodominant epitope

2021

Journal Article

A meta-analysis on the role of pre-existing chronic disease in the cardiac complications of SARS-CoV-2 infection

Sinclair, Jane E., Zhu, Yanshan, Xu, Gang, Ma, Wei, Shi, Haiyan, Ma, Kun-Long, Cao, Chun-Feng, Kong, Ling-Xi, Wan, Ke-Qiang, Liao, Juan, Wang, Hai-Qiang, Arentz, Matt, Redd, Meredith A., Gallo, Linda A. and Short, Kirsty R. (2021). A meta-analysis on the role of pre-existing chronic disease in the cardiac complications of SARS-CoV-2 infection. iScience, 24 (4) 102264, 102264. doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2021.102264

A meta-analysis on the role of pre-existing chronic disease in the cardiac complications of SARS-CoV-2 infection

2021

Journal Article

Diabetes and overweight/obesity are independent, nonadditive risk factors for in-hospital severity of COVID-19: an international, multicenter retrospective meta-analysis

Longmore, Danielle K., Miller, Jessica E., Bekkering, Siroon, Saner, Christoph, Mifsud, Edin, Zhu, Yanshan, Saffery, Richard, Nichol, Alistair, Colditz, Graham, Short, Kirsty R. and Burgner, David P. (2021). Diabetes and overweight/obesity are independent, nonadditive risk factors for in-hospital severity of COVID-19: an international, multicenter retrospective meta-analysis. Diabetes Care, 44 (6), dc202676-1290. doi: 10.2337/dc20-2676

Diabetes and overweight/obesity are independent, nonadditive risk factors for in-hospital severity of COVID-19: an international, multicenter retrospective meta-analysis

2021

Journal Article

The impact of influenza pulmonary infection and inflammation on vagal bronchopulmonary sensory neurons

Verzele, Nathalie A. J., Chua, Brendon Y., Law, Charity W., Zhang, Albert, Ritchie, Matthew E., Wightman, Oliver, Edwards, Isaac N., Hulme, Katina D., Bloxham, Conor J., Bielefeldt-Ohmann, Helle, Trewella, Matthew W., Moe, Aung Aung Kywe, Chew, Keng Yih, Mazzone, Stuart B., Short, Kirsty R. and McGovern, Alice E. (2021). The impact of influenza pulmonary infection and inflammation on vagal bronchopulmonary sensory neurons. The FASEB Journal, 35 (3) e21320, 1-18. doi: 10.1096/fj.202001509r

The impact of influenza pulmonary infection and inflammation on vagal bronchopulmonary sensory neurons

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 - 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

Availability

Professor Kirsty Short is:
Available for supervision

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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

    Host-directed therapies for treatment against respiratory virus disease

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Mitchell Sullivan

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Avian influenza

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Keng Chew

  • Doctor Philosophy

    THE IMMUNOLOGICAL LEGACY OF OBESITY ON VIRAL PATHOGENESIS

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Innate immune training in long COVID

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Keng Chew

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Genesis and Pathognesis of avain influenza

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Arutha Kulasinghe, Dr Keng Chew

  • Doctor Philosophy

    The long-term cardiovascular complications of COVID-19

    Principal Advisor

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

  • Doctor Philosophy

    The dynamic subcellular glycoproteome during influenza virus infection

    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

    Genetic determinants of the dynamic subcellular glycoproteome in influenza infection

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Benjamin Schulz

  • 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

    Investigating how antibodies against Influenza A Virus modulate macrophage sensing and signalling pathways and outputs.

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Kate Schroder, Dr Larisa Labzin

  • Doctor Philosophy

    The Role of Oxidised Cholesterols in Chronic and Infectious Diseases: Potential for Novel Therapeutic Interventions

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Katharine Irvine, Honorary Professor Katharina Ronacher

Completed supervision

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  • influenza
  • viral pandemics

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