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)

81 - 100 of 144 works

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

Other Outputs

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. doi: 10.1101/2021.04.14.439403

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

2021

Other Outputs

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. doi: 10.1101/2021.04.06.438735

Pre-diabetes increases tuberculosis disease severity, while high body fat without impaired glucose tolerance is protective

2021

Other Outputs

Pediatric nasal epithelial cells are less permissive to SARS-CoV-2 replication compared to adult cells

Zhu, Yanshan, Chew, Keng Yih, Wu, Melanie, Karawita, Anjana C., McCallum, Georgina, Steele, Lauren E, Yamamoto, Ayaho, Labzin, Larisa L., Yarlagadda, Tejasri, Khromykh, Alexander A., Wang, Xiaohui, Sng, Julian, 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. (2021). Pediatric nasal epithelial cells are less permissive to SARS-CoV-2 replication compared to adult cells. doi: 10.1101/2021.03.08.434300

Pediatric nasal epithelial cells are less permissive to SARS-CoV-2 replication compared to adult cells

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

2021

Journal Article

A paucigranulocytic asthma host environment promotes the emergence of virulent influenza viral variants

Hulme, Katina D., Karawita, Anjana C., Pegg, Cassandra, Bunte, Myrna J. M., Bielefeldt-Ohmann, Helle, Bloxham, Conor J., Van den Hoecke, Silvie, Setoh, Yin Xiang, Vrancken, Bram, Spronken, Monique, Steele, Lauren E., Verzele, Nathalie A. J., Upton, Kyle R., Khromykh, Alexander A., Chew, Keng Yih, Sukkar, Maria, Phipps, Simon and Short, Kirsty R. (2021). A paucigranulocytic asthma host environment promotes the emergence of virulent influenza viral variants. eLife, 10 e61803, 1-21. doi: 10.7554/elife.61803

A paucigranulocytic asthma host environment promotes the emergence of virulent influenza viral variants

2021

Other Outputs

Endothelial cells elicit a pro-inflammatory response to SARS-CoV-2 without productive viral infection

Schimmel, Lilian, Chew, Keng Yih, Stocks, Claudia, Yordanov, Teodor, Essebier, Patricia, Kulasinghe, Arutha, Monkman, James, dos Santos Miggiolaro, Anna Flavia Ribeiro, Cooper, Caroline, de Noronha, Lucia, Lagendijk, Anne K., Schroder, Kate, Labzin, Larisa I., Gordon, Emma J. and Short, Kirsty R. (2021). Endothelial cells elicit a pro-inflammatory response to SARS-CoV-2 without productive viral infection. doi: 10.1101/2021.02.14.431177

Endothelial cells elicit a pro-inflammatory response to SARS-CoV-2 without productive viral infection

2021

Other Outputs

Pre-Existing Cellular Immunity to SARS-CoV-2 Through an Immunodominant Epitope

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, 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). Pre-Existing Cellular Immunity to SARS-CoV-2 Through an Immunodominant Epitope. doi: 10.2139/ssrn.3774361

Pre-Existing Cellular Immunity to SARS-CoV-2 Through an Immunodominant Epitope

2021

Other Outputs

Mute swan ISOseq data

Karawita, Anjana, Short, Kirsty and Karawita, Anjana Chamal (2021). Mute swan ISOseq data. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/afb4f31

Mute swan ISOseq data

2020

Journal Article

Influenza in high-risk hosts—lessons learned from animal models

Honce, Rebekah, Wohlgemuth, Nicholas, Meliopoulos, Victoria A., Short, Kirsty R. and Schultz-Cherry, Stacey (2020). Influenza in high-risk hosts—lessons learned from animal models. Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Medicine, 10 (12) a038604, 1-22. doi: 10.1101/cshperspect.a038604

Influenza in high-risk hosts—lessons learned from animal models

2020

Other Outputs

Spatial 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, Bhuva, Dharmesh, da Silva Motta, Jarbas, de Paula, Caroline Busatta Vaz, Nagashima, Seigo, Baena, Cristina Pellegrino, Souza-Fonseca-Guimaraes, Paulo, de Noronha, Lucia, McCulloch, Timothy, Rossi, Gustavo Rodrigues, Cooper, Caroline, Tang, Benjamin, Short, Kirsty R., Davis, Melissa J, Souza-Fonseca-Guimaraes, Fernando, Belz, Gabrielle T. and O’Byrne, Ken (2020). Spatial Profiling of Lung SARS-CoV-2 and Influenza Virus Infection Dissects Virus-Specific Host Responses and Gene Signatures. doi: 10.1101/2020.11.04.20225557

Spatial Profiling of Lung SARS-CoV-2 and Influenza Virus Infection Dissects Virus-Specific Host Responses and Gene Signatures

2020

Journal Article

A high fat diet increases influenza A virus-associated cardiovascular damage

Siegers, Jurre Y., Novakovic, Boris, Hulme, Katina D., Marshall, Rebecca, Bloxham, Conor J., Thomas, Walter G., Reichelt, Mellissa E., Leijten, Lonneke, van Run, Peter, Knox, Karen, Sokolowski, Kamil A., Tse, Brian W. C., Chew, Keng Yih, Christ, Angelika N., Howe, Greg, Bruxner, Timothy J. C., Karolyi, Mario, Pawelka, Erich, Koch, Rebecca M., Bellmann-Weiler, Rosa, Burkert, Francesco, Weiss, Günter, Samanta, Romit J., Openshaw, Peter J. M., Bielefeldt-Ohmann, Helle, van Riel, Debby and Short, Kirsty R. (2020). A high fat diet increases influenza A virus-associated cardiovascular damage. The Journal of infectious diseases, 222 (5), 820-831. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiaa159

A high fat diet increases influenza A virus-associated cardiovascular damage

2020

Journal Article

Animal and translational models of SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19

Johansen, M. D., Irving, A., Montagutelli, X., Tate, M. D., Rudloff, , Nold, M. F., Hansbro, N. G., Kim, R. Y., Donovan, C., Liu, G., Faiz, A., Short, K. R., Lyons, J. G., McCaughan, G. W., Gorrell, M. D., Cole, A., Moreno, C., Couteur, D., Hesselson, D., Triccas, J., Neely, G. G., Gamble, J. R., Simpson, S. J., Saunders, B. M., Oliver, B. G., Britton, W. J., Wark, P. A., Nold-Petry, C. A. and Hansbro, P. M. (2020). Animal and translational models of SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19. Mucosal Immunology, 13 (6), 877-891. doi: 10.1038/s41385-020-00340-z

Animal and translational models of SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19

2020

Journal Article

High glucose levels increase influenza-associated damage to the pulmonary epithelial-endothelial barrier

Hulme, Katina Dee, Yan, Limin, Marshall, Rebecca J., Bloxham, Conor J., Upton, Kyle R., Hasnain, Sumaira Z., Bielefeldt-Ohmann, Helle, Loh, Zhixuan, Ronacher, Katharina, Chew, Keng Yih , Gallo, Linda A. and Short, Kirsty Renfree (2020). High glucose levels increase influenza-associated damage to the pulmonary epithelial-endothelial barrier. eLife, 9 e56907, 1-20. doi: 10.7554/elife.56907

High glucose levels increase influenza-associated damage to the pulmonary epithelial-endothelial barrier

2020

Other Outputs

The role of pre-existing chronic disease in cardiac complications from SARS-CoV-2 infection: A systematic review and meta-analysis

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, Gallo, Linda A. and Short, Kirsty R. (2020). The role of pre-existing chronic disease in cardiac complications from SARS-CoV-2 infection: A systematic review and meta-analysis. doi: 10.1101/2020.06.21.20136622

The role of pre-existing chronic disease in cardiac complications from SARS-CoV-2 infection: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2020

Other Outputs

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 (2020). A meta-analysis on the role of children in SARS-CoV-2 in household transmission clusters. doi: 10.1101/2020.03.26.20044826

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

2020

Journal Article

Glycemic variability in diabetes increases the severity of influenza

Marshall, Rebecca J., Armart, Pornthida, Hulme, Katina D., Chew, Keng Yih, Brown, Alexandra C., Hansbro, Philip M., Bloxham, Conor J., Flint, Melanie, Ronacher, Katharina, Bielefeldt-Ohmann, Helle, Gallo, Linda A. and Short, Kirsty R. (2020). Glycemic variability in diabetes increases the severity of influenza. mBio, 11 (2) e02841-19. doi: 10.1128/mbio.02841-19

Glycemic variability in diabetes increases the severity of influenza

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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