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Joanna Kirman

Professor
Microbiology & Immunology
Otago University
New Zealand

Professor Microbiology
Biography

Tuberculosis (TB) caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a deadly lung disease killing more people every year than any other bacterial infection. One third of the world's population is estimated to be infected, and New Zealand is not exempt. We believe the best way to control the global TB epidemic is through vaccination. Our lab's research is focused on understanding the generation and maintenance of immunological memory in order to improve vaccination against TB. Our lab is also interested in other respiratory pathogens, such as respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), which causes bronchiolitis in infants.

Research Intrest

Applied, cellular and molecular immunology, medical microbiology, vaccine immunology and technology

List of Publications
Sustained in vivo depletion of splenic langerin+ CD8alpha+ dendritic cells is well-tolerated by lang-DTREGFP mice Prendergast KA, Osmond, TL, Ochiai S, Hermans IF, Kirman JR J Immunological Methods (2014) 406:104-9
IL-1βR-dependent priming of antitumor CD4+ T cells and sustained antitumor immunity after peri-tumoral treatment with MSU and mycobacteria. Kuhn, S., Yang, J., Hyde, E. J., Harper, J. L., Kirman, J. R., & Ronchese, F. (2015). OncoImmunology, 4(10), e1042199.
The Memory Immune Response to Tuberculosis. Kirman JR, Henao-Tamayo MI, Agger EM. Microbiol Spectr. (2016) Dec;4(6).
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