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Louise Rowntree

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Scientist studying killer T cells in Flu and COVID

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Doherty Institute @thedohertyinst.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
A new study shows vaccination boosts immune responses, increasing B cells and antibodies, regardless of chronic health conditions. Findings help close a key gap in understanding vaccine responses in First Nations people. bit.ly/3SIcNLs
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Australian First Nations people and the flu shot: Encouraging results amid chronic health challenges - Doherty Institute
Explore our work in research, public health and education at the Doherty Institute.
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EMBO Molecular Medicine @embomolmed.org · 09/03/2026
IFN-gene signatures in #Bcells following #influenza A and B virus infection and influenza #vaccination 👉 doi.org/10.1038/s44321-026-00395-8 By W. Zhang, @katherinekedz.bsky.social , T. Nguyen & colleagues @unimelb.edu.au @thedohertyinst.bsky.social
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Louise Rowntree @louiserowntree.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Why do some people get seriously ill while others don't? Our new study in @pnas.org investigated how a population of memory T cells influence #COVID severity Read the paper: go.unimelb.edu.au/4zkp Or our article here: go.unimelb.edu.au/2zkp @katherinekedz.bsky.social @thedohertyinst.bsky.social
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HLA-B*15:01-positive severe COVID-19 patients lack CD8+ T cell pools with highly expanded public clonotypes | PNAS
Understanding host factors driving asymptomatic versus severe disease outcomes is of key importance if we are to control emerging and re-emerging v...
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