Dr Matt Johansen

PhD student 2016-2017 (based at SSVS), F0 gen

Key works: Analysis of mycobacterial infection-induced changes to host lipid metabolism in a zebrafish infection model reveals a conserved role for LDLR in infection susceptibility. Fish Shellfish Immunol. 2018

Mycobacterium marinum infection drives foam cell differentiation in zebrafish infection models. Dev Comp Immunol. 2018

Postdoc Kremer Lab, IRIM; now Research Fellow Hansbro Lab, UTS

Dr Elinor Hortle

Postdoc 2016-2021, F0 generation

Key works: Thrombocyte Inhibition Restores Protective Immunity to Mycobacterial Infection in Zebrafish. J Infect Dis. 2019

OXSR1 inhibits inflammasome activation by limiting potassium efflux during mycobacterial infection. Life Sci Alliance. 2022

Research Fellow Hansbro Lab, UTS

Harrison Black

Honours student 2017, F0 generation

Key work: The cyclic nitroxide antioxidant 4-methoxy-TEMPO decreases mycobacterial burden in vivo through host and bacterial targets. Free Radic Biol Med. 2019

Med school ANU

Joshua Kasparian

Honours student 2017, F0 generation

Key work: Mycobacterium marinum infection drives foam cell differentiation in zebrafish infection models. Dev Comp Immunol. 2018

Vet school USyd

Tuong Nguyen

Summer student 2017-2018, F0.1 gen

Contributed to: Thrombocyte Inhibition Restores Protective Immunity to Mycobacterial Infection in Zebrafish. J Infect Dis. 2019

Honours UNSW

Tina Cheng

Honours 2018, Research Tech 2019-2020, F1 gen

Key work: High content analysis of granuloma histology and neutrophilic inflammation in adult zebrafish infected with Mycobacterium marinum. Micron. 2020

Inhibition of infection-induced vascular permeability modulates host leukocyte recruitment to Mycobacterium marinum granulomas in zebrafish. Pathog Dis. 2022

Awarded UTS Research Excellence Scholarship, now software development at Coles

Sonia Robertson

Honours 2018, F1 generation

Contributed to: The cyclic nitroxide antioxidant 4-methoxy-TEMPO decreases mycobacterial burden in vivo through host and bacterial targets. Free Radic Biol Med. 2019

Medical student, University of Queensland

Otto Zhang

Talented Student Program 2018, F1 generation

Medical student, The University of Sydney

Brad Woodie

Undergrad volunteer 2018, F1 generation

Contributed to: Conserved anti-inflammatory effects and sensing of butyrate in zebrafish. Gut Microbes. 2020

Returned in one piece to Rawls Lab, Duke

Liz Krogman

Undergrad volunteer 2018, F1 generation

Contributed to: Rough and smooth variants of Mycobacterium abscessus are differentially controlled by host immunity during chronic infection of adult zebrafish. Nature Communications. 2022

Returned in one piece to Tobin Lab, Duke

Medical student, Dartmouth College

Wenbo Xu

Masters student (RMIT) 2018, F1 generation

Contributed to: The cyclic nitroxide antioxidant 4-methoxy-TEMPO decreases mycobacterial burden in vivo through host and bacterial targets. Free Radic Biol Med. 2019

Master of Laboratory Medicine RMIT

Julia Kam

Summer student 2018-2019, Honours 2020-2021

Key works: Rough and smooth variants of Mycobacterium abscessus are differentially controlled by host immunity during chronic infection of adult zebrafish. Nature Communications. 2022

Inhibition of infection-induced vascular permeability modulates host leukocyte recruitment to Mycobacterium marinum granulomas in zebrafish. Pathog Dis. 2022

Research Technician, Laird Lab, Macquarie University

Dr Pradeep Cholan

Postdoc 2019-2021, F2 generation

Key works: Conserved anti-inflammatory effects and sensing of butyrate in zebrafish. Gut Microbes. 2020

Transplantation of high fat fed mouse microbiota into zebrafish larvae identifies MyD88-dependent acceleration of hyperlipidaemia by Gram positive cell wall components. Biofactors. 2022

Research Fellow Morsch Lab, Macquarie University

Dr Kaiming Luo

PhD student 2019-2021 (transfer from Kikuchi Lab, VCCRI/UNSW), F2 generation

Key work: Heme oxygenase limits Mycobacterium marinum infection-induced detrimental ferrostatin-sensitive cell death in zebrafish. FEBS J. 2022

Zebrafish heme oxygenase 1a is necessary for normal development and macrophage migration. Zebrafish. 2022

Postdoc Martin Lab, University of Bristol

Dr Kathryn Wright

PhD student 2019-2021, Postdoc 2021-2022, F2 generation

Key works: Mycobacterial infection-induced miR-206 inhibits protective neutrophil recruitment via the CXCL12/CXCR4 signalling axis. PLoS Pathog. 2021

Infection-induced miR-126 suppresses tsc1- and cxcl12a-dependent permissive macrophages during mycobacterial infection. bioRxiv preprint

Postdoc Mostowy Lab, LSHTM