Dr Sarah Londrigan
(03) 9035 3481 | sarahll@unimelb.edu.au
- Position:
- Senior Research Fellow
- Theme(s):
- Immunology, Viral Infectious Diseases, Host Pathogens Interactions , Influenza
- Discipline(s):
- Discovery Research
- Unit(s):
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology (DMI)
- Lab Group(s):
- Brooks Group, Reading Group
Dr Sarah Londrigan completed her Bachelor of Science (Honours) and PhD research at the University of Melbourne in 2002, where she identified novel cell surface receptors for rotavirus entry during infection of host cells. Sarah’s postdoctoral research from 2002 to 2008 at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute (WEHI) involved creating immunomodulatory adenoviruses that generated local immunosuppression during islet transplantation to treat Type I diabetes. Since then, her research has focused on pathways that influenza, and other respiratory viruses, use to infect host cells. Specifically, she is investigating how airway immune cells control viral replication to prevent severe infection. Current projects include investigating why particular respiratory viruses are highly pathogenic, leading to very severe disease.
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During her postdoctoral training, Sarah was awarded a Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Fellowship. Upon her return to the University of Melbourne, Sarah was the recipient of a Melbourne Research Fellowship and an Early Career Research Award. Since 2008, she has received continual grant support from the NHMRC, including a current Ideas Grant to investigate how macrophages regulate influenza virus infection (2020-2022), as well as funding through several industry contracts. Sarah is involved in research related activities relating to virology, immunology and women in science through her roles in the Immunology Group of Victoria (IgV), the Women in Science Parkville Precinct (WiSPP) group and The Australasian Virology Society.
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Brooks Group
Research in Andrew’s laboratory is largely centred on how natural killer cells and T cells impact the outcomes of viral infection, cancer and transplantation.
Lab Team
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Dr Lucy SullivanSenior Research Fellow
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Dr Jie LinResearch Officer
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Dr Philippa SaundersResearch Officer
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Dr Sanda StankovicResearch Officer
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Jacqueline WidjajaResearch Assistant
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Christopher HarpurPhD Student
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Shu Cheng WongPhD Student
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Dr Shinta DewiPhD Student
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Senior Research Fellow
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Reading Group
Patrick’s group investigates how the body first detects and responds to respiratory viruses. They investigate viral attachment factors, cellular receptors and entry pathways, virus-induced activation of host genes and the mechanisms by which intracellular host proteins can block virus replication.
Lab Team
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Tina MeischelPhD student
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Melkamu TessemaPhD student
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Senior Research Fellow
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Lara SchwabPhD student
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Harry StannardMasters student
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Fernando Villalon LetelierPhD student
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