Associate Professor Jo Kirman

Blanchett, S., Tsai, C. J. Y., Sandford, S., Loh, J. M. S., Huang, L., Kirman, J. R., & Proft, T. (2021). Intranasal immunisation with Ag85B peptide 25 displayed on Lactococcus lactis using the PilVax platform induces antigen-specific B- and T-cell responses. Immunology & Cell Biology, 99, 767-781. doi: 10.1111/imcb.12462

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Chen, S., Quan, D. H., Wang, X. T., Sandford, S., Kirman, J. R., Britton, W. J., & Rehm, B. H. A. (2021). Particulate mycobacterial vaccines induce protective immunity against tuberculosis in mice. Nanomaterials, 11, 2060. doi: 10.3390/nano11082060

Journal - Research Article

Chen, S., Sandford, S., Kirman, J. R., & Rehm, B. H. A. (2019). Innovative antigen carrier system for the development of tuberculosis vaccines. FASEB Journal, 33, 7505-7518. doi: 10.1096/fj.201802501RR

Journal - Research Article

Lamichhane, R., Schneider, M., de la Harpe, S. M., Harrop, T. W. R., Hannaway, R. F., Dearden, P. K., Kirman, J. R., Tyndall, J. D. A., Vernall, A. J., & Ussher, J. E. (2019). TCR- or cytokine-activated CD8⁺ mucosal-associated invariant T cells are rapid polyfunctional effectors that can coordinate immune responses. Cell Reports, 28(12), 3061-3076.e5. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2019.08.054

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Ryder, B. M., Sandford, S. K., Manners, K. M., Dalton, J. P., Wiles, S., & Kirman, J. R. (2019). Gr1^int/high cells dominate the early phagocyte response to mycobacterial lung infection in mice. Frontiers in Microbiology, 10, 402. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.00402

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Chen, S., Sandford, S., Kirman, J., & Rehm, B. H. A. (2018). Design of bacterial inclusion bodies as antigen carrier systems. Advanced Biosystems, 2(11), 1800118. doi: 10.1002/adbi.201800118

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Prendergast, K. A., Daniels, N. J., Petersen, T. R., Hermans, I. F., & Kirman, J. R. (2018). Langerin⁺ CD8α⁺ dendritic cells drive early CD8⁺ T cell activation and IL-12 production during systemic bacterial infection. Frontiers in Immunology, 9, 953. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2018.00953

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Steigler, P., Daniels, N. J., McCulloch, T. R., Ryder, B. M., Sandford, S. K., & Kirman, J. R. (2018). BCG vaccination drives accumulation and effector function of innate lymphoid cells in murine lungs. Immunology & Cell Biology, 96(4), 379-389. doi: 10.1111/imcb.12007

Journal - Research Article

Kirman, J. R., Henao-Tamayo, M. I., & Agger, E. M. (2016). The memory immune response to tuberculosis. Microbiology Spectrum, 4(6), TBTB2-0009-2016. doi: 10.1128/microbiolspec.TBTB2-0009-2016

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Kuhn, S., Yang, J., Hyde, E. J., Harper, J. L., Kirman, J. R., & Ronchese, F. (2015). IL-1βR-dependent priming of antitumor CD4⁺ T cells and sustained antitumor immunity after peri-tumoral treatment with MSU and mycobacteria. OncoImmunology, 4(10), e1042199. doi: 10.1080/2162402X.2015.1042199

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Prendergast, K. A., Osmond, T. L., Ochiai, S., Hermans, I. F., & Kirman, J. R. (2014). Sustained in vivo depletion of splenic langerin⁺ CD8α⁺ dendritic cells is well-tolerated by lang-DTREGFP mice. Journal of Immunological Methods, 406, 104-109. doi: 10.1016/j.jim.2014.02.005

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Bassett, I. M., Lun, S., Bishai, W. R., Guo, H., Kirman, J. R., Altaf, M., & O'Toole, R. F. (2013). Detection of inhibitors of phenotypically drug-tolerant Mycobacterium tuberculosis using an in vitro bactericidal screen. Journal of Microbiology, 51(5), 651-658. doi: 10.1007/s12275-013-3099-4

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Kuhn, S., Hyde, E. J., Yang, J., Rich, F. J., Harper, J. L., Kirman, J. R., & Ronchese, F. (2013). Increased numbers of monocyte-derived dendritic cells during successful tumor immunotherapy with immune-activating agents. Journal of Immunology, 191(4), 1984-1992. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.1301135

Journal - Research Article

Ancelet, L. R., Aldwell, F. E., Rich, F. J., & Kirman, J. R. (2012). Oral vaccination with lipid-formulated BCG induces a long-lived, multifunctional CD4⁺ T cell memory immune response. PLoS ONE, 7(9), e45888. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0045888

Journal - Research Article

Ancelet, L., & Kirman, J. (2012). Shaping the CD4⁺ memory immune response against tuberculosis: The role of antigen persistence, location and multi-functionality. Biomolecular Concepts, 3(1), 13-20. doi: 10.1515/BMC.2011.051

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Ancelet, L., Rich, F. J., Delahunt, B., & Kirman, J. R. (2012). Dissecting memory T cell responses to TB: Concerns using adoptive transfer into immunodeficient mice. Tuberculosis, 92(5), 422-433. doi: 10.1016/j.tube.2012.05.008

Journal - Research Article

Prendergast, K. A., & Kirman, J. R. (2012). Dendritic cell subsets in mycobacterial infection: Control of bacterial growth and T cell responses. Tuberculosis, 93(2), 115-122. doi: 10.1016/j.tube.2012.10.008

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Rich, F. J., Kuhn, S., Hyde, E. J., Harper, J. L., Ronchese, F., & Kirman, J. R. (2012). Induction of T cell responses and recruitment of an inflammatory dendritic cell subset following tumor immunotherapy with Mycobacterium smegmatis. Cancer Immunology, Immunotherapy, 61(12), 2333-2342. doi: 10.1007/s00262-012-1291-8

Journal - Research Article

Chandrahasen, C., Grimwood, K., Redshaw, N., Rich, F. J., Wood, C., Stanley, J., Kirman, J. R., on behalf of the New Zealand Rotavirus Study Group. (2010). Geographical differences in the proportion of human group A rotavirus strains within New Zealand during one epidemic season. Journal of Medical Virology, 82(5), 897-902. doi: 10.1002/jmv.21739

Journal - Research Article

Connor, L. M., Harvie, M. C., Rich, F. J., Quinn, K. M., Brinkmann, V., Le Gros, G., & Kirman, J. R. (2010). A key role for lung-resident memory lymphocytes in protective immune responses after BCG vaccination. European Journal of Immunology, 40, 2482-2492. doi: 10.1002/eji.200940279

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Grimwood, K., Cohet, C., Rich, F. J., Cheng, S., Wood, C., Redshaw, N., … Kirman, J. R. (2008). Risk factors for respiratory syncytial virus bronchiolitis hospital admission in New Zealand. Epidemiology & Infection, 136(10), 1333-1341. doi: 10.1017/S0950268807000180

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Quinn, K. M., Rich, F., Goldsack, L. M., de Lisle, G. W., Buddle, B. M., Delahunt, B., & Kirman, J. R. (2008). Accelerating the secondary immune response by inactivating CD4⁺CD25⁺ T regulatory cells prior to BCG vaccination does not enhance protection against tuberculosis. European Journal of Immunology, 38(3), 695-705.

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Goldsack, L., & Kirman, J. R. (2007). Half-truths and selective memory: Interferon gamma, CD4⁺ T cells and protective memory against tuberculosis. Tuberculosis, 87, 465-473. doi: 10.1016/j.tube.2007.07.001

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Matheson, J. W., Rich, F. J., Cohet, C., Grimwood, K., Huang, Q. S., Penny, D., Hendy, M. D., & Kirman, J. R. (2006). Distinct patterns of evolution between respiratory syncytial virus subgroups A and B from New Zealand isolates collected over thirty-seven years. Journal of Medical Virology, 78(10), 1354-1364. doi: 10.1002/jmv.20702

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Quinn, K. M., McHugh, R. S., Rich, F. J., Goldsack, L. M., de Lisle, G. W., Buddle, B. M., Delahunt, B., & Kirman, J. R. (2006). Inactivation of CD4⁺CD25⁺ regulatory T cells during early mycobacterial infection increases cytokine production but does not affect pathogen load. Immunology & Cell Biology, 84, 467-474.

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Kirman, J., Zakaria, Z., McCoy, K., Delahunt, B., & Le Gros, G. (2000). Role of eosinophils in the pathogenesis of Mycobacterium bovis BCG infection in gamma interferon receptor-deficient mice. Infection & Immunity, 68(5), 2976-2978. doi: 10.1128/IAI.68.5.2976-2978.2000

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Erb, K. J., Hou, S., Hyland, L., Kirman, J., Moll, H., & Le Gros, G. (1999). Constitutive expression of interleukin 4 in vivo does not lead to the development of T helper 2 type CD8⁺ T cells secreting interleukin 4 or interleukin 5. Immunology Letters, 68(2-3), 383-390. doi: 10.1016/S0165-2478(99)00088-7

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Erb, K. J., Kirman, J., Delahunt, B., Moll, H., & Le Gros, G. (1999). Infection of mice with Mycobacterium bovis-BCG induces both Th1 and Th2 immune responses in the absence of interferon-gamma signalling. European Cytokine Network, 10(2), 147-154.

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Kirman, J., McCoy, K. D., Hook, S., Prout, M., Delahunt, B., Orme, I., … Le Gros, G. (1999). CTLA-4 blockade enhances the immune response induced by mycobacterial infection but does not lead to increased protection. Infection & Immunity, 67(8), 3786-3792.

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Erb, K. J., Kirman, J., Delahunt, B., Chen, W. X., & Le Gros, G. (1998). IL-4, IL-5 and IL-10 are not required for the control of M. bovis-BCG infection in mice. Immunology & Cell Biology, 76(1), 41-46. doi: 10.1046/j.1440-1711.1998.00719.x

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Erb, K. J., Kirman, J., Woodfield, L., Wilson, T., Watson, J. D., & Le Gros, G. (1998). Identification of potential CD8⁺ T-cell epitopes of the 19kDa and AhpC proteins from Mycobacterium tuberculosis: No evidence for CD8⁺ T-cell priming against the identified peptides after DNA-vaccination of mice. Vaccine, 16(7), 692-697.

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Borger, J. G., Le Gros, G., & Kirman, J. R. (2020). The role of innate lymphoid cells in mucosal immunity. Frontiers in Immunology, 11, 1233. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.01233

Journal - Research Other

Kirman, J. R., Quinn, K. M., & Seder, R. A. (2019). Immunological memory. Immunology & Cell Biology, 97, 615-616. doi: 10.1111/imcb.12280

Journal - Research Other

Steigler, P., Verrall, A. J., & Kirman, J. R. (2019). Beyond memory T cells: Mechanisms of protective immunity to tuberculosis infection. Immunology & Cell Biology, 97, 647-655. doi: 10.1111/imcb.12278

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Redshaw, N., Wood, C., Rich, F., Grimwood, K., & Kirman, J. R. (2007). Human bocavirus in infants, New Zealand [Letter to the editor]. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 13(11), 1797-1799.

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Kirman, J., & Le Gros, G. (1998). Which is the true regulator of Th₂ cell development in allergic immune responses? [Editorial]. Clinical & Experimental Allergy, 28(8), 908-910. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2222.1998.00355.x

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