
Carolien van de Sandt
@cvandesandt
Senior Research Fellow at the University of Melbourne | Immunology | Virology | Influenza | COVID19 | Aging | Find me on Bluesky: @cvandesandt.bsky.sky
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17-02-2018 23:00:50
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Your immune system gradually loses it top team players when we get older 👱➡️👵 Our study in eBioMedicine – The Lancet Discovery Science investigates how long our good immune cells stay around – a 🧵⬇️ go.unimelb.edu.au/4sep Carolien van de Sandt Katherine Kedzierska Doherty Institute #Influenza #AgingResearch


📢 our recent publication in eBioMedicine – The Lancet Discovery Science on how #influenza virus-specific CD8 T cells change from optimal immunity in adults to suboptimal immunity in the elderly. A 🧵by @Kedzierskalab ⬇️ sciencedirect.com/science/articl… Doherty Institute University of Melbourne


Carolien van de Sandt says it is important for older people to get vaccinated at the start of the flu season, to boost other parts of their immune system, helping to protect them against circulating flu viruses. Read more on her research - aips.net.au/science-seeds #WorldImmunisationWeek


Australia has recorded an early increase in flu cases in all jurisdictions this year. What does this data tell us about the upcoming 2025 flu season? Here are the key insights from influenza media briefing hosted by Australian Science Media Centre 👉 doherty.edu.au/news-events/ne… WHO CC Influenza Melbourne NCIRS

Did you know there are influenza B-like viruses in fish? You want to know more? We characterized HAs and NAs of these novel viruses together with Gagandeep Singh| ਗਗਨਦੀਪ ਸਿੰਘ , Robert P. de Vries , The Boons Group, The Ward Lab and Simon Lab (ISMMS) biorxiv.org/content/10.110…


The Global Virus Network supports the World Health Organization (WHO) Pandemic Preparedness Accord. It's a critical step toward global readiness, equity, and scientific leadership. No country should face the next pandemic alone. Read the full statement: ow.ly/ZpRz50VWzY1 #GVN #WHOAccord


📢 Very proud to present @JvdDijssel her final paper for her PhD in European Journal of Immunology where we used the latest Nanovial technology to activate CD8 T cells and link their TCRs to IFNy levels without the need to fix them! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ej… Doherty Institute Sanquin

GVN member Dr. Florian Krammer (Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai) co-authored a study on the rising pandemic threat of H5N1 avian flu, calling for urgent action on vaccines, surveillance & control. Read more: doi.org/10.1128/jvi.02… #GVN #H5N1 #AvianFlu #PandemicPreparedness #OneHealth





