Journal Article: Genetically encoded Runx3 and CD4+ intestinal epithelial lymphocyte deficiencies link SKG mouse and human predisposition to spondyloarthropathy
Bhuyan, Zaied Ahmed, Rahman, M. Arifur, Maradana, Muralidhara Rao, Mehdi, Ahmed M., Bergot, Anne-Sophie, Simone, Davide, El-Kurdi, Marya, Garrido-Mesa, Jose, Cai, Cheng Bang Benjamin, Cameron, Amy J., Hanson, Aimee L., Nel, Hendrik J., Kenna, Tony, Leo, Paul, Rehaume, Linda, Brown, Matthew A., Ciccia, Francesco and Thomas, Ranjeny (2023). Genetically encoded Runx3 and CD4+ intestinal epithelial lymphocyte deficiencies link SKG mouse and human predisposition to spondyloarthropathy. Clinical Immunology, 247 109220, 1-14. doi: 10.1016/j.clim.2022.109220
Journal Article: Randomized phase I trial of antigen-specific tolerizing immunotherapy with peptide/calcitriol liposomes in ACPA+ rheumatoid arthritis
Sonigra, Amee, Nel, Hendrik J., Wehr, Pascale, Ramnoruth, Nishta, Patel, Swati, van Schie, Karin A., Bladen, Maxwell W., Mehdi, Ahmed M., Tesiram, Joanne, Talekar, Meghna, Rossjohn, Jamie, Reid, Hugh H., Stuurman, Frederik E., Roberts, Helen, Vecchio, Phillip, Gourley, Ian, Rigby, Mark, Becart, Stephane, Toes, Rene E.M., Scherer, Hans Ulrich, Lê Cao, Kim-Anh, Campbell, Kim and Thomas, Ranjeny (2022). Randomized phase I trial of antigen-specific tolerizing immunotherapy with peptide/calcitriol liposomes in ACPA+ rheumatoid arthritis. JCI Insight, 7 (20) e160964, 1-18. doi: 10.1172/jci.insight.160964
Conference Publication: A Positive-feedback Model for the Contribution of Virus-Specific T Cells to the Development of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Nel, H., Wehr, P., Andoniou, C., Schuster, I., Gras, S., McGuire, H., Weedon, H., Small, A., Lowe, K., Degli-Esposti M., Wechalekar M. and Thomas R. (2022). A Positive-feedback Model for the Contribution of Virus-Specific T Cells to the Development of Rheumatoid Arthritis. ACR Convergence 2022, Philadelphia, PA, United States, 10-14 November 2022. Hoboken, NJ, United States: John Wiley & Sons. doi: 10.1002/art.42355
(2023–2024) Australia's Economic Accelerator Seed Grants
Defining the inflammatory T cell landscape in ankylosing spondylitis (NHMRC Idea Grant led by QUT)
(2022–2025) Queensland University of Technology
Arthritis Queensland Fellowship
(2016–2017) Arthritis Foundation of Queensland
Immunogenic epitopes of the TSH receptor in Graves' disease
Doctor Philosophy
Defining the role of T cells in Rheumatoid Arthritis
(2023) Doctor Philosophy
Islet-specific T cell responses in type 1 diabetes
Doctor Philosophy
Helminth-Derived Immunomodulatory Molecules
Adisakwattana, Poom, Saunders, Sean P., Nel, Hendrik J. and Fallon, Padraic G. (2009). Helminth-Derived Immunomodulatory Molecules. Pathogen-Derived Immunomodulatory Molecules . (pp. 95-107) edited by Fallon, P. G.. Berlin, Germany: Springer.
Bhuyan, Zaied Ahmed, Rahman, M. Arifur, Maradana, Muralidhara Rao, Mehdi, Ahmed M., Bergot, Anne-Sophie, Simone, Davide, El-Kurdi, Marya, Garrido-Mesa, Jose, Cai, Cheng Bang Benjamin, Cameron, Amy J., Hanson, Aimee L., Nel, Hendrik J., Kenna, Tony, Leo, Paul, Rehaume, Linda, Brown, Matthew A., Ciccia, Francesco and Thomas, Ranjeny (2023). Genetically encoded Runx3 and CD4+ intestinal epithelial lymphocyte deficiencies link SKG mouse and human predisposition to spondyloarthropathy. Clinical Immunology, 247 109220, 1-14. doi: 10.1016/j.clim.2022.109220
Sonigra, Amee, Nel, Hendrik J., Wehr, Pascale, Ramnoruth, Nishta, Patel, Swati, van Schie, Karin A., Bladen, Maxwell W., Mehdi, Ahmed M., Tesiram, Joanne, Talekar, Meghna, Rossjohn, Jamie, Reid, Hugh H., Stuurman, Frederik E., Roberts, Helen, Vecchio, Phillip, Gourley, Ian, Rigby, Mark, Becart, Stephane, Toes, Rene E.M., Scherer, Hans Ulrich, Lê Cao, Kim-Anh, Campbell, Kim and Thomas, Ranjeny (2022). Randomized phase I trial of antigen-specific tolerizing immunotherapy with peptide/calcitriol liposomes in ACPA+ rheumatoid arthritis. JCI Insight, 7 (20) e160964, 1-18. doi: 10.1172/jci.insight.160964
Patel, Swati, Ramnoruth, Nishta, Wehr, Pascale, Rossjohn, Jamie, Reid, Hugh H., Campbell, Kim, Nel, Hendrik J. and Thomas, Ranjeny (2022). Evaluation of a fit-for-purpose assay to monitor antigen-specific functional CD4+ T-cell subpopulations in rheumatoid arthritis using flow cytometry-based peptide-MHC class-II tetramer staining. Clinical and Experimental Immunology, 207 (1), 72-83. doi: 10.1093/cei/uxab008
IL-6 receptor blockade does not slow β cell loss in new-onset type 1 diabetes
Greenbaum, Carla J., Serti, Elisavet, Lambert, Katharina, Weiner, Lia J., Kanaparthi, Sai, Lord, Sandra, Gitelman, Stephen E., Wilson, Darrell M., Gaglia, Jason L., Griffin, Kurt J., Russell, William E., Raskin, Philip, Moran, Antoinette, Willi, Steven M., Tsalikian, Eva, DiMeglio, Linda A., Herold, Kevan C., Moore, Wayne V., Goland, Robin, Harris, Mark, Craig, Maria E., Schatz, Desmond A., Baidal, David A., Rodriguez, Henry, Utzschneider, Kristina M., Nel, Hendrik J., Soppe, Carol L., Boyle, Karen D., Cerosaletti, Karen ... Sanda, Srinath (2021). IL-6 receptor blockade does not slow β cell loss in new-onset type 1 diabetes. JCI Insight, 6 (21) e150074. doi: 10.1172/jci.insight.150074
Moentadj, Rabia, Wang, Yiwen, Bowerman, Kate, Rehaume, Linda, Nel, Hendrik, O Cuiv, Paraic, Stephens, Juliette, Baharom, Amalina, Maradana, Muralidhara, Lakis, Vanessa, Morrison, Mark, Wells, Timothy, Hugenholtz, Philip, Benham, Helen, Le Cao, Kim-Anh and Thomas, Ranjeny (2021). Streptococcus species enriched in the oral cavity of patients with RA are a source of peptidoglycan-polysaccharide polymers that can induce arthritis in mice. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 80 (5) annrheumdis-2020-219009, annrheumdis-2020. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-219009
Musthaffa, Yassmin, Hamilton‐Williams, Emma E, Nel, Hendrik J., Bergot, Anne‐Sophie, Mehdi, Ahmed M., Harris, Mark and Thomas, Ranjeny (2021). Proinsulin‐specific T‐cell responses correlate with estimated c‐peptide and predict partial remission duration in type 1 diabetes. Clinical & Translational Immunology, 10 (7) e1315, e1315. doi: 10.1002/cti2.1315
Optimization of a method to detect autoantigen-specific t-cell responses in type 1 diabetes
Musthaffa, Yassmin, Nel, Hendrik J., Ramnoruth, Nishta, Patel, Swati, Hamilton-Williams, Emma E., Harris, Mark and Thomas, Ranjeny (2020). Optimization of a method to detect autoantigen-specific t-cell responses in type 1 diabetes. Frontiers in Immunology, 11 587469, 587469. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.587469
Autoantigens in rheumatoid arthritis and the potential for antigen-specific tolerising immunotherapy
Nel, Hendrik J., Malmström, Vivianne, Wraith, David C. and Thomas, Ranjeny (2020). Autoantigens in rheumatoid arthritis and the potential for antigen-specific tolerising immunotherapy. The Lancet Rheumatology, 2 (11), e712-e723. doi: 10.1016/S2665-9913(20)30344-1
Hanson, Aimee L., Nel, Hendrik J., Bradbury, Linda, Phipps, Julie, Thomas, Ranjeny, Lê Cao, Kim‐Anh, Kenna, Tony J. and Brown, Matthew A. (2020). T‐cell receptor immunosequencing reveals altered repertoire diversity and disease‐associated clonal expansions in ankylosing spondylitis patients. Arthritis and Rheumatology, 72 (8) art.41252, 1289-1302. doi: 10.1002/art.41252
RelB suppresses type I Interferon signaling in dendritic cells
Saha, Irene, Jaiswal, Hemant, Mishra, Richa, Nel, Hendrik J., Schreuder, Jaring, Kaushik, Monika, Singh Chauhan, Kuldeep, Singh Rawat, Bhupendra, Thomas, Ranjeny, Naik, Shalin, Kumar, Himanshu and Tailor, Prafullakumar (2020). RelB suppresses type I Interferon signaling in dendritic cells. Cellular Immunology, 349 104043, 104043. doi: 10.1016/j.cellimm.2020.104043
Galea, Ryan, Nel, Hendrik, Talekar, Meghna, Liu, Xiao, Ooi, Joshua D., Huynh, Megan, Hadjigol, Sara, Robson, Kate J., Ting, Yi Tian, Cole, Suzanne, Cochlin, Karyn, Hitchcock, Shannon, Zeng, Bijun, Yekollu, Suman, Boks, Martine, Goh, Natalie, Roberts, Helen, Rossjohn, Jamie, Reid, Hugh H., Boyd, Ben J., Malaviya, Ravi, Shealy, David J., Baker, Daniel G., Madakamutil, Loui, Kitching, A. Richard, O’Sullivan, Brendan J. and Thomas, Ranjeny (2019). PD-L1 and calcitriol dependent liposomal antigen-specific regulation of systemic inflammatory autoimmune disease. JCI Insight, 4 (18) e126025. doi: 10.1172/jci.insight.126025
Regulation of tolerogenic features on dexamethasone-modulated MPLA-activated dendritic cells by MYC
Garcia-Gonzalez, Paulina A., Maggi, Jaxaira, Schinnerling, Katina, Sepulveda-Gutierrez, Alejandro, Soto, Lilian, Neire, Oscar, Mehdi, Ahmed M., Nel, Hendrik J., Pesce, Barbara, Aravena, Octavio, Carmen Molina, Maria, Catalan, Diego, Thomas, Ranjeny, Verdugo, Ricardo A. and Carlos Aguillon, Juan (2019). Regulation of tolerogenic features on dexamethasone-modulated MPLA-activated dendritic cells by MYC. Frontiers in Immunology, 10 (MAY) 1171, 1171. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2019.01171
A microfluidic-SERSplatform for isolation and immuno-phenotyping of antigen specific T-cells
Dey, Shuvashis, Vaidyanathan, Ramanathan, Reza, K. Kamil, Wang, Jing, Wang, Yuling, Nel, Hendrik J., Law, Soi-Cheng, Tyler, Jennifer, Rossjohn, Jamie, Reid, Hugh H., Ibn Sina, Abu Ali, Thomas, Ranjeny and Trau, Matt (2019). A microfluidic-SERSplatform for isolation and immuno-phenotyping of antigen specific T-cells. Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 284, 281-288. doi: 10.1016/j.snb.2018.12.099
Chen, Alice C. -H., Pena, Olga M., Nel, Hendrik J., Yerkovich, Stephanie T., Chang, Anne B., Baines, Katherine J., Gibson, Peter G., Petsky, Helen L., Pizzutto, Susan J., Hodge, Sandra, Masters, Ian B., Buntain, Helen L. and Upham, John W. (2018). Airway cells from protracted bacterial bronchitis and bronchiectasis share similar gene expression profiles. Pediatric Pulmonology, 53 (5), 575-582. doi: 10.1002/ppul.23984
Jansen, Diahann T. S. L., Ramnoruth, Nishta, Loh, Khai L., Rossjohn, Jamie, Reid, Hugh H., Nel, Hendrik J. and Thomas, Ranjeny (2018). Flow Cytometric Clinical Immunomonitoring Using Peptide-MHC Class II Tetramers: Optimization of Methods and Protocol Development. Frontiers in Immunology, 9 (JAN) 8, 1-10. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2018.00008
Garcia-Gonzalez, Paulina A., Schinnerling, Katina, Sepulveda-Gutierrez, Alejandro, Maggi, Jaxaira, Mehdi, Ahmed M., Nel, Hendrik J., Pesce, Barbara, Larrondo, Milton L., Aravena, Octavio, Molina, Mar-A C., Catalan, Diego, Thomas, Ranjeny, Verdugo, Ricardo A. and Aguillon, Juan C. (2017). Dexamethasone and monophosphoryl lipid a induce a distinctive profile on monocyte-derived dendritic cells through transcriptional modulation of genes associated with essential processes of the immune response. Frontiers in Immunology, 8 (OCT) 1350, 1350. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2017.01350
Overgaard, Nana H., Cruz, Jazmina L., Bridge, Jennifer A., Nel, Hendrik J., Frazer, Ian H., La Gruta, Nicole K., Blumenthal, Antje, Steptoe, Raymond J. and Wells, James W. (2017). CD4+CD8β+ double-positive T cells in skin-draining lymph nodes respond to inflammatory signals from the skin. Journal of Leukocyte Biology, 102 (3), 837-844. doi: 10.1189/jlb.1AB0217-065R
Garcia-Gonzalez, Paulina A., Schinnerling, Katina, Sepulveda-Gutierrez, Alejandro, Maggi, Jaxaira, Hoyos, Lorena, Morales, Rodrigo A., Mehdi, Ahmed M., Nel, Hendrik J., Soto, Lilian, Pesce, Barbara, Carmen Molina, Maria, Cuchacovich, Miguel, Larrondo, Milton L., Neira, Oscar, Francisco Catalan, Diego, Hilkens, Catharien M., Thomas, Ranjeny, Verdugo, Ricardo A. and Aguillon, Juan C. (2016). Treatment with dexamethasone and monophosphoryl lipid a removes disease-associated transcriptional signatures in monocyte-derived dendritic cells from rheumatoid arthritis patients and confers tolerogenic features. Frontiers in Immunology, 7 (OCT) 458, 458. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2016.00458
Benham, Helen, Nel, Hendrik J., Law, Soi Cheng, Mehdi, Ahmed M., Street, Shayna, Ramnoruth, Nishta, Pahau, Helen, Lee, Bernett T., Ng, Jennifer, Brunck, Marion E. G., Hyde, Claire, Trouw, Leendert A., Dudek, Nadine L., Purcell, Anthony W., O'Sullivan, Brendan J., Connolly, John E., Paul, Sanjoy K., Le Cao, Kim-Anh and Thomas, Ranjeny (2015). Citrullinated peptide dendritic cell immunotherapy in HLA risk genotype–positive rheumatoid arthritis patients. Science Translational Medicine, 7 (290) 290ra87, 290ra87.1-290ra87.11. doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aaa9301
Nel, Hendrik J., du Plessis, Nelita, Kleynhans, Leanie, Loxton, Andre G., van Helden, Paul D. and Walzl, Gerhard (2014). Mycobacterium bovis BCG infection severely delays Trichuris muris expulsion and co-infection suppresses immune responsiveness to both pathogens. BMC Microbiology, 14 (1) 9, 1-13. doi: 10.1186/1471-2180-14-9
Participation of MyD88 and interleukin-33 as innate drivers of Th2 immunity to Trichinella spiralis
Scalfone, Lisa K., Nel, Hendrik J., Gagliardo, Lucille F., Cameron, Jody L., Al-Shokri, Shaikha, Leifer, Cynthia A., Fallon, Padraic G. and Appleton, Judith A. (2013). Participation of MyD88 and interleukin-33 as innate drivers of Th2 immunity to Trichinella spiralis. Infection and Immunity, 81 (4), 1354-1363. doi: 10.1128/IAI.01307-12
Regulation of Foxp3(+) Inducible Regulatory T Cell Stability by SOCS2
Knosp, Camille A., Schiering, Chris, Spence, Shaun, Carroll, Helen P., Nel, Hendrick J., Osbourn, Megan, Jackson, Ruaidhri, Lyubomska, Oksana, Malissen, Bernard, Ingram, Rebecca, Fitzgerald, Denise C., Powrie, Fiona, Fallon, Padraic G., Johnston, James A. and Kissenpfennig, Adrien (2013). Regulation of Foxp3(+) Inducible Regulatory T Cell Stability by SOCS2. Journal of Immunology, 190 (7), 3235-3245. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.1201396
Scally, Stephen W., Petersen, Jan, Law, Soi Cheng, Dudek, Nadine L., Nel, Hendrik J., Loh, Khai Lee, Wijeyewickrema, Lakshmi C., Eckle, Sidonia B.G., van Heemst, Jurgen, Pike, Robert N., McCluskey, James, Toes, Rene E., La Gruta, Nicole L., Purcell, Anthony W., Reid, Hugh H., Thomas, Ranjeny and Rossjohn, Jamie (2013). A molecular basis for the association of the HLA-DRB1 locus, citrullination, and rheumatoid arthritis. Journal of Experimental Medicine, 210 (12), 2569-2582. doi: 10.1084/jem.20131241
Law, Soi Cheng, Street, Shayna, Yu, Chien-Hsiung Alan, Capini, Christelle, Ramnoruth, Sakoontalla, Nel, Hendrik J., van Gorp, Eline, Hyde, Claire, Lau, Kim, Pahau, Helen, Purcell, Anthony W. and Thomas, Ranjeny (2012). T-cell autoreactivity to citrullinated autoantigenic peptides in rheumatoid arthritis patients carrying HLA-DRB1 shared epitope alleles. Arthritis Research and Therapy, 14 (3) R118, R118.1-R118.12. doi: 10.1186/ar3848
Enhancement of chemokine function as an immunomodulatory strategy employed by human herpesviruses
Viejo-Borbolla, Abel, Martinez-Martin, Nadia, Nel, Hendrik J., Rueda, Patricia, Martin, Rocio, Blanco, Soledad, Arenzana-Seisdedos, Fernando, Thelen, Marcus, Fallon, Padraic G. and Alcami, Antonio (2012). Enhancement of chemokine function as an immunomodulatory strategy employed by human herpesviruses. PloS Pathogens, 8 (2) e1002497, e1002497. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1002497
SOCS2 regulates T helper type 2 differentiation and the generation of type 2 allergic responses
Knosp, Camille A., Carroll, Helen P., Elliott, Joanne, Saunders, Sean P., Nel, Hendrik J., Amu, Sylvie, Pratt, Joanne C., Spence, Shaun, Doran, Emma, Cooke, Nicola, Jackson, Ruaidhri, Swift, Jonathan, Fitzgerald, Denise C., Heaney, Liam G., Fallon, Padraic G., Kissenpfennig, Adrien and Johnston, James A. (2011). SOCS2 regulates T helper type 2 differentiation and the generation of type 2 allergic responses. Journal of Experimental Medicine, 208 (7), 1523-1531. doi: 10.1084/jem.20101167
A role for TLR4 in clostridium difficile infection and the recognition of surface layer proteins
Ryan, Anthony, Lynch, Mark, Smith, Sinead M., Amu, Sylvie, Nel, Hendrik J., McCoy, Claire E., Dowling, Jennifer K., Draper, Eve, O'Reilly, Vincent, McCarthy, Ciara, O'Brien, Julie, Eidhin, Deirdre Ni, O'Connell, Mary J., Keogh, Brian, Morton, Charles O., Rogers, Thomas R., Fallon, Padraic G., O'Neill, Luke A., Kelleher, Dermot and Loscher, Christine E. (2011). A role for TLR4 in clostridium difficile infection and the recognition of surface layer proteins. PloS Pathogens, 7 (6) e1002076, e1002076. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1002076
Nel, Hendrik J., Hams, Emily, Saunders, Sean P., Mangan, Niamh E., Smith, Philip, Atzberger, Ann, Flavell, Richard A., Akira, Shizuo, McKenzie, Andrew N. and Fallon, Padraic G. (2011). Impaired basophil induction leads to an age-dependent innate defect in type 2 immunity during helminth infection in mice. Journal of Immunology, 186 (8), 4631-4639. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.1002995
Downer, Eric J., Clifford, Eileen, Gran, Bruno, Nel, Hendrik J., Fallon, Padraic G. and Moynagh, Paul N. (2011). Identification of the Synthetic Cannabinoid R(+) WIN55,212-2 as a Novel Regulator of IFN Regulatory Factor 3 Activation and IFN-beta Expression RELEVANCE TO THERAPEUTIC EFFECTS IN MODELS OF MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 286 (12), 10316-10328. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M110.188599
Helminth-derived immunomodulatory molecules
Adisakwattana, Poom, Saunders, Sean P., Nel, Hendrik J. and Fallon, Padraic G. (2009). Helminth-derived immunomodulatory molecules. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 666, 95-107. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4419-1601-3_8
Protamine sulfate down-regulates thrombin generation by inhibiting factor V activation
Ni Ainle, Fionnuala, Preston, Roger J. S., Jenkins, P. Vincent, Nel, Hendrik J., Johnson, Jennifer A., Smith, Owen P., White, Barry, Fallon, Padraic G. and O'Donnell, James S. (2009). Protamine sulfate down-regulates thrombin generation by inhibiting factor V activation. Blood, 114 (8), 1658-1665. doi: 10.1182/blood-2009-05-222109
Is the hygiene effect bad news for the control of infectious diseases?
Walzl, Gerhard , Hussell, Tracy and Nel, Hendrik J. (2004). Is the hygiene effect bad news for the control of infectious diseases?. Current Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 17 (4), 180-186.
Association between tuberculosis and a polymorphic NFκB binding site in the interferon γ gene
Rossouw, Manda, Nel, Hendrik J., Cooke, Graham S., van Helden, Paul D. and Hoal, Eileen G. (2003). Association between tuberculosis and a polymorphic NFκB binding site in the interferon γ gene. The Lancet, 361 (9372), 1871-1872. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(03)13491-5
Nel, H., Wehr, P., Andoniou, C., Schuster, I., Gras, S., McGuire, H., Weedon, H., Small, A., Lowe, K., Degli-Esposti M., Wechalekar M. and Thomas R. (2022). A Positive-feedback Model for the Contribution of Virus-Specific T Cells to the Development of Rheumatoid Arthritis. ACR Convergence 2022, Philadelphia, PA, United States, 10-14 November 2022. Hoboken, NJ, United States: John Wiley & Sons. doi: 10.1002/art.42355
Wehr, Pascale, Nel, Hendrik J., Zhou, Chenhao, Mehdi, Ahmed M., McGuire, Helen, Weedon, Helen, Small, Annabelle, Steptoe, Raymond, Gras, Stephanie, Wechalekar, Mihir D. and Thomas, Ranjeny (2021). Antigen-expanded t cells infiltrating new-onset rheumatoid arthritis synovial tissue are IL-6-reponsive, T-helper 2 and pro-inflammatory viral-specific clones. Australian Rheumatology Association 61st Annual Scientific Meeting, Hybrid Meeting, 21–23 May 2021. Richmond, VIC, Australia: Wiley-Blackwell.
Patel, Swati, Ramnoruth, Nishta, Wehr, Pascale, Rossjohn, Jamie, Reid, Hugh, Campbell, Kim, Nel, Hendrik and Thomas, Ranjeny Thomas (2021). Monitoring antigen-specific functional CD4 t cells using a peptide-MHC Class-II tetramer staining based qualified assay in rheumatoid arthritis patients. Australian Rheumatology Association 61st Annual Scientific Meeting, Hybrid Meeting, 21–23 May 2021. Richmond, VIC, Australia: Wiley-Blackwell.
Wehr, Pascale, Nel, Hendrik, Zhou, Chenhao, Mehdi, Ahmed, Christ, Angelika, Weedon, Helen, Wechalekar, Mihir and Thomas, Ranjeny (2020). Mapping Oligoclonally Expanded T Cells Within the Peripheral and Synovial Immune Landscape of Untreated ACPA plus Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients at the Single Cell Level. ACR Convergence 2020, Virtual, 5-9 November 2020. Hoboken, NJ, United States: John Wiley & Sons. doi: 10.1002/art.41538
Terrill, Matthew, Nel, Hendrik, Musthaffa, Yassmin, Richard, Wong, Francis, Ross, Johnson, David, Keir, Greg, Gillis, David and Thomas, Ranjeny (2020). The Myeloperoxidase (MPO) Anti-Neutrophilic Cytoplasmic Antibody (ANCA) Binding Epitope, MPO447-459 Induces CD4 T-cell Proliferation in Patients with MPO-ANCA-associated Vasculitis. ACR Convergence 2020, Virtual, 5-9 November 2020. Hoboken, NJ, United States: John Wiley & Sons. doi: 10.1002/art.41538
Sonigra, Amee, Nel, Hendrik, Ramnoruth, Nishta, Talekar, Meghna, Tesiram, Joanne, Stuurman, Frederik, Proctor, Lavinia, Roberts, Helen, Thurmond, Robin, Vecchio, Phillip, Gourley, Ian, Rigby, Mark, Felix, Nathan, Becart, Stephane, Campbell, Kim and Thomas, Ranjeny (2019). A phase I, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, single center, single-dose escalation to investigate the safety, tolerability, and pharmacodynamics of subcutaneously administered DEN-181 in adult patients with ACPA plus rheumatoid arthritis on stable methotrexate. 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, United States, 8 - 13 November 2019. Hoboken, NJ, United States: John Wiley & Sons.
Wehr, Pascale, Nel, Hendrik, Law, Soi Cheng, Jansen, Diahann, La Gruta, Nicole, Reid, Hugh, Rossjohn, Jamie and Thomas, Ranjeny (2018). Pre-clinical clonally-expanded aggrecan89-103-specific CD4+T cells are a target for autoimmune arthritis prevention. 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting, Chicago, Il United States, 19-24 October 2018. Hoboken, NJ United States: John Wiley & Sons.
Antigen specific immunotherapy for autoimmune disease targeting dendritic cells
Bergot, Anne-Sophie, Talekar, Meghna, Nel, Hanno, Galea, Ryan, Harris, Mark, Hamilton-Williams, Emma and Thomas, Ranjeny (2017). Antigen specific immunotherapy for autoimmune disease targeting dendritic cells. 5th Annual Meeting of the International Cytokine and Interferon Society (ICIS), Kanazawa Japan, 29 October - 2 November 2017. London United Kingdom: Elsevier.
Mucosal-associated invariant T cells are an important source of TNF in rheumatoid arthritis
Jansen, Diahann, Klinken, Elizabeth, Nel, Hendrik, Law, Soi Cheng, Koppejan, Hester, Hameetman, Marjolijn, Liu, Ligong, Corbett, Alexandra, Eckle, Sidonia, Fairlie, David, Toes, Rene E. M., van Gaalen, Floris, Rossjohn, Jamie, McCluskey, James and Thomas, Ranjeny (2017). Mucosal-associated invariant T cells are an important source of TNF in rheumatoid arthritis. 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting, San Diego, California, 3-8 November 2017. Hoboken, NJ, United States: John Wiley & Sons.
Galea, Ryan, Nel, Hendrik, Talekar, Meghna, Cole, Suzanne, Cochlin, Karyn, Hitchcock, Shannon, Zeng, Bijun, Yekollu, Suman, Rossjohn, Jamie, Reid, Hugh, Malaviya, Ravi, Shealy, Dave, O'Sullivan, Brendan and Thomas, Ranjeny (2017). Skin Migratory Dendritic Cells Targeted and Tolerized By Calcitriol-Peptide Liposomes Supress Antigen-Specific Autoreactive T Cell Expansion and Memory Differentiation to Regulate Autoimmune Arthritis. 2017 ACR/ARHP Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium, San Diego, California, 3-8 November 2017. Hoboken, NJ, United States: John Wiley & Sons.
Jansen, Diahann, Klinken, Elizabeth, Nel, Hendrik, Law, Soi Cheng, Benham, Helen, Cummins, Lisa, Brown, Matthew, Kenna, Tony, Liu, Ligong, Fairlie, David, Rossjohn, Jamie, Morrison, Mark, Thomas, Ranjeny, Cuiv, Paraic O., McCluskey, James and Corbett, Alexandra (2016). Heightened MAIT Cell Sensitivity to MR1 Ligands Could Impact Control of Dysbiosis in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Ankylosing Spondylitis. 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, United States, 11-16 November 2016. Hoboken, NJ, United States: John Wiley & Sons. doi: 10.1002/art.39977
Alveolar macrophage in protracted bacterial bronchitis
Chen, Alice, Pena, Olga, Nel, Hanno, Pizzuto, Susan, Petsky, Helen, Gardiner, Samantha, Yerkovich, Stephanie, Baines, Katie, Gibson, Peter, Hodge, Greg, Hodge, Sandra, Buntain, Helen, Chang, Anne and Upham, John (2016). Alveolar macrophage in protracted bacterial bronchitis. ERS International Congress 2016, London, United Kingdom, 2016. Lausanne, Switzerland: European Respiratory Society. doi: 10.1183/13993003.congress-2016.PA3977
CD4(+)CD8(+) double-positive T-cells regulate CD8(+) single-positive T cell function in the skin
Cruz, Gonzalez J. L., Overgaard, N. H., Bridge, J. A., Jung, J. -W, He, J., Nel, H. J., Watson, K., Frazer, I. H., La Gruta, N. L., Steptoe, R. J. and Wells, J. W. (2016). CD4(+)CD8(+) double-positive T-cells regulate CD8(+) single-positive T cell function in the skin. International Congress of Immunology (ICI), Melbourne, Australia, 21-26 August 2016. Weinheim, Germany: Wiley. doi: 10.1002/eji.201670200
Jansen, D. T. S. L., Nel, H. J., Ramnoruth, N., Tesiram, J., Nagl, L., Benham, H., Scally, S., Reed, H. H., Rossjohn, J. and Thomas, R. (2016). Collagen specific CD4+T-cells restricted by HLA-DRB1*0101 are selected into the repertoire and expand in disease in mice and patients with inflammatory arthritis. International Congress of Immunology (ICI 2016), Melbourne, Australia, 21-26 August 2016. Weinheim, Germany: Wiley. doi: 10.1002/eji.201670200
Garcia-Gonzalez, P. A., Schinnerling, K., Sepulveda, A., Ubilla-Olguin, G., Soto, L., Neira, O., Medhi, A. M., Nel, H. J., Catalan, D., Thomas, R., Verdugo, R. A. and Aguillon, J. C. (2016). Dexamethasone and MPLA treatment of monocyte-derived dendritic cells from rheumatoid arthritis patients induce transcriptional modulation of genes related to cell recruitment, signaling and metabolism. International Congress of Immunology (ICI 2016), Melbourne, Australia, 21-26 August 2016. Weinheim, Germany: Wiley.
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(2023–2024) Australia's Economic Accelerator Seed Grants
Defining the inflammatory T cell landscape in ankylosing spondylitis (NHMRC Idea Grant led by QUT)
(2022–2025) Queensland University of Technology
Arthritis Queensland Fellowship
(2016–2017) Arthritis Foundation of Queensland
Immunogenic epitopes of the TSH receptor in Graves' disease
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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Islet-specific T cell responses in type 1 diabetes
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Defining the role of T cells in Rheumatoid Arthritis
(2023) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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