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Senior Lecturer, The University of Queensland

Dr Kirsty Short is a virologist from the University of Queensland specialising in influenza viruses and coronaviruses.

Qualifications
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Melbourne
Bachelor of Science (Hons), University of Melbourne
Bachelor of Arts, University of Melbourne

Publications
Journal Article: A high fat diet increases influenza A virus-associated cardiovascular damage

Siegers, Jurre Y., Novakovic, Boris, Hulme, Katina, Rebecca Marshall, Conor Bloxham, Thomas, Walter, Melissa Reichelt, Leijten, Lonneke, van Run, Peter, Knox, Karen, Sokolowski, Kamil A., Tse, Brian W. C., Keng Chew, Angelika Christ, Howe, Greg, Tim Bruxner, Karolyi, Mario, Pawelka, Erich, Koch, Rebecca M., Bellmann-Weiler, Rosa, Burkert, Francesco, Weiss, Günter, Samanta, Romit J., Openshaw, Peter J. M., Helle Bielefeldt-ohmann, van Riel, Debby and Kirsty Short (2020) A high fat diet increases influenza A virus-associated cardiovascular damage. The Journal of infectious diseases, .doi:10.1093/infdis/jiaa159

Journal Article: Glycemic variability in diabetes increases the severity of influenza

Rebecca Marshall, Armart, Pornthida, Hulme, Katina, Keng Chew, Brown, Alexandra C., Hansbro, Philip M., Conor Bloxham, Melanie Flint, Katharina Ronacher, Helle Bielefeldt-ohmann, Gallo, Linda and Kirsty Short (2020) Glycemic variability in diabetes increases the severity of influenza. mBio, 11 2: .doi:10.1128/mbio.02841-19

Journal Article: Role of endothelial cells in the pathogenesis of influenza in humans

Short, Kirsty R., Kuiken, Thijs and Van Riel, Debby (2019) Role of endothelial cells in the pathogenesis of influenza in humans. The Journal of Infectious Diseases, 220 11: 1859-1860. doi:10.1093/infdis/jiz349

Experience

  • –present
    Senior Lecturer, The University of Queensland