Postdoctoral Researcher
James Cook University, Australia
Tel: +61 7 4232 21169
Email: ana.valenciahernandez@jcu.edu.au
VALIDATE Role
Network Associate
Research area keywords
TB vaccines, animal models, TB immunology
Biography
Dr Valencia-Hernandez is an early career researcher with international education and expertise in the fields of immunology, intracellular pathogens and vaccine development, and possesses wide-ranging cellular immunology and microbiological skillset. Trained in several murine infection models, she has gained experience in the design of T cell[1]based vaccines. Her work has been published in key journals in the field, such as Cell Host & Microbe, Science Immunology and PLoS ONE. Dr. Valencia-Hernandez focuses on the development of immunisation strategies that promote the generation of tissue-resident memory T cells, important for the local control of tumours and infections. She recently rejoined the TB research field and is studying novel vaccine strategies for the generation of protective tissue-resident memory T cells against tuberculosis and investigating molecular factors that influence long term retention of memory T cells in the lung.
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Key publications
- Valencia-Hernandez, A. M., … Heath, William., Fernandez-Ruiz, D. (2020). A Natural Peptide Antigen within the Plasmodium Ribosomal Protein RPL6 Confers Liver TRM Cell-Mediated Immunity against Malaria in Mice. Cell Host & Microbe, 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chom.2020.04.01
- Masic, A., Valencia-Hernandez, A. M., … Schurigt, U. (2015). Cinnamic acid bornyl ester derivatives from valeriana wallichii exhibit antileishmanial in vivo activity in leishmania major-infected BALB/c Mice. PLoS ONE, 10(11), 1–20. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0142386
- Ghilas, S., Valencia-Hernandez, A. M., Enders, M. H., Heath, W. R., & Fernandez-Ruiz, D. (2020). Resident memory t cells and their role within the liver. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 21(22), 1–15. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms21228565
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