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Immunology, T cells, T cell memory, Tissue-resident memory T cells, Vaccines, Malaria, Infectious diseases, Preclinical models of infection
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Employment (2)

UNSW Sydney: Sydney, AU

2023-11-06 to present | Senior Research Fellow (Molecular Medicine)
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Daniel Fernández Ruiz

The University of Melbourne: Melbourne, VIC, AU

2008-11-17 to 2023-11-05 | Research Officer (Peter Doherty Institute)
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Daniel Fernández Ruiz

Education and qualifications (3)

Rheinische Friedrich Wilhelms Universitat Bonn: Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, DE

2004 to 2008-08 | PhD
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Daniel Fernández Ruiz

Universidad de Oviedo: Oviedo, Asturias, ES

2001 to 2003 | Bachelor in Biochemistry
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Daniel Fernández Ruiz

Universidad de Oviedo: Oviedo, Asturias, ES

1997 to 2001 | Bachelor in Biology
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Daniel Fernández Ruiz

Funding (5)

Adaptive immune cell mediated protection in the eye

2023-01 to 2023-12 | Award
University of Melbourne (VIC, VIC, AU)
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Daniel Fernández Ruiz

Harnessing tissue resident memory for efficient vaccines

2023-01 to 2023-12 | Grant
Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne (Melbourne, VIC, AU)
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Daniel Fernández Ruiz

Understanding the diverse biology of CD4+ T cell resident memory

2022-01-01 to 2025-12-31 | Grant
Australian Research Council (Canberra, AU)
GRANT_NUMBER: DP220103545
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Identifying key targets for novel, highly efficient malaria vaccines

2020-01 to 2020-12 | Grant
Cass Foundation (VIC, VIC, AU)
GRANT_NUMBER:

9188

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Daniel Fernández Ruiz

Protecting against malaria through liver resident memory T cells

2018-01 to 2021-12 | Grant
National Health and Medical Research Council (ACT, ACT, AU)
GRANT_NUMBER:

APP1139486

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Daniel Fernández Ruiz

Works (35)

Systemic inflammatory response syndrome triggered by blood-borne pathogens induces prolonged dendritic cell paralysis and immunosuppression

Cell Reports
2024-02-13 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2211-1247
Contributors: Mitra Ashayeripanah; Javier Vega-Ramos; Daniel Fernandez-Ruiz; Shirin Valikhani; Aaron T.L. Lun; Jason T. White; Louise J. Young; Atefeh Yaftiyan; Yifan Zhan; Linda Wakim et al.
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Human Nasal Epithelium Organoids for Assessing Neutralizing Antibodies to a Protective SARS-CoV-2 Virus-like Particle Vaccine

Organoids
2024-02-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Julio Carrera Montoya; Simon Collett; Daniel Fernandez Ruiz; Linda Earnest; Melissa A. Edeling; Ashley Huey Yiing Yap; Chinn Yi Wong; James P. Cooney; Kathryn C. Davidson; Jason Roberts et al.
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Complexing CpG adjuvants with cationic liposomes enhances vaccine-induced formation of liver T<sub>RM</sub> cells

Vaccine
2023 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85147204285

Part of ISSN: 18732518 0264410X
Contributors: Valencia-Hernandez, A.M.; Zillinger, T.; Ge, Z.; Tan, P.S.; Cozijnsen, A.; I. McFadden, G.; Lahoud, M.H.; Caminschi, I.; Barchet, W.; Heath, W.R. et al.
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Interplay between liver and blood stages of Plasmodium infection dictates malaria severity via γδ T cells and IL-17-promoted stress erythropoiesis

Immunity
2023 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85149871270

Part of ISSN: 10974180 10747613
Contributors: Chora, Â.F.; Marques, S.; Gonçalves, J.L.; Lima, P.; Gomes da Costa, D.; Fernandez-Ruiz, D.; Marreiros, M.I.; Ruivo, P.; Carvalho, T.; Ribeiro, R.M. et al.
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Daniel Fernández Ruiz via Scopus - Elsevier

mRNA vaccine against malaria tailored for liver-resident memory T cells

Nature Immunology
2023-09 | Journal article | Author
Part of ISSN: 1529-2908
Part of ISSN: 1529-2916
Contributors: Mitch Ganley; Lauren Holz; Jordan Minnell; Maria N. de Menezes; Olivia Burn; Kean Chan Yew Poa; Sarah Draper; Kieran English; Susanna T. S. Chan; Regan J. Anderson et al.
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Type I interferon production elicits differential CD4<sup>+</sup>T-cell responses in mice infected with Plasmodium berghei ANKA and P. chabaudi

International Immunology
2022 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85123025482

Part of ISSN: 14602377 09538178
Contributors: Ntita, M.; Inoue, S.-I.; Jian, J.-Y.; Bayarsaikhan, G.; Kimura, K.; Kimura, D.; Miyakoda, M.; Nozaki, E.; Sakurai, T.; Fernandez-Ruiz, D. et al.
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Daniel Fernández Ruiz via Scopus - Elsevier

The Batman and Robin of liver-stage immunity to malaria

Trends in Parasitology
2022-01 | Journal article
Contributors: William R. Heath; Lauren E. Holz; Daniel Fernandez-Ruiz
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CD49d marks Th1 and Tfh-like antigen-specific CD4<sup>+</sup>T cells during Plasmodium chabaudi infection

International Immunology
2021 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85112134574

Part of ISSN: 14602377 09538178
Contributors: Jian, J.-Y.; Inoue, S.-I.; Bayarsaikhan, G.; Miyakoda, M.; Kimura, D.; Kimura, K.; Nozaki, E.; Sakurai, T.; Fernandez-Ruiz, D.; Heath, W.R. et al.
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Hemozoin-mediated inflammasome activation limits long-lived anti-malarial immunity

Cell Reports
2021 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85113408400

Part of ISSN: 22111247
Contributors: Pack, A.D.; Schwartzhoff, P.V.; Zacharias, Z.R.; Fernandez-Ruiz, D.; Heath, W.R.; Gurung, P.; Legge, K.L.; Janse, C.J.; Butler, N.S.
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Daniel Fernández Ruiz via Scopus - Elsevier

Plasmodium berghei Hsp90 contains a natural immunogenic I-A<sup>b</sup>-restricted antigen common to rodent and human Plasmodium species

Current Research in Immunology
2021 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85132258125

Part of ISSN: 25902555
Contributors: Enders, M.H.; Bayarsaikhan, G.; Ghilas, S.; Chua, Y.C.; May, R.; de Menezes, M.N.; Ge, Z.; Tan, P.S.; Cozijnsen, A.; Mollard, V. et al.
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Daniel Fernández Ruiz via Scopus - Elsevier

Elucidating the Motif for CpG Oligonucleotide Binding to the Dendritic Cell Receptor DEC-205 Leads to Improved Adjuvants for Liver-Resident Memory

The Journal of Immunology
2021-10-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Jessica Li; Fatma Panetta; Meredith O’Keeffe; Ingrid M Leal Rojas; Kristen J Radford; Jian-Guo Zhang; Daniel Fernandez-Ruiz; Gayle M Davey; Benjamin S Gully; Kirsteen M Tullett et al.
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CD8+ and CD4+ T Cells Infiltrate into the Brain during Plasmodium berghei ANKA Infection and Form Long-Term Resident Memory

The Journal of Immunology
2021-09-15 | Journal article
Contributors: Nazanin Ghazanfari; Julia L Gregory; Sapna Devi; Daniel Fernandez-Ruiz; Lynette Beattie; Scott N Mueller; William R Heath
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Harnessing liver-resident memory T cells for protection against malaria.

Expert review of vaccines
2021-02-07 | Journal article
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Extrafollicular CD4 T cell-derived IL-10 functions rapidly and transiently to support anti-Plasmodium humoral immunity.

PLoS pathogens
2021-02-02 | Journal article
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Development of Plasmodium-specific liver-resident memory CD8+ T cells after heat-killed sporozoite immunization in mice.

European journal of immunology
2021-01-23 | Journal article
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Resident Memory T Cells and Their Role within the Liver.

International journal of molecular sciences
2020-11-13 | Journal article
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Display of Native Antigen on cDC1 That Have Spatial Access to Both T and B Cells Underlies Efficient Humoral Vaccination.

Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950)
2020-08-24 | Journal article
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Glycolipid-peptide vaccination induces liver-resident memory CD8+ T cells that protect against rodent malaria.

Science immunology
2020-06-01 | Journal article
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A Natural Peptide Antigen within the Plasmodium Ribosomal Protein RPL6 Confers Liver Trm Cell-Mediated Immunity against Malaria in Mice.

Cell host & microbe
2020-05-11 | Journal article
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Microbiota-Derived Short-Chain Fatty Acids Promote the Memory Potential of Antigen-Activated CD8+ T Cells.

Immunity
2019-07-01 | Journal article
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CD8+ T Cell Activation Leads to Constitutive Formation of Liver Tissue-Resident Memory T Cells that Seed a Large and Flexible Niche in the Liver.

Cell reports
2018-10-01 | Journal article
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Optimal protection against Salmonella infection requires noncirculating memory.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
2018-09-25 | Journal article
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IFN Regulatory Factor 3 Balances Th1 and T Follicular Helper Immunity during Nonlethal Blood-Stage Plasmodium Infection.

Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950)
2018-01-10 | Journal article
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Development of a Novel CD4+ TCR Transgenic Line that Reveals a Dominant Role for CD8+ DC and CD40-Signaling in the Generation of Helper and CTL Responses to Blood Stage Malaria

bioRxiv
2017 | Other
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2-s2.0-85095616995

Part of ISSN: 26928205
Contributors: Fernandez-Ruiz, D.; Lau, L.S.; Ghazanfari, N.; Jones, C.M.; Ng, W.Y.; Davey, G.M.; Berthold, D.; Holz, L.; Kato, Y.; Bayarsaikhan, G. et al.
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Development of a Novel CD4+ TCR Transgenic Line That Reveals a Dominant Role for CD8+ Dendritic Cells and CD40 Signaling in the Generation of Helper and CTL Responses to Blood-Stage Malaria.

Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950)
2017-10-30 | Journal article
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Single-cell RNA-seq and computational analysis using temporal mixture modelling resolves Th1/Tfh fate bifurcation in malaria.

Science immunology
2017-03-01 | Journal article
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Protective immunity to liver-stage malaria.

Clinical & translational immunology
2016-10-21 | Journal article
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Daniel Fernández Ruiz
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Liver-Resident Memory CD8+ T Cells Form a Front-Line Defense against Malaria Liver-Stage Infection.

Immunity
2016-09-27 | Journal article
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Single-cell analysis of CD4+ T-cell differentiation reveals three major cell states and progressive acceleration of proliferation.

Genome biology
2016-05-12 | Journal article
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CD8+ T cells from a novel T cell receptor transgenic mouse induce liver-stage immunity that can be boosted by blood-stage infection in rodent malaria.

PLoS pathogens
2014-05-22 | Journal article
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Daniel Fernández Ruiz
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NLRC4 inflammasomes in dendritic cells regulate noncognate effector function by memory CD8⁺ T cells.

Nature immunology
2012-01-08 | Journal article
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Blood-stage Plasmodium berghei infection generates a potent, specific CD8+ T-cell response despite residence largely in cells lacking MHC I processing machinery.

The Journal of infectious diseases
2011-10-13 | Journal article
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A critical role for granzymes in antigen cross-presentation through regulating phagocytosis of killed tumor cells.

Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950)
2011-06-27 | Journal article
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Filaria-induced IL-10 suppresses murine cerebral malaria.

Microbes and infection
2010-04-24 | Journal article
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Filarial infection induces protection against P. berghei liver stages in mice.

Microbes and infection
2008-11-19 | Journal article
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Peer review (4 reviews for 4 publications/grants)

Review activity for Heliyon. (1)
Review activity for Nature communications (1)
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