Dr Miranda Smith - Researcher Profile

Biography

Miranda works in the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing & Health Sciences at Monash University as a Research Fellow.

Qualifications

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY

Institution: University of Melbourne

Year awarded: 2008

BACHELOR OF ARTS

Institution: University of Melbourne

Year awarded: 2004

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (HONOURS)

Institution: University of Melbourne

Year awarded: 2004

Publications

Journal Articles

Smith, M.Z.D., Wightman, F., Lewin, S.R., 2012, HIV reservoirs and strategies for eradication, Current HIV - AIDS Reports [P], vol 9, issue 1, Springer Healthcare, United States, pp. 5-15.

De Rose, R., Fernandez, C.S., Smith, M.Z.D., Batten, C.J., Alcantara, S., Peut, V., Rollman, E., Loh, L., Mason, R.D., Wilson, K., Law, M.G., Handley, A.J., Kent, S.J., 2008, Control of viremia and prevention of AIDS following immunotherapy of SIV-infected macaques with peptide-pulsed blood, PLoS Pathogens [E], vol 4, issue 5 (e1000055), Public Library of Science, United States, pp. 1-9.

Smith, M.Z.D., Asher, T.E., Venturi, V., Davenport, M.P., Douek, D.C., Price, D.A., Kent, S.J., 2008, Limited maintenance of vaccine-induced simian immunodeficiency virus-specific CD8 T-cell receptor clonotypes after virus challenge, Journal Of Virology [P], vol 82, issue 15, American Society for Microbiology, United States, pp. 7357-7368.

De Rose, R., Mason, R.D., Loh, L., Peut, V., Smith, M.Z.D., Fernandez, C.S., Alcantara, S., Amarasena, T., Reece, J., Seddiki, N., Kelleher, A.C., Zaunders, J., Kent, S.J., 2008, Safety, immunogenicity and efficacy of peptide-pulsed cellular immunotherapy in macaques, Journal of Medical Primatology [E], vol 37, issue Suppl 2, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc., USA, pp. 69-78.

De Rose, R., Batten, C.J., Smith, M.Z.D., Fernandez, C.S., Peut, V., Thomson, S., Ramshaw, I.A., Coupar, B.E.H., Boyle, D.B., Venturi, V., Davenport, M.P., Kent, S.J., 2007, Comparative efficacy of subtype AE simian-human immunodeficiency virus priming and boosting vaccines in pigtail macaques, Journal Of Virology [P], vol 81, issue 1, American Society for Microbiology, United States, pp. 292-300.

Rollman, E., Smith, M.Z.D., Brooks, A.G., Purcell, D.F.J., Zuber, B., Ramshaw, I.A., Kent, S.J., 2007, Killing kinetics of simian immunodeficiency virus-specific CD8+ T cells: Implications for HIV vaccine strategies, Journal Of Immunology [P], vol 179, issue 7, American Association of Immunologists, United States, pp. 4571-4579.

Fernandez, C.S., Smith, M.Z.D., Batten, C.J., De Rose, R., Reece, J.C., Rollman, E., Venturi, V., Davenport, M.P., Kent, S.J., 2007, Vaccine-induced T cells control reversion of AIDS virus immune escape mutants, Journal Of Virology [P], vol 81, issue 8, American Society for Microbiology, United States, pp. 4137-4144.

Pratt, B.F., O'Connor, D.H., Lafont, B.A.P., Mankowski, J.L.., Fernandez, C.S., Triastuti, R., Brooks, A.G., Kent, S.J., Smith, M.Z.D., 2006, MHC class I allele frequencies in pigtail macaques of diverse origin, Immunogenetics [P], vol 58, issue 12, Springer, Germany, pp. 995-1001.

Smith, M.Z.D., Dale, C.J., De Rose, R., Stratov, I., Fernandez, C.S., Brooks, A.G., Weinfurter, J., Krebs, K., Riek, C., Watkins, D.I., O'Connor, D.H., Kent, S.J., 2005, Analysis of pigtail macaque major histocompatibility complex class I molecules presenting immunodominant simian immunodeficiency virus epitopes, Journal Of Virology [P], vol 79, issue 2, American Society for Microbiology, United States, pp. 684-695.

Smith, M.Z.D., Kent, S.J., 2005, Genetic influences on HIV infection: Iimplications for vaccine development, Sexual Health [E], vol 2, issue 2, CSIRO Publishing, Australia, pp. 53-62.

Fernandez, C.S., Stratov, I., De Rose, R., Walsh, K., Dale, C.J., Smith, M.Z.D., Agy, M.B., Hu, S., Krebs, K., Watkins, D.I., O'Connor, D.H., Davenport, M.P., Kent, S.J., 2005, Rapid viral escape at an immunodominant simian-human immunodeficiency virus cytotoxic T-lymphocyte epitope exacts a dramatic fitness cost, Journal Of Virology [P], vol 79, issue 9, American Society for Microbiology, United States, pp. 5721-5731.

Smith, M.Z.D., Fernandez, C.S., Chung, A., Dale, C.J., De Rose, R., Lin, J., Brooks, A.G., Krebs, K.C., Watkins, D.I., O'Connor, D.H., Davenport, M.P., Kent, S.J., 2005, The pigtail macaque MHC class I allele Mane-A*10 presents an immunodominant SIV Gag epitope: Identification, tetramer development and implications of immune escape and reversion, Journal of Medical Primatology [E], vol 34, issue 5-6, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc., USA, pp. 282-293.