Dr Joanna Kirman

Immunologist
Microbiology & Immunology
Otago University
New Zealand

Academician Immunology
Biography

BSc (Hons), University of Otago (1996) PhD (Pathology), University of Otago (1999), Infectious Diseases Group Leader, Malaghan Institute of Medical Research, Wellington (2002-2012)

Research Intrest

Applied, cellular and molecular immunology, medical microbiology, vaccine immunology and technology.

List of Publications
Sustained in vivo depletion of splenic langerin+ CD8alpha+ dendritic cells is well-tolerated by lang-DTREGFP mice Prendergast KA, Osmond, TL, Ochiai S, Hermans IF, Kirman JR J Immunological Methods (2014) 406:104-
IL-1βR-dependent priming of antitumor CD4+ T cells and sustained antitumor immunity after peri-tumoral treatment with MSU and mycobacteria. Kuhn, S., Yang, J., Hyde, E. J., Harper, J. L., Kirman, J. R., & Ronchese, F. (2015). OncoImmunology, 4(10), e1042199.
The Memory Immune Response to Tuberculosis. Kirman JR, Henao-Tamayo MI, Agger EM. Microbiol Spectr. (2016) Dec;4(6).