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Biography
Asolina Braun studied Biology and pursued a doctoral degree at Hannover Medical School in Germany with Reinhold Förster and Tim Worbs. Here she employed a novel micro-surgical procedure of intralymphatic injection together with multi-photon microscopy to study chemokine-driven migration of lymph-derived immune cells. A fellowship from the German Research Foundation enabled her to undertake post-doctoral studies with Francis Carbone and Thomas Gebhardt which focussed on how cytokines enable the retention and differentiation of tissue-resident memory T cells (TRM) in extra-lymphoid tissues, particularly skin. During this time Asolina has contributed to the field by defining survival factors and differentiation signals for TRM and developed a strong interest in skin immunology. In 2018, she joined Tony Purcell at Monash University to study antigen presentation in psoriasis. Asolina continues to work on skin immune responses in the context of psoriasis as a Group Leader at Monash University. This work strives to develop novel therapeutic avenues of tolerance induction in autoinflammatory skin diseases.
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External positions
Executive Committee Member (Treasurer role), Australian and New Zealand Society for Immunology Incorporated
2018 → 2022
Research area keywords
- Skin Immunology
- Autoimmunity
- Psoriasis
- Antigen Processing and Presentation
- Immunopeptidomics
- Streptococcus pyogenes
- Infection and Immunity
- Flow Cytometry
- Mass Spectrometry
- Major Histocompatibility Complex
- T cell receptors
- Tissue-resident Memory T cells
- Cytotoxic T cells
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Non-canonical antigen sources for cross-strain protective influenza immunity
Illing, P. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Braun, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Lahoud, M. (Associate Investigator (AI)), O'Keeffe, M. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Kedzierska, K. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Purcell, A. (Associate Investigator (AI)) & Mifsud, N. (Associate Investigator (AI))
1/01/24 → 31/12/27
Project: Research
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En route to identifying peptide antigen triggers in psoriasis.
Braun, A. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Purcell, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Kern, J. (Chief Investigator (CI))
1/01/23 → 31/12/25
Project: Research
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Validation of peptide antigen triggers in psoriasis patients - a step towards novel tolerization strategies
Braun, A. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Purcell, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Kern, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Varigos, G. A. (Chief Investigator (CI))
1/08/21 → 31/01/23
Project: Research
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HLA-Cw6 dependent presentation of antigens in psoriasis
Rebecca L Cooper Medical Research Foundation
1/04/20 → 31/03/22
Project: Research
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Dissecting the role of HLA-Cw6 for the presentation of antigens in Psoriasis
1/08/19 → 31/07/20
Project: Research
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A Simple and Rapid Protocol for the Isolation of Murine Bone Marrow Suitable for the Differentiation of Dendritic Cells
Song, R., Bafit, M., Tullett, K. M., Tan, P. S., Lahoud, M. H., O’Keeffe, M., Purcell, A. W. & Braun, A., Apr 2024, In: Methods and Protocols. 7, 2, 10 p., 20.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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A tactile approach to introduce the skin autoimmune disease psoriasis to the general public and the vision-impaired community
Song, R., Ye, J., Chung, S., Meyer, C. C., Déchelette, C., Purcell, A. W. & Braun, A., May 2024, In: Immunology and Cell Biology. 102, 5, p. 336-340 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Other › peer-review
Open Access2 Citations (Scopus) -
Mapping the immunopeptidome of seven SARS-CoV-2 antigens across common HLA haplotypes
Braun, A., Rowntree, L. C., Huang, Z., Pandey, K., Thuesen, N., Li, C., Petersen, J., Littler, D. R., Raji, S., Nguyen, T. H. O., Jappe Lange, E., Persson, G., Schantz Klausen, M., Kringelum, J., Chung, S., Croft, N. P., Faridi, P., Ayala, R., Rossjohn, J. & Illing, P. T. & 6 others, , Dec 2024, In: Nature Communications. 15, 1, 12 p., 7547.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access3 Citations (Scopus) -
Complimentary electrostatics dominate T-cell receptor binding to a psoriasis-associated peptide antigen presented by human leukocyte antigen C∗06:02
Anand, S., Littler, D. R., Mobbs, J. I., Braun, A., Baker, D. G., Tennant, L., Purcell, A. W., Vivian, J. P. & Rossjohn, J., Jul 2023, In: Journal of Biological Chemistry. 299, 7, 10 p., 104930.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Immunolyser: A web-based computational pipeline for analysing and mining immunopeptidomic data
Munday, P. R., Fehring, J., Revote, J., Pandey, K., Shahbazy, M., Scull, K. E., Ramarathinam, S. H., Faridi, P., Croft, N. P., Braun, A., Li, C. & Purcell, A. W., Jan 2023, In: Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal. 21, p. 1678-1687 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access6 Citations (Scopus)
Press/Media
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Monash Sensory Science Exhibition brings art and science together for diverse needs participants
7/07/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
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Pen pal scientists inspire young students
Jennifer Payne & Asolina Braun
2/10/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Profile/Interview
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Pen pal project inspires the next generation of scientists
Jennifer Payne & Asolina Braun
12/09/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities