Praveena Thirunavukkarasu

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In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

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Molecular insights into lipid-mediated T cell immunity
Thirunavukkarasu, P.
1/01/23 → 31/12/25
Project: Research

10 Article
1 Comment / Debate

CD8 coreceptor engagement of MR1 enhances antigen responsiveness by human MAIT and other MR1-reactive T cells
Souter, M. N. T., Awad, W., Li, S., Pediongco, T. J., Meehan, B. S., Meehan, L. J., Tian, Z., Zhao, Z., Wang, H., Nelson, A., Le Nours, J., Khandokar, Y., Praveena, T., Wubben, J., Lin, J., Sullivan, L. C., Lovrecz, G. O., Mak, J. Y. W., Liu, L., Kostenko, L., & 12 othersKedzierska, K., Corbett, A. J., Fairlie, D. P., Brooks, A. G., Gherardin, N. A., Uldrich, A. P., Chen, Z., Rossjohn, J., Godfrey, D. I., McCluskey, J., Pellicci, D. G. & Eckle, S. B. G., 5 Sept 2022, In: Journal of Experimental Medicine. 219, 9, 30 p., e20210828.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

18 Citations (Scopus)
Publisher Correction: Host immunomodulatory lipids created by symbionts from dietary amino acids (Nature, (2021), 600, 7888, (302-307), 10.1038/s41586-021-04083-0)
Oh, S. F., Praveena, T., Song, H., Yoo, J. S., Jung, D. J., Erturk-Hasdemir, D., Hwang, Y. S., Lee, C. W. C., Le Nours, J., Kim, H., Lee, J., Blumberg, R. S., Rossjohn, J., Park, S. B. & Kasper, D. L., 27 Jan 2022, In: Nature. 601, 7894, p. e32 1 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment / Debate › Other › peer-review

Open Access

1 Citation (Scopus)
Host immunomodulatory lipids created by symbionts from dietary amino acids
Oh, S. F., Praveena, T., Song, H., Yoo, J. S., Jung, D. J., Erturk-Hasdemir, D., Hwang, Y. S., Lee, C. W. C., Le Nours, J., Kim, H., Lee, J., Blumberg, R. S., Rossjohn, J., Park, S. B. & Kasper, D. L., 9 Dec 2021, In: Nature. 600, 7888, p. 302-307+ 24 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

66 Citations (Scopus)
The molecular assembly of the marsupial γμ T cell receptor defines a third T cell lineage
Morrissey, K. A., Wegrecki, M., Praveena, T., Hansen, V. L., Bu, L., Sivaraman, K. K., Darko, S., Douek, D. C., Rossjohn, J., Miller, R. D. & Le Nours, J., 26 Mar 2021, In: Science. 371, 6536, p. 1383-1388 6 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

17 Citations (Scopus)
A class of γδ T cell receptors recognize the underside of the antigen-presenting molecule MR1
Le Nours, J., Gherardin, N. A., Ramarathinam, S. H., Awad, W., Wiede, F., Gully, B. S., Khandokar, Y., Praveena, T., Wubben, J. M., Sandow, J. J., Webb, A. I., von Borstel, A., Rice, M. T., Redmond, S. J., Seneviratna, R., Sandoval-Romero, M. L., Li, S., Souter, M. N. T., Eckle, S. B. G., Corbett, A. J., & 15 othersReid, H. H., Liu, L., Fairlie, D. P., Giles, E. M., Westall, G. P., Tothill, R. W., Davey, M. S., Berry, R., Tiganis, T., McCluskey, J., Pellicci, D. G., Purcell, A. W., Uldrich, A. P., Godfrey, D. I. & Rossjohn, J., 20 Dec 2019, In: Science. 366, 6472, p. 1522-1527 6 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

90 Citations (Scopus)

12th EMBO CD1/MR1 conference Childcare Grant, Sweden
Thirunavukkarasu, Praveena (Recipient), 2022
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Australian Research Council Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (ARC DECRA)
Thirunavukkarasu, Praveena (Recipient), 2022
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Best student poster prize, 40th Lorne conference on protein structure and function, Australia
Thirunavukkarasu, Praveena (Recipient), 2015
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
CD1/MR1 Workshop Childcare Grant, United Kingdom
Thirunavukkarasu, Praveena (Recipient), 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
International Union of Crystallography Travel Grant, India
Thirunavukkarasu, Praveena (Recipient), 2015
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)

5 Contribution to conference
5 Public outreach
4 Non-HDR Supervisions
3 Contribution to workshop, seminar, course
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- 2 Membership of an advisory panel/policy group/ board

12th EMBO CD1/MR1 conference, Sweden
Praveena Thirunavukkarasu (Speaker)
2022 → …
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to workshop, seminar, course
16th Congress of the FAOBMB, Young Scientist Programme, New Zealand
Praveena Thirunavukkarasu (Speaker)
2021
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
Co-supervisor of Summer study placement students
Praveena Thirunavukkarasu (Supervisor)
2021
Activity: Other Teaching Engagements and non-HDR Supervisions › Non-HDR Supervisions
Oral presentation judge for the NOTDRS Graduate student symposium, Monash University,Australia
Praveena Thirunavukkarasu (Member of programme committee)
2021
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to workshop, seminar, course
Australian Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Incorporated (External organisation)
Praveena Thirunavukkarasu (Member)
2020
Activity: Industry, Government and Philanthropy Engagement and Partnerships › Membership of an advisory panel/policy group/ board

The interplay between diet, the microbiota and immunity
Praveena Thirunavukkarasu
24/11/21
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Molecular insights into lipid-mediated T cell immunity

CD8 coreceptor engagement of MR1 enhances antigen responsiveness by human MAIT and other MR1-reactive T cells

Publisher Correction: Host immunomodulatory lipids created by symbionts from dietary amino acids (Nature, (2021), 600, 7888, (302-307), 10.1038/s41586-021-04083-0)

Host immunomodulatory lipids created by symbionts from dietary amino acids

The molecular assembly of the marsupial γμ T cell receptor defines a third T cell lineage

A class of γδ T cell receptors recognize the underside of the antigen-presenting molecule MR1

12th EMBO CD1/MR1 conference Childcare Grant, Sweden

Australian Research Council Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (ARC DECRA)

Best student poster prize, 40th Lorne conference on protein structure and function, Australia

CD1/MR1 Workshop Childcare Grant, United Kingdom

International Union of Crystallography Travel Grant, India

12th EMBO CD1/MR1 conference, Sweden

16th Congress of the FAOBMB, Young Scientist Programme, New Zealand

Co-supervisor of Summer study placement students

Oral presentation judge for the NOTDRS Graduate student symposium, Monash University,Australia

Australian Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Incorporated (External organisation)

The interplay between diet, the microbiota and immunity

Praveena Thirunavukkarasu

Personal profile

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years

Projects

Research output

Prizes

Activities

Press/Media