Projects per year
Personal profile
Biography
After completing his undergraduate studies at the University Vienna, Austria, and a Masters at the University of Nottingham, UK, Thomas Naderer obtained his PhD from the University of Melbourne, Australia in 2004. He worked as a post-doctoral scientist in the laboratory of Prof Malcolm McConville (University of Melbourne) before joining the NHMRC Program on Cellular Microbiology headed by Prof Trevor Lithgow, Monash University. In 2012 he established the macrophage-pathogen interaction group with funding from the NHMRC.
Thomas was awarded an ARC Future Fellowship in 2017, to address how host cell death, as part of the immune defense system, controls invading microbes. In 2020, Thomas joined the Monash Centre to Impact AMR and currently leads the working group on Community Action and Empowerment.
Research interests
Macrophages are the first line immune cells that destroy invading microbes and thus prevent infectious diseases. Several microbes, however, can hide within macrophages to cause disease. Our recent research, published in Nature Microbiology, has shown that drugs that kill infected macrophages prevent infectious diseases.
Several superbugs secret weapons to kill macrophages and to promote their own survival. In these cases, our research is focused in preventing macrophage death by targeting host factors with existing drugs to restore protective immunity.
We currently work on microbes that cause life-threatening pneumonia, systemic fungal infections and sexually transmitted diseases. We believe that understanding the macrophage-microbe interaction is key for the development of new treatment options.
1. Programmed cell death signalling in infections
2. Bacterial vesicles and toxins that target macrophages
3. Pathogen evasion of macrophage attack
4. Metabolic interactions between macrophages and microbes
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
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):
Network
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CSIRO AMR & Nutrition Pilot Clinical Study
Lithgow, T., Naderer, T. & Dunse, K.
8/06/22 → 8/06/23
Project: Research
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CSIRO AMR & Nutrition Pilot Clinical Study
Lithgow, T., Naderer, T., Dunse, K., Greening, C., Tran, C. & Barlow, C.
8/06/22 → 8/06/23
Project: Research
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The mesenchymal stromal cell paradox – living cell therapy or dying therapeutic cell?
Heng, T., Mueller, S., Poon, I., Naderer, T., Creek, D. & Nagy, A.
1/01/22 → 31/12/24
Project: Research
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Pore-forming toxins of Staphylococcus aureus: imaging assembly, pore formation and killing
Naderer, T., Shen, H., Peleg, A., Mackay, C., Ramm, G. & Dougan, G.
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) (Australia)
1/01/19 → 31/12/21
Project: Research
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Correlative proteomics identify the key roles of stress tolerance strategies in Acinetobacter baumannii in response to polymyxin and human macrophages
Kho, Z. Y., Azad, M. A. K., Han, M-L., Zhu, Y., Huang, C., Schittenhelm, R. B., Naderer, T., Velkov, T., Selkrig, J., Zhou, Q. T. & Li, J., 1 Mar 2022, In: PLoS Pathogens. 18, 3, p. e1010308 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access2 Citations (Scopus) -
Interferon-γ primes macrophages for pathogen ligand-induced killing via a caspase-8 and mitochondrial cell death pathway
Simpson, D. S., Pang, J., Weir, A., Kong, I. Y., Fritsch, M., Rashidi, M., Cooney, J. P., Davidson, K. C., Speir, M., Djajawi, T. M., Hughes, S., Mackiewicz, L., Dayton, M., Anderton, H., Doerflinger, M., Deng, Y., Huang, A. S., Conos, S. A., Tye, H., Chow, S. H., & 16 others , 8 Mar 2022, In: Immunity. 55, 3, p. 423-441.e9 28 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access21 Citations (Scopus) -
Mpeg1 is not essential for antibacterial or antiviral immunity, but is implicated in antigen presentation
Ebrahimnezhaddarzi, S., Bird, C. H., Allison, C. C., Tuipulotu, D. E., Kostoulias, X., Macri, C., Stutz, M. D., Abraham, G., Kaiserman, D., Pang, S. S., Man, S. M., Mintern, J. D., Naderer, T., Peleg, A. Y., Pellegrini, M., Whisstock, J. C. & Bird, P. I., 26 Apr 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: Immunology and Cell Biology. 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Bacterial outer membrane vesicles and host cell death signaling
Dhital, S., Deo, P., Stuart, I. & Naderer, T., Dec 2021, In: Trends in Microbiology. 29, 12, p. 1106-1116 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
14 Citations (Scopus) -
Metabolic competition between host and pathogen dictates inflammasome responses to fungal infection
Tucey, T. M., Verma, J., Olivier, F. A. B., Lo, T. L., Robertson, A. A. B., Naderer, T. & Traven, A., 4 Aug 2020, In: PLoS Pathogens. 16, 8, 30 p., e1008695.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open AccessFile21 Citations (Scopus)
Activities
- 1 Membership of industry collaboration/ network
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Monash Antimicrobial Resistance Group (Event)
Trevor Lithgow (Chair/Co-Chair), Max Cryle (Member), Kellie Tuck (Member), Ana Traven (Member), Thomas Naderer (Member), Julian Rood (Member), Dena Lyras (Member), Anton Peleg (Member), Mibel Aguilar (Member), Fasseli Coulibaly (Member), Sheena McGowan (Member), Meredith Anne Okeeffe (Member), Matthew Belousoff (Member) & Philip Heraud (Member)
1 Mar 2017 → 1 Jan 2019Activity: Industry, Government and Philanthropy Engagement and Partnerships › Membership of industry collaboration/ network
Press/Media
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Superbugs: The health threat that has failed to capture public attention, Monash Lens, 18 November 2020, https://www.monash.edu/discovery-institute/news-and-events/news/2020-articles/superbugs-the-health-threat-that-has-failed-to-capture-public-attention
Mark Davis, Thomas Naderer & Ana Traven
20/11/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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Monash study exposes key tactic used by deadly fungus
1/05/18 → 7/05/18
2 Media contributions
Press/Media: Research
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Study exposes key tactic used by deadly fungus
1/05/18
1 item of Media coverage, 1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research