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Jack Tan
DPhil, BSc (Hons)
Senior Postdoctoral Scientist
I am a postdoctoral scientist in Alain Townsend lab at the Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine on developing next generation nanoparticle vaccines mainly against infectious diseases. I am currently a Project Manager and Senior Postdoctoral Scientist on a CEPI-funded project involving the development of a pan-sarbecovirus (SARS-like betacoronaviruses) vaccine. I am also trying to understand the antibody responses post infection or vaccination to help design better vaccines. I am also a Fellow by Special Election at St Edmund Hall.
Key publications
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A COVID-19 vaccine candidate using SpyCatcher multimerization of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein receptor-binding domain induces potent neutralising antibody responses.
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Tan TK. et al, (2021), Nat Commun, 12
Recent publications
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Multiviral Quartet Nanocages Elicit Broad Anti-Coronavirus Responses for Proactive Vaccinology.
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Hills RA. et al, (2023), bioRxiv
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Structural basis for a conserved neutralization epitope on the receptor-binding domain of SARS-CoV-2.
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Huang K-YA. et al, (2023), Nat Commun, 14
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Cutting Edge: High-Dose Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccines Elicit Pulmonary Tissue-Resident Memory CD8+ T Cells in the Face of Pre-Existing Humoral Immunity.
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Zheng MZM. et al, (2022), J Immunol, 209, 1832 - 1836
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Cutting Edge: High-Dose Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccines Elicit Pulmonary Tissue-Resident Memory CD8+ T Cells in the Face of Pre-Existing Humoral Immunity.
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Zheng MZM. et al, (2022), J Immunol
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Mosaic RBD nanoparticles protect against challenge by diverse sarbecoviruses in animal models.
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Cohen AA. et al, (2022), Science, 377
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Pathogen-sugar interactions revealed by universal saturation transfer analysis.
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Buchanan CJ. et al, (2022), Science, 377
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SpySwitch enables pH- or heat-responsive capture and release for plug-and-display nanoassembly.
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Vester SK. et al, (2022), Nat Commun, 13
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Immune responses to Sinopharm/BBIBP-CorV in individuals in Sri Lanka.
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Jeewandara C. et al, (2022), Immunology
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Kinetics of immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 proteins in individuals with varying severity of infection and following a single dose of the AZD1222.
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Jayathilaka D. et al, (2022), Clin Exp Immunol, 208, 323 - 331
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Persistence of immune responses to the Sinopharm/BBIBP-CorV vaccine.
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Jeewandara C. et al, (2022), Immun Inflamm Dis, 10
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Secondary influenza challenge triggers resident memory B cell migration and rapid relocation to boost antibody secretion at infected sites.
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MacLean AJ. et al, (2022), Immunity, 55, 718 - 733.e8
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Kinetics of immune responses to the AZD1222/Covishield vaccine with varying dose intervals in Sri Lankan individuals.
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Jeewandara C. et al, (2022), Immun Inflamm Dis, 10
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Mosaic RBD nanoparticles protect against multiple sarbecovirus challenges in animal models.
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Cohen AA. et al, (2022), bioRxiv
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SARS-CoV-2 Omicron-B.1.1.529 leads to widespread escape from neutralizing antibody responses.
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Dejnirattisai W. et al, (2022), Cell, 185, 467 - 484.e15
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Immune responses following the first dose of the Sputnik V (Gam-COVID-Vac).
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Jeewandara C. et al, (2022), Sci Rep, 12
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A rapid antibody screening haemagglutination test for predicting immunity to SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern.
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Ertesvåg NU. et al, (2022), Commun Med (Lond), 2
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An immunodominant NP105-113-B*07:02 cytotoxic T cell response controls viral replication and is associated with less severe COVID-19 disease.
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Peng Y. et al, (2022), Nat Immunol, 23, 50 - 61
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Structures and therapeutic potential of anti-RBD human monoclonal antibodies against SARS-CoV-2.
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Huang K-YA. et al, (2022), Theranostics, 12, 1 - 17
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Omicron-B.1.1.529 leads to widespread escape from neutralizing antibody responses.
Preprint
Dejnirattisai W. et al, (2021)
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Immune Responses to a Single Dose of the AZD1222/Covishield Vaccine at 16 Weeks in Individuals in Sri Lanka.
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Jeewandara C. et al, (2021), J Immunol, 207, 2681 - 2687