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Overview

Rajiv Khanna is affiliated with the QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute in Australia. Their research spans primarily in the field of Medicine, with a focus on several subfields including Oncology, Infectious Diseases, Immunology, Epidemiology, and Molecular Biology.

Their recent publications highlight an emphasis on immunology and infectious disease research, often intersecting with cancer studies and viral infections. Notable papers include:

  • CD8+ T cells specific for an immunodominant SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid epitope cross-react with selective seasonal coronaviruses (2021, Immunity)
  • Immune checkpoint inhibitors in advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma: Beyond an era of chemoradiation? (2020, International Journal of Cancer)
  • Identification of SARS-CoV-2 Nucleocapsid and Spike T-Cell Epitopes for Assessing T-Cell Immunity (2020, Journal of Virology)
  • Autologous CMV-specific T cells are a safe adjuvant immunotherapy for primary glioblastoma multiforme (2020, Journal of Clinical Investigation)
  • Profiling HPV-16-specific T cell responses reveals broad antigen reactivities in oropharyngeal cancer patients (2020, The Journal of Experimental Medicine)

Their frequent co-authors include Corey Smith, Michelle A. Neller, Pauline Crooks, Archana Panikkar, and George Ambalathingal, with collaborations ranging from 20 to 39 coauthored papers.

Rajiv Khanna's work has been published across multiple venues with several recurring publication venues such as:

  • Cytotherapy (12 publications)
  • Clinical & Translational Immunology (7 publications)
  • arXiv (Cornell University) (6 publications)
  • Nature Communications (3 publications)
  • The Journal of Experimental Medicine (2 publications)

The main research topics covered by their work include:

  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • CAR-T cell therapy research
  • Polyomavirus and related diseases
  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • Viral-associated cancers and disorders
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction

Best Publications

  • Immunobiology of Human Cytomegalovirus: from Bench to Bedside

    Tania Crough;Rajiv Khanna

  • Human cytomegalovirus: clinical aspects, immune regulation, and emerging treatments

    Maher K Gandhi;Rajiv Khanna

  • Localization of Epstein-Barr virus cytotoxic T cell epitopes using recombinant vaccinia: implications for vaccine development.

    R Khanna;S R Burrows;M G Kurilla;C A Jacob

  • Herpesvirus-Specific CD8 T Cell Immunity in Old Age: Cytomegalovirus Impairs the Response to a Coresident EBV Infection

    Naeem Khan;Andrew Hislop;Nancy Gudgeon;Mark Cobbold

  • Ex Vivo Profiling of CD8+-T-Cell Responses to Human Cytomegalovirus Reveals Broad and Multispecific Reactivities in Healthy Virus Carriers

    Rebecca Elkington;Susan Walker;Tania Crough;Moira Menzies

  • Activation and adoptive transfer of Epstein–Barr virus-specific cytotoxic T cells in solid organ transplant patients with posttransplant lymphoproliferative disease

    Rajiv Khanna;Scott Bell;Martina Sherritt;Andrew Galbraith

  • An alloresponse in humans is dominated by cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) cross-reactive with a single Epstein-Barr virus CTL epitope: implications for graft-versus-host disease.

    S R Burrows;R Khanna;J M Burrows;D J Moss

  • HLA-B27–Restricted Antigen Presentation in the Absence of Tapasin Reveals Polymorphism in Mechanisms of HLA Class I Peptide Loading

    Chen Au Peh;Scott R Burrows;Megan Barnden;Rajiv Khanna

  • Immune regulation in Epstein-Barr virus-associated diseases.

    R Khanna;S R Burrows;D J Moss

  • Expression of LAG-3 by tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes is coincident with the suppression of latent membrane antigen-specific CD8+ T-cell function in Hodgkin lymphoma patients.

    Maher K. Gandhi;Eleanore Lambley;Eleanore Lambley;Eleanore Lambley;Jaikumar Duraiswamy;Jaikumar Duraiswamy;Jaikumar Duraiswamy;Ujjwal Dua;Ujjwal Dua;Ujjwal Dua

  • G-quadruplexes regulate Epstein-Barr virus–encoded nuclear antigen 1 mRNA translation

    Pierre Murat;Jie Zhong;Lea Lekieffre;Nathan P Cowieson

  • Restoration of endogenous antigen processing in Burkitt's lymphoma cells by Epstein‐Barr virus latent membrane protein‐1: coordinate up‐regulation of peptide transporters and HLA‐class I antigen expression

    Martin Rowe;Rajiv Khanna;Catherine A. Jacob;Victor Argaet

  • Role of Cytotoxic T Lymphocytes in Epstein-Barr Virus-Associated Diseases

    Rajiv Khanna;Scott R. Burrows

  • Identification of cytotoxic T cell epitopes within Epstein‐Barr virus (EBV) oncogene latent membrane protein 1 (LMP1): evidence for HLA A2 supertype‐restricted immune recognition of EBV‐infected cells by LMP1‐specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes

    Rajiv Khanna;Scott R. Burrows;John Nicholls;Leith M. Poulsen

  • Epstein–Barr Virus in Multiple Sclerosis: Theory and Emerging Immunotherapies

    Amit Bar-Or;Michael P. Pender;Rajiv Khanna;Lawrence Steinman

  • BK Polyomavirus: Clinical Aspects, Immune Regulation, and Emerging Therapies

    George R. Ambalathingal;George R. Ambalathingal;Ross S. Francis;Ross S. Francis;Mark J. Smyth;Mark J. Smyth;Corey Smith

  • Cross‐reactive memory T cells for Epstein‐Barr virus augment the alloresponse to common human leukocyte antigens: degenerate recognition of major histocompatibility complex‐bound peptide by T cells and its role in alloreactivity

    Scott R. Burrows;Sharon L. Silins;Rajiv Khanna;Jacqueline M. Burrows

  • Epstein–Barr virus-associated Hodgkin's lymphoma

    Maher K. Gandhi;Judy T. Tellam;Rajiv Khanna

  • Autologous T cell Therapy for Cytomegalovirus as a Consolidative Treatment for Recurrent Glioblastoma

    Andrea Schuessler;Corey Smith;Leone Beagley;Glen M Boyle

  • T Cell Receptor Repertoire for a Viral Epitope in Humans Is Diversified by Tolerance to a Background Major Histocompatibility Complex Antigen

    S R Burrows;S L Silins;D J Moss;R Khanna

Frequent Co-Authors

Scott R. Burrows
Scott R. Burrows QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
Denis J. Moss
Denis J. Moss QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
John J. Miles
John J. Miles James Cook University
Maher K. Gandhi
Maher K. Gandhi University of Queensland
Jamie Rossjohn
Jamie Rossjohn Monash University
Michael P. Pender
Michael P. Pender University of Queensland
James McCluskey
James McCluskey University of Melbourne
Scott C. Bell
Scott C. Bell University of Queensland
Stephanie Gras
Stephanie Gras La Trobe University
John M. Nicholls
John M. Nicholls University of Hong Kong

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