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DR VASSO APOSTOLOPOULOS



Contact Details

Organization: Pathology
Position: Honorary (Principal Fellow)
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Homepage: http://www.ari.unimelb.edu.au
Work: 9287 0666
Building: No Building
Campus: Austin Hospital

Research Expertise and International Linkages

Research Expertise

Research Interest Country of Expertise
development of new immunotherapies for cancer Australia, Greece

Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards

Qualifications

Title Institution Date Awarded Abbreviation
Bachelor of Science (Hons) University of Melbourne 31-Dec-1991
Doctor of Philosophy University of Melbourne 01-Mar-1995

Other Awards

Award Type Awarding Body Comments Date Awarded
Other (Award) Premiers Award for Medical Research, VIC 01-Aug-1996
Other (Award) Young Australian of the Year 01-Aug-1997
Other (Award) Gold Cross of St Andrew 01-Aug-1998
Other (Award) Victorian Young Tall Poppy Award 01-Aug-2002
Other (Award) Decoration of the Order of Brigadier General (Greece) 01-Aug-1997
Other (Award) Scientific Achievment Award (University of Patras, Greece) 01-Aug-2000
Other (Award) Victorian Honor Roll of Women 01-Aug-2004
Other (Award) Women of the Year 2003 (Life and Style Magazine) 01-Jan-2004

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Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications

Socio-Economic Objective Classifications

Publications

Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.

Publications in 2006

Journal Articles

  • Delivery of tumor associated antigens to antigen presenting cells using penetratin induces potent immune responses
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Vaccine
    Volume: 24
    Page numbers: 3191-3202
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  • Pilot phase III immunotherapy study in early-stage breast cancer patients using oxidized mannan-MUC1 [ISRCTN71711835]
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Breast Cancer Research
    Volume: 8
    Issue: 3
    Page numbers: R27
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Publications in 2004

Journal Articles

  • Characterization of mice lacking the tetraspanin superfamily member CD151
    Year: 2004
    Journal: Molecular and Cellular Biology
    Volume: 24
    Page numbers: 5978-5988
    Publisher: American Society for Microbiology(Washington DC)
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  • Dendritic cells induce immunity and long-lasting protection against blood-stage malaria despite an in vitro parasite-induced maturation defect
    Year: 2004
    Journal: Infection and Immunity
    Volume: 72
    Page numbers: 5331-5339
    Publisher: American Society for Microbiology(Washington DC)
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  • Noncanonical peptides in complex with MHC class I
    Year: 2004
    Journal: Expert Review of Vaccines
    Volume: 3
    Page numbers: 151-162
    Publisher: Future Drugs(London)
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Publications in 2002

Book Chapters

  • Unusual interactions between MHC, peptide and the T cell receptor
    Year: 2002
    Book: Drug discovery and design: medical aspects
    Publisher: IOS Press(Amsterdam)
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Journal Articles

  • Antagonistic effects of human cyclic MBP87-99 altered peptide ligands in experimental allergic encephalomyelitis and human T-cell proliferation
    Year: 2002
    Journal: Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
    Volume: 45
    Page numbers: 275-283
    Publisher: American Chemical Society
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  • Applications of peptide mimetics in cancer
    Year: 2002
    Journal: Current Medicinal Chemistry
    Volume: 9
    Page numbers: 411-420
    Publisher: Bentham Science Publishers(Hilversum)
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  • Crystal structure of a non-canonical high affinity peptide complexed with MHC Class I: a novel use of alternative anchors
    Year: 2002
    Journal: Journal of Molecular Biology
    Volume: 318
    Page numbers: 1307-1316
    Publisher: Academic Press(London)
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  • Crystal structure of a non-canonical low-affinity peptide complexed with MHC Class I: a new approach for vaccine design
    Year: 2002
    Journal: Journal of Molecular Biology
    Volume: 318
    Page numbers: 1293-1305
    Publisher: Academic Press(London)
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  • Immunogenetics and the design of Plasmodium falciparum vaccines for use in malaria-endemic populations
    Year: 2002
    Journal: Journal of Clinical Investigation
    Volume: 110
    Page numbers: 295-301
    Publisher: American Society of Clinical Investigation Inc(Michigan)
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  • Induction of T helper type 1 and type 2 responses to 19-kilodalton merozoite surface protein 1 in vaccinated healthy volunteers and adults naturally exposed to malaria
    Year: 2002
    Journal: Infection and Immunity
    Volume: 70
    Page numbers: 1417-1421
    Publisher: American Society for Microbiology(Washington DC)
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  • Structural comparison of allogeneic and syngeneic T cell receptor-peptide-major histocompatibility complex complexes: a buried alloreactive mutation subtly alters peptide presentation substantially increasing Vβ interactions
    Year: 2002
    Journal: Journal of Experimental Medicine
    Volume: 195
    Page numbers: 1175-1186
    Publisher: Rockefeller University Press(New York)
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  • Use of the mannan receptor to selectively target vaccine antigens for processing and antigen presentation through the MHC Class I and Class II pathways
    Year: 2002
    Journal: Annals of The New York Academy of Sciences
    Volume: 969
    Page numbers: 119-125
    Publisher: New York Academy of Sciences(New York)
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Publications in 2001

Journal Articles

  • A 16-mer peptide (RQIKIWFQNRRMKWKK) from antennapedia preferentially targets the Class I pathway
    Year: 2001
    Journal: Vaccine
    Volume: 19
    Issue: (11-12)
    Page numbers: 1397-1405
    Publisher: Elsevier Science(Oxford)
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  • Anti-mucin monoclonal antibodies
    Year: 2001
    Journal: Frontiers in Bioscience
    Publisher: Frontiers in Bioscience(Drmanhasset)
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  • Getting into the groove: unusual features of peptide binding to MHC class I molecules and implications in vaccine design
    Year: 2001
    Journal: Frontiers in Bioscience
    Publisher: Frontiers in Bioscience(Drmanhasset)
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