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Lok B. Shrestha

@drlok

Scientia Ph.D. Scholar at UNSW, Research Committee Member at Postgraduate Council (UNSW), Associate Editor at Clinical and Translational Immunology

 Sydney, New South Wales
Joined May 2009
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Roshan Lal Shrestha@rosh_lal4 Jan 2025
Alcohol consumption and risk of cancer hhs.gov/surgeongeneral/prior…
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Thrilled to share that a major part of my PhD project is published in Lancet eBioMedicine! Grateful to my PhD supervisors and collaborators from WIMR, Usyd, UNSW, and NSW Health for funding. @Row_Bull @StuartTurville @KirbyInstitute @WestmeadInst thelancet.com/journals/ebiom…
Bivalent Omicron BA.1 vaccine booster increases memory B cell breadth and neutralising antibodies...

Bivalent Omicron BA.1 vaccine booster increases memory B cell breadth and neutralising antibodies...

These results suggest that the bivalent vaccine confers an advantage against future novel variants due to increased frequency of broadly reactive RBD-specific B cells.

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#CHRO2024 @barjammar
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Did Nepal lose me, or I lost Nepal? en.setopati.com/blog/163573
Did Nepal lose me, or I lost Nepal?

Did Nepal lose me, or I lost Nepal?

I often wonder: If my country were to offer equal and fair opportunities for research grants and academic growth, would I have still considered migrating? If research in Nepal were driven by the...

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Excited to be a part of #ASIAdvImmSchool, reconnecting with friends and delving into learning! Massive gratitude to @ASImmunology for this amazing opportunity. Special thanks to @willaonthego and @UTS_Science for the support 💡
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Good news! Our article received enough downloads to be a #TopDownloadedArticle in its journal. @Row_Bull @theCFos @WileyGlobal
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mRNA vaccines as a revolutionary approach to combat cancer academic.oup.com/pmj/advance…
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We wish everyone a happy new year and hope that your holidays have been safe and enjoyable. The Kirby Institute is open again and back to normal operating hours. For more information regarding our opening hours, go to kirby.unsw.edu.au
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Scientists discover the first new antibiotics in over 60 years using AI euronews.com/next/2023/12/31…
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Tong et al concluded that an elevated BMI (≥ 25.0 kg m−2) deleteriously affects the humoral response to SARS-CoV-2 infection, suggesting an added impetus for vaccination rather than relying on infection-induced immunity @ASImmunology @WileyGlobal onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
Clinical & Translational Immunology | ASI Journal | Wiley Online Library

Clinical & Translational Immunology | ASI Journal | Wiley Online Library

In this study, we found decreased humoral immunity to SARS-CoV-2 infection in individuals with an elevated body mass index (BMI). In contrast, there was no association between increased BMI and the...

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Starting clinical vaccinology course @UniofOxford – at Oxford, England
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We are delighted to welcome Dr. Lok Bahadur Shrestha (@drlok) from The University of New South Wales (UNSW, Sydney) as an Associate Editor of Clinical and Translational Immunology. @ASImmunology @WileyGlobal
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2nd Citation Classic Award from the School of Biomedical Sciences. Thanks to my supervisors @Row_Bull and Professor Nicodemus Tedla. @KirbyInstitute @ProfJakeBaum @UNSWMedicine @UNSW
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The feeling when attending an international training and your own paper gets pitched !#GVN
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I am pleased to announce that our paper has been awarded Citation Classic by the School of Biomedical Sciences, UNSW. @UNSWSBMS @KirbyInstitute @Row_Bull @theCFos @UNSWMedicine
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I am privileged to be a part of this multi-center collaborative research project on SARS-CoV-2. Thanks to @Row_Bull and @theCFos for the opportunity! mdpi.com/1999-4915/15/2/522
Persistence of a Frameshifting Deletion in SARS-CoV-2 ORF7a for the Duration of a Major Outbreak

Persistence of a Frameshifting Deletion in SARS-CoV-2 ORF7a for the Duration of a Major Outbreak

Australia experienced widespread COVID-19 outbreaks from infection with the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant between June 2021 and February 2022. A 17-nucleotide frameshift-inducing deletion in ORF7a rapidly...

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Attending AVS11 2022 at Gold Coast @AusVirologySoc
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A multivalent nucleoside-modified mRNA vaccine against all known influenza virus subtypes | Science science.org/doi/10.1126/scie…
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Congratulations to Associate Professor Rowena Bull @Row_Bull who was a recipient of the 2022 @UNSW Vice-Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence in Higher Degree Research (HDR). A/Prof Bull has been recognised for her exceptional track record of HDR supervision. unsw.edu.au/news/2022/11/two…
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