Regulation of bacterial communities through antimicrobial activity by the coral holobiont

ECE Kvennefors, E Sampayo, C Kerr, G Vieira, G Roff… - Microbial ecology, 2012 - Springer
Interactions between corals and associated bacteria and amongst these bacterial groups
are likely to play a key role in coral health. However, the complexity of these interactions is …

[HTML][HTML] Multifunctional nanoparticle potentiates the in situ vaccination effect of radiation therapy and enhances response to immune checkpoint blockade

…, M Ye, W Jin, Y Wang, A Bates, CP Kerr… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Radiation therapy (RT) activates an in situ vaccine effect when combined with immune checkpoint
blockade (ICB), yet this effect may be limited because RT does not fully optimize tumor …

[HTML][HTML] Resistant starches protect against colonic DNA damage and alter microbiota and gene expression in rats fed a Western diet

MA Conlon, CA Kerr, CS McSweeney, RA Dunne… - The Journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
Resistant starch (RS), fed as high amylose maize starch (HAMS) or butyrylated HAMS (HAMSB),
opposes dietary protein-induced colonocyte DNA damage in rats. In this study, rats …

Analysis of evolutionarily conserved innate immune components in coral links immunity and symbiosis

ECE Kvennefors, W Leggat, CC Kerr… - Developmental & …, 2010 - Elsevier
Reef-building corals are representatives of one of the earliest diverging metazoan lineages
and are experiencing increases in bleaching events (breakdown of the coral-Symbiodinium …

Early life events influence whole-of-life metabolic health via gut microflora and gut permeability

CA Kerr, DM Grice, CD Tran, DC Bauer… - Critical reviews in …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
The capacity of our gut microbial communities to maintain a stable and balanced state,
termed ‘resilience’, in spite of perturbations is vital to our achieving and maintaining optimal …

[HTML][HTML] Temporal analysis of type 1 interferon activation in tumor cells following external beam radiotherapy or targeted radionuclide therapy

…, LM Zangl, RJ Brown, EJ Nystuen, SE Emma, C Kerr… - Theranostics, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Rationale: Clinical interest in combining targeted radionuclide therapies (TRT) with
immunotherapies is growing. External beam radiation therapy (EBRT) activates a type 1 interferon (…

In Situ Vaccination Following Intratumoral Injection of IL2 and Poly-l-lysine/Iron Oxide/CpG Nanoparticles to a Radiated Tumor Site

…, PA Clark, RN Sriramaneni, T Havighurst, CP Kerr… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The in situ vaccine effect of radiation therapy (RT) has been shown to be limited in both
preclinical and clinical settings, possibly due to the inadequacy of RT alone to stimulate in situ …

Tailoring oxygen sensitivity with halide substitution in difluoroboron dibenzoylmethane polylactide materials

CA DeRosa, C Kerr, Z Fan… - … applied materials & …, 2015 - ACS Publications
The dual-emissive properties of solid-state difluoroboron β-diketonate-poly(lactic acid) (BF
2 bdkPLA) materials have been utilized for biological oxygen sensing. In this work, BF 2 dbm(…

[HTML][HTML] The effect of underwater sounds on shark behaviour

…, RM Kempster, LA Ryan, C Schmidt, CC Kerr… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
The effect of sound on the behaviour of sharks has not been investigated since the 1970s.
Sound is, however, an important sensory stimulus underwater, as it can spread in all …

[HTML][HTML] How close is too close? The effect of a non-lethal electric shark deterrent on white shark behaviour

…, CA Egeberg, NS Hart, L Ryan, L Chapuis, CC Kerr… - PLoS …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Sharks play a vital role in the health of marine ecosystems, but the potential threat that sharks
pose to humans is a reminder of our vulnerability when entering the ocean. Personal shark …