A/Prof Shivanthan Shanthikumar
A/Prof Shivanthan Shanthikumar
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Role
Co-Grp Leader/Clinician-Scientist Fellow
Research area
Infection, Immunity and Global Health
Group
Respiratory
Contact
Available for student supervision
Dr Shivanthan Shanthikumar is a paediatric respiratory specialist and clinician-scientist fellow. Dr Shanthikumar works at the Department of Respiratory Medicine (RCH) and Respiratory Diseases (MCRI).
Shivanthan is also a Clinical Scientist Fellow generously funded by the Good Friday Appeal.
His research interests include cystic fibrosis, asthma, preschool wheeze, lung infections, bronchoscopy and respiratory complications of childhood cancer. Dr Shanthikumar has a broad range of research skills spanning laboratory science (epigenetic analysis, flow cytometry, single cell RNA sequencing, metabolomics, cyotkine analysis), clinical research and digital health interventions.
Dr Shanthikumar is also involved in leadership within the paediatric respiratory community nationally and internationally, including membership of the AREST CF Scientific Management Committee and the American Thoracic Society working group on complications of childhood cancer.
Shivanthan is also a Clinical Scientist Fellow generously funded by the Good Friday Appeal.
His research interests include cystic fibrosis, asthma, preschool wheeze, lung infections, bronchoscopy and respiratory complications of childhood cancer. Dr Shanthikumar has a broad range of research skills spanning laboratory science (epigenetic analysis, flow cytometry, single cell RNA sequencing, metabolomics, cyotkine analysis), clinical research and digital health interventions.
Dr Shanthikumar is also involved in leadership within the paediatric respiratory community nationally and internationally, including membership of the AREST CF Scientific Management Committee and the American Thoracic Society working group on complications of childhood cancer.
Dr Shivanthan Shanthikumar is a paediatric respiratory specialist and clinician-scientist fellow. Dr Shanthikumar works at the Department of Respiratory Medicine (RCH) and Respiratory Diseases (MCRI).
Shivanthan is also a Clinical Scientist Fellow...
Shivanthan is also a Clinical Scientist Fellow...
Dr Shivanthan Shanthikumar is a paediatric respiratory specialist and clinician-scientist fellow. Dr Shanthikumar works at the Department of Respiratory Medicine (RCH) and Respiratory Diseases (MCRI).
Shivanthan is also a Clinical Scientist Fellow generously funded by the Good Friday Appeal.
His research interests include cystic fibrosis, asthma, preschool wheeze, lung infections, bronchoscopy and respiratory complications of childhood cancer. Dr Shanthikumar has a broad range of research skills spanning laboratory science (epigenetic analysis, flow cytometry, single cell RNA sequencing, metabolomics, cyotkine analysis), clinical research and digital health interventions.
Dr Shanthikumar is also involved in leadership within the paediatric respiratory community nationally and internationally, including membership of the AREST CF Scientific Management Committee and the American Thoracic Society working group on complications of childhood cancer.
Shivanthan is also a Clinical Scientist Fellow generously funded by the Good Friday Appeal.
His research interests include cystic fibrosis, asthma, preschool wheeze, lung infections, bronchoscopy and respiratory complications of childhood cancer. Dr Shanthikumar has a broad range of research skills spanning laboratory science (epigenetic analysis, flow cytometry, single cell RNA sequencing, metabolomics, cyotkine analysis), clinical research and digital health interventions.
Dr Shanthikumar is also involved in leadership within the paediatric respiratory community nationally and internationally, including membership of the AREST CF Scientific Management Committee and the American Thoracic Society working group on complications of childhood cancer.
Top Publications
- Maksimovic, J, Shanthikumar, S, Howitt, G, Dixit, G, Hickey, PF, Anttila, C, Brown, DV, Gubbels, L, Senabouth, A, Amann-Zalcenstein, D, et al. Single-cell profiling of BAL in preschool cystic fibrosis reveals macrophage dysregulation and ivacaftor-modified inflammatory programs in the early life lung.. Mucosal Immunol 2026 view publication
- Jones, R, Devlin, N, Dalziel, K, O'Loughlin, R, Mulhern, B, White, M, Shanthikumar, S, Chen, K, Silva, M, Walkley, E, et al. Comparative performance of common paediatric patient-reported outcome measures (P-PROMs) across health conditions.. Arch Dis Child 2026 view publication
- Turner, DL, Baric, H, Patatsos, K, Amoozadeh, S, See, M, Strumila, KA, Murphy, JT, Wiyana, JJ, Gubbels, L, Ng, ES, et al. Macrophages orchestrate antiviral defense and epithelial repair in a human iPSC-derived alveolar air-liquid interface.. JCI Insight 2026 view publication
- Fryer, HA, Pitt, C, Frost, HR, Kandhari, N, Byars, S, Lim, PS, Fettes, RL, Lovett, RM, Nguyen, TT, Chheng, K, et al. Antibody responses against bacterial glycans affinity mature and diversify in germinal centers.. Immunity 59(3) : 666 -681.e5 2026 view publication
- Douglas, TA, Pourghaderi, AR, Ahern, S, Corda, J, Earnest, A, Mulrennan, S, Ranganathan, S, Ruseckaite, R, Shanthikumar, S. The impact of telehealth on clinical outcomes in adults and children with cystic fibrosis in Australia.. J Cyst Fibros 25(2) : 369 -374 2026 view publication
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