By Ms Katrina Blazek

Journal articles

Nasser A; de Zwart BJ; Stewart DJ; Zielke AM; Blazek K; Heywood AE; Craig AT, 2024, 'Risk factors predicting the need for intensive care unit admission within forty-eight hours of emergency department presentation: A case–control study', Australian Critical Care, 37, pp. 686 - 693, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aucc.2024.01.012

McDermid P; Abdi I; Mustafa K; Blazek K; Harris-Roxas B; Jackson CJ; Seale H, 2024, 'Examining the influence of community leaders and other community actors on immunisation practices in Australia: A national cross-sectional study', Vaccine, 42, pp. 3647 - 3654, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2024.04.076

Hossain FB; Jayasinghe S; Blazek K; He WQ; Liu B, 2024, 'Pneumococcal vaccination and primary care presentations for acute respiratory tract infection and antibiotic prescribing in older adults', PLoS ONE, 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0299924

McDermid P; Blazek K; Mougin N; Thomson A; Seale H, 2024, 'Attitudes and behaviors of maternal Tdap vaccination in Panama, Peru, and Colombia: An international cross-sectional study', Vaccine, 42, pp. 1698 - 1703, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2024.01.106

Tan SMJ; Coffey MJ; Blazek K; Sitaram N; Dobrescu I; Motta A; Chuang S; Ooi CY, 2024, 'Serious games vs. traditional tutorials in the pandemic: a randomised controlled trial', Frontiers in Medicine, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2024.1424024

Tran JK; Ooi CY; Blazek K; Katz T, 2023, 'Body composition and body mass index measures from 8 to 18 years old in children with cystic fibrosis', Journal of Cystic Fibrosis, 22, pp. 851 - 856, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcf.2023.06.003

Scholes-Robertson N; Blazek K; Tong A; Gutman T; Craig JC; Essue BM; Howard K; Wong G; Howell M, 2023, 'Financial toxicity experienced by rural Australian families with chronic kidney disease', Nephrology, 28, pp. 456 - 466, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/nep.14192

McDermid P; Craig A; Sheel M; Blazek K; Talty S; Seale H, 2023, 'Information seeking behaviors of individuals impacted by COVID-19 international travel restrictions: an analysis of two international cross-sectional studies', Frontiers in Communication, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fcomm.2023.1101548

Khalid R; Van Zwieten A; Kim S; Didsbury M; Francis A; Mctaggart S; Walker A; Mackie FE; Prestidge C; Teixeira-Pinto A; Barton B; Lorenzo J; Lah S; Howard K; Nassar N; Au E; Tong A; Blazek K; Craig JC; Wong G, 2022, 'Association between socioeconomic status and academic performance in children and adolescents with chronic kidney disease', Pediatric Nephrology, 37, pp. 3195 - 3204, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00467-022-05515-3

Blazek K; Furestad E; Ryan D; Damian D; Fernandez-Penas P; Tong S, 2022, 'The impact of skin cancer prevention efforts in New South Wales, Australia: Generational trends in melanoma incidence and mortality', Cancer Epidemiology, 81, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.canep.2022.102263

Kim S; Van Zwieten A; Lorenzo J; Khalid R; Lah S; Chen K; Didsbury M; Francis A; Mctaggart S; Walker A; Mackie FE; Prestidge C; Teixeira-Pinto A; Tong A; Blazek K; Barton B; Craig JC; Wong G, 2022, 'Cognitive and academic outcomes in children with chronic kidney disease', Pediatric Nephrology, 37, pp. 2715 - 2724, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00467-022-05499-0

Chung EYM; Blazek K; Teixeira-Pinto A; Sharma A; Kim S; Lin Y; Keung K; Bose B; Kairaitis L; McCarthy H; Ronco P; Alexander SI; Wong G, 2022, 'Predictive Models for Recurrent Membranous Nephropathy after Kidney Transplantation', Transplantation Direct, 8, pp. E1357, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/TXD.0000000000001357

McDermid P; Sooppiyaragath S; Craig A; Sheel M; Blazek K; Talty S; Seale H, 2022, 'Psychological and financial impacts of COVID-19-related travel measures: An international cross-sectional study', PLoS ONE, 17, pp. e0271894, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0271894

Lalji R; Francis A; Blazek K; Teixeira-Pinto A; Wong G; Johnson DW, 2022, 'Sex differences in the likelihood of pre-emptive living donor kidney transplantation, and outcomes after kidney transplantation in children and adolescents', Pediatric Transplantation, 26, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/petr.14224

McDermid P; Craig A; Sheel M; Blazek K; Talty S; Seale H, 2022, 'Examining the psychological and financial impact of travel restrictions on citizens and permanent residents stranded abroad during the COVID-19 pandemic: International cross-sectional study', BMJ Open, 12, pp. e059922, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-059922

Urriola N; Blazek K; Adelstein S, 2022, 'Subunit-specific autoantibodies in autoimmune autonomic ganglionopathy', Journal of Neuroimmunology, 363, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jneuroim.2021.577805

Urriola N; Spies JM; Blazek K; Lang B; Adelstein S, 2021, 'A Flow Cytometric Assay to Detect Functional Ganglionic Acetylcholine Receptor Antibodies by Immunomodulation in Autoimmune Autonomic Ganglionopathy', Frontiers in Immunology, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2021.705292

Ord TJ; Blazek K; White TE; Das I, 2021, 'Conspicuous animal signals avoid the cost of predation by being intermittent or novel: Confirmation in the wild using hundreds of robotic prey', Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 288, pp. 20210706, http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2021.0706

Houssami N; Zackrisson S; Blazek K; Hunter K; Bernardi D; Lång K; Hofvind S, 2021, 'Meta-analysis of prospective studies evaluating breast cancer detection and interval cancer rates for digital breast tomosynthesis versus mammography population screening', European Journal of Cancer, 148, pp. 14 - 23, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejca.2021.01.035

Sinka V; Lopez-Vargas P; Tong A; Dickson M; Kerr M; Sheerin N; Blazek K; Teixeira-Pinto A; Stephens JH; Craig JC, 2021, 'Chronic disease prevention programs offered by Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services in New South Wales, Australia', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 45, pp. 59 - 64, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.13069

Blazek K; van Zwieten A; Saglimbene V; Teixeira-Pinto A, 2021, 'A practical guide to multiple imputation of missing data in nephrology', Kidney International, 99, pp. 68 - 74, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2020.07.035

Chung EY; Blazek K; Sharma A; Kim S; Teixeira-Pinto A; Wong G; Alexander SI, 2021, 'Association Between Recipient-Donor HLA Genotypes and Recurrent Membranous Nephropathy After Kidney Transplantation', Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 32, pp. 662 - 662, http://dx.doi.org/10.1681/asn.20213210s1662b

Standen JC; Morgan GG; Sowerbutts T; Blazek K; Gugusheff J; Puntsag O; Wollan M; Torzillo P, 2020, 'Prioritising housing maintenance to improve health in indigenous communities in NSW over 20 years', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17, pp. 1 - 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17165946

Francis A; Johnson DW; Melk A; Foster BJ; Blazek K; Craig JC; Wong G, 2020, 'Survival after kidney transplantation during childhood and adolescence', Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 15, pp. 392 - 400, http://dx.doi.org/10.2215/CJN.07070619

Reece LJ; McInerney C; Blazek K; Foley BC; Schmutz L; Bellew B; Bauman AE, 2020, 'Reducing financial barriers through the implementation of voucher incentives to promote children's participation in community sport in Australia', BMC Public Health, 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-8049-6

Hair K; Macleod MR; Sena ES, 2019, 'A randomised controlled trial of an Intervention to Improve Compliance with the ARRIVE guidelines (IICARus)', RESEARCH INTEGRITY AND PEER REVIEW, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s41073-019-0069-3

Bauman AE; Blazek K; Reece L; Bellew W, 2018, 'The emergence and characteristics of the Australian mamil', Medical Journal of Australia, 209, pp. 490 - 494, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja18.00841

Weiss M; Byrne AJ; Blazek K; Saliba DG; Pease JE; Perocheau D; Feldmann M; Udalova IA, 2015, 'IRF5 controls both acute and chronic inflammation', Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 112, pp. 11001 - 11006, http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1506254112

Dalmas E; Toubal A; Alzaid F; Blazek K; Eames HL; Lebozec K; Pini M; Hainault I; Montastier E; Denis RGP; Ancel P; Lacombe A; Ling Y; Allatif O; Cruciani-Guglielmacci C; André S; Viguerie N; Poitou C; Stich V; Torcivia A; Foufelle F; Luquet S; Aron-Wisnewsky J; Langin D; Clément K; Udalova IA; Venteclef N, 2015, 'Irf5 deficiency in macrophages promotes beneficial adipose tissue expansion and insulin sensitivity during obesity', Nature Medicine, 21, pp. 610 - 618, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nm.3829

Blazek K; Eames HL; Weiss M; Byrne AJ; Perocheau D; Pease JE; Doyle S; McCann F; Williams RO; Udalova IA, 2015, 'IFN-λ resolves inflammation via suppression of neutrophil infiltration and IL-1β production', Journal of Experimental Medicine, 212, pp. 845 - 853, http://dx.doi.org/10.1084/jem.20140995

McCann FE; Perocheau DP; Ruspi G; Blazek K; Davies ML; Feldmann M; Dean JLE; Stoop AA; Williams RO, 2014, 'Selective tumor necrosis factor receptor i blockade is antiinflammatory and reveals immunoregulatory role of tumor necrosis factor receptor II in collagen-induced arthritis', Arthritis and Rheumatology, 66, pp. 2728 - 2738, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/art.38755

Saliba DG; Heger A; Eames HL; Oikonomopoulos S; Teixeira A; Blazek K; Androulidaki A; Wong D; Goh FG; Weiss M; Byrne A; Pasparakis M; Ragoussis J; Udalova IA, 2014, 'IRF5:RelA interaction targets inflammatory genes in macrophages', Cell Reports, 8, pp. 1308 - 1317, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2014.07.034

delFresno C; Soulat D; Roth S; Blazek K; Udalova I; Sancho D; Ruland J; Ardavín C, 2013, 'Interferon-β Production via Dectin-1-Syk-IRF5 Signaling in Dendritic Cells Is Crucial for Immunity to C.albicans', Immunity, 38, pp. 1176 - 1186, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.immuni.2013.05.010

Ryzhakov G; Teixeira A; Saliba D; Blazek K; Muta T; Ragoussis J; Udalova IA, 2013, 'Cross-species analysis reveals evolving and conserved features of the nuclear factor κb (NF-κB) proteins', Journal of Biological Chemistry, 288, pp. 11546 - 11554, http://dx.doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M113.451153

Weiss M; Blazek K; Byrne AJ; Perocheau DP; Udalova IA, 2013, 'IRF5 is a specific marker of inflammatory macrophages in vivo', Mediators of Inflammation, 2013, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/245804

Ryzhakov G; Blazek K; Lai CCK; Udalova IA, 2012, 'IL-17 receptor adaptor protein Act1/CIKS plays an evolutionarily conserved role in antiviral signaling', Journal of Immunology, 189, pp. 4852 - 4858, http://dx.doi.org/10.4049/jimmunol.1200428

Luron L; Saliba D; Blazek K; Lanfrancotti A; Udalova IA, 2012, 'FOXO3 as a new IKK-ε-controlled check-point of regulation of IFN-β expression', European Journal of Immunology, 42, pp. 1030 - 1037, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/eji.201141969

Ryzhakov G; Blazek K; Lai CC-K; Udalova IA, 2012, 'O011 IL-17 receptor adaptor Act1/CIKS plays an evolutionarily conserved role in antiviral signalling', Cytokine, 59, pp. 501 - 502, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cyto.2012.06.039

Ryzhakov G; Lai CCK; Blazek K; To KW; Hussell T; Udalova I, 2011, 'IL-17 boosts proinflammatory outcome of antiviral response in human cells', Journal of Immunology, 187, pp. 5357 - 5362, http://dx.doi.org/10.4049/jimmunol.1100917

Ryzhakov G; Blazek K; Udalova IA, 2011, 'Evolution of vertebrate immunity: Sequence and functional analysis of the SEFIR domain family member Act1', Journal of Molecular Evolution, 72, pp. 521 - 530, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00239-011-9450-7

Krausgruber T; Blazek K; Smallie T; Alzabin S; Lockstone H; Sahgal N; Hussell T; Feldmann M; Udalova IA, 2011, 'IRF5 promotes inflammatory macrophage polarization and T H1-TH17 responses', Nature Immunology, 12, pp. 231 - 238, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ni.1990

Lee HJ; Hinshelwood R; Bouras T; Gallego-Ortega D; Valdes-Mora F; Blazek K; Visvader JE; Clark SJ; Ormandy CJ, 2011, 'Lineage specific methylation of the Elf5 promoter in mammary epithelial cells', Stem Cells, 29, pp. 1611 - 1619, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/stem.706

Krausgruber T; Saliba D; Eames H; Williams L; Smallie T; Blazek K; Udalova IA, 2011, 'PS2-062. Novel role of IRF5 in transcriptional inhibition of human IL-10 gene expression', Cytokine, 56, pp. 81 - 81, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cyto.2011.07.224

Krausgruber T; Saliba D; Ryzhakov G; Lanfrancotti A; Blazek K; Udalova IA, 2010, 'IRF5 is required for late-phase TNF secretion by human dendritic cells', Blood, 115, pp. 4421 - 4430, http://dx.doi.org/10.1182/blood-2010-01-263020

Ryzhakov G; Lai C; Blazek K; Udalova I, 2010, 'PS1-75 IL-17 stimulation results in a pro-inflammatory outcome during antiviral response in human cells', Cytokine, 52, pp. 33 - 33, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cyto.2010.07.147

Krausgruber T; Saliba D; Blazek K; Lockstone H; Sahgal N; Alzabin S; Teixeira A; Hussell T; Ragoussis J; Udalova IA, 2010, 'SS5-2 IRF5 as a defining factor of M1 macrophage polarization', Cytokine, 52, pp. 44 - 44, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cyto.2010.07.185

Hilton HN; Kalyuga M; Cowley MJ; Alles MC; Lee HJ; Caldon CE; Blazek K; Kaplan W; Musgrove EA; Daly RJ; Naylor MJ; Graham J; Clarke C; Ormandy CJ, 2010, 'The antiproliferative effects of progestins in T47D breast cancer cells are tempered by progestin induction of the ETS transcription factor Elf5', Molecular Endocrinology, 24, pp. 1380 - 1392, http://dx.doi.org/10.1210/me.2009-0516

Oakes SR; Naylor MJ; Asselin-Labat M; Blazek K; Gardiner-Garden M; Hilton HN; Kazlauskas M; Pritchard M; Chodosh L; Pfeffer P; Lindeman GJ; Visvader J; Ormandy CJ, 2008, 'The Ets transcription factor Elf5 specifies mammary alveolar cell fate', Genes and Development, 22, pp. 581 - 586, http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/gad.1614608

Craven AJ; Nixon AJ; Ashby MG; Ormandy CJ; Blazek K; Wilkins RJ; Pearson AJ, 2006, 'Prolactin delays hair regrowth in mice', Journal of Endocrinology, 191, pp. 415 - 425

Harris J; Stanford PM; Sutherland K; Oakes SR; Naylor MJ; Robertson F; Blazek K; Kazlauskas M; Hilton HN; Wittlin S; Alexander WS; Lindeman GJ; Visvader J; Ormandy CJ, 2006, 'Socs2 and Elf5 mediate prolactin-induced mammary gland development', Molecular Endocrinology, 20, pp. 1177 - 1187

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