A/Prof Conor J Kearney

Head, Molecular Immunology Laboratory, ONJCRI, Melbourne, Australia.

[Cell Reports @CellReports]

CRISPR screens define unified hallmarks of cancer cell-autonomous immune evasion https://t.co/WjPGNepSv2

[A/Prof Conor J Kearney @Kearney_Lab]

Excited to share our latest review which identifies unified hallmarks of cancer cell immune evasion @Kearney_Lab @Vervoort_Lab @ONJCRI @WEHI_research
https://t.co/SHVeCe8XN4

[A/Prof Conor J Kearney @Kearney_Lab]

Excited to share our latest review which identifies unified hallmarks of cancer cell immune evasion @Kearney_Lab @Vervoort_Lab @ONJCRI @WEHI_research
https://t.co/SHVeCe8XN4

[CRISP_SCIENCE @ScienceCrisp]

Review "CRISPR screens define unified hallmarks of cancer cell-autonomous immune evasion"
Huber A, Djajawi TM, Rivera IS, Vervoort SJ, Kearney CJ.
Cell Rep. 2026-01-27.
https://t.co/qGWJWvmzHF

[Vervoort Lab - Transcriptional Regulation @Vervoort_Lab]

A TAK1 cytokine toxicity checkpoint controls anti-cancer immunity: Cell Reports https://t.co/JPIb5IpWUH

[A/Prof Conor J Kearney @Kearney_Lab]

Here we reveal TAK1 as a tumor-intrinsic checkpoint that limits anti-tumor immunity @Kearney_Lab @Vervoort_Lab

https://t.co/gpVHQwZT6y

[A/Prof Conor J Kearney @Kearney_Lab]

Excited to share our latest pre-print identifying TAK1 as a tumour intrinsic checkpoint that limits CTL-derived cytokine-induced cell death and immunotherapy responses. Brilliant collaboration between @Kearney_Lab @ONJCRI and @Vervoort_Lab @WEHI_research.
https://t.co/tqcD2QBozx

[A/Prof Conor J Kearney @Kearney_Lab]

A post doc position is available in my lab @ONJCRI 🔬 If you are interested in investigating tumour immune escape using genomics and CRISPR please get in touch!!!

[Ian Parish @IanParish_AU]

We’ve known about tolerant CD8+ T cells for >25 yrs – but what are these cells?! Prematurely exhausted, stalled effectors, or something else?

Our latest @ImmunityCP paper takes a deep dive into this question with some unexpected results, including a link to cancer… (1/)

[A/Prof Conor J Kearney @Kearney_Lab]

A Post Doc position is available in my Molecular Immunology lab (MIL) @ONJCRI. Co-appointment with @Vervoort_Lab @WEHI_research. If you are interested in new tech (CRISPR and singe cell) to study Cancer Immunology please get in touch!

[ONJ Cancer Research Institute @ONJCRI]

🎉 Let’s celebrate #anticancer champions, Conor @Kearney_Lab and Matthias @lab_ernst for securing a collective $4.3 million in @nhmrc funding! Get ready for a new era in cancer treatment options as the team at ONJCRI unite against cancer. Are you with us?

[ONJ Cancer Research Institute @ONJCRI]

We celebrated St Patrick's day with a pot of research gold! Dr Conor Kearney and collaborators unveiled ground-breaking findings that significantly contribute to our #Anticancer fight - a finding as thrilling as a jig on a Temple Bar! 🍀
Read more https://t.co/CzLWxcbVQO

[A/Prof Conor J Kearney @Kearney_Lab]

@ajithvasanthan @KalliesLab @NatImmunol @Santiago_VaTo @TheDohertyInst @UniMelbMDHS @ONJCRI @LIMSLTU Congrats @ajithvasanthan and @KalliesLab , fantastic work!!!

[Ajith Vasanthakumar @ajithvasanthan]

@KalliesLab and I are excited to share our latest study in @NatImmunol dissecting the heterogeneity and function of VAT Tregs. Huge effort from @Santiago_VaTo and Kevin Man @TheDohertyInst @UniMelbMDHS @ONJCRI @LIMSLTU Thanks to all our collaborators!!
https://t.co/SK4xHmsH5A

[Cell Reports @CellReports]

PRMT1 acts as a suppressor of MHC-I and anti-tumor immunity https://t.co/qxTWki5vaD

[Ricky Johnstone @JohnstoneRicky]

Congrats to Coner Kearney, Mario Djajawi, and @PijpersLizzy for this beautiful study. Awesome collaboration between @PeterMacRes and @ONJCRI. https://t.co/CjkLII5fKr

[ONJ Cancer Research Institute @ONJCRI]

🥳 Great news! $1.2M @nhmrc Ideas Grant awarded to CI’s Conor Kearney #ONJCRI, Stephin Vervoort @WEHI_research & associate investigators to identify new immune checkpoint targets in #cancer to improve #immunotherapies
Congrats @Kearney_Lab @Vervoort_Lab @latrobe
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[Vervoort Lab - Transcriptional Regulation @Vervoort_Lab]

Two weeks left to apply to join the @Vervoort_Lab at @WEHI_research supported by @SnowMedical

Do you want to explore the unknown in the field of gene regulation? Do you love #Genomics #CRISPR #Transcription? Then we are looking for you 🫵 Plz share 📥

https://t.co/iRYaibWIYC

[A/Prof Conor J Kearney @Kearney_Lab]

Congratulations to @PijpersLizzy and supervisors @JohnstoneRicky @Vervoort_Lab, a fantastic body of work for a PhD thesis!

[Ricky Johnstone @JohnstoneRicky]

Always great when a PhD student from the lab presents their completion seminar. Congrats to @PijpersLizzy from the @JohnstoneLab @PeterMacRes for your hard work, dedication and skill in completing your PhD lab work. Thanks to @conorkearney88 and @Vervoort_Lab for cosupervising.

[ONJ Cancer Research Institute @ONJCRI]

Thanks Austin Medical Research Foundation @AustinMRF1 for #grants to further research into breast cancer and predicting colorectal cancer patient outcomes! https://t.co/A6hUG3K0Pg
Well done Camilla Reehorst, @conorkearney88 @drbhupinderpal, Jimmy Chan, Amr Allam, Zhipeng Cao