Dr Caleb Wong Han

Grant-Funded Researcher (A)

School of Biological Sciences

College of Science

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD (as Co-Supervisor) - email supervisor to discuss availability.


Dr Wong Han's current research focuses on investigating combinations of chemokine receptor axes involved in inflammatory T cell migration to the CNS, and understanding how neutrophil-T cell crosstalk drives inflammatory T cell polarisation in CNS autoimmunity.

Year Citation
2022 Heng, A. H. S., Han, C. W., Abbott, C., McColl, S. R., & Comerford, I. (2022). Chemokine-Driven Migration of Pro-Inflammatory CD4+ T Cells in CNS Autoimmune Disease. Frontiers in Immunology, 13, 817473-1-817473-18.
DOI Scopus51 WoS44 Europe PMC45
- Martin, J. V., Wong Han, C., Brüstle, A., & Comerford, I. (2026). Th17 cells and neutrophils: exploiting their crosstalk for multiple sclerosis therapeutics. Journal of Neuroinflammation.
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Year Citation
2025 Wong Han, C., Han Heng, A., Belz, G., Brüstle, A., McColl, S., & Comerford, I. (2025). RUNX2 is a cell-intrinsic brake on Th17 pathogenicity driven by neutrophil extracellular traps.
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Incubator grant funding from Multiple Sclerosis Australia

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2026 Co-Supervisor Elucidating mechanisms of neutrophil-induced pathogenic Th17 cell generation in experimental autoimmunity Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Oliver James Wilkinson

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