Carmen Mathmann

Dr. Carmen Mathmann is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Frazer Institute, University of Queensland, within the Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences. She holds a PhD in Cellular Biology from Columbia University. Her research focuses on immune signaling pathways, particularly Toll-like receptor (TLR) signaling in macrophages during infections, including Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Listeria monocytogenes. Key areas of investigation include endocytic mechanisms, cytokine regulation, and pathogen-host interactions.

Her work integrates molecular biology, cell biology, and immunology to uncover how inflammatory responses are regulated at cellular and subcellular levels. Recent studies explore spatial and temporal regulation of TLR signaling complexes like Myddosomes, as well as Rab GTPase roles in cytokine secretion during mycobacterial infections.

Dr. Mathmann has received notable awards including the American Association of Immunologists Career Reentry Fellowship and the Advance Queensland Women's Research Assistance Program grant. Her research has led to groundbreaking findings on bacterial pathogenesis mechanisms and host immune responses, published in high-impact journals like EMBO Reports and PLoS Pathogens.

• Education: PhD in Cellular Biology, Columbia University

She currently supervises doctoral candidates investigating macrophage functions during tuberculosis and mycobacterial infections, collaborating with Prof. Antje Blumenthal and Dr. Thomas Schultz. Her lab explores innovative approaches to diagnose and treat infectious diseases through functional immune screening and molecular pathway targeting.