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Biography
Dr Kevin Danastas is a Lecturer (Teaching and Leadership) in the School of Natural Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering at Macquarie University. Kevin completed his PhD in 2018 in field of reproductive biology before joining a research team at The Westmead Institute for Medical Research looking at how the immune system and nervous system interact during viral infections. In 2022, he joined Macquarie University as a Neuroscience Teaching Fellow and in 2025 was appointed as a Lecturer in Human Biology in the School of Natural Sciences
Teaching
Kevin's teaching is focussed on human physiology and teaches into several units in the School of Natural Sciences. He is also the major lead for the Human Biology major of The Bachelor of Science.
Unit convenor:
BIOL1210 - Human Biology
BIOL2230 - Neurophysiology
Guest lecturer/instructor:
BIOL2220 - Systems Physiology
BIOL3210 - Advanced Human Physiology
BIOL3130 - Ecology and Evolution of Emerging Infectious Diseases
BIOL3661 - PACE: Medical Science Capstone
FOSE3000 - Making Science Work for You and Society - Capstone
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Interferon inhibits the release of herpes simplex virus-1 from the axons of sensory neurons
Danastas, K., Guo, G., Merjane, J., Hong, N., Larsen, A., Miranda-Saksena, M. & Cunningham, A. L., Oct 2023, In: mBio. 14, 5, p. 1-23 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Herpes simplex virus-1 utilizes the host actin cytoskeleton for its release from axonal growth cones
Danastas, K., Larsen, A., Jobson, S., Guo, G., Cunningham, A. L. & Miranda-Saksena, M., 24 Jan 2022, In: PLoS Pathogens. 18, 1, p. 1-26 26 p., e1010264.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Herpes Simplex Virus type 1 infects Langerhans cells and the novel epidermal dendritic cell, Epi-cDC2s, via different entry pathways
Bertram, K. M., Truong, N. R., Smith, J. B., Kim, M., Sandgren, K. J., Feng, K. L., Herbert, J. J., Rana, H., Danastas, K., Miranda-Saksena, M., Rhodes, J. W., Patrick, E., Cohen, R. C., Lim, J., Merten, S. L., Harman, A. N. & Cunningham, A. L., Apr 2021, In: PLoS Pathogens. 17, 4, p. 1-30 30 p., e1009536.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Herpes simplex virus type 1 interactions with the interferon system
Danastas, K., Miranda-Saksena, M. & Cunningham, A. L., Jul 2020, In: International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 21, 14, p. 1-31 31 p., 5150.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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The use of microfluidic neuronal devices to study the anterograde axonal transport of herpes simplex virus-1
Danastas, K., Cunningham, A. L. & Miranda-Saksena, M., 2020, Herpes Simplex Virus: Methods and Protocols. Diefenbach, R. J. & Fraefel, C. (eds.). New York, NY: Springer, Springer Nature, p. 409-418 10 p. (Methods in Molecular Biology; vol. 2060).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
3 Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
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Faculty of Science and Engineering Early Career Teaching Award
Danastas, K. (Recipient), 2023
Prize: Teaching award