Dr Snehlata Kumari

Senior Research Fellow

Frazer Institute

s.kumari@uq.edu.au

Dr Snehlata Kumari leads the Skin inflammation and immunity group.

Researcher biography

Researcher Biography

Dr Snehlata Kumari is the head of skin inflammation and immunity laboratory at the Frazer Institute, the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia. She is a board member of the Australasian Society for Dermatology Research (ASDR).

After PhD and post-doctoral training in Germany, she is heading her research group with a focus on elucidating molecular mechanisms and underlying signalling pathways regulating inflammation. She has discovered novel mechanisms by which NF-kappaB, TNF, necroptotic and apoptotic signalling pathways control skin homeostasis and inflammation and published in top-tier journals such as Nature and Immunity.

Her scientific contributions received recognition from the global immunology and dermatology scientific communities including the German National Academy of Sciences, German Research Foundation (SFB), European Society for Dermatological Research, and the 2021 Christina Fleishmann Award for the Young Women Investigator from the International Cytokine and Interferon Society, USA

Overall aims and research focus

- Understanding molecular mechanisms of epithelial and immune cell communication in skin homeostasis and immunity.

- Elucidating signalling pathways and cytokines/chemokine interactions to develop novel drug targets and strategies to treat skin diseases such as Psoriasis, Hidradenitis Suppurative, Atopic Dermatitis.

Publications

Book Chapters (2)

Journal Articles (14)

Conference Papers (9)

Book Chapters

Chipurupalli, Sandhya, Kumari, Snehlata, Desiderio, Vincenzo and Robinson, Nirmal (2022). Hypoxia-induced stress responses in cancer and cancer stem cells. Handbook of oxidative stress in cancer: mechanistic aspects. (pp. 1829-1843) Singapore, Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore. doi: 10.1007/978-981-15-9411-3_121

Kumari, Snehlata and Pasparakis, Manolis (2017). Epithelial cell death and inflammation in skin. Apoptotic and non-apoptotic cell death. (pp. 77-93) edited by Shigekazu Nagata and Hiroyasu Nakano. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/82_2015_466

Journal Articles

Kumari, Snehlata, Zemek, Rachael M, Palendira, Umaimainthan and Ebert, Lisa M (2023). Celebrating 100 years of Immunology & Cell Biology – a special focus on the field of tumor immunology in Australia. Immunology and Cell Biology, 101 (9), 783-788. doi: 10.1111/imcb.12690

Liu, Timothy J., Lin, Lynlee L., McMeniman, Erin, Wu, Jason, Kao, Yung-Ching, Kumari, Snehlata, Boyle, Glen M., Wells, James W., Soyer, H. Peter and Gonzalez-Cruz, Jazmina L. (2022). Cytokine/Chemokine assessment as a complementary diagnostic tool for inflammatory skin diseases. Frontiers in Immunology, 13 1028435, 1-8. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.1028435

Sim, Seen Ling, Kumari, Snehlata, Kaur, Simranpreet and Khosrotehrani, Kiarash (2022). Macrophages in skin wounds: functions and therapeutic potential. Biomolecules, 12 (11) 1659, 1-31. doi: 10.3390/biom12111659

Murphy, Peter R., Narayanan, Divyaa and Kumari, Snehlata (2022). Methods to identify immune cells in tissues with a focus on skin as a model. Current Protocols, 2 (7) e485, e485. doi: 10.1002/cpz1.485

Kumari, Snehlata, Van, Trieu-My, Preukschat, Daniela, Schuenke, Hannah, Basic, Marijana, Bleich, André, Klein, Ulf and Pasparakis, Manolis (2021). NF-κB inhibition in keratinocytes causes RIPK1-mediated necroptosis and skin inflammation. Life Science Alliance, 4 (6) e202000956, e202000956. doi: 10.26508/lsa.202000956

Laurien, Lucie, Nagata, Masahiro, Schünke, Hannah, Delanghe, Tom, Wiederstein, Janica L., Kumari, Snehlata, Schwarzer, Robin, Corona, Teresa, Krüger, Marcus, Bertrand, Mathieu J. M., Kondylis, Vangelis and Pasparakis, Manolis (2020). Autophosphorylation at serine 166 regulates RIP kinase 1-mediated cell death and inflammation. Nature Communications, 11 (1) 1747, 1747. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-15466-8

Jiao, Huipeng, Wachsmuth, Laurens, Kumari, Snehlata, Schwarzer, Robin, Lin, Juan, Eren, Remzi Onur, Fisher, Amanda, Lane, Rebecca, Young, George R., Kassiotis, George, Kaiser, William J. and Pasparakis, Manolis (2020). Publisher Correction: Z-nucleic-acid sensing triggers ZBP1-dependent necroptosis and inflammation (Nature, (2020), 580, 7803, (391-395), 10.1038/s41586-020-2129-8). Nature, 580 (7804), 391-395. doi: 10.1038/s41586-020-2207-y

Jiao, Huipeng, Wachsmuth, Laurens, Kumari, Snehlata, Schwarzer, Robin, Lin, Juan, Eren, Remzi Onur, Fisher, Amanda, Lane, Rebecca, Young, George R., Kassiotis, George, Kaiser, William J. and Pasparakis, Manolis (2020). Z-nucleic-acid sensing triggers ZBP1-dependent necroptosis and inflammation. Nature, 580 (7803), 391-395+. doi: 10.1038/s41586-020-2129-8

Kondylis, Vangelis, Kumari, Snehlata, Vlantis, Katerina and Pasparakis, Manolis (2017). The interplay of IKK, NF-κB and RIPK1 signaling in the regulation of cell death, tissue homeostasis and inflammation. Immunological Reviews, 277 (1), 113-127. doi: 10.1111/imr.12550

Lin, Juan, Kumari, Snehlata, Kim, Chun, Van, Trieu-My, Wachsmuth, Laurens, Polykratis, Apostolos and Pasparakis, Manolis (2016). RIPK1 counteracts ZBP1-mediated necroptosis to inhibit inflammation. Nature, 540 (7631), 124-128. doi: 10.1038/nature20558

Kumari, Snehlata, Redouane, Younes, Lopez-Mosqueda, Jaime, Shiraishi, Ryoko, Romanowska, Malgorzata, Lutzmayer, Stefan, Kuiper, Jan, Martinez, Conception, Dikic, Ivan, Pasparakis, Manolis and Ikeda, Fumiyo (2014). Sharpin prevents skin inflammation by inhibiting TNFR1-induced keratinocyte apoptosis. Elife, 3 e03422. doi: 10.7554/eLife.03422

Kumari, Snehlata, Herzberg, Benjamin, Pofahl, Ruth, Krieg, Thomas and Haase, Ingo (2014). Epidermal RelA specifically restricts contact allergen-induced inflammation and apoptosis in skin. Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 134 (10), 2541-2550. doi: 10.1038/jid.2014.193

Dannappel, Marius, Vlantis, Katerina, Kumari, Snehlata, Polykratis, Apostolos, Kim, Chun, Wachsmuth, Laurens, Eftychi, Christina, Lin, Juan, Corona, Teresa, Hermance, Nicole, Zelic, Matija, Kirsch, Petra, Basic, Marijana, Bleich, Andre, Kelliher, Michelle and Pasparakis, Manolis (2014). RIPK1 maintains epithelial homeostasis by inhibiting apoptosis and necroptosis. Nature, 513 (7516), 90-94. doi: 10.1038/nature13608

Kumari, Snehlata, Bonnet, Marion C., Ulvmar, Maria H., Wolk, Kerstin, Karagianni, Niki, Witte, Ellen, Uthoff-Hachenberg, Claudia, Renauld, Jean-Christophe, Kollias, George, Toftgard, Rune, Sabat, Robert, Pasparakis, Manolis and Haase, Ingo (2013). Tumor necrosis factor receptor signaling in keratinocytes triggers interleukin-24-dependent psoriasis-like skin inflammation in mice. Immunity, 39 (5), 899-911. doi: 10.1016/j.immuni.2013.10.009

Conference Papers

Kumari, S., Lin, J., Kim, S., Van, T-M, Wachsmuth, L., Polykratis, A. and Pasparakis, M. (2018). Cell Death and the Regulatory Network of DAMPs in Skin Inflammation. HOBOKEN: WILEY.

Kumari, S., Van, T. and Pasparakis, M. (2018). IKK/NF-kB signaling in keratinocytes controls TNF-dependent necroptosis- and apoptosis-mediated skin inflammation. International Investigative Dermatology (IID) Meeting, Orlando Fl, May 16-19, 2018. NEW YORK: ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC.

Kumari, S., Van, T. and Pasparakis, M. (2016). Role of RIP kinase signalling in the development of skin inflammation in mice with keratinocyte-specific IKK deficiency. Annual Meeting of the European-Society-for-Dermatological-Research (ESDR), Munich Germany, Sep 07-10, 2016. NEW YORK: ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC. doi: 10.1016/j.jid.2016.06.354

Kumari, S., Bonnet, M., Witte, E., Wolk, K., Kollias, G., Sabat, R., Pasparakis, M. and Haase, I. (2014). Altered tumor necrosis factor receptor signaling in keratinocytes triggers interleukin-24-dependent psoriasis-like skin inflammation in mice. 41st Annual Meeting of the Arbeitsgemeinschaft-Dermatologische-Forschung (ADF), Cologne Germany, Mar 13-15, 2014. HOBOKEN: WILEY-BLACKWELL.

Kumari, S., Krieg, T. and Haase, J. (2013). Epidermal RelA specifically restricts contact allergen induced inflammation and apoptosis in skin. International Investigative Dermatology Meeting, Edinburgh Scotland, May 08-11, 2013. NEW YORK: NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP.

Kumari, S., Pasparakis, M., Sabat, R. and Haase, I. (2012). Epidermal control of psoriasis like skin inflammation by a TNF-alpha and IL-24 dependent mechanism. 75th Annual Meeting of the Society-for-Investigative-Dermatology, Raleigh Nc, May 09-12, 2012. NEW YORK: NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP.

Kumari, S. and Haase, I. (2011). Control of psoriasis-like skin inflammation by epidermal keratinocytes through a tumour necrosis factor-alpha- and interleukin-24-dependent mechanism. 6th International Congress of Psoriasis - from Gene to Clinic, London England, Dec 01-03, 2011. MALDEN: WILEY-BLACKWELL.

Kumari, Snehlata and Haase, Ingo (2011). Epidermal control of psoriasis like skin inflammation by a TNF-a and IL-24 dependent mechanism. 41st Annual Meeting of the European-Society-for-Dermatological-Research, Barcelona Spain, Sep 07-10, 2011. NEW YORK: NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP.

Kumari, Snehlata, Pasparakis, Manolis and Haase, Ingo (2010). Systemic recruitment of myeloid cells upon deletion of IKK2 from epidermal keratinocytes. 40th Annual Meeting of the European-Society-for-Dermatological-Research (ESDR 2010), Helsinki Finland, Sep 08-11, 2010. NEW YORK: NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP.