Entries by Jennifer Huynh

Jamie Rossjohn elected into the Fellowship of the Academy of Medical Sciences, UK

July 4, 2017 in /by

Monash University scientist, Professor Jamie Rossjohn, has been elected to the Fellowship of the Academy of Medical Sciences in the UK. The Academy of Medical Sciences Fellows are considered the UK’s leading medical scientists, elected for their contribution to biomedical and health research, the generation of new knowledge in medical sciences and its translation into […]

Monash and Janssen Biotech collaborate on rheumatoid arthritis prevention

June 5, 2017 in /by

Monash University has signed a major multiyear research and commercialisation deal with Janssen Biotech, Inc. (“Janssen”), one of the Janssen Pharmaceutical companies of Johnson & Johnson, for the early detection and prevention of rheumatoid arthritis, a debilitating autoimmune disease which affects more than 400,000 Australians1 and more than 24.5 million people worldwide2. The agreement was […]

Jamie Rossjohn featured in the Australian Financial Review

June 4, 2017 in /by

Janssen Biotech funds Monash rheumatoid arthritis research Janssen Biotech, part of global giant Johnson & Johnson, has agreed to fund research by a team of scientists led by one of Monash University’s star researchers into rheumatoid arthritis. The landmark deal means Janssen will have first dibs on new medicines emerging from a research team led […]

Unearthing the basis of Autoimmune Disease

May 4, 2017 in /by

Monash University researchers have discovered the mechanism that explains how key genetic risk factors cause or protect people from autoimmune disease such as type 1 diabetes, multiple sclerosis, and Crohn’s disease. Monash University researchers have discovered the mechanism that explains how key genetic risk factors cause or protect people from autoimmune disease such as type […]

New research exposes an evolutionary arms race – virus vs. host

April 6, 2017 in /by

Australian scientists have solved a 40-year old mystery and shed light on an evolutionary arms race played out between cytomegalovirus (CMV) and the immune system. Human CMV, also known as human herpesvirus 5, infects more than 50 per cent of adults worldwide and is the leading cause of birth defects in the developed world. Research […]