Understanding immune function and dysfunction.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Monash University’s Biomedicine Discovery Institute (BDI) and Cardiff University’s Systems Immunity Research Institute have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that will see the two institutes extend their collaborative activities. The five year mutual agreement recognises highly productive joint projects already being conducted around inflammation and immunity, and provides a mechanism for enabling additional projects in the […]
Australian researchers are a step closer to understanding immune sensitivities to well-known, and commonly prescribed, medications. Many drugs are successfully used to treat diseases, but can also have harmful side effects. While it has been known that some drugs can unpredictably impact on the functioning of the immune system, our understanding of this process has […]
Where there is smoke …. there is fire – Congrats to co-first author WaelJanuary 20, 2025 - 10:54 am
Unlocking the potential to better target cancer with immunotherapyDecember 16, 2024 - 10:36 amMonash study unravels another piece of the puzzle in how cancer cells may be targeted by the immune systemDecember 3, 2024 - 9:08 am