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Understanding immune function and dysfunction.
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Monash Sensory Science exhibition and books gain international recognitionJuly 15, 2024 - 12:11 pm
Professor Jamie Rossjohn honoured with prestigious international awardMay 22, 2024 - 10:27 am
Congrats Jamie and the international team on awarded funding for an 8-year research programme from global charitable foundation Wellcome Trust.April 17, 2024 - 2:20 pm
Monash secures over AUD $2 million for industry Linkage Projects
/in News /by KyleMonash University’s innovative, world-leading research and its strong engagement with industry have helped secure significant funding in the latest Australian Research Council (ARC) grants for Linkage Projects. Monash University has been awarded AUD $2,261,074 to support six applied research projects, ranging from development of a wearable blood-pressure monitor and enhanced inhaler design for more efficient […]
Unearthing the basis of Autoimmune Disease
/in News /by Jennifer HuynhMonash 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
/in News /by Jennifer HuynhAustralian 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 […]
Formal collaboration with Cardiff university
/in News /by Jennifer HuynhMonash 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 […]
Understanding how HIV evades the immune system
/in News /by KyleMonash University and Cardiff University (UK) researchers have come a step further in understanding how the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) evades the immune system. Published today in Nature Structural and Molecular Biology, the Monash-Cardiff team have made an important finding in understanding how HIV-I can evade the immune system. They demonstrated, in molecular detail, how […]