Rossjohn Laboratory
Understanding immune function and dysfunction.
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Erica’s interview with Center for Data Innovation on how she uses AI in the Sensory Science artworksJanuary 13, 2021 - 9:32 am- Our artist in residence, Erica featured in Monash LifeNovember 25, 2020 - 9:59 am
Congratulations to Jamie on being on the Highly Cited Researcher 2020 List (third year running)November 20, 2020 - 11:20 am
Congratulations to Adam
/in News /by Jennifer HuynhWinner of the Early Career Researcher Publication Prize for 2020 Robert Porter Early Career Researcher Publication Prize for Laboratory Based Sciences Dr Adam Shahine, Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Biomedicine Discovery Institute, School of Biomedical Sciences The Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences (MNHS) is committed to developing Faculty-based Early Career Researcher (ECR)* initiatives, […]
Discovery of a rare human gene mutation that causes MAIT cells to disappear
/in News /by Jennifer HuynhA collaboration between Monash Health, the Australian Genomics Health Alliance (AGHA) and researchers at the Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute has led to the discovery of a rare single gene mutation in a patient that eliminates an immune cell population, namely MAIT cells. This study’s journey began with a patient of Dr Samar Ojaimi from Monash Health who […]
Congratulations to Rachel: Faculty Three minute thesis (3MT) 2020 finalist
/in News /by Jennifer HuynhAn 80,000 word PhD thesis would take 9 hours to present. Their time limit… 3 minutes Watch our PhD student, Rachel Farquhar’s 3 minute PhD thesis video: The skinny on fats – Fats and your immune system Competitors were not judged on video/ recording quality or editing capabilities. Judging focused on the presentation, ability to communicate […]
Call for immunology to return to the wild
/in News /by Jennifer HuynhA multidisciplinary research team from more than 10 universities and research institutes has outlined how integrating a more diverse set of species and environments could enhance the biomedical research cycle. The viruses that cause COVID-19, AIDS, Ebola, and rabies – among others – all made the lethal jump from wildlife into humans. In an article […]
Our new research collaboration with Janssen to tackle coeliac disease
/in News /by Jennifer HuynhMonash University has signed a multi-year research collaboration with Janssen Biotech, Inc., one of the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson, to advance the understanding of the immune mechanisms underpinning Coeliac Disease and inform the development of new methods of diagnosis and treatment. The research will be led by Professor Jamie Rossjohn from the Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute. The […]