Rossjohn Laboratory
Understanding immune function and dysfunction.
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- 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 Sensory Science ‘Highly Commended’ Award – Victorian Premier’s Design AwardsApril 16, 2024 - 1:34 pm
- Congrats Erica and the Monash Sensory Science team – Finalists in 2023 Victorian Premier’s Design AwardsDecember 19, 2023 - 1:08 pm
The interplay between diet, the microbiota and immunity
/in News /by Jennifer HuynhResearch in mice shows how diet alters immune system function through a gut microbe At a glance: Research in mice demonstrates how diet alters a gut microbe molecule that in turn prompts immune cells to downregulate inflammation Study illustrates the molecular mechanism behind the longstanding view that diet, microbiota and immunity influence each other in […]
Congrats Jamie: Highly Cited researcher again!
/in News /by Jennifer HuynhCongratulations to Jamie who is again on the Highly Cited Researchers 2021 list of the world’s most Highly Cited Scientists, which is published annually by Clarivate Analytics. From Clarivate: Recognising the true pioneers in their fields over the last decade, demonstrated by the production of multiple highly-cited papers that rank in the top 1% by citations […]
BDI researchers honoured in annual Dean’s Awards
/in News /by Jennifer HuynhCongratulations to Drs Adam Shahine and Milda Kaniusaite, who have each been recognised with a Dean’s Award for Excellence in 2021 for research carried out at the Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute (BDI). Dr Shahine won an award in the Excellence in Research – Early Career Researcher category. “It was an honour to receive the ECR category for […]
Congrats Adam on The Dean’s Awards for Excellence in Research – Early Career Researcher in 2021
/in News /by Jennifer HuynhA message from the Dean Monash Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences is pioneering innovations, treatments and therapies that improve human health. We are a leading provider of healthcare education in Australia, and are passionate about building the medical workforce of the future globally. We are proud of our staff and PhD students who are at […]
Uncovering how T cells recognise the SARS-CoV-2 virus spike protein
/in News /by Jennifer HuynhThe immune system is vitally important for resolving COVID-19 when individuals are infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Moreover, the vaccines that are being administered to millions of people across the globe are designed to ‘pre-warn and arm’ the immune system so that if infected with SARS-CoV-2, individuals are significantly less likely to develop severe disease […]