Research stories
We excel in ground-breaking, multidisciplinary translational medical research in fields including immunology, genomics, neuroscience, mental health, infectious diseases, obesity and metabolic disorders.
27 May 2021
JCSMR researchers were announced as recipients of Cancer Council ACT 2021 Research Grants.
14 Apr 2021
ANU researchers have found a way to guide the immune system to produce more powerful antibodies to fight against malaria. The new work, published in the...
12 Mar 2021
Researchers have discovered a function in the immune system that could hold the key to treating allergic conditions like asthma and stop life-threatening...
10 Feb 2021
Researchers at the John Curtin School of Medical Research (JCSMR) have uncovered an alternative lineage of B cells which broadens our understanding of the...
19 Nov 2020
Professor Si Ming Man has joined some of the world’s brightest minds as a Highly Cited Researcher, which recognises truly influential scientists and is awarded...
3 Nov 2020
In 2014, researchers at the Centre for Personalised Immunology (CPI) led by Professor Matthew Cook described a novel form of human immune dysregulation, that...
29 Sep 2020
Researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) have found a way to look through the walls of microchambers that are used to study thrombus (blood clot...
28 Sep 2020
When Dr Nikolay Shirokikh communes with nature, he doesn’t need to go hiking, or camping, or even fishing.
23 Sep 2020
James’ research has been done in collaboration with the National Institutes of Health (USA) and shows the antibodies that are more effective at stopping the...
16 Sep 2020
Researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) have developed a new blood test capturing previous exposure to COVID-19. Initial results suggest many...
5 Aug 2020
Experts from the John Curtin School of Medical Research have published research today that increases our understanding of how the ZIC proteins work and...
15 Jul 2020
A research project, led by Professor Thomas Preiss at JCSMR and colleagues at the Czech Academy of Science, has further illuminated a fundamental process of...