Cosmos Magazine

​​The growing burden of autoimmune diseases and worrying lifestyle trends has researchers looking for better treatment options for both rare and common illnesses.

Researchers have discovered a function in the immune system that could hold the key to treating allergic conditions like asthma and stop life-threatening anaphylaxis.

Experts from The Australian National University (ANU) have unearthed a natural way the body prevents autoimmune disease and allergies. The process is driven by a protein in the body called neuritin.

Genomics testing in the ACT is being further embedded into the Canberra health system with a new agreement signed between Canberra Health Services (CHS) and the Australian National University (ANU) to continue their joint diagnostic venture, Canberra Clinical Genomics.
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Professor Si Ming Man has joined some of the world’s brightest minds by being named a 2020 Highly Cited Researcher by the Web of Science. 
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Professor Man joins fellow JCSMR researcher Professor Carola Vinuesa, who has achieved this honour for the second time.

Warm congratulations to all recipients of 2020 Vice Chancellor’s Awards ceremony.
We are proud to announce the following winners from the John Curtin School of Medical Research:

​In 2014, researchers at the Centre for Personalised Immunology (CPI) led by Professor Matthew Cook described a novel form of human immune dysregulation, that is characterised by B cell deficiency.
Since then, more than 50 cases of this syndrome have been reported around the world, but the mechanism of autoimmunity remains unclear.

​The Australian National University (ANU) congratulates Professor Carola Vinuesa, who has been elected as one of the newest Fellows to the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences (AAHMS).

Professor Vinuesa is an internationally recognised scientist and role model who demonstrates outstanding leadership and contributions to her field in Australia