The John Curtin School of Medical Research - JCSMR

04/12/2025

Scientists using supercomputers to turn raw DNA data into results!

04/12/2025

November was a very busy time for our School and we hosted a number of prestigious academics through our Director's Seminar program.

Thank you to Professors Bryan Day, Katja Fischer, Jason Mattingley and Professor Lara Malins for taking the time to visit our institution and sharing your knowledge and research findings with members of our Faculty. 🧬🦠🧪🌡️

09/11/2025

Last Friday JCSMR was fortunate to receive a presentation from guest academic Prof Lara Malins from the ANU Research School of Chemistry on the topic "Peptides and Peptide-Drug Conjugates as Promising Therapeutic Modalities".

15/08/2025

JCSMR are currently fortunate to be hosting Professor Sebastian Leidel from University of Bern, Switzerland. Prof. Leidel’s research explores how RNA modifications, particularly in tRNA-shape translation, influence cellular function and he is currently working as a visiting academic with our Preiss Group. Last Friday Sebastian presented as part of our Director's seminar: "How RNA modifications connect dyslexic ribosomes and blind fish". Thank you for joining us Sebastian!

11/08/2025

ANU discovery could lead to more effective cancer treatment
Read more about our amazing researcher's work here:

ANU researchers are closer to developing smarter, more effective treatments for Hodgkin lymphoma, a common blood cancer.

07/08/2025

JCSMR hosted our first Research Entrepreneurship workshop yesterday "From Bench to Commercialisation".

The inspiring and engaging session was presented by academic experts Professor Ted Maddess and Dr Stephen Trowell. They shared their real world experiences, tips and lessons learned of their work around industry-changing technologies in the fields of neuroscience and food diagnostics tools.

The session covered:

• Early steps in the commercialisation process
• Strategies for protecting intellectual property
• Pathways to funding
• Collaborating with industry partners

Thank you Ted and Stephen for sharing your knowledge and entrepreneurial insights!

30/07/2025

It takes a village to write a paper

Research is all about collaboration – sometimes just across the School! A cross-disciplinary team (pictured below) made up of past and present members of IID, GSC, CHASM and the BRF have together published “Advanced immunophenotyping of lymphocyte and monocyte subsets in healthy Australian adults using a novel spectral flow cytometry panel” in Frontiers in Immunology, led by Ainsley Davies and Katrina Randall of the Canberra Clinical Phenomics Service.

Paper published at the link below, well done team! https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/immunology/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2025.1577206/full

22/07/2025

Associate Professor Simon Jiang is taking a personalised approach to healthcare. Read more at the link below...🩺💉💊

Associate Professor Simon Jiang is taking a personalised approach to healthcare. And it can mean the world for those who need it.

22/07/2025

A promising new cancer treatment for people living with Kaposi sarcoma in Africa - read more about the fantastic work our JCSMR researchers are doing here:

ANU researchers and global partners are launching a clinical trial to improve treatment for Kaposi sarcoma, one of the most common and deadly cancers in sub-Saharan Africa.

09/07/2025

Recently JCSMR hosted Year 10 Student, Max from Telopea Park School for his work placement period. Max worked alongside members of the Preiss Group in our Genome Science & Cancer Division and was able to participate in real world laboratory tasks under supervision.

Guided by Postdoctoal Fellow - Marco Guarnacci, Max enjoyed culturing mammalian cells, using the microscopes and big sequencing machines and working with our scientists. Max hopes to pursue a career in science and has a particular interest in the field of cells and biology. We wish you all the best with your future studies Max!

24/06/2025

We have an exciting opportunity for a Genomics Services Officer available within our Biomolecular Resource Facility - more information can be found here:

Classification: ANU Officer Grade 6 (Technical) Salary package: $93,646 - $97,929 per annum plus 17% superannuationTerm: Full Time, Fixed term (18 months) Position Overview ANU has an international reputation for research and education relevant to the health and well-being of the population of Austr...

23/06/2025

Congratulations to our PhD student from the Gardiner Group Vijay Bhoopalan who has been nominated as a 2025 CHARM Rising Star Award Finalist. These awards celebrate outstanding early-career impact in health research and innovation in the ACT. Well done Vijay 🥳🌟 Read the full story about Vijay and researchers
here: https://systems.anu.edu.au/news/2025/06/18/anu-health-researchers-named-rising-stars-in-act-awards/