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Medical Research

About

The John Curtin School of Medical Research is amongst Australia's leading research institutes and performs fundamental research that tackles real-world health challenges whilst nurturing the next generation of medical researchers. 

The institute was established in 1948 as a founding school of the Australian National University. We are renowned for pioneering medical breakthroughs. With a legacy of three Nobel Laureates and a league of exceptional researchers, our focus is collaborative, innovative research tackling diseases that encompass cancer, infectious diseases and neurological conditions using our expertise in neuroscience, genomics, immunology, and cancer discovery science.

Facilities

Research at the Advanced Imaging Precinct

The Advanced Imaging Precinct includes the Centre for Advanced Microscopy (CAM) and the National Laboratory for X-ray Micro Computed Tomography (CTLab).

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ACTD Facility

The ANU Centre for Therapeutic Discovery (ACTD) is a state-of-the-art high-throughput screening facility for biomarker and therapeutic discovery.

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Biomolecular Resource Facility

We are committed to helping researchers be at the forefront of scientific discovery in the fields of genetics, genomics, and molecular biosciences.

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BD Fortessa X-20 bench top analyser with 5 lasers

The CHASM Facility offers cutting edge instrumentation and expertise in high dimensional flow cytometry cell analysis, cell sorting, histology, automated immunochemistry, in vivo optical imaging, low dose micro-CT and Spatial Multiomics services.

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National Therapeutic mRNA Platform

The National Therapeutic mRNA Platform (NTRP) is an open-access sovereign platform for the design, testing and optimisation of novel therapeutic mRNA candidates.

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News

Dr Teresa Bonello from the Genome Sciences and Cancer Division at JCSMR.

Dr Bonello is exploring the crucial elements of the tumour microenvironment.

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Dr Vicki Athanasopoulos in a lab at JCSMR.

The findings could lead to new and tailored treatments for Sjogren’s Syndrome and lupus.

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Professor Thomas Preiss in a lab at the John Curtin School of Medical Research.

JCSMR researchers have received a $4 million boost thanks to the Australian Government’s MRFF National Critical Infrastructure Initiative.

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Sarah Mann sits outside on a park bench.

Sarah Mann has experienced first-hand the way opera singing can impact people.

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Sasanan Trakansuebkul with her arms in the air celebrating her 3 minute thesis win.

Sasanan Trakansuebkul and Rakshanya Sekar were the winner and runner-up of the 3-minute thesis.

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Jin Si Lam at ANU in Canberra, ACT.

Jin Si Lam focused on the mechanisms of thrombosis and cancer.

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