The John Curtin School of Medical Research - JCSMR

02/04/2026

JCSMR hosted Harmony Day on Monday 30 March.

Each year on 21 March, the world marks the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (IDERD), commemorating the 1960 Sharpeville Massacre in South Africa. In 1999, Australia renamed IDERD to Harmony Day (now Harmony Week, 16–22 March 2026). While Harmony Week celebrates diversity, the Australian Human Rights Commission notes that a focus only on harmony can mask systemic racism and sideline the lived experiences of First Nations peoples and migrants. Our event holds both: joyful celebration and honest reflection.

25/03/2026

On Friday 13 March, JCSMR was delighted to host (as part of our Director's Seminar program) Prof Andreas Ludwig - Director Institute of Molecular Pharmacology, RWTH Aachen University, Germany Visiting scientist, Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute who spoke to our school on the topic of 'Shedding of surface proteins in response to mechanic cell stimulation'.

05/03/2026

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11/02/2026

Today we celebrate the International Day of Women and Girls in Science and the remarkable contributions of women across STEM 🧬🦠🩺💉🌡️🧪

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.