Person

Rossjohn, Jamie (1969 - )

FAA FRS

Born
1969
Llanharan, Wales, United Kingdom
Occupation
Medical scientist and Structural biologist

Summary

Jamie Rossjohn is internationally recognised for his research in understanding immune recognition. His research has focused on T-cell receptors and illuminated the aberrant T-cell reactivity that leads to autoimmunity and drug or food hypersensitivities. He pioneered the structural definition of natural killer cell specificity and defined the lipid-based immunity mediated by Natural Killer T-cells. Much of his work has been in collaboration with Andrew McCluskey. Having joined the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Monash University in 2002, he is now Head of the Infection and Immunity Program within Biomedicine Discovery Institute, and concurrently Professor of Structural Immunology at Cardiff University, Wales. Rossjohn has received numerous awards for his research, including the 2004 Science Minister's Prize for Life Scientist of the Year for his leadership in structural biology and X-ray crystallography.

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"Jamie Rossjohn has had a profound impact on our understanding of immune recognition. By bringing the power of structural biology to bear, he has explained the pre-T-cell receptor (TCR) self-association in thymocyte ontogeny, provided novel insights into how TCRs interface with viral peptides bound to polymorphic HLA glycoproteins, and illuminated the aberrant T-cell reactivity that leads to autoimmunity and drug/food hypersensitivities. From the aspect of innate immunity, he pioneered the structural definition of Natural Killer cell specificity and defined the lipid-based immunity mediated by Natural Killer T-cells. Functioning at the cutting edge of immunology, Rossjohn has a stellar international reputation." [from https://www.science.org.au/profile/jamie-rossjohn 11/7/2022]

Chronology

1991
Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc(Hons)), University of Bath, United Kingdom
1994
Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Bath, United Kingdom
1995 - 1996
Career position - Royal Society Postdoctoral Fellow, St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne
1996 - 1998
Career position - Research Officer, St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne
1998 - 1999
Career position - ARC Postdoctoral Fellow, St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne
2000
Award - R. D. Wright Fellowship, National Health and Medical Research Council
2001 -
Career position - Head, Protein Crystallography Unit, St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research, Monash University
2001 -
Career position - Senior Research Fellow, Biomedical Sciences, Wellcome Trust International
2001
Award - Ramaciotti New Investigator Award, Ramaciotti Foundation
2002 -
Career position - Research fellow, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Monash University
2002
Award - Wellcome Trust Senior Research Fellow
2003
Award - Research Medal (Roche Medal), Australian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
2004
Award - Science Minister's Prize for Life Scientist of the Year, Commonwealth of Australia
2007
Award - Commonwealth Health Minister's Award for Excellence in Health and Medical Research
2007
Award - Gottschalk Medal, Australian Academy of Science
2007 - 2011
Award - ARC Federation Fellow
2011 - 2016
Career position - National Health and Medical Research Council Australia Fellow
2014 -
Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
2015
Award - GlaxoSmithKline Award for Research Excellence (joint with James McCluskey)
2016
Award - Veski Victoria Prize for Science and Innovation (Life Sciences) (jointly with Jim McClusky), State of Victoria
2017 -
Award - Fellow, Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
2017
Award - Award for Research Excellence, Federation of Asian and Oceanian Biochemists and Molecular biologists (FAOBMB)
2017 - 2021
Award - ARC Laureate Fellow
2018
Award - Lemberg Medal and Oration, Australian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
2018
Award - Royal Society of Victoria Medal for Excellence in Scientific Research (joint)
2022 -
Award - Fellow, The Royal Society, London (FRS)

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See also

  • Australian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 'ASBMB medallist and awardee profiles [2018]', Australian biochemist, 49 (1) (2018), 26-33. Details
  • Robson, Alexandra K.; Production Manager and Editor eds, Who's who in Australia 2019 (Southbank, Vic.: AAP Directories, 2018), 1788 pp. Details

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