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.
Details
"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 - Victoria Prize for Life Sciences (jointly with Jim McCluskey)
- 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)
Related entries
Published resources
Journal Articles
- Anon, 'Outstanding Academy Fellows elected to Royal Society [Bob Pressey, Richard Robson, Jamie Rossjohn and Carola Vinuesa]', Australian Academy of Science newsletter, 160 (2022). https://www.science.org.au/academy-newsletter/may-2022-160. Details
Resources
- 'Rossjohn, Jamie (1969 - )', Recipients [of the Prime Minister's Prizes for Science, 2000 - 2017], Department of Industry, Innovation and Science, 2017, https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20171113014650/http://www.science.gov.au/community/PrimeMinistersPrizesforScience/Recipients/2004/Pages/Dr-Jamie-Rossjohn.aspx. Details
- 'Jamie Rossjohn - Citation at year of election, 2014', Fellows of the Academy, Australian Academy of Science, 2019, https://www.science.org.au/profile/jamie-rossjohn. Details
See also
- Gottschalk Medal, Australian Academy of Science, 2022. https://www.science.org.au/supporting-science/awards-and-opportunities/gottschalk-medal. Details
- 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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Created: 11 July 2022, Last modified: 10 November 2022