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.
"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]
1991
1991
Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc(Hons)), University of Bath, United Kingdom
1994
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
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
2001
Award - Ramaciotti New Investigator Award, Ramaciotti Foundation
2002
Career position - Research fellow, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Monash University
2002
2002
Award - Wellcome Trust Senior Research Fellow
2003
2003
Award - Research Medal (Roche Medal), Australian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
2004
2004
Award - Science Minister's Prize for Life Scientist of the Year, Commonwealth of Australia
2007
2007
Award - Commonwealth Health Minister's Award for Excellence in Health and Medical Research
2007
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
2015
Award - GlaxoSmithKline Award for Research Excellence (joint with James McCluskey)
2016
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
2017
Award - Award for Research Excellence, Federation of Asian and Oceanian Biochemists and Molecular biologists (FAOBMB)
2017
2021
Award - ARC Laureate Fellow
2018
2018
Award - Lemberg Medal and Oration, Australian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
2018
2018
Award - Royal Society of Victoria Medal for Excellence in Scientific Research (joint)
2022
Award - Fellow, The Royal Society, London (FRS)