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Our researchers work across more than 90 labs and platforms, which bring together people with a range of skills to solve important questions about health and disease.

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Dr Marie Trussart
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Tess McEnearney
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Dr Peter Vukovic
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Abdul Alammar
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A/Prof Jenny Vo
Centre Head • Centre for Biologic Therapies
Prof Sant-Rayn Pasricha
Lab Head • Anaemia Research Lab
Prof Alan Cowman AC
Lab Head • Cowman Lab
Murphy Lab
Tanzer Lab
Prof Rory Bowden
Genomics Laboratory Head • Genomics Lab
Prof Jason Tye-Din
Lab Head • Coeliac Research Lab
Prof Guillaume Lessene
Division Head • Chemical biology and drug discovery of cell death
Prof Isabelle Lucet
Lab Head • Lucet Lab: Kinase Signalling and Drug Discovery
Prof Aaron Jex
Lab Head • Jex Lab
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Prof David Komander
Division Head • Komander Lab
A/Prof Bernhard Lechtenberg
Lab Head • Lechtenberg Lab
Dr Maria Tanzer
Lab Head • Tanzer Lab
Prof Gordon Smyth
Division Head • Smyth Lab
Prof Oliver Sieber
Lab Head • Sieber Lab
Prof Clare Scott AM
Lab Head • Ovarian & Rare Gynaecological Cancers Laboratory
Prof Misty Jenkins AO
Lab Head • Brain Cancer Immunotherapy Lab
Dr Ashley Ng
Senior Research Officer • Gene Regulation Lab
Coussens Lab
Marco Jochem
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Meet the researchers developing a landmark test for coeliac disease.

The world-first blood test for gluten-specific T-cells can detect coeliac disease, even when no gluten has been eaten, removing the discomfort caused by current testing methods.

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