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• Key Achievements

  • Hamish has unravelled the cellular trafficking pathway of MR1 antigen presentation through publicaitons in leading journals (Nature Immunology, PNAS and the Journal of Cell biology). This is enabling a deeper understanding of the molecular basis for how our immune system communicates with microbes; both commensal and pathogenic. Ultimately this is anticipated to provide new ways to improve human health.

    He has gained several competitive grants and awards to support this work including an NHMRC Ideas grant, an ARC DECRA fellowship, a VESKI Victoria Fellowship, the Fabienne Mackay Award and an AMP Tomorrow Maker award.

  Publications
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  Research Groups

  • Villadangos Group

    Professor Jose Villadangos' group combines immunology, biochemistry and cell biology to study how the adaptive immune system detects pathogens and cancer, a process called Antigen Presentation. Their research is applicable to vaccine development, treatment of critically ill patients and the fight against cancer.

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    Lab Team

    

    • Professor Jose Villadangos

      Laboratory Head
    • Dr Hamish McWilliam

      Group Leader, Senior Research Fellow
    • Dr Justine Mintern

      Senior Research Fellow
    • Dr Gesa Albers

      Research Officer
    • Jesse Crowe

      Honours Student
    • Lauren Cox
    • Claire Dumont
    • Giuseppe Infusini
    • Haiyin Liu
    • Zehua Tian

      PhD Student
    • Shirin Valikhani
    • Vivian Vuong
    • Matthew Zorkau
    • Alan Ching
  Student Projects

  MR1 – a molecular detection system for bacteria

  Regulating macrophage 'eating' for cancer and pathogen control

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