Dr Jennifer Juno
(03) 9035 4179 | jennifer.juno@unimelb.edu.au
- Position:
- Laboratory Head
- Theme(s):
- Immunology, Viral Infectious Diseases, HIV, Influenza
- Discipline(s):
- Discovery Research, Clinical and health systems research
- Unit(s):
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology (DMI) , The University of Melbourne
- Lab Group(s):
- Kent Group
Dr Jennifer Juno is a T cell immunologist with a particular interest in antiviral immunity and vaccination. Her group focuses on the role of T follicular helper cells in regulating immune responses to vaccination, as well as understanding the role of unconventional T cells in protective immunity from chronic diseases. Originally from Canada, she was awarded her PhD in 2014 from the University of Manitoba, where she studied iNKT cell dysfunction during HIV infection. Following a two year Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Public Health Agency of Canada, she moved to Melbourne to join the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity. Jennifer now leads a dynamic team of PhD students, research assistants and junior postdoctoral researchers.
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Key Achievements
Publications
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Jennifer is a Dame Kate Campbell Fellow and NHMRC Emerging Leadership (EL2) Investigator. She has received national and international grants to study immune responses to HIV, TB, influenza and SARS-CoV-2. Jennifer has published a number of papers in top-tier journals, including Nature Immunology, Immunity, Science Translational Medicine and Nature Communications.
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Kent Group
Stephen’s group studies immunity to HIV, influenza and SARS-CoV-2. They are analysing a variety of vaccine strategies, including nanoparticle-based vaccines. They are studying a series of immune responses to gain better insights into protective immunity to important viral pathogens. They are developing monoclonal antibody therapies for HIV, influenza and SARS-CoV-2 to improve the treatment of these infections. The Kent group works very closely with Dr Amy Chung’s laboratory at the Doherty Institute.
Lab Team
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Dr Adam WheatleyGroup Leader | Postdoctoral Fellow
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Laboratory Head
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Emily PilkingtonPostdoctoral Fellow
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Hyon-Xhi TanPostdoctoral Fellow
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Jacob CoffeyPostdoctoral Fellow
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Research Fellow
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Wen Shi LeePostdoctoral Fellow
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Andrew KellyResearch Assistant
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Grace GareResearch Assistant
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Julie NguyenResearch Assistant
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Robyn EsterbauerResearch Assistant
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Thakshila AmarasenaResearch Support Officer
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Jane BattenProject Manager
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Janavi RambhatlaSenior Project Officer
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Devaki PilapitiyaPhD Student
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Ebene HaycroftMasters Student (co-supervisor with Amy Chung)
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Isaac Barber-AxthelmPhD Student
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Kirsty FieldPhD Student
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Mai Ngoc VuPhD Student
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Samantha DavisPhD Student (co-supervisor with Amy Chung)
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Thu DoPhD Student
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Lauren BurmasHonours Student
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Meghan ConlanHonours Student
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Professor David O'ConnorHonorary
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Dr David (Yi) JuHonorary
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Dr Hillary VandervenHonorary
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A/Prof Matt ParsonsHonorary
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Dr Nghia TruongHonorary
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