Women Speakers Database
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Name
Justine Mintern -
Email
jmintern@unimelb.edu.au -
Country/Region
Australia -
Institute
University of Melbourne -
Career Stage
Tenured Faculty -
Website
https://biomedicalsciences.unimelb.edu.au/sbs-research-groups/biochemistry-and-molecular-biology-research/vaccine-biology -
Research Interests
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Profile
Associate Professor Justine Mintern is an Australian Research Council Future Fellow (Level 2) and heads the Vaccine Biology laboratory in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Melbourne and the Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, Melbourne Australia. Justine teaches biochemistry and cell biology to undergraduate students and leads the Graduate Research program in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Justine completed her PhD at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, Australia and undertook postdoctoral research at Harvard Medical School (Boston, USA) and the Whitehead Institute for Medical Research (Boston, USA) before returning to The University of Melbourne, Australia to head her own laboratory. Justine’s research dissects the molecular pathways involved in promoting effective immune responses. She has authored over 80 primary research manuscripts, reviews and book chapters. Ongoing research includes understanding how to initiate immunity to tumours and infection and the use of cutting-edge nanotechnology to design effective vaccines. She has made fundamental discoveries that have advanced our understanding of antigen presentation pathways and dendritic cell biology. Justine receives funding from the Australian Research Council and National Health and Medical Research Council. She is an Editor of Molecular Immunology and Immunology and Cell Biology journals.