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Dr Raffi Gugasyan

Chair of Education; Head, Diagnostic Markers and Chronic Immune Disorders

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raffi.gugasyan@burnet.edu.au
+61392822108
Dr Raffi Gugasyan

Background

Dr Gugasyan obtained his PhD from the Walter & Eliza Hall Institute (Melbourne) and furthered his training at the Washington University School of Medicine, St.Louis, MO, (USA). He is internationally and nationally recognised for his research on lymphocytes and the signalling circuitry within these cells that help to prevent chronic diseases such as autoimmunity and cancer.

His research team is currently focused on developing new diagnostic markers for diseases such as autoimmunity and cancer.

Qualifications

  • PhD, University of Melbourne
  • BSc (Hons), Monash University

Appointments

  • 2009-present: Senior Lecturer, Department of Immunology, Monash University, Victoria, Australia

Positions

  • The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, Victoria, Australia

Burnet publications

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09 Jan 2020

Distinct Immune Responses Elicited From Cervicovaginal Epithelial Cells by Lactic Acid and Short Chain Fatty Acids Associated With Optimal and Non-optimal Vaginal Microbiota

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

Joshua A. Hayward, David Jose Delgado-Diaz, David Tyssen, Raffi Gugasyan, Anna C. Hearps, Gilda Tachedjian, David Jose Delgado-Diaz, David Tyssen, Joshua A. Hayward, Raffi Gugasyan

Open access
09 Jan 2020

Distinct Immune Responses Elicited From Cervicovaginal Epithelial Cells by Lactic Acid and Short Chain Fatty Acids Associated With Optimal and Non-optimal Vaginal Microbiota

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

Joshua A. Hayward, David Jose Delgado-Diaz, David Tyssen, Raffi Gugasyan, Anna C. Hearps, Gilda Tachedjian, David Jose Delgado-Diaz, David Tyssen, Joshua A. Hayward, Raffi Gugasyan

Open access
01 Mar 2018

Loss of NF-κB1 Causes Gastric Cancer with Aberrant Inflammation and Expression of Immune Checkpoint Regulators in a STAT-1-Dependent Manner

Immunity

Raffi Gugasyan

Open access

Current projects

Inflammageing: the biomarkers driving inflammation and ageing

Inflammageing: the biomarkers driving inflammation and ageing

We're exploring the science behind chronic inflammation and how it contributes to early-onset disease.

News and features

Student Symposium highlights Burnet research

Student Symposium highlights Burnet research

Burnet students showcased the breadth of the Institute’s research at the 2023 Student Symposium.

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