Dr Raffi Gugasyan
Chair of Education; Head, Diagnostic Markers and Chronic Immune Disorders
Working groups
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
View 13 moreDistinct 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
David Jose Delgado-Diaz et al
Loss of NF-κB1 Causes Gastric Cancer with Aberrant Inflammation and Expression of Immune Checkpoint Regulators in a STAT-1-Dependent Manner
Immunity
Lorraine A. O’Reilly et al
LB1.68 Vaginal lactic acid elicits an anti-inflammatory response from human cervicovaginal epithelial cells and inhibits production of pro-inflammatory mediators associated with hiv aquisition
Gilda Tachedjian et al
Current projects
Inflammageing: the biomarkers driving inflammation and ageing
We're exploring the science behind chronic inflammation and how it contributes to early-onset disease.
Investigating the dietary effects on the development of age-associated B cells in models of chronic immune disease
Examining whether changes in diet, such as a high fat diet can modulate the production of age-associated B cells.
