We are pleased to invite you to join the upcoming EFI webinar, chaired by Prof. John Trowsdale.
- Date: Tuesday, 5 May at 14:00 CET
- Speakers: Prof. James McCluskey
Title: The biology of MAIT cells and MR1-restricted T cells in immunity and transplant reactivity
James McCluskey is Assistant Vice Chancellor and Professor of Microbiology and Immunology at The University of Melbourne where he was Deputy Vice Chancellor Research from 2011-2023. He trained in Perth as a rheumatologist and was a Research Fellow at the National Institutes of Health (USA). He has published widely on T cell recognition of antigens, autoimmunity, Ag presentation and mucosal associated invariant T cells (MAIT cells). His research has won a number of prizes and he has served on the governing boards of multiple independent medical research institutes in Melbourne. He is a director of the Australian Friends of ASHA (a charity to improve life in Indian slums) and a member of the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council Research Committee. He led the development of the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity.
The webinar will be held online via Microsoft Teams and is open to all. You can register using the Teams link below (please feel free to share this link with anyone who may be interested):
Please note that the webinar will be recorded and made available exclusively to EFI members via the EFI website.
We look forward to welcoming you on 5 May!
