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Congratulations to Dr Morgan Downes  and Sonia Nambadan - their research paper, “Rare and Novel RELA Variants Contribute to Systemic Autoimmunity,” has been published in the journal Arthritis & Rheumatology. The study identified RELA gene variants in patients with diverse autoimmune conditions and demonstrated that some variants caused elevated signalling in an immune pathway known to be a key driver of systemic autoimmunity.Their work reinforces an important role for RELA in a range of...

Dr Dulika Sumathipala is one of our distinguished McCusker Fellows and is making exciting progress in the field of immunology. Her medical and scientific journey began in Sri Lanka, and her passion for discovery has taken her across the globe in pursuit of research excellence. We sat down with Dulika to learn more about her journey to Canberra, and to share her story with others who may be chasing dreams of their own. Dr Tom Lea-Henry and Dr Dulika Sumathipala, both McCusker Research Fellows...

In November, we welcomed Lihini Jayawardena, a year 5 student from Canberra Girls Grammar School and daughter of our Postdoctoral Researcher Dr  Dulika Sumathipala , to the lab as part of her end of Primary Years Program. Lihini jumped s traight into the world of personalised medicine, beginning with a video interview with Dr  Vicki Athanasopoulos  to explore what personalised medicine means for the future of healthcare. She then spent time at the microscope with PhD student  Gemma Hart ,...