Dr Claire Jessup

Senior Lecturer

College of Medicine and Public Health

claire.jessup@flinders.edu.au

Health and Medical Research Building

GPO Box 2100, ADELAIDE, SA, 5001

Dr Claire Jessup is a medical researcher interested in harnessing the power of the immune system to modulate disease. Specific research projects examine the molecular activation of immune cells involved in the treatment of cancer and the development of autoimmune diseases (e.g. Type 1 diabetes).

Dr Jessup heads the Immunomodulation (iMOD) Laboratory within the College of Medicine & Public Health and FHMRI at Flinders University. Her group utilises techniques including flow cytometry, gene therapy, pancreatic islet isolation, immune assays, confocal microscopy and islet transplantation and diabetes models.

Recent research projects include:

Modulation of T lymphocyte activation during Type 1 diabetes and islet transplant rejection
Checkpoint inhibitors as an immunotherapy for cancer
Investigating the interplay between vascular and endocrine cell types during islet transplantation

In addition to her research role, Dr Jessup teaches within the college and supervises PhD research students.

Dr Jessup acknowledges support from generous funding bodies including NHMRC, Diabetes Australia, Channel 7 Children's Research Foundation, FMC Foundation and Department of Further Education, Employment, Science and Technology.

Qualifications

BBiotech(Hons); PhD

Honours, awards and grants

2006 NHMRC CJ Martin Overseas Biomedical Postdoctoral Fellowship – Oxford University
2010 Australian Federation of University Women Postdoctoral Grant
2011 South Australian Young Tall Poppy Science Award
2011 Medvet Laboratories Project Grant (Chief Investigator A)
2012 Vice Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Research Fellowship – Flinders University
2012 Vice Chancellor’s Award for Early Career Researchers
2013 Highest Impact Paper of the Year, CNS – Flinders University
2013 Diabetes Australia Research Grant (Chief Investigator A)
2013 Channel 7 Children’s Research Foundation Grant (Chief Investigator A)
2016 NHMRC Project Grant (Chief Investigator C)
2020 DVCR Re-entry Fellowship – Flinders University
2022 Innovative Grant Award (Chief Investigator A) – JDRF International

Key responsibilities

I teach undergraduate immunology and haematology topics at Flinders University.

Teaching interests

I teach undergraduate immunology and haematology topics at Flinders University.

Topic coordinator

MMED9150 Human Homeostasis (MD)

Topic lecturer

MMED3203 Knowledge of Health and Illness 2

MMED9150 Knowledge of Health and Illness 1

MMED3932 Body Systems

MMED3941 Human Musculoskeletal Anatomy

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