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Professor Jonathan McQualter is the Head of Department and Associate Dean of Medical Sciences in the Health and Biomedical Sciences department at RMIT University. His research focuses on lung regeneration, stem cell biology, and inflammatory diseases such as COPD, silicosis, and lung cancer. He has published extensively on mechanisms of pulmonary fibrosis, immune responses to infections, and therapeutic interventions for respiratory diseases.
- Education: Not explicitly listed in provided texts.
- Affiliations: RMIT University, Health and Biomedical Sciences Department.
His research interests include:
- Stem cell regulation in lung repair
- Inflammatory pathways in chronic lung diseases
- Iron metabolism in silicosis
- Immunomodulatory therapies for asthma and fibrosis
- Mechanotransduction in vascular and blood cells
Notable contributions include studies on the role of Lyn kinase in emphysema, CCR10+ EphA3+ cells in IPF, and G-CSFR antagonism in asthma models. Current supervision focuses on projects like aortic stenosis inflammation and microglial roles in Alzheimer's.
He has 41+ peer-reviewed publications, with recent work addressing neuro-inflammaging in Alzheimer's, iron-driven lung pathology, and influenza-induced lung cancer acceleration.
