معرفی
Dr Josh Bourne is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Monash University's Centre for Inflammatory Disease (part of Monash Health Victorian Heart Institute). His research focuses on neuroinflammation following ischaemic stroke, investigating the interplay between thrombosis, coagulation factors, and inflammation. He completed his PhD at the University of Birmingham (UK), studying platelet receptor CLEC-2 in thrombosis and inflammation, resulting in six first-author publications. Relocating to Melbourne, he trained in intravital microscopy under Associate Professor Connie Wong.
Education: PhD in Cardiovascular Science (University of Birmingham, 2022), MSc in Oncology (University of Nottingham, 2018), BSc in Medical Physiology and Therapeutics (University of Nottingham, 2016).
Research Interests: Innate Immunity, Thrombosis, Thromboinflammation, Stroke, Platelet Biology, Macrophage Polarisation, Microglia.
Awards: AVBS ECR Rising Star (2023), BSI Bright Spark in Immunology (2021), ECR Award (2024), FMNHS Postdoctoral Fellowship (2024). Secured over $350,000 in competitive grants.
Projects: Leads 'TISN: Tackling Ischaemic Stroke with Nanomedicine' and collaborates on 'Delivery of pH-responsive nanoparticles to reduce thrombo-inflammation'.
Labs/Teams: Monash Neuroinflammation Group, collaborating with global experts in thrombosis and intravital imaging.
