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Professor Kim Jacobson is a Professor (Research) in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Monash University, Australia, and leads the B cells, Antibody, Memory Laboratory within the Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute. She is a NHMRC Investigator Fellow and Bellberry-Viertel Senior Medical Research Fellow, recognized for her groundbreaking work in immunology and epigenetics.
Education:
- PhD, Centenary Institute and Garvan Institute of Medical Research (2007)
- Postdoctoral training, Yale University (NHMRC CJ Martin Fellowship)
Research Interests: Professor Jacobson's research focuses on understanding the molecular and epigenetic mechanisms underlying the formation of immune memory. Her lab investigates how chromatin modifications and transcriptional programs regulate B cell differentiation, memory formation, and antibody responses, particularly in the context of chronic infectious diseases and vaccine development.
Scientific Awards:
- Victorian Young Tall Poppy Science Award (2016)
- Monash University Vice-Chancellor’s Diversity and Inclusion Award (2017)
Advising & Grants: She currently supervises several PhD students and has received substantial funding from the NHMRC, ARC, MRFF, Cancer Institute NSW, and Leukaemia Foundation of Australia. Her projects span from epigenetic regulation of humoral immunity to AI-driven identification of post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 (PASC).
Laboratory & Team: The Jacobson Lab is part of the Immunity Program at Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute. The team includes postdoctoral researchers and graduate students working collaboratively on cutting-edge immunological research using advanced techniques like single-cell RNA-seq, ATAC-seq, and CRISPR-based epigenome editing.
