Scientist seeks clues on ‘missing’ parts of immune system: Rare Disease Day feature

L-R: Patient advocate Nadine and CCS researcher Dr Emily
Edwards talk about the experience of living with the illness and the
challenges of research into the disease. See video (2:05 mins)

Part of our special series for Rare Disease Day featuring patient advocates and CCS researchers

Dr Emily Edwards, a Research Fellow with the Monash Department of Immunology and Pathology at The Alfred precinct, is working to uncover the DNA errors or genetic variants that cause Primary Immunodeficiency (PID), a rare inherited condition where part of the immune system is missing or not functioning as it should.

Improving the lives of people with Primary Immune Deficiency

Dr Emily Edwards

Dr Emily Edwards is committed to helping people, in particular those living with a disorder called 'Primary Immune Deficiency', or PID. Her research, in Monash University's Department of Immunology and Pathology, is on the impact of genetic mutations on B cell differentiation and function in patients with primary immunodeficiencies.

She has recently been elected Vice-President of Australia Patient Immunodeficiency Patient Support (AusPIPS) Inc., a not-for-profit registered charity, formed by a collective of people who either suffer from or care for others with PID, to provide advocacy, medical advice and support for PID patients on a voluntary basis.

Photo of the week: Jeffrey Modell Centre Opening Launch!

The opening launch of the Jeffrey Modell Foundation Centre for Primary Immunodeficiencies Melbourne was held on the 14th June 2018. The plaque is being unveiled here by various community and health care provider representatives

A full gallery of photos from the day can be found here.
For more information on the JMF Centre Melbourne, please visit their website www.jmf-melbourne.com

Invitation to Jeffrey Modell Immunodeficiencies Centre launch – 14 June 2018

You are invited to the opening symposium for the Jeffrey Modell Foundation (JMF) Immunodeficiencies Centre, hosted by Monash University at the Alfred Centre.

To register follow the link and enter the code JMF18. See more detail below.