Dr Jim Harris
Senior Research Scientist
Biomedical Manufacturing
CSIRO
jim.harris@csiro.au
Research Activities
Autophagy in the regulation of inflammation and autoimmune diseaseBiology of macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) and D-dopachrome tautomerase (D-DT)
Host-pathogen interactions
Arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus
Scleroderma
Inflammasome biology
Regulation of pro-inflammatory cytokines
Techniques/Expertise
Confocal microscopyMacrophage culture and assays
Autophagy assays
Disease Models
Lyn-/- lupus
Collagen-induced arthritis
Antigen-induced arthritis
KBxN arthritis
imiquimod-induced psoriasis
LPS-induced endotoxaemia
Genetically Modified Organisms
Atg7-/- x LysMcre miceAtg7-/-xLyn-/- mice
MIF-/- mice
GILZ-/- mice
Websites
www.monash.edu.au/research/people/profiles/profile.html?sid=4778130&pid=10895www.med.monash.edu.au/scs/medicine/cid/lupus-arthritis/
Other Lab Members
Ben CaoShen Heazelwood