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Biography
Dr. Armitage is a cancer immunologist and bioinformatician in the Cancer Immunotherapy Unit (School of Biomedical Sciences) led by Dr. Jason Waithman. Jesse's current research is focused on harnessing next generation multiomics and computational tools to discovery actionable targets that improve the efficacy of cancer immunotherapies.
Education/Academic qualification
Immunology, Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Western Australia
Award Date: 20 Feb 2020
Immunology, BSc (First Class Hons.), The University of Western Australia
Award Date: 25 Nov 2014
External positions
Research Officer, Peter MacCallum Centre
20 Jan 2025 → …
Resarch Officer, The Kids Research Institute Australia (Telethon Kids Institute)
18 Jan 2020 → …
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Interleukin-4 modulates type I interferon to augment antitumor immunity
Newnes, H. V., Armitage, J. D., Buzzai, A. C., de Jong, E., Audsley, K. M., Barnes, S. A., Srinivasan, S., Serralha, M., Fear, V. S., Guo, B. B., Jones, M. E., Forrest, A. R. R., Foley, B., Darcy, P. K., Beavis, P. A., Bosco, A. & Waithman, J., 16 May 2025, In: Science Advances. 11, 20, 14 p., eadt3618.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Perspectives on the origin and therapeutic opportunities in Down syndrome-associated leukemia
Panchal, K., Armitage, J., Cheung, L. C., Kotecha, R. S. & Malinge, S., 18 Sept 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Cancer and Metastasis Reviews. 44, 4, 17 p., 70.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Rewiring endogenous genes in CAR T cells for tumour-restricted payload delivery
Chen, A. X. Y., Yap, K. M., Kim, J. S., Sek, K., Huang, Y. K., Dunbar, P. A., Wiebking, V., Armitage, J. D., Munoz, I., Todd, K. L., Derrick, E. B., Nguyen, D., Tong, J., Chan, C. W., Hoang, T. X., Audsley, K. M., van Elsas, M. J., Middelburg, J., Lee, J. N. & de Menezes, M. N. & 14 others, , 7 Aug 2025, In: Nature. 644, 8075, p. 241-251 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Tumor site-directed A1R expression enhances CAR T cell function and improves efficacy against solid tumors
Sek, K., Chen, A. X. Y., Cole, T., Armitage, J. D., Tong, J., Yap, K. M., Munoz, I., Dunbar, P. A., Wu, S., van Elsas, M. J., Hidajat, O., Scheffler, C., Giuffrida, L., Henderson, M. A., Meyran, D., Souza-Fonseca-Guimaraes, F., Nguyen, D., Huang, Y.-K., de Menezes, M. N. & Derrick, E. B. & 16 others, , Dec 2025, In: Nature Communications. 16, 1, 17 p., 6123.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Efficacy of DYRK1A inhibitors in novel models of Down syndrome acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Carey-Smith, S. L., Simad, M. H., Panchal, K., Aya-Bonilla, C., Smolders, H., Lin, S., Armitage, J. D., Nguyen, V. T., Bentley, K., Ford, J., Singh, S., Oommen, J., Laurent, A. P., Mercher, T., Crispino, J. D., Montgomery, A. P., Kassiou, M., Besson, T., Deau, E. & Meijer, L. & 3 others, , Jul 2024, In: Haematologica. 109, 7, p. 2309-2315 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Suzanne Cavanagh ECR Grant
Newnes, H. (Investigator 01), Armitage, J. (Investigator 02) & Waithman, J. (Investigator 03)
19/01/26 → 19/07/27
Project: Research
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Enhancing T cell-based immunotherapies for the treatment of solid cancers
Armitage, J. (Investigator 01) & Newnes, H. (Investigator 02)
1/01/24 → 30/06/26
Project: Research
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Enhancing adoptive cell therapy protocols to improve childhood and adolescent cancer control
Lister, R. (Investigator 01), Darcy, P. (Investigator 02), Beavis, P. (Investigator 03), Khaw, S. (Investigator 04), Velickovic, Z. (Investigator 05), Bosco, A. (Investigator 06), Armitage, J. (Investigator 07), Pflueger, C. (Investigator 08), Foley, B. (Investigator 09), Carnley, B. (Investigator 10), Wood, M. (Investigator 11), Woulfe, C. (Investigator 12), Herring, C. (Investigator 13) & Waithman, J. (Investigator 14)
Department of Health (Western Australia)
1/01/24 → 31/12/26
Project: Research
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Novel insights into immune control of dormant tumours.
McDonnell, A. (Investigator 01), Lau, P. (Investigator 02), McCoy, M. (Investigator 03) & Armitage, J. (Investigator 04)
4/01/21 → 30/12/23
Project: Research