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Dr Connie Jackaman

Lecturer, Immunoageing Laboratory Lead

Dr Connie Jackaman is a Teaching/Research Fellow (Immunology) within the Curtin Medical School. She is leading a team investigating how immune function changes during ageing and the impact on age-related diseases. Dr Jackaman's work focuses on understanding the role of key inflammatory cells, macrophages and neutrophils, during the ageing process and in age-related diseases including musculoskeletal disorders, cancer and dementia.

Research Focus

Dr Connie Jackaman leads the Immunoageing Laboratory at Curtin University, where her research investigates how the immune system changes with age and how this contributes to diseases such as cancer, dementia and musculoskeletal disorders. Her work centres on the role of key inflammatory cells, particularly macrophages and neutrophils, in driving age-related immune dysfunction and chronic inflammation.

Dr Jackaman’s research aims to understand and target age-related immune dysfunction to improve health outcomes across the lifespan. Her work explores:

How ageing alters immune cell behaviour and inflammatory responses
The impact of immune ageing on cancer progression and treatment, cognitive decline and muscle repair
Development of immune-targeted strategies to promote healthy ageing