Person

Trapani, Joseph Albert

AO FAA

Occupation: Immunologist

Summary

Joseph Trapani is an immunologist whose research focuses on how cells of the immune system kill harmful cells, particularly infected with a virus or undergoing cancerous transformation. His studies include the structure/function relationships for the pore-forming protein perforin and how immune 'killer cells' can be harnessed as therapies for cancer, viral and auto-immune diseases. Trapani if Head of the Cancer Immunology Program and the Cancer Cell Death Laboratory at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne.

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Chronology

1986: Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Melbourne
1997: Education - MB BS, University of Melbourne
2004 -: Education - Fellow, Royal Australasian College of Physicians
2018 -: Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
2024: Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for distinguished service to medical research, particularly immunology and the development of immune-based cancer therapies, and to the community

Related Corporate Bodies

Australian Academy of Science (1954 - )
Elected Fellow 2018

Published resources

Resources

'Joseph Trapani - Citation at year of election, 2018', Fellows of the Academy, Australian Academy of Science, 2019, https://www.science.org.au/profile/joseph-trapani. Details

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Created: 29 January 2019, Last modified: 31 January 2024

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