Person
Smyth, Mark John (1963 - )
FAA
- Born
- 4 April 1963
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia - Occupation
- Immunologist
Summary
Mark Smyth is an immunologist widely known for his significant contributions to tumour immunology and to understanding of the natural killer (NK) cell and NKT cell biology. His research focuses on immune response to cancer and metastases, and infection. Since 2013 Smyth has headed the Immunology in Cancer and Infection Laboratory at the QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane.
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Chronology
- 1984
- Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc(Hons)), University of Melbourne
- 1988
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Melbourne
- 1988
- Career position - Research Fellow, Grade 1, Research Centre for Cancer and Transplantation, University of Melbourne
- 1988 - 1989
- Career position - Visiting Fellow, Fogarty Visiting Program, Frederick Cancer Research and Development Centre, National; Cancer Institute, U.S.A.
- 1989 - 1991
- Career position - C. J. Martin Fellow at the National Health and Medical Research Council, Frederick Cancer Research and Development Centre, National; Cancer Institute, U.S.A.
- 1991 - 1993
- Career position - C. J. Martin Fellow at the National Health and Medical Research Council, Austin Research Institute, Melbourne
- 1992 -
- Career position - Member, Australasian Society for Immunology
- 1992 - 2000
- Career position - Member, Transplantation Society of Australia and New Zealand
- 1993
- Career position - R. Douglas Wright Research Fellow, National Health and Medical Research Council, Austin Research Institute, Melbourne
- 1994 - 1998
- Career position - Wellcome Trust Senior Research Fellow in Medical Science, Austin Research Institute, Melbourne
- 1995 -
- Career position - Member, American Association of Immunologists
- 1995
- Award - Gottschalk Medal, Australian Academy of Science
- 1996 - 1998
- Career position - Senior Associate, Department of Pathology, University of Melbourne
- 1997 - 2000
- Career position - Consulting Editor, Journal of leukocyte biology
- 1998
- Award - AMGEN Medical Research Award
- 1998 - 2000
- Career position - Senior Fellow, Department of Medicine, Austin and Heidelberg Repatriation Medical Centre, Melbourne
- 1998 - 2000
- Career position - Associate Professor, Victoria University of Technology
- 1999 - 2000
- Award - NHMRC Principal Research Fellow, Austin Research Institute, Melbourne
- 1999 - 2006
- Career position - Member, Australian Society for Medical Research
- 2000 - 2006
- Award - NHMRC Principal Research Fellow, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne
- 2000 - 2013
- Career position - Program Head, Cancer Immunology Program, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne
- 2002
- Award - William B. Coley Medal for Distinguished Research in Basic and Tumour Immunology, Cancer Research Institute, New York, U.S.A.
- 2002 - 2008
- Career position - Member, International Society for Interferon and Cytikine Research
- 2004 -
- Career position - Member, Editorial Board, The faculty of 1000
- 2004 - 2010
- Career position - Member, American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- 2004 - 2011
- Career position - Member, Society for Leukocyte Biology
- 2005 - 2010
- Career position - Member, Editorial Board, Journal of biological chemistry
- 2007
- Award - Charles Rodolphe Brupbacher Prize for Cancer Research, Charles Rodolphe Brupbacher, Zürich, Switzerland
- 2007 - 2010
- Award - NHMRC Senior Principal Research Fellow, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne
- 2007 - 2013
- Career position - Honorary Professor, University of Melbourne
- 2007 - 2013
- Career position - Honorary Professor, Monash University
- 2008 -
- Career position - Member, Editorial Board, Immunotherapy
- 2009
- Award - Gordon Ada Award, Australasian Society for Immunology
- 2009
- Award - GlaxoSmithKline Award for Excellence
- 2010 -
- Career position - Member, Editorial Board, Oncoimmunology
- 2010 -
- Career position - Member European Research Institute for Integrated Cellular Pathology (EI-ICP)
- 2010 -
- Career position - Member European Academy of Tumor Immunology
- 2010 -
- Career position - Senior Editor, Cancer Research
- 2010 - 2013
- Award - NHMRC Australia Fellow, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne has entry
- 2011 -
- Career position - Member, Academy of Cancer Immunology, Cancer Research Institute, New York, U.S.A.
- 2011 -
- Career position - Member, European Academy of Tumor Immunology
- 2012 -
- Career position - Member, Editorial Board, Clinical and translational immunology
- 2012 -
- Career position - Honorary Professor, University of Queensland
- 2012 -
- Career position - Member, Scientific Advisory Board, Cancer Research Institute, New York, U.S.A.
- 2012 -
- Career position - Member, Prostrate Cancer Foundation of Australia Grants Committee
- 2012
- Award - Career Award, European Academy of Tumor Immunology
- 2013 -
- Career position - Member, Editorial Board, Molecular and cellular oncology
- 2013 -
- Career position - Honorary Professor, Queensland University of Technology
- 2013 -
- Career position - Senior Scientist and Head, Immunology in Cancer and Infection Laboratory, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane
- 2013
- Award - National Health and Medical Research Council Senior Principal Research Fellow, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane
- 2013 - 2014
- Award - National Health and Medical Research Council Australia Fellow, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane
- 2015
- Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences
- 2015
- Award - Ashley Dunn Oration, Lorne Cancer Conference
- 2015
- Award - Ralph Doherty Prize, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
- 2016 -
- Career position - Editorial Advisor, Science
- 2017 -
- Career position - Member, Editorial Board, Cancer immunology research
- 2017 -
- Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
- 2017 -
- Career position - Member, Tizona Therapeutics Advisory Board, U.S.A.
Related entries
Published resources
Resources
- Professor Mark Smyth, Senior Scientist, immunology in cancer and infection, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, 2017. https://www.qimrberghofer.edu.au/people/mark-smyth/. Details
- 'Mark Smyth', Fellows of the Academy, Australian Academy of Science, 2019, https://www.science.org.au/profile/mark-smyth. Details
- Curriculum vitae: Mark John Smyth, 2016. https://ptabdata.blob.core.windows.net/files/2016/PGR2016-00042/v2_1003%20-%20Smyth%20CV.pdf. Details
Helen Cohn
Created: 9 April 2019