Person

Mackay, Laura

Occupation
Immunologist

Summary

Laura Mackay is an immunologist who is a leader in the field on immunological memory and noted for her innovative research into tissue-resident memory T cells. She showed that there several types of these cells and that they occur in many parts of the body. This work has application in the development of treatments against infection and cancer. Mackay heads her own research group in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at the Doherty Institute, University of Melbourne. In 2019 she was awarded the Frank Fenner Prize for Life Scientist of the Year.

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Chronology

2004
Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc(Hons)), University of Warwick, United Kingdom
2005
Education - Master of Science (MSc), Immunology, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
2009
Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
2012
Award - Victorian Infection and Immunity Network Young Investigator Award
2014 - 2016
Award - ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award
2016
Award - Victorian Tall Poppy Award for Excellence in Science
2016 - 2019
Award - Career Development Fellowship, National Health and Medical Research Council
2017 - 2022
Award - Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Bill and Melinda Gates International Research Scholar
2018
Award - Michelson Prize for Human Immunology and Vaccine Development, The Michelson Medical Research Foundation and The Human Vaccines Project
2018 - 2021
Career position - President, Federation of Immunological Societies of Asia-Oceania
2019
Award - Gottschalk Medal, Australian Academy of Science
2019
Award - Woodward Medal for Science and Technology, University of Melbourne
2019
Award - Macquarie University Eureka Prize for Outstanding Early Career Researcher
2019
Award - Frank Fenner Prize for Life Scientist of the Year, Commonwealth of Australia
2019 - 2023
Award - Senior Medical Research Fellowship, Sylvia and Charles Viertel Charitable Foundation

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Helen Cohn

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