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 - BSc (hons), University of Melbourne
1988: Education - 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 of 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 of 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 of the 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
2017 -: Career position - Member, Tizona Therapeutics Advisory Board, U.S.A.

Related Awards

Gottschalk Medal, Australian Academy of Science (1979 - )
Awarded the Medal 1995

Related Corporate Bodies

Australasian Society for Immunology Inc (1992 - )
Awarded Gordon Ada Award 2009
Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences (2014 - )
Fellow 2015 -
Australian Academy of Science (1954 - )
Elected Fellow 2017; Awarded Gottschalk Medal 1995
Queensland Institute of Medical Research, State of Queensland (1947 - )
Senior Scientist and Head, Immunology in Cancer and Infection Laboratory, 2013 -

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

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