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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2019-01-29 human Helen Cohn updated 2026-03-17 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P006233b.htm person Trapani Joseph Albert AO FAA AACR2 Immunologist 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. 1986 1986 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Melbourne 1997 1997 Education - MB BS, University of Melbourne 2004 Education - Fellow, Royal Australasian College of Physicians 2018 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA) 2024 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 Australian Academy of Science (1954 - )

Elected Fellow 2018

 'Trapani, Joseph Albert', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Trapani, Joseph Albert Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource: The Academy's Fellows [including profiles and other relevant links] Australian Academy of Science The Academy's Fellows [including profiles and other relevant links] Canberra Australian Academy of Science 2019 Resource Section: Professor Joseph Albert Trapani: Officer of the Order of Australia Professor Joseph Albert Trapani: Officer of the Order of Australia Australian Government, Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet 2024