P006656
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Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation
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Person
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2019-10-29
human
Helen Cohn
updated
2026-02-05
human
https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P006656b.htm
person
Mackay
Laura
AACR2
Immunologist
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.
2004
2004
Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc(Hons)), University of Warwick, United Kingdom
2005
2005
Education - Master of Science (MSc), Immunology, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
2009
2009
Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
2012
2012
Award - Victorian Infection and Immunity Network Young Investigator Award
2014
2016
Award - ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award
2016
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
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
2019
Award - Gottschalk Medal, Australian Academy of Science
2019
2019
Award - Woodward Medal for Science and Technology, University of Melbourne
2019
2019
Award - Macquarie University Eureka Prize for Outstanding Early Career Researcher
2019
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
Frank Fenner Prize for Life Scientist of the Year, Commonwealth of Australia (2000 - )
Awarded the Prize 2019
Gottschalk Medal, Australian Academy of Science (1979 - )
Awarded the Medal 2019
'Mackay, Laura', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology
Mackay, Laura
Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation
Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation
Resource: Prime Minister's Prizes for Science 2015 - 2019 [citations]
Prime Minister's Prizes for Science 2015 - 2019 [citations]
Canberra
Department of Industry, Innovation and Science
2019
Resource: Gottschalk Medal
Australian Academy of Science
Gottschalk Medal
Australian Academy of Science
2022