Dr Laura Mackay

Laboratory Head, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity; School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne

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Health & Medicine

Fighting infection with curiosity

For T cell researcher Professor Laura Mackay, science wasn’t on the cards until a bout of glandular fever inspired a drive to piece together the puzzle that is our immune system

Health & Medicine

The cells giving our immune system more punch

Infection-fighting T cells tied to specific organs have emerged as potent killers and scientists are racing to understand how to harness them to fight diseases including cancer