Fabienne Mackay

Fabienne Mackay is a French Australian research immunologist and institutional leader within the Australian medical research, education and innovation sectors.[1] She is the Director and CEO of the QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute (Brisbane, Queensland) since 2020,[2] after being the inaugural Head of the School of Biomedical Sciences at the University of Melbourne (Victoria, Parkville campus) during the preceding five years. She is also an Honorary Professor at the Faculties of Medicine of the University of Queensland and the University of Melbourne.[2] Her work has attracted public attention for its contribution to the pathophysiological understanding and treatment of lupus and other autoimmune diseases.[3][4][5][6][7] Mackay has been notably awarded, achieving international reputation for her widely cited research describing B-cell activating factor (BAFF) and other cytokines of the TNF receptor superfamily, and their roles in B cell physiology, autoimmunity and cancer.[8][9] She is an elected Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences.[10]

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  3. ^ Monday, 29 July 2013 Anna SallehABC (29 July 2013). "Dead cell removal process gives lupus hint". www.abc.net.au. Retrieved 11 September 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "Could lupus treatment spare immune system?". Futurity. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  5. ^ "First new treatment for lupus in more than 50 years | Australian Academy of Science". www.science.org.au. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Molecule may explain hole in heart". The Sydney Morning Herald. 28 August 2007. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  7. ^ "Fabienne Mackay-Fisson". Monash University. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  8. ^ Australia, Women in STEMM (12 March 2018). "STEMM PROFILE: Professor Fabienne Mackay, PhD | Head of Biomedical Sciences - University of Melbourne - Melbourne - VIC". Women in STEMM Australia. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
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  10. ^ "Professor Fabienne Mackay". AAHMS - Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences. Retrieved 12 September 2021.