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Email

lkmackay@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Professor - Immunology
Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Education
PhD
The University of Birmingham
Masters (Coursework & Research)
The University of Birmingham
Bachelors Degree
University of Warwick
ORCID

0000-0002-8496-6632

Prof Laura Mackay

Professor - Immunology
Department of Microbiology and Immunology

132 Scholarly works
36 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Spatial organization of tissue-resident memory T cells
    DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2026.03.009
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Guidelines for T cell nomenclature
    DOI: 10.1038/s41577-025-01238-2
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Analysis of Skin Immune Cells in Stevens-Johnson Syndrome and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2025.08.027
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Flt3L-mediated tumor cDC1 expansion enhances immunotherapy by priming stem-like CD8 T cells in lymph nodes
    DOI: 10.1038/s41590-026-02419-4
  • 2025

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Unravelling the Diversity and Function of Tissue-Resident Lymphocytes
  • 2024

    Research grants (international)

    Unravelling the Diversity and Function of Skin-Resident T Cells
  • 2020

    Research Contracts

    Pfizer Research Agreement
Laura Mackay

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2025
NHMRC Elizabeth Blackburn Investigator Grant Award - Basic Science (Leadership) Awarded by the National Health and Medical Research Council
2025
NHMRC Leadership 2 Investigator Awarded by the National Health and Medical Research Council
2024
Highly Cited Researcher in Immunology (top 1% worldwide) for years 2019-2024 Awarded by Clarivate Web of Science
2024
ICIS-Luminex John R. Kettman Award Awarded by the International Cytokine and Interferon Society

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    γδ T cell-derived IL-4 initiates CD8 T cell immunity
    DOI: 10.1038/s41590-025-02397-z
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Macrophage MR1 antigen presentation promotes MAIT cell immunity and lung microbiota modulation
    DOI: 10.1126/science.adr6322
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Parity and lactation induce T-cell-mediated breast cancer protection
    DOI: 10.1038/s41586-025-09713-5
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Antigen reactivity defines tissue-resident memory and exhausted T cells in tumors
    DOI: 10.1038/s41590-025-02347-9
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Epidermal resident memory T cell fitness requires antigen encounter in the skin
    DOI: 10.7554/elife.107096.3
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Epidermal resident memory T cell fitness requires antigen encounter in the skin.
    DOI: 10.7554/eLife.107096

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2026

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Unraveling Metastasis-Specific Immune Niches to Transform Cancer Treatment
  • 2026

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Investigating the Molecular Mechanisms That Regulate Memory T Cell Fate

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