Mackay Lab

Account managed by lab members.

[Doherty Institute @TheDohertyInst]

Congratulations to our researchers who have been awarded over $11 million through the 2026 Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Project grants, recognising their leadership in advancing knowledge of the immune system, infection and human health.
🔗 https://t.co/Yfh8Voughc

[Doherty Institute @TheDohertyInst]

Five Doherty Institute researchers have made Clarivate's Highly Cited Researchers 2025 list, demonstrating significant and broad influence in their fields of research.

Find out more 🔗 https://t.co/Yi4sXFu7uu

[Waggoner Lab @LabWaggoner]

Parity and breastfeeding reduce the risk of breast cancer via accumulation of resident memory CD8 T cells in breast tissue @Nature @LoiSher @LMackayLab
@PeterMacCC @UniMelb @BalajiVirassamy @pssavas
https://t.co/EeOabttNsr 🇦🇺

[nature @Nature]

Pregnancy and breastfeeding induces the accumulation of specialized immune cells that reduce the chances of breast cancer developing

https://t.co/rVId8ISQRe

[Sherene Loi, MD @LoiSher]

✨✨hot off the press from the #loilab. We show here that pregnancy & breastfeeding is associated with increased T cells in the normal breast and protection against #tnbc #breastcancer moving the role of immunity from treatment to prevention.
👏👏Thanks to @FAndreMD @DrChoueiri @MyriamChalabi for the opportunity to present #ESMO25 @OncoAlert @myESMO

@PeterMacRes @PeterMacCC @UniMelb

thanks to our funders @BCRFcure @TheMarkFdn @NBCFAus

@Nature Article is here: https://t.co/pu3STvXvm1

[Doherty Institute @TheDohertyInst]

Research to investigate the how the immune system interacts with the gut microbiome has received a $1m funding boost thanks to the support of the McCusker Charitable Foundation.

Find out more 🔗 https://t.co/d80iZjw4c3

[Mackay Lab @LMackayLab]

Grateful to the McCusker Charitable Foundation for supporting our research!

[Doherty Institute @TheDohertyInst]

Research to investigate the how the immune system interacts with the gut microbiome has received a $1m funding boost thanks to the support of the McCusker Charitable Foundation.

Find out more 🔗 https://t.co/d80iZjw4c3

[Mackay Lab @LMackayLab]

The FUTURE is bright 🤩💫 Congrats to @PiroozZareie on being awarded an @arc_gov_au Future Fellowship! 🥂

@TheDohertyInst @UniMelb @UniMelbMDHS

[International Union of Immunological Societies @iuis_online]

A statement from our President, @MiriamMerad, to the #IUIScommunity. We invite you to read, reflect, and share this within the #GlobalImmunology network.

👉 https://t.co/N1SZUj8qQq

#VaccinesWork #ImmunologyWithoutBorders

[Mackay Lab @LMackayLab]

Honoured to be one of this year's @CancerResearch Institute's grant recipients. Incredibly grateful for their support of our important research on discovering new immunotherapeutic targets for breast cancer.
@TheDohertyInst

[Doherty Institute @TheDohertyInst]

Congratulations Prof Laura Mackay who has secured a prestigious @CancerResearch Institute (USA) grant to advance research into novel immunotherapy targets for breast cancer. The @LMackayLab is leading the way in tissue-resident memory (TRM) cell research and how these cells can be boosted as a protective mechanism against cancer tumours.

@UniMelbMDHS @TheRMH

[Mackay Lab @LMackayLab]

Thrilled to see our own @MarinaYakou in the #ASMRSpotlight! 🤩
Her research is tackling some big questions in cancer immunology—how patient-intrinsic factors like age, hormones and our microbiome influence antitumor immunity.
@TheDohertyInst @TheASMR1

[The Australian Society for Medical Research (ASMR) @TheASMR1]

June is Bowel Cancer Awareness Month. Bowel cancer is rising at an alarming rate in young people, highlighting the importance of Dr Marina Yakou’s work, an ECR from The Doherty Institute of Infection and Immunity. #ASMRSpotlight #bowelcancerawareness

[Scott Mueller @SMuellerLab]

Our new study showing that resident memory T cell formation and phenotype varies across the length of the gut: https://t.co/6WwF4GFMXR @MucosalImmunol with @LMackayLab @maxevrard @UniMelb @TheDohertyInst

[Mackay Lab @LMackayLab]

Hear from our very own PI herself- Prof. Laura Mackay answers questions about everything career-related and her love for K Drama! 🤩

[Journal of Experimental Medicine @JExpMed]

In our latest #PeopleandIdeas, we speak with Laura Mackay @LMackayLab @thedohertyinst about the importance of speaking up (and encouraging others to do so), gaining confidence in your career, and her uncommon introduction to science. https://t.co/30bXxFitYO

[Waggoner Lab @LabWaggoner]

So much of @LMackayLab's advice and philosophy resonates with me:
https://t.co/PlRh7lTxiG @JExpMed
"be curious, ask questions, and don't be afraid to engage"

[Journal of Experimental Medicine @JExpMed]

In our latest #PeopleandIdeas, we speak with Laura Mackay @LMackayLab @thedohertyinst about the importance of speaking up (and encouraging others to do so), gaining confidence in your career, and her uncommon introduction to science. https://t.co/30bXxFitYO

[NHMRC @nhmrc]

Congrats to Prof Laura Mackay (@unimelb & @theDohertyInst) who was awarded the 2024 NHMRC Elizabeth Blackburn Investigator Grant Award (Leadership in Basic Science). Her groundbreaking immunotherapy research is paving the way for better immune protection and patient outcomes

[Journal of Experimental Medicine @JExpMed]

Laura Mackay's lab @LMackayLab @thedohertyinst investigates the development of memory T cells & their roles in #cancer, #autoimmunity, & barrier immunity, as well as ways in which these cells may be used therapeutically. Read more in #PeopleandIdeas:
https://t.co/weqLLbieE2

[Dr. Shruti Naik @DrShrutiNaik]

Misinformation is winning not because it's true, but because it’s loud, emotional, and everywhere.
It’s time for science to fight back. Aaron Mertz and I dissect the issue and offer solutions 👇
📖 https://t.co/BntL3WbYnn
#SciComm @NatRevImmunol @AspenInstitute @IcahnMountSinai @SinaiImmunol @MSHSDerm

[Mackay Lab @LMackayLab]

A fun collaboration with @KaplanLab - Check out our latest review on all things skin-immunity out now in @NatImmunol 🔗👇
https://t.co/elD6J4D1rz

@PiroozZareie @TheDohertyInst

[Miriam Merad, MD, PhD @MiriamMerad]

Thank you Cancer World for the fun interview and for your interest in cancer immunology !