Ian Reay Mackay Explained
| Ian Reay Mackay |
| Birth Date: | 1922 3, df=yes[1] |
| Death Date: | [2] |
| Nationality: | Australian |
| Field: | immunology |
| Known For: | autoimmune diseases |
Ian Mackay (22 March 1922 – 24 March 2020) was an Australian immunologist. He is noted for his work on autoimmune diseases and is considered to have made major contributions to this field. Mackay was a professor at Monash University and wrote a new edition of his textbook on autoimmune disease. His book Intolerant Bodies: A Short History of Autoimmunity (written with Warwick Anderson) won the General History Prize, New South Wales Premier's History Awards 2015.[3]
Mackay was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in the 1981 Australia Day Honours for service to medical research.[4] He was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science in 1991.[5]
References
- Nov 2008. Mechanisms of autoimmunity: a tribute to Professor Ian Mackay. Proceedings of the 11th Australasian Autoimmunity Workshop. July 6–8, 2007. Melbourne, Australia. J. Autoimmun.. 31. 3. 197–310. England. 0896-8411. 19198029. 10.1016/j.jaut.2008.04.004 .
- Whittingham. Senga. Rowley Merrill J . Gershwin M Eric . Nov 2008. A tribute to an outstanding immunologist - Ian Reay Mackay. J. Autoimmun.. 31. 3. 197–200. England. 0896-8411. 18502096. 10.1016/j.jaut.2008.04.004 .
Notes and References
- Web site: Mackay, Ian Reay (1922 -). Encyclopedia of Australian Science. 21 November 2013.
- Web site: Vale Professor Ian Reay Mackay AM (1922–2020) . 24 March 2020 . Walter and Eliza Hall Medical Institute of Research . 27 April 2020.
- Summer 2015. New South Wales Premier's Awards. SL Magazine. 8. 4. 36.
- Web site: Dr Ian Reay Mackay . 2024-01-18 . Australian Honours Search Facility.
- Web site: Ian Mackay . 2024-01-18 . Australian Academy of Science . en.
