Ian Reay Mackay

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. Ian Mackay is a professor at Monash University and is currently writing 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]

Ian Reay Mackay
Born(1922-03-22)22 March 1922[1]
Died24 March 2020(2020-03-24) (aged 98)[2]
NationalityAustralian
Known forautoimmune diseases
Scientific career
Fieldsimmunology

References
  • "Mechanisms of autoimmunity: a tribute to Professor Ian Mackay. Proceedings of the 11th Australasian Autoimmunity Workshop. July 6–8, 2007. Melbourne, Australia". J. Autoimmun. England. 31 (3): 197–310. November 2008. doi:10.1016/j.jaut.2008.04.004. ISSN 0896-8411. PMID 19198029.
  • Whittingham, Senga; Rowley Merrill J; Gershwin M Eric (November 2008). "A tribute to an outstanding immunologist - Ian Reay Mackay". J. Autoimmun. England. 31 (3): 197–200. doi:10.1016/j.jaut.2008.04.004. ISSN 0896-8411. PMID 18502096.
  1. "Mackay, Ian Reay (1922 - )". Encyclopedia of Australian Science. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  2. "Vale Professor Ian Reay Mackay AM (1922-2020)". Walter and Eliza Hall Medical Institute of Research. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  3. "New South Wales Premier's Awards" (PDF). SL Magazine. 8 (4): 36. Summer 2015.
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