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. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  3. "New South Wales Premier's Awards" (PDF). SL Magazine. 8 (4): 36. Summer 2015.
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