Michelson Prizes laureates are distinguished scientists that have been recognized for their research and work to chart the future of human health.
Patricia Therese Illing, Ph.D.
Michelson Prizes: Next Generation Grants | 2018 Winner
Dr. Patricia Illing’s work involves a new approach for identifying influenza-specific peptide antigens with implications for the development of vaccines against both seasonal and pandemic influenza strains.
Research Fellow, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
Laura Kate Mackay, Ph.D., Senior Lecturer
Michelson Prizes: Next Generation Grants | 2018 Winner
Dr. Laura Mackay’s research will examine immune responses by tissue resident memory T cells to harness their protective functions to improve vaccines and immunotherapies.
Laboratory Head and Senior Lecturer, Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, University of Melbourne
Ansuman Satpathy, M.D., Ph.D.
Michelson Prizes: Next Generation Grants | 2018 Winner
Dr. Satpathy’s research aims to identify key gene regulatory mechanisms that trigger protective immunity following vaccination using novel epigenomic sequencing technologies applied directly to patient samples.
Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine
