Dr Claire Gordon
03 9035 3555 | claire.gordon@unimelb.edu.au
- Position:
- Senior Research Fellow
- Lab Group(s):
- Laura Mackay Group
Dr Claire Gordon an immunology scientist and infectious diseases physician. She is a Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Infectious Diseases Physician at Austin Health, Clinical Lead at North Eastern Public Health Unit and Director of the Australian Donation and Transplantation Biobank. Claire completed training in infectious diseases in 2011 and then studied T cell memory at Columbia University and the University of Oxford until returning to Melbourne in 2018. Claire is currently working in the Laboratory of Professor Laura Mackay, investigating the identification and function of human tissue-resident memory T cells in infection, cancer and autoimmunity.
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Key Achievements
Publications
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Claire’s research focuses on innovative projects that bridge the gap between basic science research and clinical medicine. Claire has made significant contributions to the understanding of human tissue T cell immunity in health, infection, cancer and autoimmunity, resulting in publications in leading journals such Immunity and Nature Medicine. Claire has been the recipient of numerous competitive fellowships and grants including a NHMRC Early Career Fellowship, NHMRC Ideas grant, Fulbright postgraduate scholarship and Endeavour postgraduate scholarship . Claire established and leads the Australian Donation and Transplantation Biobank which aims to link organ donation with medical research.
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Laura Mackay Group
The Mackay Group studies memory T cell responses, with a focus on the signals that control tissue-resident memory T cell differentiation, and a view to harness these cells to develop new treatments against infection, cancer and autoimmune conditions.
Lab Team
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Senior Research Officer
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Dr Thomas BurnResearch Officer
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ARC DECRA Research Fellow
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Dr Raissa FonsecaARC DECRA Research Fellow
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Dr Luke GandolfoResearch Officer (Computational Biology)
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Dr Claire GordonNHMRC Research Fellow and Infectious Diseases Physician, Austin Health
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Dr Andrea NguyenResearch Officer
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Dr Kelly PatonResearch Officer
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Dr Tobias PochDFG Walter Benjamin Programme Fellow
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Dr Natasha ZamudioLaboratory Manager
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Honorary Research Fellow
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Brooke DaviesResearch Assistant
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Keely McDonaldResearch Assistant
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Allison ClatchPhD Candidate
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James DosserPhD Candidate
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Andreas ObersPhD Candidate
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Maleika OsmanPhD Candidate
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Justine SeowPhD Candidate
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Joey KuaiMasters Student
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Rachel EvansHonours Student
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Lutfi HuqAmerican Australian Association Visiting Scholar
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