Dr Timothy Patton
- | timothy.patton@unimelb.edu.au
- Position:
- Research Fellow
- Theme(s):
- Immunology
- Discipline(s):
- Discovery Research
- Unit(s):
- The University of Melbourne, Department of Microbiology and Immunology (DMI)
- Lab Group(s):
- Corbett Group
Tim is a research scientist with 10+ years experience in both innate cellular Immunology spanning the academic research and clinical trials sectors. He completed his doctorate at Monash University in 2019, with research examining the innate immune detection of pathogenic microbes. His current research is now focussed on cell signalling pathways regulating survival of the innate-like mucosal associated invariant T (MAIT) cells, and other unconventional T cells.
Tim is passionate about medical research and education, with experience in supervising both research staff and students within the laboratory setting, and educational settings as a university tutor.