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Dr Claire Gordon

Dr Claire Gordon

Dr Claire Gordon

+61 3 9035 3555 | Claire.gordon@unimelb.edu.au

Position:
Senior Research Fellow
Theme(s):
Immunology
Discipline(s):
Discovery Research, Clinical and health systems research
Unit(s):
The University of Melbourne, Department of Microbiology and Immunology (DMI) , Department of Medicine (Austin Health)
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 & Immunology, Infectious Diseases Physician in the Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunology and Medical Specialist  in the North Eastern Public Health Unit, Austin Health. 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.

  • Key Achievements
    • Claire’s research focuses on innovative projects that bridge the gap between basic science research and clinical medicine. Claire has made 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 fellowships and grants including an ARC DECRA Fellowship, NHMRC Early Career Fellowship, Viertal Clinical Investigator, NHMRC Ideas, ARC Discovery Project, Fulbright scholarship and Endeavour scholarship . Claire established and leads the Australian Donation and Transplantation Biobank which aims to link organ donation with medical research.

    Publications
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    Research Groups
    • Laura Mackay Group

      The Mackay Lab 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

      Laura Mackay Group

      • Laboratory Head, Theme Leader in Immunology
      • Senior Research Officer
      • Dr Ali Zaid
        Senior Research Officer
      • Dr Thomas Burn
        Research Officer
      • ARC DECRA Research Fellow
      • Dr Raissa Fonseca
        ARC DECRA Research Fellow
      • Senior Research Fellow
      • Dr Josh (Hyun Jae) Lee
        Research Officer
      • Dr Kelly Paton
        Research Officer
      • Dr Tobias Poch
        DFG Walter Benjamin Programme Fellow
      • Dr Natasha Zamudio
        Laboratory Manager
      • Dr Pirooz Zareie
        ARC DECRA Research Fellow
      • Honorary Research Fellow
      • Keely McDonald
        Research Assistant
      • Allison Clatch
        PhD Candidate
      • James Dosser
        PhD Candidate
      • Rachel Evans
        PhD Candidate
      • Louis Hua-Yi Lee
        PhD Candidate
      • Andreas Obers
        PhD Candidate
      • Maleika Osman
        PhD Candidate
      • Justine Seow
        PhD Candidate
      • Hongjin Lai
        PhD Candidate (Visiting Scholar)
      • Joey Kuai
        Masters Student
      • Chloe Low
        Honours Student