Group Laboratory Manager, Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge I am a molecular biologist who studies the interaction of infectious diseases with human genetics. Our focus is on trying to understand why some individuals get infected with tuberculosis, while others are able to clear the infection. I started my scientific career as a marine biologist, then moved into human genetic analysis of various diseases. When I joined Lalita Ramakrishnan's lab, it was the perfect combination of fish and human immune system biology.
Professor, Microbiology, University of Cambridge Lalita Ramakrishnan is a microbiologist and immunologist who researches the pathogenesis of tuberculosis. She developed the zebrafish as a model to study TB and has made discoveries about how the bacteria thwart the host immune system to prevail. She is also interested in why it takes several months with multiple drugs to treat TB. This is attributed to a phenomenon called drug tolerance. Lalita’s group has identified a mechanism by which TB bacteria become tolerant to multiple drugs. Both areas of their work have led to the discovery of already approved drugs that can be used for TB treatment. Lalita is a practicing physician specializing in infectious diseases.
Professor in the Division of Epidemiology, University of Toronto I am a Professor in the Division of Epidemiology. I am a Full Member of the School of Graduate Studies. I also have cross-appointments at the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation and the Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine. I serve as a Consultant in Infectious Diseases at the University Health Network.
Adjunct fellow, Macquarie University I am an Adjunct Fellow in the Philosophy Department at Macquarie University, with a research interest in applied ethics, specialising in Nietzsche studies, friendship and practical philosophy. I work as the Faculty Executive Director for the Faculty of Arts at Macquarie University.
Professor and Director, Centre for Clean Energy Technologies and Practices, Queensland University of Technology Prof. Mackinnon obtained his BSc (Hons) and PhD degrees at James Cook University, Australia and is the Founder and former Executive Director of the Institute for Future Environments at QUT. Prior to his roles at QUT, Ian was Executive Director for Engineering and Environmental Sciences at the Australian Research Council and directed the Linkage Projects Scheme; a programme providing strong support for outcome-focused, collaborative research between universities and industry. He also managed the portfolios of the Physics, Chemistry and Geosciences and the Maths, Information and Computing Sciences panels for significant periods. Prof Mackinnon has more than ten years' experience in technology transfer including direct involvement with two start-up companies producing environmentally friendly materials for the chemicals and wastewater-treatment industries. He currently leads a hybrid renewable energy hydrogen project co-funded by ARENA, industry, state government and four universities. Prof Mackinnon is a member of the Ministerial Energy Council and of the Hydrogen Task Force for the Queensland Government. He has held appointments at Arizona State University, NASA Johnson Space Centre, The University of New Mexico in the USA and at The University of Queensland. Prof Mackinnon has served in advisory roles for five national and international centres in the environmental, minerals and energy sectors.
