Alan Mackay-Sim
1951
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2023
photo credits: Wikimedia Commons
Country of citizenship: Australia
Educated at: Macquarie University, University of Wyoming, University of Pennsylvania, North Sydney Boys High School
Occupation: biomedical scientist, university teacher
Award received: Australian of the Year, Queensland Australian of the Year award, Member of the Order of Australia
Official website: www.griffith.edu.au/professional-page/professor-alan-mackay-sim
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Alan Mackay-Sim (16 May 1951 – 4 January 2023) was an Australian biomedical scientist specialising in adult stem cell research, and winner of the 2017 Australian of the Year. Some of his research focused on olfactory ensheathing cells, which are cells in the human nose that interact with the nervous system to cause a sense of smell. His research into stem cells contributed to the treatment of spinal cord injuries. The restoration of mobility to Darek Fidyka, a Polish paraplegic man, used research by Mackay-Sim. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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