Alan Mackay-Sim

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Alan Mackay-Sim

Mackay-Sim in 2017
Born(1951-05-16)16 May 1951
Died4 January 2023(2023-01-04) (aged 71)
NationalityAustralian
Alma materMacquarie University
AwardsAustralian of the Year (2017)
Scientific career
FieldsBiomedical science
InstitutionsGriffith University
ThesisOdorous communication by stressed rats (1978)

Alan Mackay-Sim AM (16 May 1951 – 4 January 2023) was an Australian biomedical scientist. His research into stem cells lead to the treatment of spinal cord injuries. He was named Australian of the Year in 2017.[1]

Mackay-Sim was born in Wahroonga, a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales. He was married and had two children.

In 2015, Mackay-Sim was diagnosed with multiple myeloma. He died in January 2023, at the age of 71.[2]

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  1. "Emeritus Professor Alan Mackay". Australian of the Year Awards. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  2. Miles, Janelle (5 January 2023). "Former Australian of the Year and trailblazing scientist Alan Mackay-Sim dies". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 5 January 2023.

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