Dr. David Tarlinton

Biography

Professor David Tarlinton is the head of the Immune Memory Laboratory in the Department of Immunology and Pathology at Monash University. He completed a Bachelor of Science with Honours at the University of Sydney before pursuing a PhD at Stanford University under the supervision of Professor Len Herzenberg. Following his doctorate, Tarlinton completed a post-doctoral fellowship with Professor Klaus Rajewsky in Cologne, Germany, and returned to Australia as a post-doctoral fellow with Professor Sir Gustav Nossal at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute in Melbourne. He has held several positions, including NHMRC Research Fellow and Principal Research Fellow, before becoming a Professor at the University of Melbourne in 2014. His research focuses on the mechanisms by which cellular organisms evolved to protect themselves from foreign invasions, specifically investigating the immune system's responses, including antibody production and memory. His laboratory explores the regulatory processes affecting antibody memory and its implications for diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus and multiple myeloma. He has published over 140 papers in prestigious journals, including Nature, Science, and Cell. Tarlinton is involved in various professional memberships and has received several awards for his contributions to immunology.

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