• The University of Western Australia (M503), 35 Stirling Highway,

    6009 Perth

    Australia

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Biography

Dr Amy Prosser is a Research Fellow in the Medical School at UWA, working in the field of solid organ transplantation immunology research. She completed her undergraduate and honours degrees at Murdoch University in 2006 before working as a research assistant in the areas of asthma, cancer, preterm infant sepsis, and infectious diseases in Australia and the Netherlands from 2006 to 2016. She completed her PhD at UWA in 2022 with a thesis entitled "The fate of tissue-resident lymphocytes and the immune response after solid organ transplantation" in the Immunology and Transplantation Laboratory with principal investigator Michaela Lucas. Her PhD work resulted in four first and second author publications and was awarded an honourable mention on the Dean’s List. She has given numerous oral and poster presentations at local, national, and international conferences and seminars, and has received competitive awards for presentations, science communication, and career advancement.


Dr Prosser’s research interests include the roles of tissue-resident lymphocytes in transplantation, infection, and cancer, and the key components of the post-transplant immune response that may be targeted to improve outcomes for transplant recipient patients. She works closely with other researchers and clinical diagnostic teams at UWA, PathWest, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, and Telethon Kids Institute.

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being

Education/Academic qualification

Immunology, PhD, The fate of tissue-resident lymphocytes and the immune response after solid organ transplantation, The University of Western Australia

14 Mar 201626 Oct 2022

Award Date: 26 Oct 2022

Biotechnology, BSc(Hons), Murdoch University

20022006

Research expertise keywords

  • Immunology
  • Transplantation
  • Tissue-resident lymphocytes

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