Philippa Marrack

Philippa "Pippa" Marrack
Born (1945-06-28) 28 June 1945
Ewell, England
Institutions National Jewish Health
Alma mater Cambridge University
University of California, San Diego
Doctoral advisor Alan Munro
Known for T cells, autoimmune disease
Notable awards Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize (1995)
Dickson Prize (1996)
Spouse John W. Kappler

Philippa "Pippa" Marrack FRS (born 28 June 1945) is an English biologist, based in the United States, best known for her research into T cell development, T cell apoptosis and survival, adjuvants, autoimmune disease, and for identifying superantigens, the mechanism behind toxic shock syndrome.[1] She collaborates with her husband, John W. Kappler.

Biography

Marrack was born in Ewell, England on 28 June 1945.[2] She completed both undergraduate and Ph.D. work at New Hall, Cambridge. To earn her Ph.D, she worked at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology with Alan Munro, where she began to work on T cells. She later did postdoctoral work with Richard Dutton at the University of California, San Diego.

Her first faculty position was with the University of Rochester, followed by National Jewish Health, Denver, Colorado and the University of Colorado.

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Awards

References

  1. Rennie, J. (1992) Profile: Philippa Marrack and John Kappler – Keeping It In the Family, Scientific American 267(2), 43-44.
  2. Yount, Lisa (2007). "Marrack, Philippa". A to Z of Women in Science and Math (Rev. ed.). New York: Infobase Pub. p. 191. ISBN 978-1-4381-0795-0.
  3. "Philippa Marack To Be Honored for Lifetime Achievement in Immunology", May 4, 2003.
  4. AAI Award History
  5. Immunologist "Philippa Marrack to Receive Rockefeller University's Pearl Meister Greengard Prize", Nov. 2, 2005.
  6. Siegel-Itzkovich, Judy (January 29, 2015). "Wolf Prizes in the sciences and arts presented to nine North Americans". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  7. October 3, 2015. "10 women honored at Hall of Fame induction". Democratandchronicle.com. Retrieved 2015-10-04.

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