Jeffrey YW Mak
Jeffrey Mak (PhD) is a biological, medicinal, and organic chemist at the Institute for Molecular Bioscience. He was awarded the Harriett Marks Bursary and a UQ University Medal in 2007. He undertook doctorate studies in natural product total synthesis with Prof. Craig Williams. Next, he joined Prof. David Fairlie's group at the Institute for Molecular Bioscience. He is currently active in the fields of drug development and chemical biology. In recent years, his research has particularly focused on MAIT cell antigens. In 2014, he was part of an Australian team that discovered the identity of the antigens that activate MAIT cells, as published in Nature, playing a key role in the chemical synthesis and characterisation of the unstable and structurally unprecedented antigens (Nature Communications, 2017). In 2017, Dr Mak was selected as 1 of 25 SciFinder Future Leaders by the American Chemical Society CAS Division.
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