Dr Sarah Sasson
BA(English) BSc (Hons I Immunology) MBBS(Hons) PhD FRACP FRCPA
Sarah is a Clinical Immunologist/Immunopathologist and Scientia Senior Lecturer. She graduated from a BSc(HonsI)/BA (English) prior to a combined MBBS(Hons)/PhD program. Sarah completed specialist medical training in Clinical Immunology and Immunopathology at St Vincent's, Royal Prince Alfred, Concord, Liverpool and Campbelltown Hospitals and gained dual fellowships of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians and Royal College of Pathologists Australasia in 2017. From 2018-2019 Sarah undertook postdoctoral studies at the University of Oxford investigating autoimmune toxicities of immune checkpoint inhibitors in Professor Paul Klenerman's laboratory.
Sarah's broad research area is human translational Immunology. Her particular interests include the role of听 T cells in the control of cancers and sepsis as well as COVID-19 in immunocompromised people.
Broad Research Areas:
Immunology, Infectious Diseases, Cancer Immunology, Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors, Mucosal Immunology, Sepsis
Qualifications:
BA, BSc(Hons I), MBBS(Hons), PhD, FRACP, FRCPA
Publications:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/1limy-hBarikX/bibliography/public/
- Publications
- Media
- Grants
- Awards
- Research Activities
- Engagement
- Teaching and Supervision
2024-2027 UNSW Scientia Fellowship (Renewed)
2022-2026 MRFF for Comparing Immunisation-boosting Regimens for COVID-19 for people Upon Initiation of immunosuppressive Therapies ("CIRCUIT" RCT) (CIA)
2022-2026 MRFF for Comparing Use of B cell depletion therapies to IVIg in CIDP ("CUBIC" Study) (CIG)
2022-2023 NSW Health Pathology Grant for Critical Illness, Infection and Immunology "CI3" Biobank
2021-22听 NIH R21 Co-infection and Cancer
2020-23 UNSW Scientia Fellowship
2020听听听 听 听Kirby Institute Emerging Investigator Award
2020听 听 听 听Australian Intensive Care Foundation Grant
2019听 听 听 听University of Oxford Human Immunology Discovery Initiative Grant
2019听 听 听 听University of Oxford Medical Sciences Division Pump-Prime Grant
2019听 听 听 听Nanostring Autoimmunity Grant
2018-19听Oxford-Celgene Postdoctoral Fellowship
2013听 听 听 听SydPath Research Grant
2006听 听 听 听NHMRC Dora Lush (Biomedical) PhD Scholarship
2004听 听 听 听St Vincent's Hospital Centre for Immunology PhD Scholarship
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Alum, immunologist and debut novelist鈥 (2024)
Rising rates of Pregnancy-associated Cancer 鈥 (2024)
$2.75M MRFF funding for CIRCUIT Study RCT (2022)鈥
"First Cancer Immunology Ideas Forum Takes place at UNSW" (2021) 鈥
"Immunocompromised: The forgotten people" (2021)鈥
COVID-19 Outcomes Registry Study for Immunosuppressed Patients in Australia (CORIA) Study (2020)鈥
My Research Supervision
- Joshua Arena (PhD Student)
- Tyler Shai-Hee (PhD Student)
- Karthik Venkatesh (PhD Student)
- Zong-Hong Zhang (PhD Student)