2025 Nature Award for Mentoring in Science has been awarded to Professor Tracy Hussell for lifetime achievement. The awards recognise individuals who provide exceptional guidance and support to emerging scientists, foster a culture of collaboration and excellence, and make a significant impact on the careers of early-stage researchers.
As a result of her mentorship, one of Professor Hussell’s mentees, Dr Madhvi Menon, has gone on to receive a UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship to further develop her independent research programme.
Speaking about her mentorship, her mentees describe Professor Hussell as a visionary guide: “Tracy has an excellent eye for the bigger picture. [….]. She has pushed me to be ambitious in my research and encouraged me to develop my own collaborations across faculties.”
Commenting on the award, Professor Hussell said, “I am thrilled to be recognised by Nature for something that brings me such joy: mentoring others. I have been fortunate to work with many wonderful people, and it has been an enormous pleasure to support them in any way possible throughout their lives and careers.”
Professor Tracy Hussell is the Director of the Lydia Becker Institute of Immunology and Inflammation at the University of Manchester and President of the British Society for Immunology. She is an expert in innate immunity to lung viral and bacterial infection and in the adaptation of airway macrophages to the changing microenvironment of the lung.
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