The American Association of Immunologists

Philippa Marrack, Ph.D.

Brief Bio

Philippa Marrack is the Ida and Cecil Green Professor and chair of the Department of Biomedical Research at National Jewish Health, and a distinguished professor in the Department of Immunology and Microbiology at the University of Colorado Denver. She was a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator from 1986 to 2017. Dr. Marrack was president of The American Association of Immunologists from 2000 to 2001 and served on the AAI Council from 1995 to 2002. She was awarded the AAI Lifetime Achievement Award in 2003 and the AAI Behring-Heidelberger Award in 1995, and was elected a Distinguished Fellow of AAI in 2019.

Oral History - Full Interview

Interview Date: Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Location: Denver, CO

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Oral History - Transcript

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Oral History - Clips

Family and Personal Background (2:58)
John Marrack and Interest in Immunology (1:16)
How Important was Richard Dutton to Your Career? (1:40)
Balancing Professional and Family Life (1:37)
Working with Your Husband (1:20)
What Motivated You to Join AAI and the Role of AAI? (3:20)

Agenda and Contribution as AAI President (1:45)
Is it Easier Being a Foreign Woman? (2:04)
How Crucial is Competitiveness to a Scientific Career? (1:07)
Future of Immunology (1:47)
On Married Research Teams (1:16)
What Do You Do for Fun? (1:54)
Anything Left Unsaid? (0:50)

AAI Service History

Joined: 1974
President: 2000–2001
Vice President: 1999–2000
Councillor: 1995–1999

The Journal of Immunology
Associate Editor: 1981–1984
Section Editor: 1984–1989

Committees
Program Committee: 1978–1981
Nominating Committee: 1985–1986
Nominating Committee: 2006–2007 (chair)

Other Service
IUIS Delegate: 1998–2001

President's Address

"Major Histocompatibility Complex Proteins and TCRs: Do They Really Go Together Like a Horse and Carriage?"

The Journal of Immunology 167, no. 2 (2001): 617–21.

Awards and Honors

Member, National Academy of Sciences, 1989
William B. Coley Award for Distinguished Research in Fundamental Immunology, 1993
AAI Behring-Heidelberger Award, 1995
FASEB Excellence in Science Award, 1995
Fellow of the Royal Society, 1997
AAI Lifetime Achievement Award, 2003
L'Oreal UNESCO for Women in Science Award, 2004
Member, Institute of Medicine, 2008
Wolf Prize in Medicine, Wolf Foundation, 2015
Distinguished Fellow, AAI, 2019

Institutional/Biographical Links

National Jewish Health faculty profile
Kappler & Marrack Research Lab, National Jewish Health
Howard Hughes Medical Institute alumna profile