Rate My Professor Scott Byrne

Professor Byrne specializes in immunology and photomedicine, with research interests encompassing UV-induced immune suppression, cellular immunology, immune modulation, anti-inflammatories, and the effects of ultraviolet radiation on immune responses, including T cell recirculation through sphingosine-1-phosphate and immune suppressive lipidomes in skin-draining lymph nodes. Key publications include "Exposure to solar ultraviolet radiation establishes a novel immune suppressive lipidome in skin-draining lymph nodes," "Exposure to systemic immunosuppressive ultraviolet radiation alters T cell recirculation through sphingosine-1-phosphate," "Optimal isolation protocols for examining and interrogating mononuclear phagocytes from human intestinal tissue," "IgG3+ B cells are associated with the development of multiple sclerosis," and "B cell-targeted immunotherapy limits tumor growth, enhances survival, and prevents lymph node metastasis of UV-induced keratinocyte cancers in mice." His scholarship has amassed over 3,500 citations and an h-index of 33. Among his honors are the Sir Zelman Cowen Universities Fund Prize for Discovery in Medical Research (2020), Finsen Lecturer Award (2019), Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Outstanding Research and Teaching (2016), Asia & Oceania Society for Photobiology Award for Young Scientists (2015), European Society for Photobiology Young Investigator Award (2011), and NSW Young Tall Poppy Science Award (2009). Professor Byrne teaches immunology across undergraduate science, higher degree research, and professional programs in nursing, dentistry, and medicine.