{"id":4084,"date":"2025-12-10T13:31:52","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T13:31:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/lydia-becker-institute\/?p=4084"},"modified":"2025-12-10T16:07:59","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T16:07:59","slug":"professor-tracy-hussell-receives-nature-lifetime-achievement-award-for-mentoring-in-science","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/lydia-becker-institute\/2025\/12\/10\/professor-tracy-hussell-receives-nature-lifetime-achievement-award-for-mentoring-in-science\/","title":{"rendered":"Professor Tracy Hussell Receives Nature Lifetime Achievement Award for Mentoring in Science"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; next_background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; global_module=&#8221;322&#8243;][et_pb_fullwidth_menu global_parent=&#8221;322&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.106&#8243; menu_id=&#8221;7&#8243; submenu_direction=&#8221;downwards&#8221; fullwidth_menu=&#8221;off&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; module_class=&#8221;main-navigation&#8221; \/][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; specialty=&#8221;on&#8221; prev_background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; next_background_color=&#8221;#1d1d1d&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; specialty_columns=&#8221;2&#8243;][et_pb_row_inner locked=&#8221;off&#8221;][et_pb_column_inner type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; saved_specialty_column_type=&#8221;2_3&#8243;][et_pb_post_title _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.106&#8243; title=&#8221;on&#8221; meta=&#8221;on&#8221; author=&#8221;on&#8221; date=&#8221;on&#8221; categories=&#8221;on&#8221; comments=&#8221;on&#8221; featured_image=&#8221;on&#8221; featured_placement=&#8221;above&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_background=&#8221;off&#8221; locked=&#8221;on&#8221; parent_locked=&#8221;off&#8221; \/][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.17.6&#8243; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; parent_locked=&#8221;off&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/nature\/awards\/mentorship\"><strong>2025 Nature Award for Mentoring in Science<\/strong><\/a> has been awarded to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/research.manchester.ac.uk\/en\/persons\/tracy.hussell\/\">Professor Tracy Hussell<\/a><\/strong> 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.<\/p>\n<p>As a result of her mentorship, one of Professor Hussell\u2019s mentees, <a href=\"https:\/\/research.manchester.ac.uk\/en\/persons\/madhvi.menon\"><strong>Dr Madhvi Menon<\/strong><\/a>, has gone on to receive a <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/lydia-becker-institute\/2023\/12\/05\/ukri-future-leaders-fellowship-awarded-to-dr-madhvi-menon\/\"><strong>UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship<\/strong><\/a> to further develop her independent research programme.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking about her mentorship, her mentees describe Professor Hussell as a visionary guide:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cTracy has an excellent eye for the bigger picture. [&#8230;.]. She has pushed me to be ambitious in my research and encouraged me to develop my own collaborations across faculties.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Commenting on the award, Professor Hussell said, \u201cI am thrilled to be recognised by <em>Nature<\/em> 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Professor Tracy Hussell is the Director of the <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/lydia-becker-institute\/\"><strong>Lydia Becker Institute of Immunology and Inflammation<\/strong><\/a> at the University of Manchester and President of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.immunology.org\/\"><strong>British Society for Immunology<\/strong><\/a>. 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