Professor Laurence Macia

Laurence Macia is a Senior Translational Immunologist at Sanofi's Translational Science Hub (since 2024) where she leads the scientific strategy.

As a Professor of Immunology she has led the Nutritional Immunometabolism Laboratory for over 8 years and was the Academic Director of Sydney Cytometry at the University of Sydney. Her research interests focus on primary prevention aiming at maintaining health by optimising the immune response through the gut microbiome manipulation. Professor Macia's translational work on allergy, autoimmunity and infectious diseases led to clinical trials highlighting the central role of the gut microbiome to improve patients' quality of life. In her current role at Sanofi, she aims at developing better treatments for patients through fruitful collaborations with academics. Since 2022 Laurence has been a Clarivate highly cited researcher.