What is Alan Mackay-Sim?
{{Infobox scientist | name = Alan Mackay-Sim | honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=AUS|size=100%|AM}} | image = Alan Mackay-Sim 2017.jpg | image_size = | alt = | caption = Mackay-Sim in 2017 | birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1951|5|16}} | birth_place = [[Wahroonga, New South Wales]], Australia | death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2023|1|4|1951|5|16}} | death_place = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = <!-- {{Coord|LAT|LONG|type:landmark|display=inline,title}} --> | other_names = | nationality = Australian | fields = [[Biomedical science]] | workplaces = [[Griffith University]] | alma_mater = [[Macquarie University]] | thesis_title = Odorous communication by stressed rats | thesis_url = | thesis_year = 1978 | doctoral_advisor = | academic_advisors = | doctoral_students = | notable_students = | known_for = | awards = [[Australian of the Year]] <small>(2017)</small> | signature = <!--(filename only)--> | signature_alt = | website = <!-- {{URL|www.example.com}} --> | footnotes = }} '''Alan Mackay-Sim''' {{post-nominals|country=AUS|AM}} (16 May 1951 – 4 January 2023) was an [[Australia]]n biomedical scientist. His research into [[stem cell]]s lead to the treatment of [[spinal cord]] injuries. He was named [[Australian of the Year]] in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.australianoftheyear.org.au/recipients/emeritus-professor-alan-mackay-sim-memoriam|title=Emeritus Professor Alan Mackay|publisher=[[Australian of the Year|Australian of the Year Awards]]|access-date=5 January 2023}}</ref> Mackay-Sim was born in [[Wahroonga]], a suburb of [[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]]. He was married and had two children. In 2015, Mackay-Sim was [[medical diagnosis|diagnosed]] with [[multiple myeloma]]. He died in January 2023, at the age of 71.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.ne