Roslyn Kemp

Roslyn A. Kemp is a New Zealand immunologist, and as at is a full professor at the University of Otago. Her research focuses on T cells, mucosal and tumour immune responses, inflammation and T cell memory.

Academic career

Kemp completed a Bachelor of Science in microbiology at the University of Otago. ' She investigates the molecular signalling pathways in T cells, and the role that T cells play within immune responses to tumours and inflammatory bowel disease. Kemp uses multiplex imaging and mass cytometry in her work.

Honours and awards Kemp was awarded the Miriam Dell Award for science mentoring by the Association for Women in Science in 2015, with her nomination saying "she has an inclusive and unselfish approach to mentoring, with a special emphasis on supporting young female Maori students into postgraduate study." Kemp wrote a book with Deborah M. Brown, How to be a scientist: critical thinking in the life sciences'' published in 2023 by Garland Science.

Kemp was the University of Otago Supervisor of the Year in 2013 and 2020.

Selected works