Dr Stephen Blake is an immunologist specialising in cancer immunology and immunotherapy at SAHMRI, where he focuses on understanding how the immune system and the gut microbiome influence cancer treatment response and side effects.

His work sits at the intersection of laboratory discovery and future clinical care, aiming to make treatments more effective and less harmful for patients.Outside the lab, Stephen's a busy dad of two who values family time as a circuit breaker from the pressures of research.