Alan Mackay-Sim, the scientist whose miracle made a paraplegic walk again, named Australian of the Year

By Matthew Knott, Tom McIlroy
Updated January 26 2017 - 1:13pm, first published 12:51pm
Professor Alan Mackay-Sim has been named the 2017 Australian of the Year. Photo: Rohan Thomson
Professor Alan Mackay-Sim has been named the 2017 Australian of the Year. Photo: Rohan Thomson
"More impressive than man walking on the moon": Alan Mackay-Sim. Photo: Elesa Kurtz
"More impressive than man walking on the moon": Alan Mackay-Sim. Photo: Elesa Kurtz
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull gives Alan Mackay-Sim his honour. Photo: Elesa Kurtz
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull gives Alan Mackay-Sim his honour. Photo: Elesa Kurtz
Mackay-Sim after the announcement.  Photo: Elesa Kurtz
Mackay-Sim after the announcement. Photo: Elesa Kurtz

Biomedical scientist Alan Mackay-Sim, whose research helped achieve a feat described as "more impressive than man walking on the moon", has been named the 2017 Australian of the Year for his pioneering stem cell research.

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