About Irwin McLean
Born 1963. Irwin McLean is a British researcher.
website = footnotes = spouse = children = William Henry Irwin McLean (born 1963) is an Irish geneticist who is emeritus professor of genetic medicine, at the School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee.
Education McLean was educated at Queen's University of Belfast where he was awarded a Bachelor of Science degree with honours in microbiology in 1985 followed by a PhD in 1988 for electrophoretic and immunological analysis of proteins involved in muscular dystrophy.
Research The McLean Lab investigates genetic disorders that affect the cells and tissues of the epithelium and is funded by the Medical Research Council (MRC) and the Wellcome Trust.
Awards and honours McLean was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 2005 and of the Academy of Medical Sciences in 2009.
McLean was elected a fellow of the Royal Society in 2014. His nomination reads:
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Who is Irwin McLean?
Emeritus Professor of Genetic Medicine
When was Irwin McLean born?
Irwin McLean was born on 9 January 1963 in Ballymoney.
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Irwin McLean is a researcher.
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Irwin McLean is British.
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