William Henry Irwin McLean#
| Membership Number: | 4362 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | CLINICAL & VETERINARY SCIENCE |
| Elected: | 2016 |
| Main Country of Residence: | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Homepage(s): | https://www.irwinmclean.com/ https://www.dundee.ac.uk/people/irwin-mclean |
| ORCID: | https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5539-5757 |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/professorirwinmclean |
| Linkedin: | https://www.linkedin.com/in/irwin-mclean-9837bb11/ |
Present and Previous Positions
- 2015 - present Professor of Genetic Medicine and Principal Investigator, Division of Biological Chemistry and Drug Discovery, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, UK
- 2012 - present Scientific Director, Centre for Dermatology and Genetic Medicine, University of Dundee, UK
- 2010 - present Honorary Consultant Clinical Scientist in Dermatology, National Health Service Tayside, Dundee, UK
- 2006 - present Honorary Consultant Clinical Scientist in Human Genetics, National Health Service Tayside, Dundee, UK
- 2009 - 2015 Professor of Human Genetics and Head of Division, Division of Molecular Medicine, Colleges of Life Sciences and Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing, University of Dundee (based in Life Sciences), UK
- 2002 - 2009 Professor of Human Genetics, Human Genetics Unit, Division of Pathology and Neuroscience, Ninewells Medical School, University of Dundee, UK
- 1998 - 2002 Wellcome Trust Senior Research Fellow, Senior Lecturer, & Head of Human Genetics Research, Human Genetics Unit, Division of Pathology and Neuroscience, Ninewells Medical School, University of Dundee
- 1996 - 1998 Associate Professor, Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Biology, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, USA
- 1992 - 1996 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, CRC Cell Structure Research Group, University of Dundee, UK
- 1991 - 1992 Research Director, Ångström Laboratories, Larne, UK
Fields of Scholarship
- Atopic eczema
- Human molecular genetics
- Keratinocyte/epithelial cell biology
- Keratins
- Transgenic models of human disease
- Filaggrin
- Dermatology
- Keratinizing skin disorders
- Cytoskeleton/structural molecules
- Therapy development/experimental medicine
Honours and Awards
- 2015 Buchanan Medal of The Royal Society (biennial), for distinguished contributions to medicine
- 2014 Elected Fellow of The Royal Society (FRS)
- 2009 Elected Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences (FMedSci)
- 2009 American Skin Association Achievement Award
- 2007 Royal Society Research Merit Award
- 2007 Paul Gerson-Unna Prize in Dermatology (biennial)
- 2006 Times Higher Education Research Project of the Year
- 2006 CERIES Research Award in Dermatology
- 2005 Elected Fellow of The Royal Society of Edinburgh (FRSE)
