Ian Macara Explained

Ian G. Macara is a British-American biologist, currently the Louise B. McGavock Chair at Vanderbilt University.^{[1] [2] [3]} He received his PhD from the University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom and completed postdoctoral training at Harvard University before moving to the University of Virginia, where he was the Harrison Distinguished Professor of Microbiology and Director of the Advanced Microscopy Facility.^[4] He was named the chair of the Vanderbilt Department of Cell and Developmental Biology in 2012.^[5] His research focuses on the molecules that establish Cell polarity in Epithelium, both in normal cells and in cancer.^{[6] [7] [8]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ian Macara . March 12, 2017.
2. Web site: Ian G. Macara . vanderbilt.edu . March 12, 2017.
3. Web site: Ian Macara . vanderbilt.edu . March 12, 2017.
4. Web site: Research Group of Professor Ian Macara, University of Virginia. cellularimaging.perkinelmer.com. 2019-10-07.
5. Web site: New chair of Cell and Developmental Biology named (03/22/12). www.mc.vanderbilt.edu. 2019-10-07.
6. Macara. Ian G.. McCaffrey. Luke. 2013-11-05. Cell polarity in morphogenesis and metastasis. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 368. 1629. 10.1098/rstb.2013.0012. 0962-8436. 3785962. 24062582.
7. McCaffrey. Luke Martin. Macara. Ian G.. December 2011. Epithelial organization, cell polarity and tumorigenesis. Trends in Cell Biology. 21. 12. 727–735. 10.1016/j.tcb.2011.06.005. 1879-3088. 21782440.
8. McCaffrey. Luke Martin. Macara. Ian G.. August 2009. Widely conserved signaling pathways in the establishment of cell polarity. Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology. 1. 2. a001370. 10.1101/cshperspect.a001370. 1943-0264. 2742088. 20066082.