Carol MacKintosh
Carol MacKintosh FRSB, is a cell and developmental biologist, Professor of Molecular Signalling and Head of Postgraduate Studies, at the School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee. Early career and research. Carol MacKintosh received her education at the University of Aberdeen. She went on to do her PhD at the University of Glasgow. The PhD study focused on the branch-point between the tricarboxylic acid cycle and glyoxylate bypass in "Escherichia coli", and was conducted alongside Professor Hugh Nimmo at the University of Glasgow. From 2003, Carol MacKintosh has worked at the University of Dundee and is working  as a Professor of Molecular Signalling and Head of Postgraduate Studies. Her recent research focus is on how insulin regulates the 14-3-3-interacting phosphoproteome, it has provided a significant understanding into the evolution of cell signalling networks, and provided a foundation and a better understanding of how signalling networks are uncontrolled in diseases such as cancer, neurological disorders, and diabetes.