Assistant Professor
Department of Tropical Medicine, Medical Microbiology & Pharmacology
John A Burns School of Medicine
651 Ilalo St., BSB
Honolulu, HI 96813
Telephone: (808)692-1643
Email: iain@hawaii.edu
Education
Acadia University, B.Sc., 2001 – Biology/Chemistry
University of British Columbia, Ph.D., 2007 – Biochemistry
Brandeis University, Postdoctoral Fellow, 2013 – Biochemistry
Ludwig Maximilian University, Postdoctoral Fellow, 2016 – Biochemistry
Personal Statement
Dr. MacPherson’s research interests are centered around aptamers, short pieces of RNA and DNA that have antibody-like binding function, and their use in HIV and cancer research.