Ailsa MacCalman

Ailsa MacCalman is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Exeter within the Clinical and Biomedical Sciences school, working in Nick Owens' laboratory since March 1, 2025. Previously, she held a Postdoctoral Research Associate position at the same institution from October 5, 2023, to February 28, 2025.

Her academic qualifications include:

• PhD in Complex Disease Epigenetics, University of Exeter (September 2019 - October 2023)
• MSc, University of Lincoln (September 2017 - June 2018)
• BSc, University of Lincoln (September 2014 - June 2017)

Dr. MacCalman's research centers on genomic regulation during human pancreatic development and disease. She investigates cis-regulatory changes using sequence variations in pancreatic disorders to understand developmental genomic mechanisms, employing novel sequencing techniques to study transcription factor binding dynamics and chromatin accessibility. Her work extends her doctoral research characterizing epigenetic and transcriptomic landscapes in pancreatic development, with prior master's work focusing on autoimmune responses in Type 1 Diabetes.

No scientific awards were mentioned in the available information.

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She is based in Nick Owens' research group and can be contacted via email at a.maccalman@exeter.ac.uk.