Deborah Mackay

Professor Deborah Mackay is a Professor of Medical Epigenetics at the University of Southampton. She is affiliated with the Institute for Life Sciences, Human Genetics and Genomic Medicine, and the Institute of Developmental Sciences. Her research focuses on imprinting disorders, genomic DNA methylation, and genetic factors influencing diabetes and growth disorders.

Research Projects:

• Active: Understanding The Impact Of Multi-locus Imprinting Disturbance (Medical Research Council-funded)
• Completed: Identifying factors required for genomic DNA methylation (Medical Research Council)
• Multi-omics approaches in asthma pathogenesis (Wessex Medical Research)

Her work integrates genetic and genomic data to address clinical outcomes in developmental disorders, with a focus on translational medicine. Collaborations include interdisciplinary teams across medicine, engineering, and life sciences.

Professor Mackay leads several grants from funders like Diabetes UK, Newlife Charity, and the Child Growth Foundation, emphasizing clinical and molecular studies in transient neonatal diabetes and growth disorders.