Professor Cait MacPhee FRSE
Professor of Biological Physics, University of Edinburgh
Professor Cait MacPhee is a molecular biophysicist with research interests in the application of physical methods to advance the understanding of biomolecules. She originally started her career in the biosciences, gaining a BSc (Hons) in Biochemistry & Immunology at the University of Melbourne in 1994, before gradually moving across to physics during her career. She gained her PhD in Biophysics from Melbourne in 1999. Beyond her research activities, Cait is interested in the factors that influence girls towards studying science subjects and works with primary school teachers to increase their confidence in incorporating science into their teaching.
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Resources
How did complex life emerge the way it did? Professor Nick Lane and a panel of experts unpack this question.
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Events
Professor Nick Lane explores the complexity of life's origins in this hybrid talk at the RSE.