New RSE fellows

Professors Sue Black, Doreen Cantrell, Allan Findlay and Irwin McLean have been elected Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.

Professor Allan Findlay is internationally recognised for his research on international migration and population mobility. He has been Professor in the Department of Geography since 1994 and Head of Department since 2002. He currently serves on the Royal Society of Edinburgh Inquiry into Energy Issues in Scotland. Professor Irwin McLean is Personal Chair of Human Genetics in the Division of Molecular and Cellular Pathology, School of Medicine. Irwin's lab identified the genes that cause two inherited skin disorders: Kindler syndrome and LOC syndrome. The identification of these genes has provided valuable insights into the ageing and healing processes of the skin.

Professor Sue Black OBE is Professor of Anatomy and Forensic Anthropology in the School of Life Sciences. Since arriving in Dundee in 2003 Sue has established the UK's first 4 year degree course in Forensic Anthropology and an MSc course in Human Identification.

Professor Doreen Cantrell is Wellcome Principal Research Fellow in the School of Life Sciences. She is one of the world's leading researchers studying leukaemia and lymphomas, cancers of the immune system.