ニュージーランド出身、イギリス在住。エダンズ・グループのサイエンス・ディレクター。2003年にEU Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellowshipを受賞。レーザー顕微解剖、 マイクロアレイ分析とプロテオミクスを組み合わせたハンチント ン病やパーキ ンソン病の分子構造ラボを研究。プロテオミクス、機能的なゲノミクスと細胞イ メージングを含む新旧技術の広範囲で多岐にわたる専門のラボ経験とともに、神経変性疾患、 神経機能、分子細胞生物学とタンパク質生化学についての徹底的な知識を持つ。 エダンズ・グループの専属エディター就任以前は、2006年10月まで「Nature Reviews Neuroscience」誌 の副編集長を務める。

Dr. McGowan has won many awards during his career including in 2003 the EU Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship. He has worked in laboratories investigating the molecular mechanisms in Parkinson’s disease as well as those involved in Huntington’s disease, combining laser micro-dissection, microarray analysis and proteomics. Further study involved micro-array gene expression analysis of molecular processes occurring during normal ageing and how these are affected by mental exercise. Dr. McGowan has an in-depth knowledge of neurodegenerative diseases, neural function, marine zoology, molecular and cellular biology and protein biochemistry, along with extensive multi-disciplinary laboratory experience of contemporary and traditional techniques including proteomics, functional genomics and cell imaging. His excellent written and oral communication skills are demonstrated by several first author publications. From 2005 to October 2006, Dr. McGowan was an Associate Editor at Nature Reviews Neuroscience before becoming a full-time editor for Edanz Editing.