Elizabeth M. McNally
Born
Chicago, Illinois, US
SpouseSteve Kron
Academic background
EducationB.A., 1983, Barnard College
MD, PhD, 1990, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Academic work
InstitutionsFeinberg School of Medicine
University of Chicago

Elizabeth M. McNally is an American human geneticist and cardiologist. She is the Elizabeth J. Ward Chair and director of the Center for Genetic Medicine at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine.

In 2021, McNally was elected a member of the National Academy of Medicine "for discovering genetic variants responsible for multiple distinct inherited cardiac and skeletal myopathic disorders and pioneering techniques for mapping modifiers of single gene disorders by integrating genomic and transcriptomic data to define the pathways that mediate disease risk and progression."

Early life and education

McNally was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois.[1] Growing up, she became inspired to pursue a career in science in part due to the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago.[2] She completed her undergraduate degree in biology and philosophy from Barnard College at Columbia University before pursuing her medical degree and PhD from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. McNally then trained in internal medicine and cardiovascular medicine at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital and completed her postdoctoral training in genetics at Boston Children's Hospital/Howard Hughes Medical Institute.[3]

Career

Following her postdoctoral training, McNally joined the faculty at the University of Chicago (UChicago) as an assistant professor in 1996.[4] While working in this role, she was named one of four recipients of the Charles E. Culpeper Foundation Scholarships in Medical Science for 1998 to study the inherited nature of human disease.[5] McNally was eventually promoted to the rank of associate professor in medicine and human genetics in 2003[4] and elected to the American Society for Clinical Investigation.[3] During her lengthy tenure at UChicago, McNally's research into genetic modifiers of myopathies resulted in the detection of several new protective pathways.[6]

Northwestern University

In 2014, McNally was recruited to become the Elizabeth J. Ward Chair and director of the Center for Genetic Medicine at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine.[7] While serving in this role, she was elected into the National Academy of Inventors[6] and American Academy of Arts and Sciences.[8]

At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, McNally collaborated with Feinberg investigators to develop an at-home COVID-19 antibody test that can determine prior exposure to the SAR-CoV-2 virus.[9] In 2021, McNally was elected a member of the National Academy of Medicine "for discovering genetic variants responsible for multiple distinct inherited cardiac and skeletal myopathic disorders and pioneering techniques for mapping modifiers of single gene disorders by integrating genomic and transcriptomic data to define the pathways that mediate disease risk and progression."[10]

Personal life

McNally is married to Steve Kron, a professor of molecular genetics and cell biology.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Patterson, Karen (July 31, 2015). "Elizabeth McNally: A Muscular Approach". Circulation Research. 117 (4): 317–320. doi:10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.115.307128. PMID 26227877. S2CID 29802627.
  2. ↑ McNally, Elizabeth (2020). "At the heart of genetic disease: an interview with Elizabeth McNally". Disease Models & Mechanisms. 13 (2): dmm041566. doi:10.1242/dmm.041566. PMC 6906636. PMID 31548216.
  3. 1 2 "Elizabeth McNally, MD, PhD". American Society for Clinical Investigation. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  4. 1 2 "McNally to direct new cardiovascular institute". University of Chicago. February 17, 2005. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  5. ↑ "University of Chicago researcher Elizabeth McNally receives Culpeper Foundation award". University of Chicago. July 26, 1998. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  6. 1 2 Doss, Will (January 7, 2019). "McNally Elected to National Academy of Inventors". Northwestern University. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  7. ↑ Dunne, Nora (July 8, 2014). "McNally to Lead Center for Genetic Medicine". Northwestern University. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Three Feinberg Faculty Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences". Northwestern University. April 22, 2021. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  9. ↑ "COVID-19 Antibody Testing with Elizabeth McNally, MD, PhD". Northwestern University. 2020. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  10. ↑ "National Academy of Medicine Elects 100 New Members". National Academy of Medicine. October 18, 2021. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
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