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Dr Carole McArthur is a native of New Zealand where she obtained a Ph.D. in the field of immunology with a minor in biochemistry from the University of Otago. She also has an M.D. degree from the U.S. from the University of Missouri Kansas City(UMKC) and is a qualified clinical and anatomic pathologist. Dr. McArthur directs residency research in the pathology Department at Truman Medical Center in Kansas City and is an adjunct faculty member in the University of Missouri School of Medicine and in UMKC's women's and gender studies. She teaches immunology and Immunopathology in the UMKC dental, medical , pharmacy and nursing schools. Her 30 years of research in the biological sciences span the fields murine tumor immunogenetics, human, fish and veterinary immunoparasitology, tropical medicine and human and veterinary diagnostic system development and evaluation. She has extensive experience in both the academic and private sector in the development of monoclonal antibodies for the detection of a wide range of substances. These range from microorganisms, fungi, protozoa, proteins, peptides and many small molecules including therapeutic and abused drugs such as steroids , barbiturates, amphetamines and PCP. In her previous position she was the manager of the monoclonal antibody facility in the Diagnostic Division at Abbott Laboratories in Chicago. Her current research focuses on AIDS transmission in Africa and autoimmune diseases such as Lupus and Sjogren's Syndrome.

The following people work in Dr. McArthur's Lab:

Dallal, Nadeem D., D.D.S.

dallalN@umkc.edu
Lopez, Sandra, D.D.S. lopezs@umkc.edu
Luangjamakorn, Nida, B.S. njl8dc@umkc.edu
Patel, Rushi, B.A. patelr@umkc.edu
Pham, Christine, B.S. phamc@umkc.edu
Veno, Patricia, Ph.D. venop@umkc.edu
Wang, Yan, M.S. wangy@umkc.edu

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