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A principal in more than 10 startup companies and the
holder of multiple patents, examples of McLeod's many
collaborative projects include:
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An epidemiological study on breast cancer on Long
Island and Cape Cod.
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A cardiovascular study with Westchester Medical
Center.
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Exploring regulation of gene expression using
electromagnetic exposure with Memorial Sloan-Kettering
in New York City.
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Osteoporosis research looking at the mechanism
of bone loss in peri- and postmenopausal women.
Working with support from the National Institutes of
Health, McLeod has discovered a way to study in vitro
the formation of extracellular matrix molecules, such
as fibronectin and elastin, into fibers.
With funding from Estee-Lauder, his laboratory is now
trying to discover the mechanism by which UV inhibits
normal elastin fiber formation and then try to develop
ways to prevent it. This work on extracellular matrix
formation could be most important for people of European
descent who are living in equatorial climates. In Australia,
for instance, skin cancer rates are over 50 percent
among those of European descent.
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