Maggie McGrath, MD

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Job Title
Resident, PGY-6
Biography

Maggie was born and raised in Missoula, Montana. She attended the University of Montana where she majored in biochemistry and chemistry. She worked in a biochemistry lab under the supervision of Dr. Bruce Bowler focusing on cytochrome c and its role in apoptosis throughout undergraduate school and for one year after before applying to medical school. She attended medical school at the University of Washington School of Medicine where she discovered her passion for neurosurgery.  In her free time, Maggie enjoys skiing, hiking and running outdoors.

Education

Undergraduate Education: University of Montana

Medical School: University of Washington School of Medicine

Publications
  1. Goldes, M. E., Jeakins-Cooley, M. E., Mcclelland, L. J., Mou, T., & Bowler, B. E.. Disruption of a hydrogen bond network in human versus spider monkey cytochrome c affects heme crevice stability. Journal of INorganic Biochemistry. 2016, May; 158(0162-0134): 62-69. Cited in PubMed; PMID: 26775610.
  2. McClelland, L. J., Mou, T.-C., Jeakins-Cooley, M. E., Sprang, S. R., & Bowler, B. E. Structure of a mitochondrial cytochrome c conformer competent for peroxidase activity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2014, May; 111(18): 6648-6653. Cited in PubMed; PMID: 24760830.
  3. Mcclelland, L. J., Mou, T., Jeakins-Cooley, M. E., Cherney, M. M., Sprang, S. R., & Bowler, B. E. Alternative Conformations of Yeast Iso-1-Cytochrome C: Effects of a Gatekeeping Residue on Heme Crevice Dynamics. Biophysical Journal. 2014, Jan; 106(2): 226-227.