Eileen Anne McLaughlin is a Scottish molecular biology academic working in Australia.
After a 1993 PhD titled 'The effect of cryopreservation on human spermatozoa' at the University of Bristol, McLaughlin moved to Australia for a postdoctoral position at the CSIRO working on virally vectored immunocontraceptives in wildlife feral animal control.
McLaughlin was recruited to University of Newcastle in 2002,[1] where she remains an honorary professor.
[4] As of September 2021, McLaughlin serves as Executive Dean, science, medicine and health at the University of Wollongong.
[5] Much of McLaughlin's research involves in vitro understanding of the principals of assisted reproduction and the maintenance of gamete quality.