Malcolm Macleod (born in Edinburgh in 1965) is a Scottish neurologist and translational neuroscientist.
After graduation, he held a number of junior medical posts in Edinburgh and Forth Valley.
From 1995 to 1998 he studied for a PhD at the University of Edinburgh, followed by 2 years in a post-doctoral position at the Seckl lab, before embarking on training in neurology.
His research interests are diverse and have included the development of effective treatments for acute ischaemic stroke; the optimal use of animal models of disease; the neurobiology of the mineralocorticoid receptor; and impact of social deprivation on the incidence and management of neurological diseases.
He is Academic Coordinator of the European Quality in Preclinical Data IMI consortium.