Macrophages.com is being developed as a community web site for researchers with an interest in macrophage biology. Many of the existing resources on the site are derived from the group of Professor David Hume, formerly at the University of Queensland and now Director of the Roslin Institute. The site is being developed further in cooperation with Dr Tom Freeman and other researchers at the University of Edinburgh.

The aims of this web site are:

• To provide a resource for distribution of information about macrophage and osteoclast biology, especially transcriptomics and comparative biology of humans, livestock, companion and experimental animals.
• To provide information in a form that is user-friendly for biologists.
• To bring together quality reviews on topics of interest to macrophage biologist on a single site, with the possibility of on-line updating and correspondence.
• To provide a conduit for the sharing of reagents and resources relevant to macrophage biology.
• To promote research collaborations and commercial interactions that can translate knowledge about macrophage biology into therapies that benefit animal and human health.

Contributions of material and/or links from resources developed by other macrophage biologists are welcome.

Please e-mail to David.Hume@roslin.ed.ac.uk.