Dr Margaret Rose Cunningham

Senior Lecturer

Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences

Personal statement

Senior Lecturer in Pharmacology and Biomolecular Sciences (BMS) Programme Director

I am an elected Fellow of the British Pharmacological Society (BPS) and currently serve as Editor-in-Chief of Pharmacology Matters magazine (2017-2022) and Reviewing Editor for Pharmacology Research & Perspectives (PR&P) journal. I am also a member of the BPS Engagement and Awards committees (since 2020).

I am an elected member and current co-Chair of the RSE Young Academy of Scotland (YAS, 2018 cohort) and have previously held the role as Theme Lead for Health (2019-2021). I am also Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Fellow (since 2017).

I serve as the coordinator of Outreach (Biomolecular Sciences) with Dr Zahra Rattray (Pharmacy) and I lead on the Career Progression working group on the SIPBS Athena SWAN Self-Assessment Team SIPBS WIDE (2015-present). I was part of the SAT team leading to the Athena SWAN Bronze award in 2017 and the successful Silver award in 2021.

Expertise

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Prize And Awards

Rang Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Teaching: Recipient; 12/5/2023
Strathclyde Medal 2022 - Outstanding Colleagues Team award for Strathclyde Cares Programme: Recipient; 11/10/2022
Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy: Recipient; 1/7/2022
Fellowship of the British Pharmacological Society: Recipient; 1/2021
Fellow of the Young Academy of Scotland (YAS): Recipient; 1/8/2018
Winston Churchill Memorial Fellowship: Recipient; 1/3/2018

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Publications

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Publications

Altered regulation of cardiac calcium handling proteins in an in vivo rat model of angiotensin-induced hypertension: Olatunji Zainab O, Bosakhar Zainab, MacKenzie Graeme, Cunningham Margaret, Macquaide Niall, Currie Susan; British Society for Cardiovascular research Autumn meeting 2023 (2023)
HMGB1 release in the cardiac niche : interplay between HMGB1 and thrombin: Bosakhar Zainab, MacKenzie Graeme, Gu Hui, Currie Susan, Cunningham Margaret; British Journal of Pharmacology Vol 180, pp. 140 (2023); https://doi.org/10.1111/bph.16105
TAK1 is an upstream MAP 3 K regulator of a novel non-canonical NFkB pathway stimulated by IL-1b: Farhan Mohammad, McIntosh Kathryn A, Cunningham Margaret R, Plevin Robin, Tinto Kirsty; British Journal of Pharmacology Vol 180, pp. 708-709 (2023); https://doi.org/10.1111/bph.16110
A novel role for IL-1b in non-canonical NFkB signalling in U20S cells: Tinto Kirsty, McIntosh Kathryn, Cunningham Margaret Rose, Plevin Robin; 19th World Congress of Basic & Clinical Pharmacology 2023 (2023)
Utilising storytelling to reveal the untold stories of breast cancer: Hill Meghan, Cunningham Margaret Rose, Rattray Zahra; IUPHAR Education Satellite Meeting (2023)
Concept mapping in pharmacology : quantitative evaluation and qualitative reflection: Bremner Shaun, Klemm Nicholas, Ford Steven, Cunningham Margaret Rose, Plevin Robin; International Union of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology (IUPHAR) Education Satellite Meeting (2023)

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Teaching

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Teaching

I am the Biomolecular Sciences (BMS) Programme Director (2023-2027) and Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA) with a Postgraduate Diploma in Academic Practice.

I am a member of the International Union of Basic & Clinical Pharmacology (IUPHAR) Core Concepts in Pharmacology Research Team. I serve as the external examiner for the Applied Medical Sciences (AMS) degree programme at Swansea University.

I am class coordinator for BM434 and BM941 Clinical Pharmacology and lead on the BM327 Pharmacology laboratories, in addition to delivering across many of the undergraduate and postgraduate courses we offer.

Research

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Research Interests

My field of expertise is G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR)-dependent regulation of cardiovascular function with particular interest in proteinase-activated receptors (PARs) and purinergic P2Y receptor families. My research involves investigating the molecular mechanisms of GPCR, gap junction and damage-associated molecular pattern (DAMP) in the processes that underpin platelet function, cardiovascular inflammation and anti-cancer therapy-induced cardiotoxicity.

I currently co-lead the Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases research group with Dr Susan Currie.

Professional Activities

Searching for biomarkers of tonsillar disease: Contributor; 7/11/2023
Faculty of Science Breaking Barriers 2023: Contributor; 24/10/2023
IUPHAR Education Satellite Meeting: Organiser; 1/7/2023
Meet the Researcher 2023: Advisor; 6/6/2023
Glasgow School of Art (External organisation): Member; 2023
Using storytelling to recount the untold narratives of breast cancer: Contributor; 15/12/2022

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Projects

SULSA Network Award - Global Pharmacology Mapping Network: Cunningham, Margaret Rose (Principal Investigator) Guilding, Clare (Principal Investigator) White, Paul (Principal Investigator) Tucker, Steve (Principal Investigator) Kelly-Laubscher, Roisin (Principal Investigator) Angelo, Tom (Co-investigator) Gorman, Laurel (Co-investigator) Kelly, John (Co-investigator) Keonig, Jennifer (Co-investigator); The International Core Concepts of Pharmacology Education Project was established in 2021. This ambitious global network of pharmacologists aims to transform pharmacology education by helping students and educators to focus on the knowledge that matters. We have already produced a consensus list of core concepts of pharmacology education. We are now working together to develop approaches to teaching and assessing these concepts within transformative and inclusive concept-based curricula. Over 250 pharmacology educators from 21 countries across six continents have contributed to the project to date.

In support of the World Congress in Basic and Clinical Pharmacology meeting (WCP2023) which will take place in Glasgow (SEC) from 2nd to 7th July 2023, the network group have organised an International Union of Pharmacology (IUPHAR) Education Satellite Meeting with support from the British Pharmacological Society.
This will take place on 1st and 2nd July 2023 at University of Strathclyde in Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences (SIPBS).

The program will provide opportunities to meet and network with international colleagues, and engage in workshops, panel discussions, and oral presentations covering a broad range of pharmacology education topics.; 01-Jan-2023 - 02-Jan-2023
Heart Damage Caused by Cancer and Anti-cancer Drugs (Vacation Scholarship): Cunningham, Margaret Rose (Principal Investigator) Bauer, Ralf (Co-investigator) Currie, Susan (Co-investigator); 27-Jan-2022 - 19-Jan-2022
EPSRC IAA: Translating Low-Cost Super-Resolution Microscopy to the End-User: Mitochondrial-Dependent Cardiovascular Regulation, Cardio Protection and Cardiotoxicity: Cunningham, Margaret Rose (Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2022 - 31-Jan-2025
The International Core Concepts of Pharmacology Education Project: White, Paul (Principal Investigator) Guilding, Clare (Principal Investigator) Cunningham, Margaret Rose (Co-investigator) Gorman, Laurel (Co-investigator) Kelly-Laubscher, Roisin (Co-investigator) Tucker, Steve (Co-investigator) Angelo, Tom (Co-investigator) Koenig, Jennifer (Co-investigator) Babey, Anna-Marie (Co-investigator); Launched in 2021, this ambitious project aims to transform pharmacology education by helping students and educators to focus on the knowledge that matters.

We have already achieved our first aim – to produce a consensus list of core concepts of pharmacology education. We are now working together to develop approaches to teaching and assessing these concepts within transformative concept-based curricula.

IUPHAR education section endorsed and adopted the Core Concepts of Pharmacology Education project in 2022.; 01-Jan-2021
SPRINT: A SuPer-Resolution time-resolved ImagiNg and specTroscopy facility for rapid biomolecular analysis: Li, David (Principal Investigator) Chamberlain, Luke (Co-investigator) Chen, Yu (Co-investigator) Cunningham, Margaret Rose (Co-investigator) Gould, Gwyn (Co-investigator) Hoskisson, Paul (Co-investigator) McConnell, Gail (Co-investigator) Rattray, Zahra (Co-investigator) Van de Linde, Sebastian (Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2021 - 31-Jan-2023
Molecular mechanisms of HMGB1 release from platelets and its implication in vessel wall damage preceding thrombosis (Research Re-Boot - COVID-19 Impact): Cunningham, Margaret Rose (Principal Investigator); 01-Jan-2021 - 30-Jan-2021