Dr Margaret Rose Cunningham
Senior Lecturer
Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences
Personal statement
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.
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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
Prize And Awards
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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 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) Utilising storytelling to reveal the untold stories of breast cancer Hill Meghan, Cunningham Margaret Rose, Rattray Zahra IUPHAR Education Satellite Meeting (2023) A roadmap for patient-public involvement and engagement (PPIE) : recounting the untold stories of breast cancer patient experiences Cunningham Margaret R, Rattray Nicholas JW, McFadden Yvonne, Berardi Domenica, Kelly Patricia E, Daramy Karim, Galbraith Allison, Lochiel Isobel, Mills Lorraine, Scott Yvonne, Chalmers Susan, Lannigan Alison, Rattray Zahra (2023) https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.06.19.23291192 Identifying the core concepts of pharmacology education : a global initiative White Paul, Guilding Clare, Angelo Tom, Kelly John, Gorman Laurel, Tucker Steve, Fun Ashleigh, Han Jae, Chen Guanliang, Samak Yassmin, Babey Anna-Marie, Caetano Fabiana, Sarangi Sudhir, Keonig Jennifer, Hao Haiping, Goldfarb Joseph, Karpa Kelly, Vieira Luciene, Restini Carolina, Cunningham Margaret, Aronsson Patrik, Kelly-Laubscher Roisin, Hernandez Mark, Rangachari PK, Mifsud Janet, Mraiche Fatima, Sabra Ramzi, Piñeros Octavio, Zhen Xuechu, Kwanashie Helen, Exintaris Betty, Karunaratne Nilushi, Ishii Kuniaki British Journal of Pharmacology Vol 180, pp. 1197-1209 (2023) https://doi.org/10.22541/au.166162685.51927349/v1
Publications
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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 Cardross Primary Outreach Host 29/9/2022 Breaking Barriers Organiser 20/9/2022
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 Engineering equity in STEM employment Essex, Jane (Principal Investigator) Hendry, Martyn (Principal Investigator) Cunningham, Margaret Rose (Principal Investigator) Ivaturi, Aruna (Principal Investigator) Wang, Yirui (Principal Investigator) McQuilken, Natasha (Principal Investigator) The project considered how to enhance the sustainability and resilience of the STEM workforce in the twenty-first century. The opportunity to engage in meaningful work enhances individual health and well-being, as well as enhancing social cohesion and economic prosperity. Specifically, the project considered how technical expertise in industry and academia can be shared with people who are hugely under-represented in the STEM workforce despite their evident capabilities and interest in STEM. The scheme builds upon a highly successful STEM for sustainability summer school that ran last summer and will involve researchers who attended last year, along with others who expressed an interest in joining the project, plus pupils from South Ayrshire schools who have ASN. In addition, the scheme involved regional STEM employers, giving them a chance to develop their understanding of the capacities of diverse young people and their potential to contribute positively to their organisations. 01-Jan-2022 - 31-Jan-2023 Recounting the Untold Stories of Breast Cancer: Narratives from the Patient, Clinician and Scientist Perspective Rattray, Zahra (Principal Investigator) Rattray, Nicholas (Co-investigator) Cunningham, Margaret Rose (Co-investigator) Chalmers, Susan (Co-investigator) MCFADDEN, Yvonne (Co-investigator) £5700 awarded to develop a series of storytelling events 14-Jan-2022 - 13-Jan-2023 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
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
Projects
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.
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.
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Contact
Dr
Margaret Rose
Cunningham
Senior Lecturer
Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences
Email: margaret.cunningham@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 548 4954