Personal statement
Chancellor’s Research Fellow and Lecturer in Pharmacology, Haematology and Drug Discovery
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Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Fellow, 2018
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Academy of Medical Sciences Springboard Awardee, 2016-present
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Postgraduate Diploma in Academic Practice, University of Strathclyde, 2015-2017
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Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA), 2016
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British Heart Foundation PDRA in the Bristol Platelet Group, University of Bristol, 2010-2014
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AJ Clark PhD Studentship in Pharmacology, University of Strathclyde, 2006-2010
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First Class BSc (Hons) Biochemistry and Pharmacology, University of Strathclyde, 2004-2006
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Research Technician in Cardiovascular Research, University of Glasgow, 1999-2004
My field of expertise is G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) regulation and function in health and disease. My research area broadly spans understanding the molecular mechanisms of GPCR involvement in the processes that underpin platelet function, anti-cancer cardiotoxicity, inflammation and pain.
I am the Editor-in-Chief of Pharmacology Matters and sit on the editorial board for Pharmacology Research & Perspectives journal.
Improving attainment, participation and engagement in science is very important to me therefore I mentor students as part of the Social Mobility Foundation and Widening Access at University of Strathclyde. I am a keen advocate of enhancing STEM education in primary and secondary schools.
Teaching
I am a lecturer for Undergraduate Year 3 BM324 and BM327 Fundamentals of Pharmacology classes and support the delivery of lectures for BM933 Postgraduate Studies in Haematology and BM937 Postgraduate Studies in Drug Discovery modules.
My laboratory welcomes placements as part of the Erasmus programme so please contact me for further information and details of project opportunities available.
I actively engage with primary and secondary schools to help devise and deliver their STEM-related activities and participate in their career carousel events.
Research interests
My research is highly collaborative and multidisciplinary with ongoing projects in my laboratory including:
I have an open-door policy and offer a supportive environment for highly motivated students to progress in their studies and develop their research skills.
I welcome all informal enquiries to discuss potential opportunities to join my research team!
*Lab group website in development
Professional activities
- Pharmacology Matters (Journal)
- Editor
- 1/7/2017
- The Academy of Medical Sciences (AMS) - Shaping your career in research
- Invited speaker
- 6/6/2017
- Lennox Primary Career Week
- Contributor
- 4/2017
- The Royal Society Engaging with Schools Programme
- Participant
- 2/3/2017
- 20th Scottish Cardiovascular Forum
- Participant
- 4/2/2017
- The Biochemical Society - Engaging with outreach: funding opportunities for schools
- Invited speaker
- 6/1/2017
more professional activities
Projects
- AWERB 3Rs grant 2016
- Cunningham, Margaret Rose (Co-investigator) Currie, Susan (Principal Investigator)
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- Period 01-Aug-2016
- BPS Vacation Studentship - Investigating biophysical interactions of PAR inhibitors at the cell membrane using Time-of-Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (ToF-SIMS)
- Cunningham, Margaret Rose (Principal Investigator)
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- Period 26-Jun-2017 - 01-Sep-2017
- The role of gelsolin family proteins in GPCR regulation
- Cunningham, Margaret Rose (Principal Investigator)
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- Period 01-Sep-2015 - 01-Jun-2016
- A multi-disciplinary approach to thrombin receptor research - A focus on the interrogation of the Proteinase-activated Receptor 4 (PAR4) interactome
- Cunningham, Margaret Rose (Principal Investigator)
- Period 01-Aug-2016 - 31-Jul-2018
- Using proteomics to study novel function-disrupting PAR4 variants harboured in patient cohorts with platelet dysfunction
- Cunningham, Margaret Rose (Principal Investigator)
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- Period 01-Jun-2015 - 29-Feb-2016
more projects
Address
Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences
Hamnett Wing John Arbuthnott Building
Hamnett Wing John Arbuthnott Building
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