Publications

Towards effective and ethical GenAI in chemistry education

Tinto Kirsty, Gibson van Mil Lorraine, Scott Fraser J

Nature Reviews Chemistry (2026)

https://doi.org/10.1038/s41570-026-00799-7

Insulin-mediated modulation of HMGB1 in ex vivo organ bath experiments with rat soleus muscle

Wahid Maheen, Hannah Euan, Tinto Kirsty, MacKenzie Graeme, Gould Gwyn, Currie Susan, Cunningham Margaret Rose

British Journal of Pharmacology Vol 183, pp. 168 (2026)

Fish & molecular chips : Characterising HMGB1 in the short-lived african turquoise killifish (Northobranchius furzeri)

Wahid Maheen, Tinto Kirsty, Connolly Shane, Murray James, Cunningham Margaret Rose

British Journal of Pharmacology Vol 183, pp. 166 (2026)

Objective structured practical examinations (OSPEs) as an inclusive assessment tool for integrative pharmacology curricula

Coubrough Katie, Tinto Kirsty, Wahid Maheen, Klemm Nicholas, Sorensen Annette, Plevin Robin, Seeley Aidan, Kelly-Laubscher Roisin, Cunningham Margaret Rose

British Journal of Pharmacology Vol 183, pp. 731-732 (2026)

https://doi.org/10.1111/bph.70263

Decoding tonsillar disease—Differential gene expression highlights lactotransferrin (LTF) in recurrenttonsillitis

Temple-Atkinson Katriona, Cunningham Margaret Rose, Tinto Kirsty, Wahid Maheen, McConnell Gail, Polland Kay, Tosh Lily, Douglas Catriona

British Journal of Pharmacology Vol 183, pp. 760-761 (2026)

https://doi.org/10.1111/bph.70263

Designing and delivering a hands-on undergraduate laboratory using low-cost, 3D printed microfluidic devices to introduce ‘Organ-on-Chip’ 

Monachan Nikki, Coubrough Katie, Wahid Maheen, Tinto Kirsty, Tosh Lily, Rooney Liam, Cunningham Margaret Rose

Pharmacology 2025 - Annual Meeting of the British Pharmacological Society (BPS) (2025)

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Professional Activities

Authentic Assessment in Action - OSPE-culating Learning in pharmacology laboratories

Contributor

13/7/2026

Students as Partners in Curriculum Innovation: Co-Designing a Nutrition & Ageing Module

Contributor

17/12/2025

Assessment techniques associated with active learning (OSPEs)

Contributor

16/12/2025

British Pharmacological Society (BPS) Educator Network Meeting 2025

Member of programme committee

23/6/2025

Inclusive Pharmacology: Using Objective Structured Practical Examinations (OSPEs) to Identify Knowledge Gaps in Pharmacology Undergraduates

Contributor

19/6/2025

Inclusive Assessments in STEM

Organiser

30/5/2025

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Projects

Revolutionising Pharmacology Education - Designing a Low-Cost Human Body-on-a-Chip Laboratory for Multi-Level Learning

Cunningham, Margaret Rose (Principal Investigator) Rooney, Liam (Principal Investigator) Monachan, Nikki (CoPI) Coubrough, Katie (CoPI) Wahid, Maheen (CoPI) Tinto, Kirsty (CoPI) Glendinning, Nicola (Co-investigator) Keegan, Joe (Co-investigator) Panelli, Fiona (Co-investigator) Palin, Fiona (Co-investigator) Thompson, Crystal (Co-investigator) Essex, Jane (Co-investigator) Hendry, Pauline (Co-investigator)

This education research project is funded by British Pharmacological Society to establish links with Vale of Leven Academy & Lennox Primary (West Dunbartonshire) and Queen Margaret Academy Supported Learning Centre (Ayr) to support student-led STEM Learning on the topic of Pharmacology.

This project involves staff and students across all levels of learning from primary school, secondary school, undergraduate to postgraduate higher education.

The project will use a combination of approaches such as 3D printing technology to address biomedical questions related to 'Space Medicine'. Twenty-two students (S4-S6) from Vale of Leven Academy (VOLA) will support the space-themed STEM activity design as they will go to NASA (Houston) as part of school-organised education trip in June 2025.

01-Jan-2025 - 31-Jan-2025

Impact of dietary fat on muscle ageing: Exploring sex-based differences using the African Turquoise Killifish Model

Cunningham, Margaret Rose (Academic) Wahid, Maheen (Principal Investigator) Tinto, Kirsty (Research Co-investigator) Murray, James (Research Co-investigator)

Scottish Alliance for Food (SCAF) 2024 Pump Priming Awards

The University of Glasgow was the lead applicant in a successful proposal to the Scottish Funding Council to fund a project entitled “The Scottish Alliance for Food” from 2023-2027. As part of the Project, University of Glasgow administers a pot of money to fund small pump priming research projects.

This project was awarded £4935 towards the cost of the 2024 Pump Priming Award titled 'Impact of dietary fat on muscle ageing: Exploring sex-based differences using the African Turquoise Killifish Model'

01-Jan-2024 - 30-Jan-2025

Targeting a novel alternative nuclear factor kappa B (NF-kB) axis in an osteosarcoma cell line

Plevin, Robin (CoPI) Cunningham, Margaret Rose (CoPI) Tinto, Kirsty (Post Grad Student)

The canonical and non-canonical NF-κB signalling pathways are well established to an extent. However, this project focuses on expanding that knowledge by investigating the intermediates involved in IKKα-dependent signalling mediated by IL-1β stimulation (a canonical NF-κB ligand), resulting in non-canonical NFκB2 (p100) phosphorylation. Additionally, this project aims to investigate the consequences of IL-1β-mediated IKKα signalling on expression of pro-inflammatory genes.

01-Jan-2022 - 01-Jan-2025

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