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Personal Statement
I am a Reader at University of Strathclyde with particular interests in brain damage and repair. After registering as a Pharmacist then obtaining my PhD at University of Glasgow, I pursued my academic career in preclinical stroke research as a postdoctoral researcher. I acquired an independant research fellowship from Research into Agening at the Wellcome Surgical Institute, University of Glasgow before joining SIPBS in 2007, where I am joined as a John Anderson Research Lecturer in in vivo Biology.
My research focuses on understanding mechanisms of brain damage and repair using two strategies namely inflammation and stem cells. I have particular interest in in vivo and in vitro models of brain damage and current research programmes include understanding how to promote success of stem cells for brain repair as well as targetting inflammation and the blood brain barrier in stroke. We maintain strong national and international collaborative links with stroke clinicians and researchers, immunologists and Biotech and Pharmaceutical Industry. My research group currently has 3 PhD students and 1 PDRA, funded an International Collaborative Grant from Saudi Arabia and by Joint Tenovus Scotland & Neurosciences Foundation and Thai Government.
I aim to generate student engagement and research aspirations in Pharmacy and Biomedical Science students and to promote opportunities in science in interdisciplinary areas. In 2018 I was Winner of Best Teacher in Faculty of Science Strathclyde Teaching Excellence Awards, which is evidence of success of my innovative teaching approaches. An example of a student’s quote ‘Her thoroughness, combined with her approachability, enthusiasm and expertise mark Hilary out as an exceptional teacher, who is devoted to her students’.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Keywords
- stroke
- brain repair
- stem cells
- inflammation
- blood brain barrier
- biomaterials
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Development of a Human Cerebral Microvascular Model to Investigate the Biomechanical Influence of Clotting on Angiogenesis
Eastham, S. (Researcher), Wu, J. (Co-investigator), McConnell, G. (Co-investigator) & Carswell, H. (Co-investigator)
5/05/25 → 4/05/26
Project: Research
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Development of 'human stroke-on-a-chip' model to replace rodent stroke models
Carswell, H. (Principal Investigator) & Zagnoni, M. (Co-investigator)
National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research NC3Rs
1/01/25 → 31/12/27
Project: Research - Studentship
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Can worm-based products reduce inflammatory burden in cerebral small vessel disease?
Lumbreras Perales, C., Harnett, W., Suckling, C., Scott, F., Van Agtmael, T. & Carswell, H., 4 Sept 2023.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review
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Development of an in vitro model of spatiotemporal oxygen-glucose deprivation for the study of microglial migration after stroke
Aruvornlop, P., Zagnoni, M. & Carswell, H., 4 Sept 2023.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review
Datasets
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Data for: "Self-assembling silk hydrogels integrate with host tissue and support endogenous cell proliferation after a focal cerebral ischaemic stroke"
Gorenkova, N. (Creator), Carswell, H. (Supervisor) & Seib, P. (Supervisor), University of Strathclyde, 9 Nov 2017
DOI: 10.15129/69e4bc63-c9af-431c-82e9-b19e588b0c93
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Data for: "Self-assembling silk hydrogels as a mesenchymal stem cell support matrix for stroke"
Ibrahim, O. A. S. (Creator), Carswell, H. (Supervisor), Seib, P. (Supervisor), Wongpinyochit, T. (Contributor), McKittrick, C. M. (Contributor), Gorenkova, N. (Contributor) & Goudie, A. (Contributor), University of Strathclyde, 5 Sept 2018
DOI: 10.15129/2bbce19a-4b47-43d9-b9d5-7549b4d9ae4a
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Prizes
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Brain 2022 International Conference Award
Carswell, H. (Recipient), 28 May 2022
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Fellow of British Pharmacological Society (FBPhS)
Carswell, H. (Recipient), 2024
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
Activities
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Health and Care Futures: thematic areas workshop
Clark, R. (Organiser), Maguire, R. (Organiser), Sutter, J. (Organiser), Weir, N. M. (Invited speaker), Knifton, L. (Invited speaker), Shu, W. (Invited speaker), Quinn, N. (Invited speaker), Maier, A. (Participant), Kazakidi, A. (Participant), Harris, B. (Participant), Carswell, H. (Participant), Donnachie, C. (Participant), Corrigan, D. (Participant), Congreve, E. (Participant), Rai, H. (Participant), Megiddo, I. (Participant), Smith, K. (Participant), Nguyen, L. K. N. (Participant), McCann, L. (Participant), Gray, L. (Participant), Dennany, L. (Participant), Fossati, M. (Participant), Parra Rodriguez, M. (Participant), Smith, M. (Participant), Miller, M. (Participant), Rattray, N. (Participant), Connolly, P. (Participant), Rodgers, P. (Participant), Atkinson, R. (Participant), van der Meer, R. (Participant), Mueller, T. (Participant), Inns, T. (Participant), Cohen, W. (Participant), Luo, X. (Participant) & Egan, K. (Organiser)
30 May 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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PhD student selected for oral presentation at international conference due to outstanding abstract.
Carswell, H. (Contributor), Aruvornlop, P. (Invited speaker) & Zagnoni, M. (Contributor)
5 Sept 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk