Projects per year
Personal profile
Personal Statement
I am a Chancellors Research Fellow, examining the role of mitochondria in the normal function of cells of the brain (neurons, glia and cerebrovasculature), as well as the role that mitochondria play in protecting or contributing to neurodegeneration or dysfunction in disease. Current particular areas of focus include alterations in mitochondrial motility and functionality due to amyloid-β or hyperglycaemia.
Find out more about neuroscience research at Strathclyde and view our MSc Neuroscience & Mental Health programme.
Research Interests
My primary research interest is in mitochondria, with a particular focus on the involvement of these small organelles with calcium signalling processes and the changes associated with age and diseases. I use high-speed and timelapse fluorescence imaging to visualise and modulate mitochondria and calcium signals within live cells and tissue.
Teaching Interests
I teach on both the Biomedical Sciences and MPharm degree programs and am course coordinator for the in MSc Neuroscience & Mental Health, as well as module coordinator for year 3 MPharm Management of Cardiovascular Conditions. I host Masters students in the lab - MSc, MSci and MRes projects, in addition to supervising/co-supervising 2 PhD students and 2 EngD students.
Find out more about neuroscience research at Strathclyde and view our MSc Neuroscience & Mental Health programme.
Expertise & Capabilities
I am the University representative for The Physiological Society (https://www.physoc.org/) - please do contact me with any queries relating to membership, grant applications, conferences or any other aspect of support that the Society offers.
Core lab techniques and capabilities include:
- primary neuronal / glial / smooth muscle cell isolation and culture
- live-cell fluorescence imaging (Ca2+, organelle transport, ROS etc)
- image analysis & quantification
Academic / Professional qualifications
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
PhD (Dundee / Buck Institute for Age Research, CA)
BSc (Hons) (Aberdeen)
Keywords
- Mitochondria
- Calcium
- Neurodegeneration
- Vascular smooth muscle
- Fluorescence microscopy
Fingerprint Dive into the research topics where Susan Chalmers is active. These topic labels come from the works of this person. Together they form a unique fingerprint.
- 11 Similar Profiles
Network
Recent external collaboration on country level. Dive into details by clicking on the dots.
Projects
EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Medical Devices and Health Technologies | Lachendro, Flynn James
Coupaud, S., Chalmers, S. & Lachendro, F. J.
EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council)
1/10/17 → 1/10/21
Project: Research Studentship - Internally Allocated
Research Output
MYC regulates fatty acid metabolism through a multigenic program in claudin-low triple negative breast cancer
Casciano, J. C., Perry, C., Cohen-Nowak, A. J., Miller, K. D., Voorde, J. V., Zhang, Q., Chalmers, S., Sandison, M. E., Lui, Q., Hedley, A., McBryan, T., Tang, H-Y., Gorman, N., Beer, T., Speicher, D. W., Adams, P. D., Lui, X., Schlegel, R., McCarron, J. G., Wakelam, M. J. O. & 3 others, , 16 Jan 2020, In : British Journal of Cancer. 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
File
Mitochondrial motility decreases with cell age, amyloid-β oligomers or hyperglycaemia in hippocampal cells
Rooney, R., Al-Bazi, S., Kim, S. J., Saunter, C. D. & Chalmers, S., 17 Mar 2019.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster
Activities
Career Carousel: opting for a career in science
Susan Chalmers (Speaker)3 Oct 2019
Activity: Other activity types › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation
Explorathon 2019 European Researchers Outreach Event
Susan Chalmers (Presenter)23 Sep 2019
Activity: Other activity types › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation
Impacts
Public engagement/education with p4 pupils at Kelvindale Primary School
Susan Chalmers (Participant)
Impact: Impact - for External Portal › Education, Public understanding, information and debate