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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)
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
- Mitochondria
- Calcium
- Neurodegeneration
- Vascular smooth muscle
- Fluorescence microscopy
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Mitochondrial amplification of local calcium entry and vascular contraction in hypertension
McCarron, J., Buckley, C., Chalmers, S. & Wilson, C.
3/04/20 → 8/01/24
Project: Research
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Sunitinib and imatinib display differential cardiotoxicity in adult rat cardiac fibroblasts that involves a role for calcium/calmodulin dependent protein kinase II
McMullen, C. J., Chalmers, S., Wood, R., Cunningham, M. R. & Currie, S., 1 Feb 2021, In: Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine. 7, 15 p., 630480.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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MSc Neuroscience & Mental Health
Chalmers, S., 11 Jul 2020.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review
Activities
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Using storytelling to recount the untold narratives of breast cancer
Zahra Rattray (Contributor), Susan Chalmers (Contributor), Margaret Rose Cunningham (Contributor), Nicholas Rattray (Contributor) & Alison Lannigan (Contributor)
15 Dec 2022Activity: Public Engagement and Other Activities › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation
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Recounting the Untold Stories of Breast Cancer: Narratives from the Patient, Clinician and Scientist Perspective
Zahra Rattray (Contributor), Margaret Rose Cunningham (Contributor), Susan Chalmers (Contributor), Nicholas Rattray (Contributor), Yvonne MCFADDEN (Contributor), Karim Daramy (Contributor), Domenica Berardi (Contributor), Patricia Kelly (Contributor), Joshua Walker (Contributor), Alison Lannigan (Contributor) & Allison Galbraith (Contributor)
2 Aug 2022 → 4 Sep 2022Activity: Public Engagement and Other Activities › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation
Impacts
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Public engagement/education with p4 pupils at Kelvindale Primary School
Susan Chalmers (Participant)
Impact: Impact - for External Portal › Education, Public understanding, information and debate