Kathryn Wilson

After obtaining my PhD in cardiovascular biology from the University of Edinburgh I began my post-doctoral career at the Scottish Pulmonary Vascular Unit (SPVU) researching the life-limiting condition pulmonary hypertension, which affects the blood vessels transporting blood to the lungs. After a successful research collaboration with a large pharmaceutical company, I secured a highly sought-after British Heart Foundation Basic Science Immediate post-doctoral fellowship. This fellowship has enabled me to investigate the role of inflammatory pathways in the cardiac and vascular remodelling associated with pulmonary arterial hypertension. The SPVU joined the Department of Biological and Biomedical Sciences at GCU in 2019 and after a period of maternity leave, I began my role as a research fellow in 2021. I have collaborators at GCU, the Universities of Glasgow and Strathclyde and Imperial College London and my research interests include vascular fibroblasts, fibrosis and cardiac remodelling and the development of novel cellular models of pulmonary arterial hypertension. Outside the lab, I am a keen participant in public engagement, outreach and STEM activities and have recently become co-chair of the SHLS ECR Network.

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