Dr Hilary Carswell
Reader
Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences
Personal statement
I am a Reader at 糖心视频 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 叠颈辞濒辞驳测.听
My research focuses on听understanding mechanisms of brain damage and repair using two strategies namely inflammation and stem cells. I have particular interest in听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听as well as targetting inflammation and the blood brain barrier in stroke. We maintain strong national and international collaborative听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.听听
I aim to generate student engagement and research aspirations in Pharmacy and Biomedical Science students and to promote opportunities听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鈥檚 quote 鈥楬er thoroughness, combined with her approachability, enthusiasm and expertise mark Hilary out as an exceptional teacher, who is devoted to her students鈥�.
Prize And Awards
- Recipient
- 2024
- Recipient
- 1/6/2022
- Recipient
- 28/5/2022
- Recipient
- 1/11/2021
- Recipient
- 2020
- Recipient
- 2018
Publications
- Phuagkhaopong Suttinee, Gorenkova Natalia, , ,
- ACS Omega Vol 11, pp. 21264-21273 (2026)
- Gallagher Lindsay, Dominiczak Anna F, Garcia-Segura Luis M, Harada Nobuhiro, Hutchison J B, Mullin James M, Graham Delyth, O'Shaughnessy Peter,
- Neuroprotection (2026)
- , , Newton Kathryn, Bowles Kathryn R,
- SIPBS Postgraduate Research Day 2025 (2025)
- , , Newton Kathryn, Bowles Kathryn R,
- 7th UK Preclinical Stroke Symposium, pp. 45-46 (2025)
- 7th UK Preclinical Stroke Symposium (2025)
- Stem Cell Models of Neurodegenerative Diseases, March 2025 (SCMND 2025): (2025)
Professional Activities
- Participant
- 8/9/2025
- Peer reviewer
- 8/9/2025
- Invited speaker
- 5/6/2025
- Invited speaker
- 26/3/2025
- Invited speaker
- 4/12/2024
- Participant
- 30/5/2024
Projects
- Eastham, Sarah (Researcher) Wu, Junxi (Co-investigator) McConnell, Gail (Co-investigator) Carswell, Hilary (Co-investigator)
- RS MacDonald facility access funding (拢9,500) awarded by SULSA to investigate angiogenesis in the context of ischaemic stroke.
- 05-Jan-2025 - 04-Jan-2026
- Carswell, Hilary (Principal Investigator) Zagnoni, Michele (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2025 - 31-Jan-2027
- Carswell, Hilary (Principal Investigator)
- 01-Jan-2024 - 31-Jan-2025
- Carswell, Hilary (Principal Investigator)
- 01-Jan-2024 - 31-Jan-2024
- Carswell, Hilary (Principal Investigator)
- SAR 8,787,400 (拢1,853,262.66). Saudi Applied Research & Technology Initiative Technology Development Grant (TDG). Consortium grant with Saudi Arabia (KAU), Germany (University Jena), USA (University of Pittsburgh), ReNeuron Ltd, Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult, and NHSGGC 鈥楶ioneering regenerative hydrogel technologies as the next generation breakthrough for stroke treatment.鈥� Pending.
- 01-Jan-2024 - 31-Jan-2029
- McGeown, William (Principal Investigator) Mavroeidi, Alexandra (Principal Investigator) Parra Rodriguez, Mario (Co-investigator) Brown Nicholls, Louise (Co-investigator) Rasmussen, Susan (Co-investigator) Robertson, David (Co-investigator) Tse, Dwight (Co-investigator) Kirk, Alison (Co-investigator) Hafford-Letchfield, Trish (Co-investigator) Rattray, Nicholas (Co-investigator) Bushell, Trevor (Co-investigator) Gould, Gwyn (Co-investigator) GANGANNAGARIPALLI, Jaheedabegum (Co-investigator) Carswell, Hilary (Co-investigator) Tate, Rothwelle (Co-investigator) Kurdi, Amanj (Co-investigator) Lennon, Marilyn (Co-investigator) Moshfeghi, Yashar (Co-investigator) Roper, Marc (Co-investigator) McConnell, Gail (Co-investigator) Kerr, Andy (Co-investigator) Li, David (Co-investigator) Thomson, Avril (Co-investigator) Campbell, Gerard (Co-investigator) Vourganas, Ioannis (Co-investigator) Clark, Ruaridh (Co-investigator) Macdonald, Malcolm (Co-investigator)
- HaSS Bridging Disciplines.
Successfully funded for access to UK Biobank:
The overarching aim of the application is to investigate the predictors (e.g., lifestyle, neuroimaging metabolic and genetic) of healthy ageing (e.g., cognitive, physical and mental health in older age).
Our objectives are to identify the contribution of predictors (lifestyle, medication-related, neuroimaging, metabolic, and genetic) of the following outcomes, that occur at greater frequency in older age:
1) Cognitive impairment (e.g., due to normal ageing or neurological disorders such as Alzheimer鈥檚 disease, stroke)
2) Poor physical health (e.g., osteoporosis, diabetes, falls and fractures)
3) Poor mental health (e.g., anxiety, depression, suicidal ideation) - 08-Jan-2023 - 09-Jan-2025
Contact
Dr
Hilary
Carswell
Reader
Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences
Email: hilary.carswell@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 548 4956