Sussan Nourshargh

Sussan Nourshargh is a British immunologist, pharmacologist, and professor of microvascular pharmacology and immunopharmacology. She founded the Centre for Microvascular research at Queen Mary University.

Career
Sussan Nourshargh studied pharmacology (BSc) at University College London and did her PhD at King's College London.

Nourshargh held a post-doctoral research scientist post in vascular biology at MRC Clinical Sciences Centre, London between 1986-1988. In 1988 she became a senior lecturer within the department of Applied Pharmacology at the National Heart and Lung Institute, part of Imperial College London.

In 2006 Nourshargh became a professor of immunopharmacology at Imperial College London, a year later she founded the Centre for Microvascular Research within the William Harvey Research Institute at Queen Mary University.

Awards

 * 2016: The Gabor Kaley Prize in Microcirculation Research from the American Societies of Physiology and Microcirculation.
 * 2014: The Astra Zeneca Prize for Women in Pharmacology from the British Pharmacology Society.
 * 2001: Quintiles Prize for outstanding contribution to Immunopharmacology from the British Pharmacology Society.

Fellowships

 * 2012: Wellcome Trust Senior Investigator Award.
 * 2012: Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences.
 * 2010: Fellow of the Society of Biology.
 * 2005: Fellow of the British Pharmacological Society.
 * 1996: Wellcome Trust University Award.
 * 1990: Wellcome Trust Career Development Fellowship.

Memberships

 * 2015 - current: British Heart Foundation Board of Trustees and Advisory Council
 * 2015-2018: Wellcome Trust’s Biomedical Resources & Multi-User Equipment Committee
 * 2015-2017: Academy of Medical Sciences Springboard Panel
 * 2012-2017: Chair and Member of the Academy of Medical Sciences Committee (SC3) for selection of new fellows
 * 2014-2016: Royal Society’s Newton Advanced Fellowship Panel
 * 2011-2014: British Heart Foundation Fellowship Committee
 * 2012-2016: Wellcome Trust’s Peer Review College
 * 2007-2016: Treasurer of the UK Adhesion Society
 * 2013 - current: Editor, European Journal of Immunology
 * 2010-2013: Editor, British Journal of Pharmacology