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Catherine Shanahan

Professor Catherine Shanahan

Professor of Cellular Signalling

  • Vice Dean (Development, Diversity & Inclusion)

Research interests

  • Cardiovascular

Biography

Professor Shanahan was educated in Australia and obtained a PhD in Genetics from the University of Adelaide. She began research in the field of cardiovascular medicine in the Biochemistry Department at the University of Cambridge UK. From 1995-2004 she was a British Heart Foundation Lecturer and in 2005 became a BHF Senior Fellow in the Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge. In 2007 she left Cambridge to take up the Chair of Cellular Signalling in the School of Cardiovascular Medicine and Sciences at King’s College London and is currently Theme Lead for Vascular Biology.

Professor Shanahan’s work focuses on mechanisms of vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) dysfunction in ageing and disease and she performed pioneering work in the area of vascular calcification. She has published over 150 articles, reviews and book chapters.

She is a member of the British Atherosclerosis Society, British Society of Cardiovascular Research, European Vascular Biology Organisation and North America Vascular Biology Organisation and serves on the Editorial Boards of Circulation Research, Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology and Journal of Cardiovascular Aging. She plays an active role in mentoring and improving participation and work experience of women in science and is Vice-Dean of Development, Diversity and Inclusion for the Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine.

    Research

    London landscape
    Ageing Research at King's (ARK)

    Cross faculty consortium addressing ageing and healthy longevity.

    Cells
    King’s MechanoBiology Centre (KMBC)

    The King’s MechanoBiology Centre gives a common platform for researchers across different disciplines with complementary interests in mechanobiology

    ageing
    Centre for Ageing Resilience In a Changing Environment - CARICE

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      Research

      London landscape
      Ageing Research at King's (ARK)

      Cross faculty consortium addressing ageing and healthy longevity.

      Cells
      King’s MechanoBiology Centre (KMBC)

      The King’s MechanoBiology Centre gives a common platform for researchers across different disciplines with complementary interests in mechanobiology

      ageing
      Centre for Ageing Resilience In a Changing Environment - CARICE

      Welcome to the Centre for Ageing Resilience in a Changing Environment: CARICE

      Features

      Wipe away your lab worries with Lab Partner

      Lab Partner is a mobile app that unites new and mature research scientists at an international level.

      laboratory-banner