Heather L Wilson

Dr. Heather L. Wilson is a Senior Lecturer in Immunity & Cardiovascular Disease at the School of Medicine and Population Health, University of Sheffield. With a DPhil in Pharmacology from Oxford and postdoctoral experience in immune cell biology, she specializes in macrophage dysfunction in aging and inflammatory diseases.

Research: her work explores how macrophage function declines with age, exacerbates atherosclerosis, and drives autoimmune responses in diseases like lupus. She investigates human primary blood cells and uses zebrafish models to study IL-1β mechanisms.

Teaching: she leads the MBChB Phase 3a Student Selected Component, co-deploys the MSc Reproductive Medicine Social Aspects module, and trains PhD/MSc students in cardiovascular cell biology.

• Grants: BBSRC, MRC, British Heart Foundation, Horizon 2020 Marie Curie ITN, Vivensa Foundation
• Awards: RCUK Fellowship (2005-2010), Fellow of the Higher Education Academy