Ruth Andrew

Professor Ruth Andrew is a Personal Chair of Pharmaceutical Endocrinology at the University of Edinburgh's Centre for Cardiovascular Science. She specializes in steroid biochemistry and applied mass spectrometry (MS) research, with notable contributions to understanding glucocorticoid metabolism and its links to metabolic and inflammatory diseases.

• Director of the Mass Spectrometry Core at the Edinburgh Clinical Research Facility
• Editorial roles: Reviews Editor for British Journal of Pharmacology, Specialty Chief Editor for Systems Endocrinology at Frontiers in Endocrinology
• Active in undergraduate/postgraduate teaching and PhD supervision

Her research focuses on:

• Glucocorticoid regulation of fuel metabolism and inflammation
• 5α-reductase enzyme function in prostate disease and metabolic disorders
• Development of MS imaging techniques for steroid metabolism tracking
• Lipidomic biomarker discovery in cardiovascular disease

Ruth Andrew's lab provides interdisciplinary MS support for clinical research, including toxicology, drug discovery, and experimental physiology. She leads multiple large-scale projects funded by MRC, BHF, and Wellcome Trust.

Key lab members include:

• Dr. Shazia Khan (Post-doctoral Research Scientist)
• Sean Bankier (Research Scientist)
• PhD students: Nina Denver, Kirsten Wilson
• MSc students: Ace Laio
• Technical staff: Natalie Homer (MS Core Manager), Scott Denham (Bioanalytical Specialist), Tricia Lee (MS Core Technician)