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Professor Imran Ahmad is a Professor of Urological Oncology at the School of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow, and an Honorary Consultant Urological & Robotic Surgeon at NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde. His work bridges clinical practice and laboratory research, focusing on advanced prostate cancer mechanisms and treatment resistance. He leads the Models of Advanced Prostate Cancer research group at the Cancer Research UK Scotland Institute (formerly Beatson Institute).
Dr. Ahmad completed his medical education at the University of Glasgow (MB ChB 2003, BSc Medical Sciences Hons 2001), followed by surgical training (MRCS 2005, FRCS Urol 2014, FEBU 2015). He earned his PhD in Bladder Cancer Biology from the CRUK Beatson Institute/University of Glasgow in 2010.
His research focuses on understanding treatment-resistance mechanisms in advanced prostate cancer using in vivo models and patient samples. Key areas include PPARγ signaling pathways, lipid metabolism deregulation, Wnt signaling, mitochondrial biology, and the tumor microenvironment in prostate cancer progression. His laboratory work aims to identify novel biomarkers and drug targets for castration-resistant prostate cancer.
Analysis of his recent publications reveals a strong emphasis on molecular mechanisms driving prostate cancer progression, particularly in treatment-resistant settings. His work integrates clinical observations with laboratory findings, maintaining a translational focus that connects basic science discoveries with potential clinical applications, especially in robotic surgery outcomes and novel therapeutic targets.
- 2022: EAU Best Paper in Fundamental Research
- 2018: AUA-BAUS Visiting Scholar
- 2017: Chairman's Award at NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde
- 2017: EAU Best Paper in Fundamental Research
- 2014: ARTP Award
- 2013: Hunterian Professorship, Royal College of Surgeons of England
- 2013: EAU Prostate Cancer Research Award
- CRUK Clinician Scientist Fellowship (2016)
- Starter Grant for Clinical Lecturers from Academy of Medical Sciences
Professor Ahmad mentors PhD students including Poppy Brown (investigating novel immune targets in prostate cancer) and Zhangdong Jiang (studying mitochondrial contributions to prostate cancer). His laboratory, supported by CRUK funding including his Clinician Scientist Fellowship, collaborates extensively with other research groups at the Cancer Research UK Scotland Institute. Current projects focus on castration and enzalutamide resistance mechanisms, ARID1A loss in prostate tumorigenesis, and PPARγ signaling pathways.
His laboratory within the Cancer Research UK Scotland Institute operates as a multidisciplinary team combining molecular biology, in vivo modeling, and clinical data analysis. The group collaborates with other research teams across the institute, particularly those studying cancer metabolism, tumor microenvironment, and precision oncology approaches.
