Scientific Advisory Board
Professor Cherry Wainwright
Cherry graduated from the University of Aberdeen with a BSc (Hons) in Pharmacology and subsequently the University of Strathclyde with a PhD in Cardiovascular Pharmacology. Her research career spans more than 42 years, with over 20 years spent at Strathclyde University before moving to Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen, where she spent 8 years as the Director of the multi-disciplinary Institute for Health & Wellbeing Research and was the lead in Cardiometabolic Health Research and Co-Director of the Centre for Natural Products in Health.
Throughout her career, Cherry has worked continuously in collaboration with industry conducting research on the identification of novel therapeutic targets of cardiovascular diseases. For the last 20 years her focus has been on the influence of endocannabinoids and phytocannabinoids on various cardiovascular disorders (ischaemia/reperfusion, cardiac fibrosis), vascular (atherosclerosis, restenosis) injury and cardiac energy regulation.
Cherry has published around 100 full original articles and invited reviews and holds 3 patents. She is a Fellow of the British Pharmacological Society, for which she is currently President Elect.