Professor Isla Mackenzie
Clinical Professor (Teaching and Research)
Molecular and Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine
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Biography
Professor Isla Mackenzie MBChB (Honours), PhD, FRCP Edin, FBPharmacolS is a Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine and Honorary Consultant Physician at the University of Dundee and Ninewells Hospital, Dundee. Research interests include cardiovascular safety of drugs, clinical trials, hypertension and technology in research.
Clinical interests include general medicine, hypertension and adrenal disorders including phaeochromocytoma. Professor Mackenzie trained in Clinical Pharmacology in Cambridge prior to moving to Dundee in 2008.
Research
My research focuses on improving cardiovascular outcomes and drug safety using a combination of large multicentre randomised clinical trials and pharmacoepidemiological approaches to answer important clinical research questions. I am also interested in clinical trial methodology and improving patient and physician engagement in clinical research. I am Chief Investigator of the ALL-HEART study (involving 424 GP sites and 5,938 patients) and Principal Investigator of other studies. I am Deputy Director of the MEMO Research Unit, University of Dundee with a team of >45 staff and >32,000 patients currently participating in our randomised clinical trials.
Teaching
Undergraduate teaching
- Lectures, seminars, bedside teaching in Clinical Pharmacology/Therapeutics and Medicine (2000 - present)
- Marking and question writing for University of Dundee medical student examinations (2008 - present)
- Medical School Interviews, University of Dundee (2011 - present)
- 5th year student portfolio reviewer, University of Dundee (2017- present)
- Clinical Supervisor - MBPhD students (2000 - 2008)
- Clinical Pharmacology college supervisions, Cambridge (2000 - 2004)
- Clinical School Admission Interviews, University of Cambridge (2002 - 2008)
- BMSc Cardiovascular Medicine and Diabetes (2018)
Postgraduate and multidisciplinary teaching
- MRCP (PACES) teaching, Tayside (2012 -)
- Educational / Clinical Supervisor, General Medicine trainees (2012 -)
- Ward-based and clinical simulator teaching, Cambridge graduate course (2006 - 2008)
- PASTEST Lecturer in Clinical Pharmacology, London (2005 - 2008)
- Bank Physician Trainer for GSK, Cambridge (2005 - 2008)
- Member of Clinical Pharmacology Training Committee, Cambridge (2000 - 2005)
- Contributor to Clinical Pharmacology section of Medical Masterclass Website, Royal College of Physicians London / Blackwell Publishing (2003 -)
Stories
Press release
A study led by University of Dundee researchers has shown that protection against heart attack, stroke and vascular death is not affected by whether medication for high blood pressure is taken in the morning or evening
Press release
A University of Dundee researcher has been hailed alongside other innovators helping to tackle the biggest health challenges of our time.
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The University of Dundee’s MEMO Research unit has been awarded £500,000 as part of an international effort to ensure protein drugs such as insulin and monoclonal antibodies work as effectively as possible.