Amrita Ahluwalia
Address:
Southern California Institute for Research and Education (SCIRE),VALBHS
Long Beach , CA , USA
Research Interests:
- Physiology
 - Reactive Oxygen Species
 - Cardiology
 - Nitric Oxide
 - eNOS
 
Biography:
- Amrita Ahluwalia obtained a BSc in Pharmacology from Bath University and undertook doctoral training at the William Harvey Research Institute.
 - In the mid-nineties she worked at St George's Hospital Medical School followed by University College London as a Lecturer before returning to the William Harvey where she is currently a Professor of Vascular Pharmacology.
 - As well as her interests in the cardiovascular system she is committed to establishing gender-equality in the work place. Amrita established the first National mentoring scheme for women of a learned society (British Pharmacological Society) in 2005.
 - She was also the first Chair of the Women in Pharmacology Committee of the same society from 2007-2010 that established the Astra Zeneca Women in Pharmacology Prize.