Dr. Ruth Andrew

Professor

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Biography

Ruth Andrew graduated as a pharmacist from the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK in 1989 and obtained her PhD in pharmaceutical analysis using GC-MS to study the synthesis and metabolism of adrenal medullary hormones in hypertensive subjects. She gained a lectureship at the University of Edinburgh in 1994 and was awarded a Personal Chair in Pharmaceutical Endocrinology in 2015. Ruth specializes in understanding the regulation of glucocorticoid action in metabolic and inflammatory diseases, developing innovative tools to study steroid metabolism flux in vivo and mass spectrometry imaging. She is the Director of the Mass Spectrometry Core at the Edinburgh Clinical Research Facility, which supports a broad spectrum of clinical research requiring small molecule analysis. Ruth actively participates in both undergraduate and postgraduate teaching in Endocrine Pharmacology and has held various leadership roles, including being the General Secretary for the Society for Endocrinology and serving as a member of the Scientific Board of the Scottish Metabolomics Network. Her research interests include steroid biochemistry, glucocorticoid actions, and the application of advanced mass spectrometry to visualize steroid hormones in biological systems.

Research Interests

Experience

Director

— Present

Mass Spectrometry Core, Edinburgh Clinical Research Facility • Edinburgh

Oversees the operations of the core facility supporting clinical researchers.

Lecturer

— Present

University of Edinburgh • Edinburgh

Involved in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching in Endocrine Pharmacology.

Professor

— Present

University of Edinburgh • Edinburgh

Leads research in Pharmaceutical Endocrinology.

Awards

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Visiting Scholar Fellowship

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MRC Partnership Grant

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BHF Programme Grant

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Wellcome Trust Health PhD Studentship

Requirements for University of Edinburgh

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.25
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:100
Prerequisites
Undergraduate degree in business, management, or related subject
Application Checklist
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