Faisel Khan

I joined the Vascular Diseases Research Unit in 1993, having completed postdoctoral training in Boston, USA. Currently, I am Head of the Vascular Physiology Group and Deputy Head of the Vascular and Inflammatory Diseases Research Unit. I currently serve on 4 national and international committees, including the Royal Society of Medicine’s Council of Vascular Medicine and as a National Delegate for United Kingdom in the Administrative Board of the International Union of Angiology. I have been a long serving member of the Scottish Society for Experimental Medicine Committee (since 2000) and have hosted 4 successful national meetings. As a committee member of the British Microcirculation Society, I hosted the successful 2006 Annual meeting in Dundee, the first meeting in Scotland for the Society in over 20 years. I currently serve on the Editorial Board for Microcirculation and International Angiology (Regional Editor) and am a regular reviewer of manuscripts and grant applications in my area of expertise. I have been the principal or co-applicant on successful grant applications totalling over £7.57million and have published a total of 85 peer reviewed full papers. At the University level, I currently serve on 10 committees. I have taken on the lead role of Coordinator for the Medical Education Institute postgraduate research degrees and also serve on the Medical Education Institute Executive Board. I have been on the University Examining Committee as Internal Examiner or Convenor for 27 postgraduate degrees (12 PhD, 12 MD, 3 MSc). Other memberships include: College of Life Sciences Learning & Teaching School Board. Medical Education Institute Postgraduate Taught and Research Group. Member of Cross College (CLS & CMDN) Biomedical Sciences Working Group.