Jane A Mitchell

Jane Mitchell is a professor of pharmacology in clinical care medicine at Imperial College London. Her research focusses on the regulation of cardiovascular health and disease, with a particular interest in endothelial cells, prostacyclin (a platelet activator and vasodilator), and nitric oxide.

She finished her PhD with Nobel Laureate John Vane and worked as a postdoctoral fellow with another Nobel Laureate: Ferid Murad. She became a professor when she was 38.

Mitchell grew up in a coal mining town. People around her frequently died young from cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, which inspired her to pursue a career in clinical research, with a focus on hearts and lungs. She studied biological sciences at Lancaster University.