Nicola Mutch

Prof Nicola Mutch is a Personal Chair University of Aberdeen, Scotland.  She carried out her undergraduate and postgraduate studies at the University of Aberdeen specialising in haemostasis, thrombosis and vascular biology.  She subsequently moved to the University of Illinois for a post-doctoral position for 4 years before returning to her first independent position in Cardiovascular Biology at The University of Leeds.  She was awarded a personal fellowship from the British Heart Foundation and returned to the University of Aberdeen in 2012 to pursue her work and build an independent group.  

Prof Mutch research interests focus on the physiological and pathological mechanisms underpinning haemostasis, thrombosis and vascular biology by employing a translational approach from basic protein biochemistry to modelling thrombosis and patient-based studies.  The overarching goal is to understand the mechanisms and drivers underpinning these cardiovascular and immunothrombotic diseases to develop and define more appropriate and personalised treatment strategies. 

Prof Mutch has served leadership roles in national and international haemostasis and thrombosis community, including the International Society of Thrombosis and Haemostasis, including Chair of the SSC of the ISTH; Chair of the Fibrinolysis subcommittee, Local planning committee for ISTH London 2022 and current Chair of the Annual Congress Planning Committee. She is Past Chair of the International Society of Fibrinolysis & Proteolysis and current President of the British Society of Haemostasis & Thrombosis. Prof Mutch serves on the Editorial board of the Journal of Thrombosis & Haemostasis, as an Associate Editor for Frontiers in Cardiovascular Disease, Thrombosis section and is an Editor of Platelets.