Jane Mitchell is Head of the Vascular Biology research group at NHLI. Professor Mitchell is a stream lead for the taught MSc course: Genes, Drugs and Stem Cells.

Professor Mitchell was awarded a Wellcome Trust Career Development Fellowship in 1997 and the Novartis Prize for Pharmacology in 1999 for her contribution to the field of cyclo-oxygeanse biology. Since this time, Professor Mitchell has led her own group - Cardiothoracic Pharmacology - consisting of academics, clinicians, postdoctoral fellows and undergraduate/postgraduate students.

Professor Mitchell is amongst the top 1% of cited pharmacologists world-wide and as such, is a member of Thomson Scientific Highlycited listings (isihighlycited.com) with more than 150 publications in peer reviewed journals.

Professor Mitchell was awarded the 2009 Rector's Award for Excellence in Research Supervision and Elected Research Supervision Fellow.

Professor Mitchell was awarded the AstraZeneca Women in Pharmacology Prize in 2012. She talks about receiving the award here.