Mark T. Nelson
University Distinguished Professor and Chair, Department of Pharmacology
Professor (part-time), Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
Visiting Professor, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
Member of the National Academy of Sciences
CVRI VT Board of Directors
- B.A., Mathematics & Biology with Honors, Tufts University, Medford, MA
- Ph.D., Neural Sciences, Washington University, St. Louis, MO
Department of Pharmacology
Department of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics (Secondary)
Department of Surgery (Tertiary)
Area(s) of expertise
Cerebrovascular Circulation, Small Vessel Disease, Calcium Signaling, Endothelial Cells, CADASIL, Ion Channel Gating, KATP Channels, Large-Conductance Calcium-Activated Potassium Channels, Potassium Channels, Small-Conductance Calcium-Activated Potassium Channels, TRPV Cation Channels, Dementia, Neurovascular Coupling, Uncoupling Agents/Pharmacology, Vascular Resistance, Vasoconstriction and Vasodilation, Urinary Bladder- Overactive
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Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News: Research on Brain Blood Flow
BIO
Dr. Mark T. Nelson is an internationally recognized leader in the study of vascular smooth muscle, calcium signaling, and ion channels. Dr. Nelson has served as Chair of the Department of Pharmacology since 1996, and has received continuous funding for over thirty years from the National Institutes of Health, including an Outstanding Investigator Award. He has also received funding from the European Union and twice from the Fondation Leducq. He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 2019.
Dr. Nelson is a member of the NIDDK Advisory Council and serves on Editorial Boards for Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, eLife, Journal of General Physiology, and as Co-Editor for Annual Reviews of Physiology.
Nelson Lab, National Academy of Sciences
Google Scholar Citations Profile: Mark T. Nelson
ORCID: 0000-0002-6608-8784
Publications
Awards and Achievements
Numerous Keynote Speaker invitations - not all listed
2025 Keynote Speaker, SVD@ the Jeff Symposium, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
2024 Keynote Speaker, International Conference on Spreading Depolarization, Papillon Ayscha, Antalya, Turkiye
2024 James O. Davis Distinguished Lecturer in Cardiovascular Science, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
2023 Visiting Professorship sponsored by European Society for Microcirculation at the University of Aarhus and University of Copenhagen, Aarhus and Copenhagen, Denmark
2023 Peter C. Maloney Lecture, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
2023 Edson X Albuquerque Endowed Lecturer in Translational Health Sciences, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD
2023 Annual Marian J. Siegman Lectureship Award, American Physiology Summit, Long Beach, CA
2022 Keynote Speaker, Canadian Association of Neuroscience Meeting, Toronto, Canada
2022 Keynote Speaker, 39th World Congress, organized by: International Union of Physiological Sciences (IUPS), International Scientific Programing Committee (ISPC), and Chinese Association for Physiological Sciences (CAPS), Virtual from Beijing, China (COVID lockdown)
2022 Fellowship of International Union of Physiological Sciences (IUPS)
2020-2023 NIH National Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Advisory Council
2019 Research Laureate, Dean's Excellence in Research Awards, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
2019-present Member, National Academy of Sciences
2019 Kenneth E. Avis Distinguished Visiting Professorship Award, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN
2019-2026 NIH Outstanding Investigator (R35) Award (HL140027)
2018 Inagural James L. Kenyon Visiting Professor, University of Nevada, Reno, NV
2017 Keynote Speaker, International Symposium on Resistance Arteries, Manchester, UK
2017 The First Kathryn M. Gauthier Endowed Lectures, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, MI
2016-present Fellow of the Vermont Academy of Arts and Sciences
2016 Paul M. Vanhoutte Distinguished Lecture in Vascular Pharmacology, Experimental Biology 2016, San Diego, CA, sponsored by ASPET
2015 Thomas C. Vary Distinguished Lecture, 2nd Annual, Penn State, Hershey, PA
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Bio
Dr. Mark T. Nelson is an internationally recognized leader in the study of vascular smooth muscle, calcium signaling, and ion channels. Dr. Nelson has served as Chair of the Department of Pharmacology since 1996, and has received continuous funding for over thirty years from the National Institutes of Health, including an Outstanding Investigator Award. He has also received funding from the European Union and twice from the Fondation Leducq. He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 2019.
Dr. Nelson is a member of the NIDDK Advisory Council and serves on Editorial Boards for Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, eLife, Journal of General Physiology, and as Co-Editor for Annual Reviews of Physiology.
Nelson Lab, National Academy of Sciences
Google Scholar Citations Profile: Mark T. Nelson
ORCID: 0000-0002-6608-8784
Publications
Awards and Achievements
Numerous Keynote Speaker invitations - not all listed
2025 Keynote Speaker, SVD@ the Jeff Symposium, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
2024 Keynote Speaker, International Conference on Spreading Depolarization, Papillon Ayscha, Antalya, Turkiye
2024 James O. Davis Distinguished Lecturer in Cardiovascular Science, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
2023 Visiting Professorship sponsored by European Society for Microcirculation at the University of Aarhus and University of Copenhagen, Aarhus and Copenhagen, Denmark
2023 Peter C. Maloney Lecture, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
2023 Edson X Albuquerque Endowed Lecturer in Translational Health Sciences, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD
2023 Annual Marian J. Siegman Lectureship Award, American Physiology Summit, Long Beach, CA
2022 Keynote Speaker, Canadian Association of Neuroscience Meeting, Toronto, Canada
2022 Keynote Speaker, 39th World Congress, organized by: International Union of Physiological Sciences (IUPS), International Scientific Programing Committee (ISPC), and Chinese Association for Physiological Sciences (CAPS), Virtual from Beijing, China (COVID lockdown)
2022 Fellowship of International Union of Physiological Sciences (IUPS)
2020-2023 NIH National Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Advisory Council
2019 Research Laureate, Dean's Excellence in Research Awards, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
2019-present Member, National Academy of Sciences
2019 Kenneth E. Avis Distinguished Visiting Professorship Award, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN
2019-2026 NIH Outstanding Investigator (R35) Award (HL140027)
2018 Inagural James L. Kenyon Visiting Professor, University of Nevada, Reno, NV
2017 Keynote Speaker, International Symposium on Resistance Arteries, Manchester, UK
2017 The First Kathryn M. Gauthier Endowed Lectures, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, MI
2016-present Fellow of the Vermont Academy of Arts and Sciences
2016 Paul M. Vanhoutte Distinguished Lecture in Vascular Pharmacology, Experimental Biology 2016, San Diego, CA, sponsored by ASPET
2015 Thomas C. Vary Distinguished Lecture, 2nd Annual, Penn State, Hershey, PA
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