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Susan Duty

Professor Susan Duty PhD, FBPhS

Professor in Pharmacology & Neuroscience

  • Co-Head of Department of the Wolfson Sensory, Pain and Regeneration Centre

Research interests

  • Neuroscience
  • Pharmacology

Biography

My research team is dedicated to better understanding, and finding improved treatments for, Parkinson’s disease. A key focus is to find drugs to combat the neurodegeneration underpinning Parkinson’s. As well as identifying novel targets for achieving this, such as mGlu4 receptors, we use targeted repurposing strategies to identify existing drugs that boost protective growth factor levels and explore novel delivery mechanisms for the growth factors themselves. Another key focus is to define the mechanisms behind pain in Parkinson’s and identify ways in which patients’ pain can be better managed. I am also co-Head of Department of the Wolfson Centre for Age-Related Diseases. Previously I was Head of Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, responsible for delivery of pharmacology education to undergraduate and masters students. I have received Teaching Excellence Awards from King’s College London and the British Pharmacology Society in recognition of innovative education.

Please see my Research Staff Profile for more detail.

Find out more about my research:

Key Collaborators:

  • Professor K Ray Chaudhuri, King's College London
  • Professor Marzia Malcangio, King's College London
  • Dr Gareth Williams, King's College London
  • Dr Michael Jones, Cell Guidance Systems Ltd

Research

Neuron axon interactions
TOBeATPAIN

Targeting neuroinflammation to combat pathological pain in neurodegenerative diseases and chronic pain syndromes

News

Wolfson SPaRC (Sensory, Pain and Regeneration Centre) new name announced

The name reflects the department’s core strengths in research relating to sensory disorders, pain and regenerating the brain and spinal cord. It was...

Wolfson SPaRC signage

A new generation of Inspiring Women at the IoPPN

28 new portraits of internationally recognised female professors at the Faculty have been added to IoPPN’s ‘Inspiring Women’ exhibition, celebrating the...

Inspiring Women cover photo

Mechanisms underlying chronic pain in Parkinson's disease identified

Scientists from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King's College London reported distinct pathological mechanisms behind two...

elderly lady holding head in pain csi 780x450

Professor Susan Duty Delivers IoPPN Inaugural Lecture “Call of Duty - Pharmacology vs Parkinson's Disease"

Professor Duty presented the third IoPPN Inaugural Lecture 2023 on Monday 6 February 2023 at New Hunt's House Lecture Theatre

Professor Mark Richardson, Professor Susan Duty, and Professor Patrick Doherty

King's staff, students and alumni receive Sustainability Awards

Students, staff and alumni come together at the King’s Sustainability Awards to celebrate the efforts of those helping to make King’s a more sustainable place.

Group photo of the Sustainability Awards with people holding up SDG signs and an SDG slide in the background.

New Co-Heads of Department for Wolfson CARD

Appointment of Professor Elizabeth Bradbury and Professor Susan Duty introduces a new collaborative leadership structure for the department

Professor Elizabeth Bradbury and Professor Susan Duty Co-Heads of Department Wolfson CARD

Events

06FebSusan Duty inaugural

Professor Susan Duty - Inaugural Lecture

Join us in celebrating Professor Susan Duty's inaugural lecture on 'The Call of Duty: Pharmacology vs Parkinson’s Disease'

Please note: this event has passed.

Features

IoPPN Inaugural Lectures: 2022-2023

Inaugural lectures are given by newly arrived or promoted professors, who use the opportunity to introduce themselves, to present an overview of their own...

Brain in pastel colours

Research

Neuron axon interactions
TOBeATPAIN

Targeting neuroinflammation to combat pathological pain in neurodegenerative diseases and chronic pain syndromes

News

Wolfson SPaRC (Sensory, Pain and Regeneration Centre) new name announced

The name reflects the department’s core strengths in research relating to sensory disorders, pain and regenerating the brain and spinal cord. It was...

Wolfson SPaRC signage

A new generation of Inspiring Women at the IoPPN

28 new portraits of internationally recognised female professors at the Faculty have been added to IoPPN’s ‘Inspiring Women’ exhibition, celebrating the...

Inspiring Women cover photo

Mechanisms underlying chronic pain in Parkinson's disease identified

Scientists from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King's College London reported distinct pathological mechanisms behind two...

elderly lady holding head in pain csi 780x450

Professor Susan Duty Delivers IoPPN Inaugural Lecture “Call of Duty - Pharmacology vs Parkinson's Disease"

Professor Duty presented the third IoPPN Inaugural Lecture 2023 on Monday 6 February 2023 at New Hunt's House Lecture Theatre

Professor Mark Richardson, Professor Susan Duty, and Professor Patrick Doherty

King's staff, students and alumni receive Sustainability Awards

Students, staff and alumni come together at the King’s Sustainability Awards to celebrate the efforts of those helping to make King’s a more sustainable place.

Group photo of the Sustainability Awards with people holding up SDG signs and an SDG slide in the background.

New Co-Heads of Department for Wolfson CARD

Appointment of Professor Elizabeth Bradbury and Professor Susan Duty introduces a new collaborative leadership structure for the department

Professor Elizabeth Bradbury and Professor Susan Duty Co-Heads of Department Wolfson CARD

Events

06FebSusan Duty inaugural

Professor Susan Duty - Inaugural Lecture

Join us in celebrating Professor Susan Duty's inaugural lecture on 'The Call of Duty: Pharmacology vs Parkinson’s Disease'

Please note: this event has passed.

Features

IoPPN Inaugural Lectures: 2022-2023

Inaugural lectures are given by newly arrived or promoted professors, who use the opportunity to introduce themselves, to present an overview of their own...

Brain in pastel colours