I am a Professor of Cardiovascular Immunology at the University of Glasgow (UK), based within the School of Infection & Immunity. I also serve as the School’s International Lead and Director of the ARUA/Guild Africa-Europe Centre of Excellence in Non-Communicable Diseases and Multimorbidity. Additionally, I hold an adjunct appointment as Professor of Pharmacology at the University of Naples Federico II (Italy). I am an elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology, the British Pharmacological Society, and the European Society of Cardiology. My leadership roles include serving as Vice-President and Chair of the Engagement Committee of the British Pharmacological Society (BPS); Chair of the Immunopharmacology Committee and Vice-Chair of the Basic and Translational Section of the International Union of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology (IUPHAR); and Chair of the Translational Research Medical Review Panel for Heart Research UK (HRUK). I am also a Nucleus Member of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Working Groups on Atherosclerosis & Vascular Biology and Cellular Biology of the Heart, and a member of the Executive Committee of the British Atherosclerosis Society (BAS). Additionally, I serve as Vice-Chair of the Immunotherapy Committee of the International Union of Immunological Societies (IUIS), a member of the Translational Clinical Studies (TCS) Grant Panel for the Chief Scientist Office (CSO), and a collaborator on the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) project. In the editorial sphere, I am Deputy Editor of Cardiovascular Research and Associate Editor of Pharmacological Research. My research is driven by a longstanding interest in the role of the immune system in cardiovascular diseases. I conduct both basic and clinical investigations aimed at elucidating and targeting immune and inflammatory mechanisms involved in atherosclerosis, hypertension, and heart failure, with a dedicated focus on cardiovascular disease in Africa. I have authored over 140 peer-reviewed publications in leading journals such as Nature Genetics, Nature Reviews Immunology, Nature Reviews Cardiology, The Lancet Global Health, Immunity, European Heart Journal, Circulation, and Circulation Research.