Meet Anusha
Anusha is a Lecturer in Human and Environmental Health Studies at Royal Holloway University of London. She holds a BSc and MRes in Biomedical Sciences, and a PhD in Vascular Immunology from
Imperial College London, where she researched atherosclerotic vascular disease, and published several peer-reviewed papers in world-leading cardiovascular journals.
Her current research interests focus on how environmental factors such as pollution, infectious disease and medicinal plants affect atherosclerosis and inflammation in the human body.
See her academic profile for more detail.
She contributed to a report on Non-Communicable Diseases for the World Health Organization and the São Paulo Declaration on Planetary Health. She has volunteered with the Foundation of Goodness and coached upcoming Table Tennis players using her experience as a former England under-11 champion.
She is a member of the European Society of Cardiology, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) and Butterfly Conservation in the UK, and is passionate about Planetary Health, decolonizing
science, climate justice, Nature, and Conservation.
She also enjoys wildlife photography and sustainable crafting such as crochet and sewing.