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Our four research grants committees include experts in basic and clinical cardiovascular research. Each of our committees meets four times a year other than the Translational Awards Committee which meets twice a year. Find out more about how we award research grants.

Professor Petersen is to become interim Director of the BHF Data Science Centre, taking over from founding Director Professor Cathie Sudlow who is stepping down to lead a major new population study exploring the adolescent health.

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University of Cambridge | Dr Kevin O'Shaughnessy

Gordon’s syndrome is a rare inherited form of high blood pressure caused by the body’s inability to regulate sodium and potassium levels in the kidney, leading to high concentrations in the circulation. High blood pressure raises the risk o...

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University College London | Professor John E Deanfield

Young people diagnosed with type 1 diabetes during childhood are at risk of long term complications including kidney, heart and circulatory disease which may reduce life expectancy by 10-15 years. Although this risk can be reduced by improv...

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University of Glasgow | Professor Keith Muir

Around half of strokes have minor symptoms or appear to improve quickly (known as a transient ischaemic attack). However, about 1 in 3 of these minor strokes can lead to long-lasting disability. People who’ve had a minor stroke are not ...

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University of Reading | Professor Jonathan Gibbins

Platelets are tiny blood cells that contribute to a blood clot following injury. Thrombosis is where over active platelets form a blood clot inside a blood vessel. Such clots can block blood supply to the heart or brain and lead to a heart...

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Imperial College London | Dr Stephen Wort

People with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) have high blood pressure in their lungs. This causes a thickening of the lung’s blood vessel walls, which increases resistance to the blood flow but also puts a strain on the right side of t...

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We offer grants for translational research projects costing less than £250,000. Read for more information on the entry requirements, what's included in the award and how to apply.