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A new signalling pathway involved in pulmonary arterial hypertensionUniversity of Leeds | Dr Marc Bailey
Supervised by Professor Chris Peers, a PhD student is investigating a new molecular mechanism involved in the development of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), and testing ways to prevent PAH developing. PAH is a life-threatening dis...
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Investigating the role of fats in the heart in type 2 diabetesUniversity of Oxford | Dr Lisa Heather
Heart and circulatory disease is the leading cause of death in people with type 2 diabetes. In type 2 diabetes the heart is less able to pump blood around the body, and this has been linked to changes in how the heart makes its own energy f...
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How does the heart train itself to deal with low oxygen levels?University of Nottingham | Professor Peter Shaw
Supervised by Professor Peter Shaw, this PhD student is studying how the heart trains itself to cope with periods of low oxygen. Over time, reduced oxygen due to heart disease causes the heart to become damaged. The heart can work with ...
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Searching for ways to promote new blood vessel growthUniversity of Leeds | Dr Georgia Mavria
In this PhD studentship supervised by Dr Georgia Mavria, the student is studying the complex process of new blood vessel growth, called angiogenesis. In heart and circulatory disease, blood vessels do not work properly, often because the...
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Identifying the genes that cause inherited thrombocytopeniaUniversity of Birmingham | Dr Neil Morgan
Inherited thrombocytopenias are a group of disorders characterised by a low platelet count. People with this condition have abnormal bleeding ranging from mild to severe. Platelets are small particles in the blood that help blood to clot af...
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Professor Declan O'Regan
Declan O'Regan is Professor of Cardiovascular AI at the MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences, Imperial College London
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BHF commits £28 million to refreshed PhD programme
We have awarded £28 million to seven university-led consortia to deliver the latest round of our 4‑year PhD programme. The funding will support 141 students to begin their 4-year PhDs between 2026 and 2029.
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Finding a weakness in how bacteria grow on medical devices, to prevent infectionUniversity of York | Dr Michael Plevin
Advances in research and technology have led to the development of a wide range of medical devices used to treat heart disease. Devices like pacemakers, prosthetic heart valves and stents may be placed inside patients’ bodies for year...
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New microscope techniques to identify signalling compartments in the heartImperial College London | Professor Julia Gorelik
Dr Julia Gorelik from Imperial College London is studying the mechanisms that control contraction of the heart in health and in heart failure. These include proteins that regulate molecules called cAMP and cGMP which cause heart cells to co...
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Developing new ways to measure stiffness of arteries
Developing new ways to measure stiffness of arteries