Principal investigators in this theme:
| Name: Professor Margaret Ashcroft Department: Department of Medicine Email: m.ashcroft@medschl.cam.ac.uk Topic: Molecular cell biology Website: http://www.med.cam.ac.uk/ashcroft/ Themes: Cancer, Cardiovascular Science and Medicine, Functional and Evolutionary Genomics, Molecules and Cells Sorry no students can be taken this year |
| Name: Professor Martin Bennett Department: Department of Medicine (Division of Cardiovascular Medicine) Email: mrb24@medschl.cam.ac.uk Topic: Regulation of vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation and apoptosis Website: http://www.med.cam.ac.uk/bennett/ Themes: Cardiovascular Science and Medicine Applications from potential students are welcome |
| Name: Professor John Bradley Department: Department of Medicine Email: jrb1000@cam.ac.uk Topic: Regulation and function of death receptors in the microvasculature; factors influencing access to treatment and outcomes for patients with chronic kidney disease Website: http://www.med.cam.ac.uk/bradley/ Themes: Cancer, Cardiovascular Science and Medicine, Infection and Immunity Sorry no vacation students can be taken this year but enquiries from potential PhD students are welcome |
| Name: Professor Clare Bryant Department: Department of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine Email: ceb27@cam.ac.uk Topic: Pattern Recognition Receptor signalling in inflammatory and infectious disease Website: https://www.vet.cam.ac.uk/directory/ceb27%40cam.ac.uk Themes: Cardiovascular Science and Medicine, Infection and Immunity, Neuroscience, Psychology and Behaviour, Molecules and Cells Sorry no PhD students can be taken this year but enquiries from potential summer students are welcome |
| Name: Dr Stephen Burgess Department: MRC Biostatistics Unit Email: sb452@medschl.cam.ac.uk Topic: Genetics and causality Website: https://www.mrc-bsu.cam.ac.uk/people/in-alphabetical-order/a-to-g/stephe... Themes: Cardiovascular Science and Medicine, Epidemiology and Public Health Applications from potential students are welcome |
| Name: Dr Murray Clarke Department: Department of Medicine (Division of Cardiovascular Medicine) Email: mchc2@cam.ac.uk Topic: Novel mechanisms that induce vascular inflammation; particularly IL-1 family members and inflammasomes Website: http://www.med.cam.ac.uk/clarke/ Themes: Cancer, Cardiovascular Science and Medicine, Infection and Immunity Applications from potential students are welcome |
| Name: Professor John Danesh Department: Department of Public Health and Primary Care Email: johndaneshpa@medschl.cam.ac.uk Topic: Molecular and genetic epidemiology of coronary heart disease Website: http://www.phpc.cam.ac.uk/people/ceu-group/ceu-senior-academic-staff/pro... Themes: Cardiovascular Science and Medicine, Epidemiology and Public Health Applications from potential students are welcome |
| Name: Dr Anthony Davenport Department: Department of Medicine (EMIT) Email: apd10@medschl.cam.ac.uk Topic: Role of G-protein coupled receptors in the human cardiovascular system and changes in signalling pathways in disease. Discovery of biased apelin receptor agonists. Publications: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2096-3117 Website: https://www.cardiovascular.cam.ac.uk/directory/adavenport/ Themes: Cardiovascular Science and Medicine Sorry no vacation students can be taken this year but enquiries from potential PhD students are welcome |
| Name: Dr James Fraser Department: Department of Physiology Development and Neuroscience Email: jaf21@cam.ac.uk Topic: Combining computer modelling and experimental work to investigate the relationship between membrane potential cell volume and intracellular ion concentrations in normal and arrhythmic hearts Website: http://www.pdn.cam.ac.uk/staff/fraser/ Themes: Cardiovascular Science and Medicine, Organisms, Evolution and Ecology, Molecules and Cells, Metabolic Medicine, Integrative and Comparative Physiology Applications from potential students are welcome |
| Name: Professor Dino Giussani Department: Department of Physiology Development and Neuroscience Email: dag26@cam.ac.uk Topic: Hypoxia and developmental origins of cardiovascular health and disease Website: http://www.pdn.cam.ac.uk/staff/giussani Themes: Cardiovascular Science and Medicine, Reproduction, Development and Lifelong Health, Molecules and Cells, Women's Health, Metabolic Medicine, Integrative and Comparative Physiology Applications from potential students are welcome |
| Name: Dr Jane Goodall Department: Department of Medicine (Division of Cardiovascular Medicine) Email: jcg23@medschl.cam.ac.uk Topic: Sensing of chlamydia infection and cellular stress. Role of ER stress in inflammation and cardiovascular disease Website: https://www.immunology.cam.ac.uk/Networkdirectory/jcg23@medschl.cam.ac.uk Themes: Cardiovascular Science and Medicine Applications from potential students are welcome |
| Name: Professor Andrew Grace Department: Department of Biochemistry Email: aag1000@cam.ac.uk Topic: Cellular Genetics of Arrhythmia Website: https://www.bioc.cam.ac.uk/research/grace Themes: Cardiovascular Science and Medicine Sorry no vacation students can be taken this year but enquiries from potential PhD students are welcome |
| Name: Dr Jules Griffin Department: Department of Biochemistry (Cambridge Systems Biology Centre) Email: j.l.griffin@bioc.cam.ac.uk Topic: Development of NMR spectroscopy mass spectrometry and pattern recognition techniques for metabolomics Website: http://www.bioc.cam.ac.uk/uto/griffin.html Themes: Cardiovascular Science and Medicine, Functional and Evolutionary Genomics Applications from potential students are welcome |
| Name: Professor Chris Huang Department: Department of Physiology Development and Neuroscience Email: clh11@cam.ac.uk Topic: Calcium and cellular activation processes in skeletal and cardiac muscle including mechanisms of cardiac arrhythmogenesis Website: http://www.pdn.cam.ac.uk/staff/huang/ Themes: Cardiovascular Science and Medicine, Molecules and Cells, Metabolic Medicine, Integrative and Comparative Physiology Applications from potential students are welcome |
| Name: Professor James Huntington Department: Department of Haematology (Cambridge Institute for Medical Research) Email: jah52@cam.ac.uk Topic: Basic and translational research into thrombosis, haemophilia and antitrypsin deficiency Website: https://www.cimr.cam.ac.uk/staff/professor-jim-huntington Themes: Cardiovascular Science and Medicine, Molecules and Cells Applications from potential students are welcome |
| Name: Dr Helle Jorgensen Department: Department of Medicine (Division of Cardiovascular Medicine) Email: hfj22@cam.ac.uk Topic: Epigenetic regulation in cardiovascular development and disease Website: http://www.med.cam.ac.uk/jorgensen/ Themes: Cardiovascular Science and Medicine, Reproduction, Development and Lifelong Health Applications from potential students are welcome |
| Name: Dr Thomas Krieg Department: Department of Medicine( EMIT) Email: tk382@medschl.cam.ac.uk Topic: Ischaemia/reperfusion injury, heart attack, heart failure, and stroke Website: https://www.cardiovascular.cam.ac.uk/directory/tkrieg Themes: Cardiovascular Science and Medicine Applications from potential students are welcome |
| Name: Dr Claudia Langenberg Department: MRC Epidemiology Unit Email: claudia.langenberg@mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk Topic: Epidemiology of diabetes and cardiovascular complications Website: http://www.mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk/research/research-areas/aetiology-of-diabetes Themes: Cardiovascular Science and Medicine, Epidemiology and Public Health, Metabolic Medicine, Integrative and Comparative Physiology Applications from potential students are welcome |
| Name: Dr Wei Li Department: Department of Medicine Email: wl225@cam.ac.uk Topic: Molecular basis of TGFß/BMP signalling in cardiovascular diseases Website: https://www.cardiovascular.cam.ac.uk/directory/wli Themes: Cardiovascular Science and Medicine, Molecules and Cells Applications from potential students are welcome |
| Name: Dr Xuan Li Department: Department of Medicine Email: xl315@cam.ac.uk Topic: Microtubule-dependent mechanism in regulating inflammatory diseases Website: https://www.cardiovascular.cam.ac.uk/directory/xuan-li Themes: Cardiovascular Science and Medicine, Infection and Immunity Applications from potential students are welcome |
| Name: Professor Ziad Mallatt Department: Department of Medicine (Division of Cardiovascular Medicine) Email: zm255@medschl.cam.ac.uk Topic: The roles of innate and adaptive immunity in the development and progression of vascular diseases (atherosclerosis and vascular aneurysm) and response to post-ischemic injury Website: http://www.med.cam.ac.uk/mallat/ Themes: Cardiovascular Science and Medicine Applications from potential students are welcome |
| Name: Dr Nick Morrell Department: Department of Medicine (Division of Respiratory Medicine) Email: nwm23@cam.ac.uk Topic: The molecular pathology of primary pulmonary hypertension Website: http://www.med.cam.ac.uk/morrell/ Themes: Cardiovascular Science and Medicine Applications from potential students are welcome |
| Name: Dr Michael Murphy Department: MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit Email: michael.murphy@mrc-mbu.cam.ac.uk Topic: Targeting molecules to mitochondria mitochondrial radical production thiol redox state and redox signalling Website: http://www.mrc-mbu.cam.ac.uk/people/mike-murphy Themes: Cardiovascular Science and Medicine, Molecules and Cells, Metabolic Medicine, Integrative and Comparative Physiology Applications from potential students are welcome |
| Name: Professor Andrew Murray Department: Department of Physiology Development and Neuroscience Email: ajm267@cam.ac.uk Topic: Mitochondrial physiology in health and disease Website: https://www.pdn.cam.ac.uk/directory/andrew-murray Themes: Cardiovascular Science and Medicine, Reproduction, Development and Lifelong Health, Molecules and Cells, Metabolic Medicine, Integrative and Comparative Physiology Applications from potential students are welcome |
| Name: Dr Meritxell Nus Department: Department of Medicine Email: mn421@cam.ac.uk Topic: Atherosclerosis, B and T cells, diet, gut microbiota. Website: https://www.cardiovascular.cam.ac.uk/directory/meritxell-nus Themes: Cardiovascular Science and Medicine Applications from potential students are welcome |
| Name: Professor Stephen O'Rahilly Department: Department of Clinical Biochemistry (Institute of Metabolic Science) Email: so104@medschl.cam.ac.uk Topic: The endocrine control of metabolism in health and disease Website: http://www.mrl.ims.cam.ac.uk/staff/hod/ Themes: Cardiovascular Science and Medicine, Reproduction, Development and Lifelong Health, Functional and Evolutionary Genomics, Neuroscience, Psychology and Behaviour, Molecules and Cells, Metabolic Medicine, Integrative and Comparative Physiology Sorry no students can be taken this year |
| Name: Professor Willem Ouwehand Department: Department of Haematology (Transfusion Medicine) Email: who1000@cam.ac.uk Topic: Gene sequence variation in human platelets and atherothrombosis Website: http://www.haem.cam.ac.uk/staff/senior-staff/professor-willem-h-ouwehand Themes: Cardiovascular Science and Medicine, Infection and Immunity Applications from potential students are welcome |
| Name: Professor Susan Ozanne Department: Department of Clinical Biochemistry (Institute of Metabolic Science) Email: seo10@cam.ac.uk Topic: Early life programming of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases Website: https://www.mrl.ims.cam.ac.uk/research/principal-investigators/susan-oza... Themes: Cardiovascular Science and Medicine, Reproduction, Development and Lifelong Health, Women's Health, Metabolic Medicine, Integrative and Comparative Physiology Applications from potential students are welcome |
| Name: Professor Chris Rodgers Department: Department of Clinical Neurosciences (Wolfson Brain Imaging Centre) Email: ctr28@cam.ac.uk Topic: Ultra-high field (7T) Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (MRS) Website: https://www.neuroscience.cam.ac.uk/directory/profile.php?ctr28 Themes: Cardiovascular Science and Medicine, Medical Imaging, Neuroscience, Psychology and Behaviour, Metabolic Medicine, Integrative and Comparative Physiology Applications from potential students are welcome |
| Name: Dr James Rudd Department: Department of Medicine (Division of Cardiovascular Medicine) Email: jhfr2@cam.ac.uk Topic: Non-invasive imaging can quantify and track inflammation in human and animal vascular disease Website: http://www.cambridgecancercentre.org.uk/users/jhfrudd Themes: Cardiovascular Science and Medicine, Medical Imaging Applications from potential students are welcome |
| Name: Dr Amanda Sferruzzi-Perri Department: Department of Physiology Development and Neuroscience Email: ans48@cam.ac.uk Topic: Placental development and function and its relevance for pregnancy success and life-long health Website: https://www.pdn.cam.ac.uk/directory/amanda-sferruzzi-perri Themes: Cardiovascular Science and Medicine, Reproduction, Development and Lifelong Health, Women's Health, Metabolic Medicine, Integrative and Comparative Physiology Applications from potential students are welcome |
| Name: Professor Sanjay Sinha Department: Deparment of Medicine Email: ss661@cam.ac.uk Topic: Cardiovascular disease modelling and regenerative medicine Website: https://www.stemcells.cam.ac.uk/people/pi/sinha Themes: Cardiovascular Science and Medicine, Molecules and Cells Sorry no vacation students can be taken this year but enquiries from potential PhD students are welcome |
| Name: Professor Sanjay Sinha Department: Cambridge Stem Cell Institute Email: ss661@cam.ac.uk Topic: Cardiovascular stem cell and regenerative medicine Website: https://www.stemcells.cam.ac.uk/people/pi/sinha Themes: Cardiovascular Science and Medicine Sorry no vacation students can be taken this year but enquiries from potential PhD students are welcome |
| Name: Professor Nicole Soranzo Department: Wellcome Sanger Institute Email: ns6@sanger.ac.uk Topic: Human complex traits Website: https://www.sanger.ac.uk/science/groups/soranzo-group Themes: Cardiovascular Science and Medicine, Functional and Evolutionary Genomics, Infection and Immunity Applications from potential students are welcome |
| Name: Professor Charlotte Summers Department: Department of Medicine Email: cs493@medschl.cam.ac.uk Topic: Neutrophil-endothelial cell interaction in acute and chronic inflammation Website: https://www.med.cam.ac.uk/summers/ Themes: Cardiovascular Science and Medicine, Infection and Immunity, Medical Imaging Applications from potential students are welcome |
| Name: Dr Mark Toshner Department: Department of Medicine Email: mrt34@medschl.cam.ac.uk Topic: Pulmonary hypertension Website: https://www.med.cam.ac.uk/staff/mark-toshner/ Themes: Cardiovascular Science and Medicine Applications from potential students are welcome |
| Name: Professor Antonio Vidal-Puig Department: Department of Clinical Biochemistry (Institute of Metabolic Science) Email: ajv22@cam.ac.uk Topic: Molecular mechanisms of energy balance Website: http://www.mrl.ims.cam.ac.uk/staff/PI/VidalPuig/ Themes: Cardiovascular Science and Medicine, Metabolic Medicine, Integrative and Comparative Physiology Applications from potential students are welcome |
| Name: Dr Jonathan Weir-McCall Department: Department of Radiology Email: jw2079@cam.ac.uk Topic: Cardiothoracic imaging particularly in the use of CT and MRI Website: http://radiology.medschl.cam.ac.uk/about-us/departmental-staff/research-... Themes: Cardiovascular Science and Medicine, Medical Imaging Sorry no vacation students can be taken this year but enquiries from potential PhD students are welcome |
| Name: Professor Ian Wilkinson Department: Department of Medicine (Division of Clinical Pharmacology) Email: ibw20@cam.ac.uk Topic: Endothelial cell biology large artery haemodynamics and hypertension: clinical investigation Website: http://www.clinpharm.medschl.cam.ac.uk/people/wilkinson.html Themes: Cardiovascular Science and Medicine Applications from potential students are welcome |
| Name: Dr Catherine Wilson Department: Department of Pharmacology Email: chw39@cam.ac.uk Topic: Cardiovascular cell signalling Website: https://www.phar.cam.ac.uk/ Themes: Cardiovascular Science and Medicine, Reproduction, Development and Lifelong Health, Molecules and Cells Applications from potential students are welcome |
